VFW District 3
Updates and Information
November 2011
The next District meeting January 7, 2012, Morrisville
Officers of District 3
Veterans of Foreign Wars District 3 Officers
Commander: John Buttolph, Post 9653, Morrisville
Sr. Vice: Donald R. Young Jr., Post 793, St Johnsbury
Jr. Vice: Donald R. McCormick Jr., Post 790, Barre
Quartermaster: Richard Abare, Post 9653, Morrisville
Adjutant: Brenda Cruickshank, Post 790, Barre
Chaplain: Richard Partington, Post 790, Barre
Judge Advocate:
Surgeon:
Trustee 3 year:
Trustee 2 year:
Trustee 1 year:
Service Officer: Richard Abare, Post 79653, Morrisville
District 3 Ladies Auxiliary Officers
President: Sandy Gascon
Sr. Vice: Bonita Tanner
Jr. Vice: Ruth Dockter
Treasurer: Susan Tallman, Post 790, Barre
Secretary: Sally Fletcher
Chaplain: Alice Doyle
Conductress: Dee Colburn
Guard: Susan Villa
Patriotic Instructor:
VFW District 3 Updates and Information
November 2011
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW DISTRICT COMMANDER &
PRESIDENT
Program Deadlines
Nominations of Citizenship Education Teacher Award
to the post is November 1st. Also the Patriots Pen
and Voice of Democracy entries need to be at the
Post by November 1st. This year’s themes are "Is
There Pride in Serving in Our Military?" for VOD and
"Are You Proud of Your Country?” for Patriots Pen.
VFW on the Web
Need to pay your annual membership dues, change your
membership information or get a duplicate card?
Under the MY VFW tab of VFW.org tab you can:
Register for eMembership, Renew Annual Membership
Dues, Request a Duplicate Membership Card (Annual
and Life), Change Member Information (Home Address)
or Convert to Life Membership Online.
Note to members: If you wish to change your Post
affiliation, please contact the Post quartermaster.
On this page you can also find Chairman Guides as
well as the Leadership Reference Guide which can
come in handy. It even has information on the
National Convention. Check it out and if you haven’t
yet set up an account yet, it is easy. You need an
email address and your membership number which is
found on your card.
Take a few moments to see what is online. This is
where you can find the most up-to-date information
concerning the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Helping Guardsmen & their Families
Family Assistance Centers (FACs) are designed to
assist the families of military service members
during peacetime and during training or
mobilization. A FAC is open to all branches of the
military (Air Guard, Army Guard, Active Duty Army,
Air Force, Coast Guard, Marines, Navy and all
Reserve Components).
Check with the local FAC and see what you can do to
help out. There is always a need.
Camp Johnson, Colchester, 802-338-3076
158th Fighter wing (Air Guard), 802-652-8035
Swanton Armory, Swanton -802-868-7927
Lyndonville Armory, Lyndonville - 802-626-8130
Berlin Armory, Berlin - 802-223-2975
Rutland Armory, Rutland - 802-775-0194
UPCOMING POSTS EVENTS
See the enclosed calendar of events. Let’s support
each other in upcoming events.
Your District Commander
John Buttolph
PO Box 172
Lake Elmore VT 05657 802-730-4115
johnbuttolph@mac.com
