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Ray Arendell VFW Post 2280

P O Box 1105, Bellevue, Nebraska  68005-1105

 

This site was last updated on Wednesday, June 9, 2010







New Meeting Day & Place

 Day and Time of Membership Meetings

Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 7:00pm

Hayworth Park

(See Commander's comments below for additional info)


New Meeting Day & Place
 



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Annual Nebraska VFW
Golf Tournament
2010


Sponsor Information (click for info)

Registration Information
(click for info)


Money raised goes towards 4 New Buses needed for the Veterans Homes and Operation Uplink.

Entry deadline:  July 26, 2010 - don't wait, sign up now!

 

My name is Joseph Smith with the Department of Nebraska Veterans of Foreign Wars.  We are planning the Nebraska State golf tournament for 6 August 2010.  It will be at Willow Lakes Golf Course, the only Robert Trent Jones designed golf course in the state.

Proceeds from the tournament will be used to buy four new buses for the State's four veterans homes (Grand Island, Bellevue, Norfolk and Scottsbluff) These busses are used to transport Veterans from all parts of the state to the Nebraska VA Hospital located in Omaha.

The other program that this tournament will support is Operation Uplink. Operation Uplink supplies deployed personnel the ability to call home at no cost. It also makes it possible for our wounded warriors to call home when they are in a hospital far from home.

 Would you be interested in sponsoring a hole in one prize, long drive, corporate sponsor or possibly a golf lesson from your golf Professional? Or a golf course could donate either a twosome or a foursome free rounds of golf with cart. All donations are appreciated.

Your donation is tax deductible. 

The Department of Nebraska Veterans of Foreign Wars thanks you for your support.

Joseph Smith
Chairman, NE State VFW Golf Tournament
 
(402) 661-9875
vfwgolfhack@cox.net
1416 Betz Road, Bellevue, NE  68005

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Updated  June 9, 2010

Comments from the Commander

   

The Post conducted an appreciation barbeque for local families of deployed military personnel and for residents of the Eastern Nebraska Veterans Home in Bellevue.  Attendance was higher than prior events of its type run by the Post in the past 18 months.  We will keep doing this sort of events to show our appreciation for the current and past veterans and their families, I'm sure the attendance will be well worth it over time.

    On June 22 I will supply bratwursts for the membership meeting.  It will be at Hayworth Park on June 22 at 5:30 pm until the meeting at 7 pm.  Families are welcome at the event, but will not be invited to participate in the meeting itself.  You will be required to bring your own beverage, I will supply all food items.

    The meetings primary topic is that of the meeting location for the coming month(s).

 

    On August 6 the Post, headed by Joe Smith (Sr. Vice Commander) will run the Department of Nebraska VFW Golf Tournament & Fund Raiser.  This event is at the Willow Lakes Golf Course in Bellevue, NE.  Please look on the web site or contact Joe Smith for details on registering and/or volunteering for this event.  The proceeds of this go to the Veteran Home buses throughout the State of Nebraska.  If success is good we will do this event again in 2011.  Please!  Consider helping your Post, your Department, and most importantly the Veterans in the Homes across the state.

 

    The Post 2280 family picnic will be September 18.  This event will run from noon until 3 pm.  It is at Hayworth Park in Bellevue at shelter #1.  Come on out for free food, and a lot of good camaraderie.  The vet home residents will be invited as well.

 

    Soon we will be conducting a poppy sale.  You should start hearing or seeing about it in the near future.  But you don't have to wait.  Anyone can donate to Post 2280 in a targeted donation and that is what it will be used for.

 

    The Ladies Auxiliary is experiencing some difficulty.  Their President was forced to move out of the area and had to step down.  The Senior Vice is moving up and they will soon be electing a new Junior Vice.  They are striving to increase the participation of ladies in this organization.  They are also hoping for some increased membership via the wives and daughters of current Post members.  If you, as a Post member, have a wife or daughter you'd like to do more with while volunteering or participating in rewarding community support events please consider a membership in the VFW Ladies Auxiliary.

 

 





Updated 12/1/2009

General Membership Meeting minutes


     January 2010 - Minutes    

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     December 2009 - Minutes








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