122001

Welcome

I will start off by saying "thank you" for selecting me as your Veteran of the Year. I will try to live up to the standards set by the previous winners. Thanks, again!

The year 2001 has not been a great year for the United States in the number of people killed by the terrorists. Yet in another way, it brought us all together as it should have. Let's keep flying our flag at home and where we work because it's easy to say "Hey, it's all over now; let's go back to our old ways again." Patriotism is an every day affair, so let's not forget those killed in New York and Washington. Be vigilant, take notice of what is going on around you, report suspicious goings on to the proper authorities. You just might save a lot of lives, including your own.

But don't feel that everything is bad, and getting worse in the country; it's still the greatest country in the world. And as long as we all work together we will survive and prosper.

Please pray for our troops everywhere that no harm will come their way, and that they will all come home safe and sound.

And as your Commander, I want to wish all of you a Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. May God grant us peace in the new year. John Polgar, Commander

ATTENTION MEMBERS

If you have an old photo of your time in the service and would like to have it posted on our website, send us a JPEG or GIF image formats only. Send images to wfw1079@eriecoast.com. I need information about the picture and name, dates, where, etc. Note, there is a limited amount of space for posting. R.A. Jackson

HOLIDAY SPIRIT

During this Holiday Season please remember your friends and loved ones on active duty in the service of their country, and those vets in the hospitals and nursing homes. Pass along the Operation Uplink toll-free number (1-800-479-5228) to request a free phone card. Getting the word out to these heroes is the only way they will learn this special support is available; courtesy of the VFW. Or suggest they visit the VFW website, www.vfw.org. ALSO, make a generous donation to this program directly to VFW National Hdq, Operation Uplink, 406 W. 34th St., Kansas City, MO 64111. You know yourself that there's nothing like being able to call your family and loved ones when miles away from home during the holidays. "OPERATION UPLINK" keeping our troops and veterans in touch with HOME!

MEMBERSHIP

Post membership for the 2002 year now totals 1475. This includes 1395 life members and 80 continuous annual members, showing a percentage of 93.5% of last year's total membership of 1577. PLEASE PAY YOUR DUES NOW!!!

VFW DISTRICT 9 MEETING

Meets Sunday, Dec 2nd at Post 7576 Vermilion. Service Officer School begins at 10 a.m. Learn your entitlements. Lunch break at 11:30 followed by meeting at 1 p.m.. Ladies will meet at AMVETS Post on Rt 60.

VOICE OF DEMOCRACY

Post level winners of this annual essay contest of the VFW who will be entered in the District competition judging in December are

Ceasar Pedraza, Lorain; Lorain County Joinst Vocational School

Karis Howard, LaGrange; First Baptist Christian School

Rebekah Cawley, LaGrange; First Baptist Christian School

Aubrie Thompson, Cleveland; First Baptist Christian School

Congratulations! Your achievements and those of the "Youth Essay" contest will be honored at the tureen dinner Saturday, January 5th at 6 p.m., Post Hall.

NEW YEARS EVE PARTY

Tickets (limited amount) are now available in the Canteen, $35.00 per couple. Celebrate and bring in the New Year with your buddies at the Post.

Ladies Auxiliary News

Wilma Zech -President

We send "CONGRATULATIONS" from the auxiliary to our COMMANDER JOHN POLGAR for being our "VETERAN OF THE YEAR" for Post 1079. You are doing a great job!!

We hope you enjoyed the early bird dinners, and we thank you for paying your dues early or becoming a life member of Post 1079 Auxiliary. We wish to thank Rosalie, Marie, and Vivian for setting up and decorating the tables for these, and for all they did for the Veterans Day lunch, and the tureen on Sunday 11/11/01. We do appreciate your hours spent in the kitchen. Here's a pat on the back. We thank them for giving the Auxiliary $300 for the work they did for the Life Membership Steak Fries.

Christmas is just weeks away, and so is 2002. We must have our membership in before the 31st of December. Please support our efforts by reinstating your membership at this time, or becoming a life member. Send Cathy $18 to renew, or reinstate, $23 for a new member, or life membership is age 31-40-$185: 41-50-$165: 51-60-$145: 61-70-$115: 71-80-$85: 81 & older- $50. What a great Christmas gift for someone you are close to, spouse, a significant other, or for yourself. Send lmonies to Cathy Eckhart.

REHAB: Call Eleanor if you need a visit, or help. The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Please call us and let us know if you are ill, or need our assistance. We have wheelchairs, walking apparatus, and are here for you.

BUDDY POPPY: We have a few of the Buddy Poppy pals left, and will have the behind the bar for stocking stuffers. Samples will be in the case. ($6.00) All goes into Relief fund for helping others this season.

COMMUNITY SERVICE: Report caroling, visiting nursing homes, working with church groups feeding the poor, ringing the Salvation Army bell, canned goods to the needy. Call Doris. Also report Volunteer Hospital Hours. We will have a speaker from the Elyria Fire Department for our next meeting. This will be at 8:00 and the VFW Post members are invited to attend,; we will have a short meeting afterward. You can also bring Ohio Veterans Home articles to our first meeting of the month so we can pack the ditty bags for the treat on the 15th. Socks, writing pads, regular size personal items, and 100 of anything they might like. Call me if you have questions.

HOSPITAL TREAT: December 15th at 1 p.m. in Sandusky at the Ohio Veterans Home, the Department of Ohio treat for the veterans, with music and Santa. We have our Birthday treat there the 12th at 2:30 p.m. Join us.

BIB DAY was the 14th of November. Again they made a record number of bibs. Nelta needs to retire; she cannot do this for $10 any more. For this money she picks up the towels in Sandusky, takes 300 or more towels to her home, unloads them, reloads them in her car, takes them to the North Eaton Church, unloads them, cuts them, calls people to help, sews the bibs, iron the bindings, checks the sewing, trims the treads, folds, counts, packs, reloads them and takes them to OVH, {where they use over 600 a day) picks up towels and schedules the next day to sew and begins again. She also cooks lunch, which is paid for by the post. We are so indebted to Nelta, and her crew. We need these bibs, and need someone to take over, for $10. Please call me. The Post offered to take the bibs up to the home, and pick up the new towels, is someone out there willing to do the rest of the loading and unloading FOR $10??

Our Christmas Party will be the 18th of the month, the 3rd Tuesday - 6 p.m. we will have a pot luck supper, Entertainment, Bingo, please bring USO goodies, Anything they can make with hot water, (EX: hot chocolate, soups) cookies, crackers, peanut butter, gum, candy, etc. We may have a gift exchange of new items. Watch for Poster!!

Calendar of events:

December 2nd: Service Officers School. Learn your entitlements; 10 a.m. at the Vermilion Post 7576 on Poorman Road. Lunch after at 11:30 a.m. and then meeting for Auxiliary at Amvets at 1p.m. on Route 60 Vermilion.

December 4th: Meeting with a Community Fire Dept. at 8PM.

December 11th: County Council Christmas Party Tureen at Oberlin Post. 6PM All Welcome.

December 12th: Birthday Party at OVH 2:30PM Join us!

December 15th - OVH Department Treat & Party

December 16th - Children's Party at the Post.

December 18th - Our Christmas party at 6PM with tureen, gifts, door prizes, and fun! Bring USO stuff

To those who are ill, we want to wish you well. To those who have lost a loved one, please accept our deepest condolence. To all who are celebrating a birthday, or a special anniversary, have a good one. Wilma Zech ,President