By Harold Rodenberger
Our Mid-Winter Conference was held in Yakima this year on January 11th and 12th. Representing our post were Sr Vice Commander Joe Tiffany, Jr Vice Joe Fitzgerald, Quartermaster Harold Rodenberger, Service Office Leo Potts, Surgeon Tiffany Cavin, Officer of the Day Anthony Rose and Past Commander Nestor Tamayao.
On Saturday, there was training for Quartermasters and Service Officers along with the regular business meeting.
One highlight of the conference was the presentation of certificates and $100 checks to those posts achieving 100 per cent membership by December 31, 2018. I was proud to see our post represented in this small group.
Another highlight was the awards banquet featuring winners of the Voice of Democracy, Patriot’s Pen and Youth Essay contests. Entrants from our post didn’t win at the state level but our Teacher of the year and VOD entries both won at the District level. Our VOD winner, Kate Cavanaugh, read her essay during the December business meeting and received a standing ovation. Her essay is posted on our website at http://vfwseattle.org/index.php/2019/01/31/voice-of-democracy-winners-essay-why-my-vote-matters/.