Ballard Eagleson Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3063
"No One Does More for Veterans"
On July 3 leadership of VFW Post 3063 was presented with a certficate of achievement from the Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept of Washington for obtaining 100% membership for the 2024-2025 VFW year. The post recruited and retained 108% of their membership for the year, going above and beyond the yearly goal.
A huge shoutout to everyone who came out to support VFW Post 3063 at the Ballard SeafoodFest on July 12 – 13!
We’re incredibly grateful for those who helped set up and staff our booth throughout the weekend. Your time, energy, and dedication to our veteran community made a big impact and helped us connect with so many great folks in Ballard.
Come enjoy burgers, hotdogs, and good company at our upcoming picnic!
When: August 17, 11 am – 3 pm
Where: Golden Gardens, Picnic Shelter 1
The post will provide all the main items and supplies, but we’re asking members to help by bringing sides, desserts, or drinks. Bring your friends and family, sports equipment, beach gear, and sunblock. We’ll have music for everyone to enjoy!
Please RSVP by August 15 to [email protected]. Let us know what delicious item you’ll be bringing by signing up here:
Thank you for choosing me as your leader. We are a post looking to carve a path. Comrade Teeter has expanded our profile by fostering greater community engagement and finding ways to serve the needs of our members. Retention and Mission are areas where she excelled and made demonstrable progress. I will continue to prioritize these areas.
Over the next six months, we will seek to maintain our vessel. As we approach calendar year 2026, I fully expect us to work together positively to secure the future of our post for the next 50-100 years. This includes land and existence. How we achieve this is up to us. By 2027, we should finalize our options. By 2028, we should have secured the posture of our post for the next several decades, barring some sea change. This will be daunting.
We all have very full lives and many obligations. I hope we can all agree to, at a minimum, set aside two to six hours per month to invest in our post. We are veterans who have chosen to continue serving. Let’s continue the mission, together.
In comradeship,
Harold “H2” Hamilton
Commander
Our biggest community outreach and recruiting event of the year — Ballard SeafoodFest — is coming up July 12-13. We need members to help set-up, staff and tear down the booth. Pictured is the schedule. The greatest need for volunteers (and busiest day) is July 12. If you can volunteer for a shift, please contact Comrade Teeter at [email protected].