Ballard Eagleson Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3063
"No One Does More for Veterans"
Bill Hoeller (left) and Harold Rodenberger (right) conducted a flag retirement ceremony Sept. 18, 2016. They honored twenty-seven unserviceable American Flags by properly disposing of them in their portable incineration device. They are now caught up so if you or your neighbors have an unserviceable flag, bring it by the office during regular office hours and they will add it to the collection for the next retirement ceremony.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) are teaming up to host a VFW Virtual Career Fair on October 5, 2016, exclusively for veterans, service members and their spouses, and we need your help in spreading the word!
The Oct. 5 event will run from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. EDT, and provide career-seeking service members, veterans and their spouses the opportunity to connect with job openings being offered by some of the top names in the hospitality industry. The event will feature available opportunities with Ecolab, Hyatt, Sodexo, BJ’s Restaurants and Sysco, all companies with a history of commitment to hiring America’s service members and veterans.
While participants may register at the time of and during the event, participants are strongly encouraged to preregister for the event at http://www.vfwvirtual.com/
The October 5 hospitality-focused event will seek candidates to fill a myriad of opportunities in the industry, ranging from front of the house and back of the house restaurant positions, to those involving administrative, food services, culinary, facilities management, environmental services, housekeeping, construction, clinical health management and many more. All companies are nationwide and offer an array of opportunities that only large, multi-million dollar corporations can.
Whether you’re currently trying to navigate today’s tough job market, or know someone who is, the upcoming VFW Virtual Career Fair is an excellent opportunity open exclusively for service members, veterans and their spouses. Please share this information with your friends and family, and on social media.
Courtesy of VFW Communications
In the September newsletter the date for the World War II Veteran Ceremony was incorrectly listed as October 13th. The ceremony is scheduled during the Nov. 17 social where the post will host a special program honoring its WWII veteran members. There will be a slide show and memorabilia from the big war. They will have a free dinner for the honorees and the post will present longevity pins to all those WW II members who can attend. Pins for those who can’t attend will be mailed out. Save the date and plan on attending so you can join us in honoring our members who are part of the Greatest Generation.
On September 8, 2016, Team Smiles at Southcenter will offer complimentary dental care for veterans, active duty military, and dependents. This includes exams, X-rays, cleanings, fillings, and extractions. Team Smiles is located at 15425 53rd Ave S, Tukwila, 98023. They are taking appointments so call 206-575-9150 if you’re interested in receiving free dental care.
As a community service to our members, Post 3063 is having a shredder party on October 2, 2016. The truck will be in our parking lot from 2 – 5 pm so you can bring papers you want to shred during that time.
If you have papers to shred but can’t make it on that date and don’t mind leaving the papers in our secured storage room, you can bring them by anytime during normal office hours and we will dispose of the papers on the appointed day.
Since this is the first time we have offered this service we don’t know what the response will be so please limit your shreddable papers to five banker boxes or equivalent. If there is enough demand we will sponsor a similar event in the future.
There is no charge but donations to our relief fund would be appreciated.