Category: Post Business

February Social announced

We’re hosting a members-only social on Thursday, February 20 to discuss the future of our post. This interactive event includes a facilitated exercise designed to identify key priorities and challenges for VFW Post 3063’s mission and sustainability. Your participation will help guide decisions about our building and ensure we remain a thriving community for veterans.

📅 When: Doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner and exercise start at 6:00 p.m.
📍 Where: Ballard Eagleson VFW Post 3063
✉️ RSVP: [email protected]

This is a great opportunity to share your voice, connect with fellow members, and help secure the future of our post. We look forward to seeing you there!

Memorial Wall renovation support needed

VFW Post 3063 submitted a letter of support for the proposed updates to the Memorial Wall at Memorial Stadium, advocating for much-needed improvements to honor veterans with a more accessible and dignified space. The renovation plan includes a dedicated area for reflection and events while improving the wall’s setting away from parking areas.

A briefing presentation shared with the Landmarks Preservation Board can be viewed here.

The board is set to vote on the proposal soon, and public comments are encouraged. To submit your input before the vote, visit here.

Mid-Winter Conference recap

Comrades Commander Alyson Teeter and Quartermaster Joseph Mesa attended the Department of Washington VFW Mid-Winter Conference January 17-18 in Pasco. At this conference, various training classes were held, officer reports were read and winning essay participants were recognized.

Here are some highlights Commander Teeter noted that she thought were worth passing along:

Membership training
– All State is 100%+1 (VFW Post 3063 is at 100%!)
– Before asking for membership, ask if they need help!
– “Conflict area” rather than combat.
– Transfers: Membership committee needs to ensure they’re qualified
– Have folks designated as recruiters and they help mentor
– Contact members at large (see list from Chuck Bond)
– Make sure SSNs on DD-214 are blacked out
– QM can fix email addresses
– Don’t invite prospects to post meetings as the first touch point. Instead focus on other events that demonstrate the VFW mission.
– National Guard prospective members; see if they received hazard pay
– Don’t forget Coast Guard members!

Service Officer
– Accredited officers: moving to hourly due to state law change
– Four vacancies: Vancouver (1 FT, 1 PT), Yakima (PT), Everett (FT)
– Post Service Officers will be renamed to something else, TBD

Surgeon
– The VA facilities want us back!!!! 
– American Lake has a clothes closet and they need more donations! 
– Jason Paxton is visiting Seattle VA on Feb 14 – he wants area post members to come!

National Home
– WA Home is vacant
– 100 year anniversary this year

Post makes yearly charitable donations

In mid-December VFW Post 3063 representatives had the privilege of presenting donations from our Post 3063 Relief Fund to three incredible local veteran nonprofits: Friends of Fisher House Puget Sound, Heroes Cafe, and OARS for Women Vets.

We’re proud to support these organizations, which provide vital resources and services to our veteran community. Collaborating with such dedicated and inspiring groups reminds us of the power of community and the impact we can make when we work together.

Thank you to these organizations for the amazing work you do every day!

Commander’s Corner: Veterans Day 2024 Edition

Comrades,

As we approach Veterans Day, I want to take a moment to reflect on the significance of this time of year. It’s not just a day for remembering—it’s a time to reconnect with the values that define us: service, sacrifice, and camaraderie. These values are at the heart of everything we do here at VFW Post 3063.

On Nov. 11 starting at 9 a.m., we will be hosting our Veterans Day Open House. This event is more than just a community gathering—it’s a chance for us to come together as a post, to honor our shared experiences, and to welcome others into our fold. Whether through displaying artifacts, sharing stories, or simply being present, every one of us has something valuable to contribute. We also need volunteers! Please see this sign up for available slots.

I encourage all of you to take part, not just in this event, but in the life of our post. As members we are part of something much bigger than ourselves. Together we have the power to create lasting connections, support each other, and ensure the legacy of our service lives on in our community.

Let’s make this Veterans Day a true celebration of who we are and what we stand for. I look forward to seeing you there.

In comradeship,
Aly Teeter, Commander