Volunteering – Page 9 – Ballard Eagleson Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3063

Honor Guard Scatters Ashes at Sea

A woman from South Carolina called the office late last summer with a request for help disposing of her uncle’s ashes. She said she was the only next of kin and her uncle had wanted to have his ashes scattered in Puget Sound where he had worked in the ferry system and held other jobs associated with the salt water. Comrade Quartermaster Rodenberger told her that our honor guard could help so she sent the ashes along with a monetary donation to our post.

By the time the package arrived, it was into our winter weather pattern, so we couldn’t carry out our promise until this summer. Joe Fitzgerald and Dan Stokke coordinated a date when both would be in town, Bill Griffith joined the expedition, and the task was successfully carried out in August. Kudos to our Post 3063 Honor Guard for carrying out this last request!

Good Times at the Ballard SeafoodFest

VFW Post 3063 and Auxiliary members represented the post at a booth during the Ballard SeafoodFest July 16-17. Members offered Buddy Poppies, membership information, and VA resources to festival attendees. If you would like to volunteer for future events like this, let Comrade Teeter know at [email protected].

2022-2023 Officers Installed

Congratulations to our new slate of officers who were installed at the post and via Zoom at May’s business meeting! They will take office after the Department Convention in June. Also congrats to our new slate of Auxiliary officers who were also installed the same night.

Officer Slate Installed

Commander: Alyson Teeter
Sr. Vice Commander: Mark English
Jr. Vice Commander: Bill Griffith
Quartermaster: Harold Rodenberger
Adjutant: Shennae Curtis
Judge Advocate: Dan Stokke
Chaplain: Joe Fitzgerald
Surgeon: Robert Lehman
Service Officer: Joseph Mesa
Officer of the Day/Guard: Jesse Basher
3-year Trustee: John Ellingboe
2-year Trustee: Aaron Stoltz
1-year Trustee: Joe Tiffany
3-year House Committee: Robert Lehman
2-year House Committee: Gail Engler
1-year House Committee: Russ Seelig

Day of Service

Thank you to the eight comrades — Wally, Russ, Joe K., Bob L., Harold, Mark, Joe F., and Aly (plus kids) — who came out for our post’s Day of Service May 21. We spruced up the landscaping behind the post, picked up litter around the block, collected Ballard Food Bank donations and passed out Buddy Poppies to passersby. It was a beautiful day for service!

Post 3063 Day of Service

Members of Post 3063 will be join the Inaugural VFW Day of Service by hosting a Ballard Food Bank Drive at the post through May 21, 2022. On May 21, the post volunteers will also pick up litter in the neighborhood, give out buddy poppies and collect donations for the food drive. May 21 is also Seattle’s Day of Service. If you’d like to participate, contact [email protected].