Comrade Dan Stokke recently visited the home of Comrade Al Simpson, a proud U.S. Marine Corps veteran, to present him with a shadow box. This special tribute, courtesy of the Heroes Cafe, honored Al’s dedicated service during the Korean War. Al, who is in good health, was touched by the recognition and shared his hope to attend a meeting again soon. We are grateful to the Heroes Cafe for helping us honor the service of our veterans and for the strong sense of camaraderie that continues to unite us.
A massive shoutout to everyone who brought their best to the Saints N’ Sinners Ball Oct. 26! From heavenly angels to devious devils, their creativity stole the show! Big props to Past Commander Joe Tiffany, his friend – Grims and his fabulous crew, Aly, Joseph, Gabe, and H2 from Post 3063, and everyone who made this night unforgettable. The bands — Wicked World, The Kings, and Left Turn on Blue — rocked the house and kept our spirits high! We’re still tallying up the total raised for the Post 3063 Veterans Relief and Scholarship Fund, but the success was clear in the smiles and laughter shared. Thank you, community, for your incredible support. Stay tuned for the final results, and enjoy these snapshots from a night we’ll always remember!
During our Sept. 5 business meeting, we voted to adopt the VFW Post 3063 strategic plan. This plan is a roadmap that addresses our current challenges and sets clear goals for the future. The strategic plan outlines several key goals: increasing member participation, redeveloping our post into a central hub for veterans, ensuring financial accountability, and enhancing veteran recruitment and entitlement awareness.
Our newly formed Strategy Committee is working to implement these goals, especially membership participation. Thank you to everyone who has stepped up to volunteer their ideas and time to improve the health of our post.
Goal two is redeveloping our post and we recently hired a project manager (and Navy retiree), Brian Lauer. You may see him pop in for meetings or stop by the post during office hours since he’s in the midst of the redevelopment discovery process. We’re excited to work with him to help reach our goal of redeveloping into a central hub for veterans.
FYI: we’re hosting a Halloween-themed concert fundraiser for our Post 3063 Relief Fund on Oct. 26. You can buy tickets now on Eventbrite. Thank you to Past Commander Joe Tiffany for organizing!
Youth essays are due at the end of the month on Oct. 31. Please spread the word! Now is go time.
Lastly, mark your calendars for Nov. 11. We’ll be hosting a Veterans Day Open House and lunch at the post. The flyer is included below.
If you want to get involved with any of these initiatives or events — we can always use more help! — please contact me at [email protected] or 206-701-9259.
Did you know the post hosts a Tai Chi class every Monday at 2:30 pm taught by a Vietnam Veteran? The instructor, Bill Laprade, has a group of dedicated students but none of them are veterans. Bill’s passion is to instruct veterans but may discontinue the class at our location if no veterans decide to join. Shoot an email to Bill at [email protected] if interested!
