| Veterans of Foreign Wars North Myrtle Beach Post #10804 Thomas M. Bowman, Commander |
| Ladies Aux President: Laura Bowman Men's Aux President: Dan Barone **************************************** 111 Highway 57 North, Little River, SC 29566 Phone: (843) 399-0877 Fax: (843) 399-7461 e-mail: vfw10804@aol.com |
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| Welcome to our Men's Auxiliary! |
| Men's Auxiliary Officers for 2008-2009: President: Dan Barone Sr. Vice President: Nelson Stansbury Jr. Vice President: Vito DeBartolo Secretary: Roland Ormrod Treasurer: Larry Zub Chaplain: Joe Leotta Sergeant-At-Arms: Harold Puckett Trustees: Nick Lanza (1) Dave Straka (2) John Mattiucci (3) |
| Some Thoughts from the Men's Auxiliary Secretary: Greetings from the Men's Auxiliary of VFW Post 10804! I would like to give you a brief history of our Men's Auxiliary. The concept of VFW Post 10804 forming a men's auxiliary was first brought up in 2005, with post members Tom Bowman and Pete Zebrowski, among others, being the driving force behind the effort to make this happen. These men gathered 25 charter members, and did all the paperwork to bring our auxiliary to life. Our first meeting was held at VFW Post 10804 on July 30, 2005. John Heenan was elected as our first President, and along with the other first officers, he concentrated his efforts on growing our numbers during our first year of existence. We were in the neighborhood of 50-60 members the first year, but only about 5-6 were active in any of our activities. A database and mailing list was established to get as many people involved as possible. Also, during that first year, we did all we could to shoulder our share of responsibilities at the post, including taking over the annual Post Yard Sale and working with a local Boy Scout troop to help them raise funds at the North Myrtle Beach Irish-Italian Festival. In 2006, Jerry DeFord became our second Auxiliary President, and our ranks began to swell to the 80-90 member range. Along with this growth, we found that many of our new members were local residents who wanted to assist and participate in the things the Men's Auxiliary wanted to do! Now we have 20-30 active members who are always present in our events! Our auxiliary now prepares and serves a monthly Sunday Brunch buffet, and we also run the annual Post Yard Sale, help with other post events (such as pasta night, wing night, etc), and we run an annual party on NFL Championship Sunday. To show our support for the members of VFW Post 10804 and the Ladies Auxiliary, we are sponsoring a trip to a Myrtle Beach Pelicans minor league baseball game for members of all 3 of our organizations. We are also continuing our support of a local Boy Scout troop. We now boast more than 100 members in our auxiliary, and we are proud to be working for VFW Post 10804 and our community. In a recent election, Dan Barone became the 3rd Auxiliary President in our history. Dan is a hard worker, with many new and good ideas for our auxiliary, and we are fortunate to have him leading us through this new year! I would like to thank ALL the members of VFW Post 10804 for their continued encouragement and support, and the members of our Ladies Auxiliary, who have helped guide us along the right road. Thanks Again! Roland Ormrod, Secretary Men's Auxiliary VFW Post 10804 |