August 2025 Newsletter
July Highlights/Accomplishments: During the month of July, we celebrated onthe 4th of July with a fireworks show, thanks to all who donated fireworks, and conducted the live-fire exercise. Our membership increased with three (3) new members (one upgraded to Life), and two (2) reinstated. Our current membership of 268 members is as follows: Life Members: 222; Annual Members: 36; Unpaid (expired dues): 10.
The Department of Georgia VFW has rolled out a Life Membership incentive program, where if you upgrade your annual membership to life, they will pay near half the cost. Please contact our Quartermaster for details.
Community Service: We completed a total of sixty-three (63) hours of community service, including Auxiliary member contributions. These activities consisted of hosting the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Albany Chapter and PTSD Support Groups with the VA, lawn care for homebound veterans and their families, organizing an outreach event at Tift Park Community Market, and we offered tutoring services for potential Army recruits on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) in partnership with the US Army Albany Recruiting office. In addition, we started collaborating with the Marine Corps Reserve on the "Adopt-a-Unit” program. Our Post will also serve as a Toys-for-Tots location.
POST EVERLASTING:
The Post lost one member: Maxwell Bland (USAF-R)
COMMANDER / AUXILIARY PRESIDENT COMMENTS
Commander's Message (Lonzie Jimmerson III): As our program year starts, we have collaborated with the Marine Corps Reserve (Toys-for-Tots, golf tournament, Marine Corps Ball), US Army Recruiting (ASVAB tutoring), and First Methodist Church (12-week Military Reboot Program). Our Post will merge with Dawson Post 5743, adding their 14 members to ours. Please join in, attend meetings, and support fundraising efforts for our Post. If you have a practical idea, please provide an action plan, proposed schedule, and an initial budget estimate if applicable. We always welcome new ideas, but we also need membership participation to help back it up.
Auxiliary President (Ms. Dana Sheffield): Raffle tickets will be on sale in August, with the drawing at the BBQ Rib contest on August 30th. Purchase tickets at the VFW Post or from an auxiliary member. Join our Auxiliary to support veterans and the community by assisting with events like the BBQ Rib contest or volunteering as a math tutor for ASVAB preparation. To join or learn more, contact Dana Sheffield at 229-894-4276 or danasheffield152@gmail.com.