Blackburn-Aurora
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 3348 members come mainly from Shoreline,
North Seattle, Lake Forest Park, Green Lake area, Greenwood-Phinney surrounds, Edmonds, Bothell & Kenmore, etc. There are
many facets of this web site, so take a moment to avail yourself of
those.
There is
a "Guide to this Web Site” under the "About” menu that can help you get a grasp
more quickly of what is available to you
for your own use.
Our programs support our service members while they are on the front line, as they are being discharged and long after they return. Your tax-deductible donation will be immediately directed to the VFW programs where your support is most urgently needed.
Posted: September 10, 2024 --- by Quartermaster Carl "Chris" Christophersen
Post Commander Tiffany Bothell confirmed that she will not be running for another term as Commander in March 2025. Since I am also not running for Commander (I will stay on as QM), members need to find the next Commander. There are several possibilities.
Another option is to get 15-20 female veterans to join our VFW Post. Any of them could well make a great Post Commander. I will be heavily involved as Post Quartermaster, but I am very willing to use my 13 years' experience as the Past Post Commander, plus my year as District Commander, to make sure she is comfortable and successful.
We meet once a month just north of N 145th St in Lake City. We have dinner before our meeting. You will need your own computer with internet access, MS Word & Excel and fluent in using them; and you must have and know how to use email. It is advisable that you fully review this web site.
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Posted: August 27, 2024 --- by Quartermaster Carl "Chris" Christophersen
Comrade Thom Fermstad had taken a break from his hiatus to Iowa to handle some business back home and will be staying long enough to attend our September 4th VFW meeting.
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Posted: August 26, 2024 --- by Quartermaster Carl "Chris" Christophersen
Comrade Eli Smith's surgery went well. He is home and resting.
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Posted: August 8, 2024 --- by Quartermaster Carl "Chris" Christophersen
We need more VFW eligible veterans to join our Post. Very few of the current members are accepting leadership positions. This is a prime opportunity to assume our leadership and take on the challenge, via a variety of fundraisers (we are a non-profit), of booming our expansion and eventually purchasing a building in north Seattle with income potential and adequate parking.
The vast majority of VFW members are enlisted --- some retired and many not retired. VFW Posts are, not surprisingly, commonly run by E7s, E8s and/or E9s. There are possibilities here that are appealing to someone who likes to organize and build groups. I wish I had gotten involved and became Post Commander 20 years earlier along with a very ethical, very honest and hard-working Quartermaster named Thom Fermstad. If we had, VFW Post 3348 would now have a thriving building.
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