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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