Increase family oriented veterans and auxiliary support.
- Have American Red Cross Babysitting classes for dependents and grandchildren of membership and maintain a list of qualified babysitters for membership’s use.
- Support group for families of the deployed.
Institute a Budgetary Committee
- To assist in financial planning for short and long term goals, such as:
- Improved/new parking lot
- Improved terrace/patio area
- Improved kitchen
- To help with establishing 12, 18 and/or 24 month plans to successfully attain financial goals.
Increase our visibility and recognition as a support organization for veterans and our community.
- Continue to support and grow our Volunteer Committee and their good works.
- Support the Jr Vice Commander in reporting
- Grow our volunteer efforts in more VFW programs
- Grow and gain support for our efforts by engaging in more community service activities
- Sedgwick County Zoo
- Habitat for Humanity
Increase community awareness of Post and Auxiliaries by working for better press coverage of our efforts.
- the Cystic Fibrosis Poker Run, the Unmet Needs Fall Festival and BBQ, and the Annual Toys for Tots Breakfast.
Help our brothers and sisters—membership and Auxiliaries—with programs/presentations/speakers to help them achieve their personal goals.
- Examples of potential speakers/programs:
- Resume writing
- Smoking cessation support
- Veteran’s Entrepreneur Support speaker/How to write a business plan/get grants and funding for a new business
- How to get college funding
- Financial planning/retirement planning
- PTSD Support Group
Membership outreach to re-establish our canteen business and improve the fraternity of our organization.
- Potential ideas to help this:
- Mentor program for new members—matching our newer and transfer members with more established members with similar interests.
- Student outreach program at local universities using VFW College Vets Club.
- Recognition program for introducing new members to the post.
- Educate our membership on the most current eligibility requirements to help our membership be more effective in bringing in new members.
Focused and continued efforts to have our Post represented in District, State and National meetings.
- Encourage Post Line Officers and all membership to attend District, State and National meetings.
- To communicate and increase membership awareness of decisions and efforts being made at the District, State and National meetings.
- Work towards earning the Post recognition of our efforts in established VFW Programs
We can do more for our post, we can achieve more for our organization and our community, and we can focus on the VFW's Goal to promote, show and prove that "No One Does More For Veterans".
