Post 1463 News

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WWII Military Cemetery in Italy

VFW Post 1463 Commander Joel Ellis, VFW Member Tom Tedrow and their wives recently vacationed in Italy where they visited the Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, an American World War II military cemetery where 4,402 servicemen and women are interred. The cemetery covers 70 acres and is one of fourteen permanent American World War II Military cemeteries erected on foreign soil by the American Battle Monuments Commission.. . . . (more)

VFW Essay Contest Winners Announced

Students from elementary school grades 6, 7 and 8 participated in this year’s Patriot’s Pen essay contest sponsored by the Lititz Springs VFW and its Ladies Auxiliary. Students submitted essays expressing their view on this year’s topic “Are You Proud of Your Country?” The winners are:. . . . (more)

Veterans Day 11/11/11

Post 1463 VFW and its Ladies Auxiliary commemorated Veterans Day with a social at the Post on Sunday November 6, 2011. All veterans were invited to attend and approximately 100 veterans from WWII, Korean and Gulf Wars and peacetime attended the occasion. Special guest speaker Sgt. Neil Gussman of the PA National Guard spoke about the citizen soldiers who fight the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. . . . (more on this and other Veterans Day events)

Auxiliary Dues Increase

Ladies Auxiliary annual dues will increase from $20.00 to $21.50 effective January 1, 2012. Dues have been raised because the National Headquarters of the Ladies Auxiliary has increased the amount of money that each auxiliary must pay to them per member annually by $1.50. If you pay your annual dues by December 15, 2011 (so we can process it by December 31), the fee is $20; beginning January 1, 2012, dues will be $21.50; so please send in your dues now.

Post Wins Award for Community Service

Lititz Springs VFW Post 1463 won first place in the Department of PA Community Service Record Book Contest for 2011. Three volumes which included volunteer hours and donations for 2010-2011 were presented for judging April 1. This is 14th time Post 1463 has won this award.

The state publication, Pennsylvania VFW News, saluted our Post with this report:
" Working closely with its Ladies Auxiliary, Lititz Post 1463's impressive service outreach includes significant support of youth, scouting programs and youth sports; sponsoring a school band event and holiday concert; donations to several homeless shelters, the Fisher House and a service dog traning Center. Since 1990, the post has donated more than $219,000 to local fire companies, while also supporting an ambulance service, the local police department and the DARE program." The Post was further mentioned in the publication showing a photo of our Christmas visit to veterans at Luther Acres.

Labels for Minivans!

The Ladies Auxiliary is collecting Labels for Education for the VFW National Home. These labels, when combined with others from across the USA, purchase minivans----yes, minivans--- for the National Home. Details are available here.

Supporting the National Home for Children

VFW Post 1463 received a letter of thanks for generous support of the NATIONAL HOME FOR CHILDREN 2009-2010 . VFW Post 1463 was awarded a Silver Donor Plaque indicating a donation of $1,000 to $1,999.

Veterans News:

All veterans must pay close attention to the forthcoming federal budget debate. Since the “Super Committee” failed to reach an agreement of what federal services to cut, the law now mandates that automatic cuts are made across the board. . . . (more...)

Commander's Message:

Lititz Springs VFW Post 1463 remains one of the best posts in Pennsylvania due to your continuous dedication! It is a pleasure to be your comrade and serve as your post commander. I am truly blessed to be part of such a wonderful organization... . . . (more...)

President’s Message:

Happy New Year! This past year was filled with many problems and some victories. Our biggest disappointment continues to be the failure of the PA Legislature to update the Small Games of Chance Law. Things are looking better! As I write this message new legislation has passed . . . (more...)

Annie's Corner:

Happy New Year!!

New Year’s Day will be a busy one here. It falls on a Sunday and we open at 9 a.m. It is the first day of new member sign-up. If you know anyone that wants to become a patron member here or was a guest last year, tell them to get in as soon as possible as the alloted memberships fill up fast. If they were a guest last year, they can not be a guest again this year . . .(more...)

From The Office:

Thanks to everyone who renewed their 2012 dues before the cutoff date. For those who did not renew, your membership number has been assigned to a new patron member. Former patron members who choose to renew their membership after January 1, 2012 must begin by . . .(more...)

Ladies Auxiliary Message:

Happy New Year!

Summing up the last quarter of 2011, I'm pleased to report on the numerous projects we completed. October started with the collection of 137.5 pounds of food for the Lititz-Warwick Community Chest. The Cancer Walkathon raised over $2,000 for Cancer Aid and Research.
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Activity Committee:

The Activity Committee hopes that you and yours had a wonderful holiday season! We would also like to thank you for your support with all of our endeavors last year and hope that you will continue to support all our efforts to help our veterans and our community. . . . (more...)

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