You can find
photos and articles that were previously featured on the front page of
our website below:
General Assembly Gathering
All
members of the PA General Assembly were invited to attend an informal
gathering on October 24 in Harrisburg to learn about the charitable gaming
industry in PA and how it helps our communities. Post Commander Joel
Ellis and Past Post Commander Richard Getz were invited to attend the
reception showcasing Post 1463’s good deeds resulting from Small
Games of Chance in PA . . . (more)
Ladies Auxiliary Cancer
Walkathon
On
Saturday, October 22, the Ladies Auxiliary Cancer Walkathon, coordinated
by Chris Caruthers, took place in Lititz Springs Park.
The Warwick High School Brass Ensemble started the day off by playing the National
Anthem while Tom Tedrow, Joel Ellis and Robert Aikens displayed the colors.
Local Girl Scouts of America joined us in setting up, walking and cleanup.
Several vendors set up shop. The sale of an array of gifts at the raffle table
added to our total profit for CA Aid & Research. More details and piuctures
can be found here.
Ambulance Service
Check
As
part of the VFW Safety Program, the Lititz Springs VFW Post 1463 presented
a check to Warwick Community Ambulance Service on September 29. A larger
version of this picture can be found here.
Under the Tent at
Stauffers
Stauffers
of Kissel Hill graciously allowed our VFW members to greet their customers
on August 5, 6 and 7 and hand out Buddy Poppies, Post pins and flags.
Membership applications and VFW information was also available. Our 2010-2011
Community Service Record books were on display. (More...)
Fourth of July Parade
2011
Marching
in the Fourth of July parade is always fun! VFW Post 1463 was well represented
by the VFW color guard and Ladies Auxiliary. Marching along with us were
Pam Dochter's therapy dogs sporting their Ladies Auxiliary patches; the
pups were a big hit with the crowd. Thanks to Steve Dochter and Mike
Adams for their assistance to the Ladies Auxiliary in this year's parade
. . .more
Picnic
Video!
Thanks to
Michael Labiak for making this video of the Post Picnic:
Luther Acres Visit
VFW
and Ladies Auxiliary members visited veterans and other residents at
Luther Acres Independent Living Center on July 5 in honor of Independence
Day. Commander Ellis greeted the audience. LA Patriotic Instructor Anne
Loechner read inspirational poems and we all enjoyed her reading of "Ragged
Old Flag" by Johnny Cash. The Spirit in Song Ensemble provided entertainment
. . .more
Care Packages for
the Troops
On
July 7, 2011, the Ladies Auxiliary to Lititz Springs VFW Post 1463 presented
a $465 check to the organizers of the Lititz, PA Care Packages for the
Troops to help defray costs of shipping the packages to Iraq, Afghanistan
and the Horn of Africa. The money was donated by area residents . . .more
Small Games of Chance
Hearing
On
May 5, 2011, the State House of Representatives Gaming Oversight Committee
held a hearing on some of the small games of chance bills. Numerous groups
including the VFW and American Legion were invited by the Gaming Committee
to testify in favor of HB 169.
Lititz
Springs VFW Post 1463 presented this year's donation of $500 for the
Lititz Police Department to Chief William Seace. A larger version of
this picture is available here
Hand Carved Plaque
Presented
On
Tuesday, May 24, 2011, Tom Mannon, a Lititz resident, presented a unique
handcarved plaque to VFW Post 1463 in appreciation of Lititz veterans.
Tom and his wife Kim met VFW members at the Post to present this beautiful
plaque which is crafted from three pieces of flawlessly joined mahogany . .
.more
Memorial Day 2011
From
May 26 at Clipper Stadium to June 1 at Audobon Villa, members of VFW
Post 1463 and the Ladies Auxiliary commemorated Memorial Day with various
celebrations, ceremonies and visits to veterans in two local retirement
communities.
On
May 17, we gathered for an evening of good food and sisterhood. After
dinner, we worked together to create items for the Buddy Poppy event
at Stauffer's of Kissel Hill on Sunday, May 29th.
On Memorial Day weekend, we greeted Stauffer's customers and invited them to
support a veteran with a classic Buddy Poppy, a bookmark and . . . more
Fire Department Check
Lititz
Springs VFW Post 1463 continues to support community safety programs.
On May 24, 2011, the Post presented annual donations to local fire companies.
Although all donations are diminished due to the outdated small games
of chance laws, Post 1463 still supports the area's police, fire and
ambulance companies. Read more here.
Camporee in the Park
The
sixth annual Boy Scouts Camporee in the Park was held April 9 – 11,
2011, at AMBUCS field. More than 120 scouts and adult leaders participated
in the weekend-long event. The Lititz/Warwick area scouts have been cleaning
Lititz Spring for the last six years, and this is the sixth year for
their Camporee as well. Photos of the encampment and flag-retiring ceremonies
can be found here.
Izaak Walton League
Donation
Lititz
Springs VFW Post 1463 presented a donation to VFW member, Tom Tedrow,
for this season's Izaak Walton League fishing events for VA patients,
special needs children (IU 13), Boy and Girl Scouts. Tom is the local
representative of the Red Rose Chapter, Izaak Walton League who prepares
the fishing site and manages the events. (More...)
Ladies Auxiliary Luggage
Drive a Great Success
The
Ladies Auxiliary to Lititz Springs VFW Post 1463 is pleased to report
the luggage drive at the AMBUCS Business Expo at the Lititz Rec on March
11 was a great success. The community donated 59 pieces of luggage for
patients being discharged from Coatesville VA Medical Center. Many more
photos are available here
Donations to Scouts
Lititz
Springs VFW Post 1463 honored its commitment to Boy Scouts of America
and Girl Scouts of America by presenting their annual donations totaling
$4,350. The money will be distributed among the various scout units in
the Lititz/Warwick area. This is the 18th consecutive year of this program.
Photos and more details can be found here.
Loyalty Day Art Contest
Awards
Recently,
students from kindergarten through sixth grades in four local elementary
schools submitted artwork depicting this year's Loyalty Day Art Contest
theme of "An American Soldier". Ladies Auxiliary members judged
the entries and selected the 28 winners. Details some photos can be found here.
Bike Rodeo at John
Beck Elementary
Commander
Joel Ellis represented Lititz Springs VFW Post 1463 at a Bike Rodeo held
April 27th at John Beck Elementary School. The VFW is proud to contribute
to community and youth events such as the bike rodeo.
The rodeo gave kids a chance to develop their bike riding skills. At this event,
sixth graders guided the younger students through the various bike handling
stations . . . (more)
USO Valentine's Day
Dance
Southeastern
Veterans Center in Spring City held a USO-style party for Valentine's
Day on February 11. District 9 President Getz and Commander Getz, Post
1463 Commander Joel Ellis, Trish Breneman and Sue Ellis attended the
party. More details and photos can be found here.
Valentine's Day Visits
to Local Veterans
On
February 10, 2011, Commander Joel Ellis joined members of the Ladies
Auxiliary making a Valentine's Day visit to veterans at two area nursing
and retirement homes. In the morning we spoke to vets and other patients
at coffee hour at Audobon Villa where we handed out Buddy Poppies and
Valentine Day cards which had been made and contributed by Daisy Girl
Scout Troop 144. . More details and photos can be found here.
Voice of Democracy
Winners
VFW
Post 1463 presented checks to three Manheim Township High School students
for their winning entries in the Voice of Democracy essay contest. The
theme this year was "Does My Generation Have A Role in America's
Future?"
On November 9, 2010,
the Lititz Springs VFW Post 1463 presented a check to the Lititz Recreation
Center. This completes the five-year plan for our $25,000 pledge . .
. (more)
The Holidays at the Post 2010
The holidays were a
very busy time at Post 1463! Activities included a Thanksgiving shut-in
dinner, holiday cards for the troops and vets, the
annual children's Christmas party, visits to veterans in nursing homes
and the assembling of care packages for our troops stationed around the
globe. Tons of pictures can be seen here.
Karl
Spidel Receives a Quilt of Valor
On December 11, 2010, patriotic instructor Anne Loechner surprised
Karl Spidel with a Quilt of Valor. This Quilt of Valor was awarded to
Karl for his service in Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he was wounded
twice.
Many of his fellow veterans attended the ceremony at VFW Post 1463. .
. (more)
Post
Activities for Veterans Day 2010
The post observed
Veterans Day with many community functions. Pictures can be found here.
Statue
of Liberty Trip
On October 28, 2010,
members of the VFW and Ladies Auxiliary attended the 124th Anniversary
of the Inauguration of the State of Liberty Monument, sponsored annually
by the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Many pictures
can be found here.
Thank
You Korean War Veterans Day
For several weeks
in August and September, a request for a count of Korean War veterans
in the Lancaster County area was placed in local newspapers. Patriotic
instructor Anne Loechner and Commander Joel Ellis received over 150 responses
from Korean War veterans . . . (more)
Welcome
Home Tyler Harris
On Saturday, September
18, 2010, VFW Post 1463 was honored to host a luncheon for Lcpl Tyler
Harris, a young, heroic Lititz marine. Many pictures and more details
can be found here.
Coatesville
VA Hospital Labor Day Picnic
On September 6, Labor
Day 2010, Dick and Janet Getz, Sue and Joel Ellis joined members of the
district and state VFW and Ladies Auxiliary at Coatesville VA Hospital
for a Labor Day picnic and bingo. The patients enjoyed 'burgers and 'dogs
on the grill, bingo, ice cream sundaes and having visitors all day. We
were thanked so many times, we lost count. The picnic was about the vets,
not us, but it gave us a good feeling to spend the day with them and
give a little something back. Pictures are available here.
Coatesville
VA Hospital Delivery
Several times this
summer, Post members and social members have volunteered their time and
vehicles to travel to Coatesville to deliver clothes and luggage to Coatesville
VA Hospital. This is an ongoing program for Post 1463. If you donate
items, thank you; if you donate your time and vehicle, thank you for
that. Ask Commander Ellis for details on how to join us in this program.
Pictures are available here.
Memorial Day 2010
Pictures
Sue Ellis has created
a nice scrapbook of pictures from this year's Memorial Day activities.
It is available for download as a Word .doc document here.
Ladies
Auxiliary Journal Discovered
Kathy
Wiker, Susan Ellis and Janet Getz discovered a journal full of details
about the Ladies Auxiliary in the 1940s in a closet in April 2010.
The journal was carefully transcribed and is now available for viewing
as a downloadable PDF file.
More details about the journal can be found here.
Loyalty
Day Art Contest
Our patriotic instructor,
Anne Loechner, once again provided information and guidance to local
elementary schools for this year’s Loyalty Day Art Contest. The
theme was A NATION UNITED. Students from kindergarten to sixth grade
in the three local elementary schools rendered their concept of the theme.
More details and photos can be found here.
Welcome
Viet Nam Veterans Day
The event, sponsored
by the Ladies Auxiliary, was held at the post Sunday, March 28th. Pictures
from the day are available here.
Spring Fling 2010
The
Dutch Country Cowboys provided the entertainment for our Spring Fling,
held
at the
post on
Sunday, April 11th. Photos from the event can be found here.
Thanks to Girl Scout Troop 264
The text of a letter that was sent to the Lititz Record Express on
November 9th, 2009 thanking Junior Girl Scout Troop 264 for cleaning
the grounds of the East
Main Street Memorials is available here.
Books for Lititz Public Library
Patriotic books were
donated on behalf of the Post
to
the
Lititz
Public
Library
in October of 2009.
Details are here.
D.A.R.E Program Donation
Post 1463 donated a check to the Lititz Police Department's D.A.R.E.
program in the fall of 2009. Details can be found here.
Yard Sale 2009
Pictures from the September
2009 Yard Sale can be found here.
National Convention 2009
Members of Post 1463
attended the 2009 National VFW Convention in
Phoenix,
Arizona.
Pictures can be seen here.
Alzheimers Walk 2009
Post members raised
$2,900 as part of the Alzheimers Walk in
September
2009.
A
larger
picture
can
be seen here.
Operation Helmet
Post 1463 presented
a check for $1,000 to Operation Helmet in the summer of 2009 to purchase
replacement kits to make helmets
more comfortable for our troops. Details can be found here.
The Passing of the
Baton
Outgoing Post Commander
Dick Getz passes the baton to his successor, Joel Ellis
in
2009. You
can read Dick's parting thoughts here.
Post
Donations
The
Post in June 2009 made some donations to the Lititz Park and the Robert "Sketch" Mearig
Memorial. Details are available here.
Memorial Day Parade 2009
A few pictures
from the 2009 Lititz Memorial Day Parade are available here.
Viet Nam
Dessert Social 2009
Pictures
of the Ladies Auxiliary of Post 1463 2009 dessert social to
honor veterans of the Viet Nam War are available here.
Cumberland
Gulf War Memorial Dedication
Pictures of the Cumberland Maryland Gulf
War Memorial dedication in April 2009 are available here.
As
part of the VFW Safety Program, the Lititz Springs VFW Post 1463 presented
a check to Warwick Community Ambulance Service on September 29. A larger
version of this picture can be found 
Ladies
Auxiliary Journal Discovered 
