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The Dallas/Ft. Worth National Cemetery is the only National Cemetery at which the Public Information Office is staffed by volunteers 7 days a week, 363 days a year. Marvin Dunn, 1721 Briardale Ct., Arlington, TX 76013 Finished!!! Reynaldo Reyna and Paulino Lucio are done with CID 209’s float 251 SAGINAW/FRANKENMUTH [MI] We meet at the Hospital Auditorium in Saginaw, MI. As Public Relations Director, I always supply a different type of speaker. We ask them to limit their presentations to thirty minutes. The speaker at our 4 February meeting was Pam Hickey, who raises sixteen llamas on a small ranch in the town of Merrill, MI, about 25 miles away. She is called the “Llama Mama.” She also is co-owner of a shop that teaches weaving all kinds of mittens, caps, and sweaters from llama yarn. Items made from llama yarn are eight times warmer than the same articles made from wool. The Llama Mamma says llamas make better pets than dogs, kittens, or horses. Yes, a llama will spit in your face if it does not know you. 42 Andres Dimas, Hector Garza, Ernesto Sanchez, Sam Brewster, Tony Silva, Salvador Sciaraffa, Pete Trevino (L-R) at CID 209 book presentation 215 GENERAL WALTER H. WALKER [TX] John Fisher and Sim Goodall received plaques for their volunteer service at the Dallas/Ft. Worth National Cemetery. John Fisher has served 9 years and logged 1,315 hours volunteering. Sim Goodall has served 5 years and logged 1,080 hours volunteering. John Fisher (L) and Sim Goodall (R) of CID 215 display their volunteer service plaques CID 251 Finance Office Don Twietmeyer (L) presents check to guest speaker Pam Hickey (C), as Bob Simon (R) and llama friend (not a real one) looks on Mrs. Hickey is extremely entertaining as she speaks. Her style of talking is like Bill Cosby’s. She actually makes fun of herself and her husband. It was truly neat to see the faces on the 35 members present the night she talked. Our chapter has about 107 members. On average, about 35-45 of them attend our meetings. We serve no meals or coffee. But, we involve many of the members in different functions, like attending the Korean Presbyterian Church picnic in August, the Christmas Party in December, etc. (Wives attend both of these functions.) We have a large turn-out to sell Roses of Sharon twice a year, and we run food drives. In March, 2009 we were the guests of Independent Village (for elderly) for a meal and a tour of the facilities. Our secret to a successful chapter is to keep all the members involved. Bob Simon, Public Relations Director 7286 Spring Lake Trail, Saginaw, MI. 48603 July - August 2009 The Graybeards
270 SAM JOHNSON [TX] We installed elected and appointed officers during our 11 July meeting. • President - J. D. Randolph • First Vice-President - Paul Pfrommer. • Second Vice-President - Keith Fannon • Secretary - J. Tilford Jones • Treasurer - Ed Wuermser • Directors - Bill Carman • Chaplain - Ralph Smith We also donated a popcorn machine to the Dallas Fisher House. Glen Thompson, gthomp@tx.rr.com 289 MOUNTAIN EMPIRE [TN] The new officers of CID 270 take the oath of office We’ve had a busy couple months. On June 13 (the day before Flag Day) fifteen members held a fund raiser at a Wal-Mart Super Center in Johnson City/Jonesbourgh, TN. We set up charts and table displaying news about the Korean War and gave “Rose of Sharon” flowers to each donor. On June 25th we held our second annual “Watermelon Party” at the Mountain Home V. A. Hospital (nursing home wing) in Johnson City. We cut up ten watermelons and delivered them to the rooms of those veterans who could not make it to the recreation room. The installed officers of CID 270 (L-R) J. D. Randolph, J. Tilford Jones, Ed Wuermser, Keith Fannon, Bill Carman, Cliff Platt, Ralph Smith, Paul Pfrommer. Photo by Charles Buckley CID 289’s fund raiser at Wal-Mart: Ralph Yelton (in wheel chair), Harold Webb, James Holton, Al Ford, Bill McCoy, Bob Shelton and Fred Himelwright CID 270 Secretary J. Tilford Jones (L) and President J. D. Randolph (R), with the donated popcorn machine in front of the Fisher House. A metal plaque in the upper left corner of the popcorn machine identifies KWVA Chapter 270 as the donor. Members of CID 289 at their BBQ at the Mountain Home VA: Arles Pease, Mack Dunford, James Holton, Bob Shelton and Fred Himelwright 43 The Graybeards July - August 2009
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