National convention, october 2-5, 2005, in bossier - Korean War ...

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Funds raised by the concert and other fundraising activities
were used to provide:
$3,000.00 for two scholarships for graduating JROTC students
$500.00 in food gift certificates to be distributed to needy
veterans
$1,000.00 contributed to a Homeless Veterans emergency
fund to provide temporary lodging for homeless veterans
$500.00 donated to the Veterans transportation program
which transports veterans to the VA Medical Center
$500.00 for telephone cards to be distributed to active duty
troops over seas and those being hospitalized at Walter reed
Hospital
$500.00 contributed to the Victory Forge Boot Camp for
troubled teenage boys
That makes a total of $6,000.00 in contributions for veterans
and youth programs.
The Chapter was also able to set aside $10,000.00 for a
Korean War Memorial fund to design and erect a Korean War
Memorial in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
The concert was an overwhelming success, and will continue
to be an annual event for the Chapter.
108 scholarship
award winner
Casondra Shively,
her mother Felicia
Gleyd, and proud
grandparents Mary
and Frederick
Shively
108 President Ken
Williamson, scholarship
winner
Jason Kerns, and
his grandfather and
KWVA member
Harvey Zimmerman
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108 Wester estern n Ohio
108
Frederick R. Shively
In March 1997, the Chapter passed a resolution by a 97-1
margin to award two $500.00 student scholarships. We contacted
several local neutral educators and found some willing to
screen all the applications. We gave a ten point bonus in the scoring
to applicants who were relatives of Korean War veterans.
Once the ratings were completed, we took a floor vote on the recommendations.
In May 2001 we increased the number of $500.00 scholarships
to be awarded to four. Two went to current year high school
graduates. The other two went to current college students.
Again, in 2005, we awarded four $500.00 scholarships, raising
the total number of scholarships awarded since 1997 to 28.
108 President Ken
Williamson, scholarship winner
Andrew Riffle, and his
mother Mary Riffle
108 scholarship winner
Casondra Shively
and Chapter
President Ken
Williamson
110 Miami-Dade [FL]
Ainslee R. Ferdie
The Chapter assisted
some 77 runners
last year in a run/walk
with the Association
of Army, Gulfstream
Chapter as principal
sponsor. It was the
second annual tribute
to the armed forces.
110 President Ferdie getting
ready to start the runners
July - August A
2005
The Graybeards