The Graybeards - KWVA - Korean War Veterans Association

Union County Chapter #53 of New Jersey
Our chapter is committed to volunteer work at the New Jersey
Home for Disabled Veterans. We have been doing this volunteer
work since 1989, with dinners, monthly bingo parties, and a special
Christmas Party. New Jersey law requires all not for profit corporations
to submit an end of year report to show how much money was
received in donations during the year and also requires a report to
show that 60% of all donations received, goes back into the programs
listed in the association’s articles of incorporation.
KWVA Chapter 86 of Nashville, Tennessee
Chapter members pose in front of the bingo board at the Menlo Park
Veterans Home.
Our Chapter set up a KWVA display at the Tennessee State Fair. We had a
good turn out and many people came to us and shook our hands and
thanked us for our service to our Country. Table Display (top) and Half
Track Display (below) at State Fair, Sept. 2002
Western Ohio Chapter #108
Annual Awards Dinner for volunteer service at the New Jersey Home for
Disabled Veterans. Members shown are Dermott O’Grady, John Stonaker,
Carl Livecchia, Ken Murray and Richie Alexander.
Chapter President Richie Alexander greets disabled veterans at a chapter
sponsored spaghetti dinner April 14, 2002.
The Chapter memorial sign committee acted upon the second
phase of this effort (after the state memorial signs were erected)
and approached the Piqua, Ohio “city fathers and others” to
request a similar memorial sign be erected at both the East and
West Route 36 entrance to the city. With-in three weeks the city
public works department had made and erected these eye-catching
memorial signs with our requested Western Ohio Chapter
identification! Note: After the 123rd General Assembly passed
Sub. H.B. 287 (06-02-99) designating the “Korean War Veterans’
Memorial Highway” signs for our area there was a two-year-plus
lapse of action time. We enlisted the help of Mr. Harley Coon,
President of National KWVA and a member of this chapter, to
direct a letter to Ohio Governor Bob Taft for support and to have
these signs erected during the USA Commemoration of the 50th
Anniversary of the Korean War.
The Rose of Sharon fund drive was initiated the first and second
weekend in May this year. Many volunteer veteran and associate
members were in position and attend to the “A-Frame”
board-display of picture activities and answer questions in regard
to the Korean War and other activities of this chapter. We had
representation in three area counties; Miami, Shelby and Darke.
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