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New Posts Build MembershipStart Early: Select new Post area, order ShotgunMailer from your Department Headquarters and organizea new VFW Post.THIS TOWN NEEDS A VFWThere are three basic reasons why we must continue tostress the importance of organizing new VFW Posts.Membership: It is imperative we locate VFW Postswhere it is convenient for veterans to join and be activemembers. New Posts have contributed significantly tothe membership growth of our organization.Service to Veterans: New Posts provide the instrumentby which the Veterans of Foreign Wars ServiceOfficers can render service to the veteran, his widow andorphan. New Posts assist in keeping our VeteransHospitals open and provides the membership strengthnecessary to oppose forces that are dedicated to curtailingveteran entitlements and closing VA Hospitals.Service to the Community: New Posts serve to benefit the communities in which they are established bycarrying on various programs that the Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsor. All communities, large or small, arereceptive to an organization that serves their community. The VFW is well known for its sponsorship of Voiceof Democracy, Citizenship Education and Community Service, Youth Activities and other worthwhile programs.These outstanding programs, sponsored by VFW Posts, display the unselfish devotion that membersof our organization feel towards our country.These reasons emphasize the importance of new VFW Posts. The task is not easy, nor is it difficult. Toooften, after a new Post is organized, it is neglected. Visitations by qualified people are very important to thesuccess of a new Post. Instruction and guidance must be provided to the officers and members of new Postson the Ritual, By-Laws, membership recruitment and the variety of programs the VFW has to offer. The secretto a successful new Post is the thoroughness of the follow-up.The “Success Story” is a continuous one. The future offers more. We must work together to build a biggerand better organization. To do it we must be positive in our actions. We must continue to seek our Korean,Vietnam, Desert Storm and Kosovo veterans as well as those now serving in Afghanistan and Iraq. They representthe future of our organization and should serve as a nucleus for new VFW Posts.For additional information, contact your Department Headquarters or the Membership Department at NationalHeadquarters.67