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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
VFW Life MembershipAny person otherwise eligible for membership in the VFW may become a Life Member upon acceptance of hisapplication and fee payment as specified below. The VFW Life Membership program is one of the finest suchprograms among all veterans organizations.Plan “E” Life Membership Fee Schedule (effective January 1, 2007)Attained Age at December 31FeeThrough age 30 $425.00Age 31 - 40 410.00Age 41 - 50 375.00Age 51 - 60 335.00Age 61 - 70 290.00Age 71 - 80 225.00Age 81 and over 170.00The correct fee will be determined using the applicant’s attained age as of December 31 of the calendar year in which the application is submitted regardless of actual date of birth.The By-Law which establishes Life Membership fees are subject to amendment by the voting delegates at eachyear’s National Convention. In addition to checks and money orders, Visa, MasterCard, American Express andDiscover credit cards are also accepted as payment of the Life Membership fee. Expect an average of 10 daysprocessing from the time a member submits a Life Membership application to the time the member receivestheir Life Membership card.VFW Store Discounts for New Life Members: For a period of one year from their Life Membership date,Life Members are eligible for a 10% discount on purchases of products for their personal use from the VFWStore Catalog. Merchandise and quantity restrictions will be applied. Details of this offer will be mailed to allqualifying new Life Members with their Life Membership card.Perpetual Life Membership Post Charter: A beautiful Perpetual Post Charter, signed by current nationalofficers, will be awarded to any VFW Post having a total of 25 or more active Life Members. When a Post firstqualifies, National will send notification that the Perpetual Charter is being prepared. In addition, the Post will beadvised that a Companion Charter Life Member Certificate, listing the names of the Life Members, is availablefor purchase from the VFW Store. Also included will be a 10% discount coupon for use by the Post applicableto one prepaid order from the VFW Store Catalog with no limit on the number of items or quantities. Somerestrictions apply. Details will be provided with the coupon.Important! Appoint Life Membership Chairmen: A Life Member provides lifelong support to their localVFW Post and its activities. Furthermore, there is never concern about retention of these dedicated people.Therefore, appointment of a Life Membership Chairman at the Post, the District and Department Headquartersis vital. There are numerous productive ways to bring in Life Members, and a good Life Membership Chairman,well-versed and enthusiastic about the VFW and the Life Membership program, can be the spark needed tosuccessfully implement such programs. This will reap membership and service dividends many times over athis or her level in the VFW as well as the entire organization. Over half the VFW Membership are now LifeMembers.Gift Life Memberships: A Post would do well to occasionally present gift Life Memberships. Possible recipientsare each outgoing Post Commander or someone he or she may designate, those who may have performedoutstanding service or simply have a certain number of years of continuous annual membership in the Post, or68
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