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Peggy's Pages-Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 8516 District 9-Peggy Barker Legislative Chairman

FULL PAGE FEBRUARY 2003 CALENDAR (click here)

JANUARY 2003 STATE VOICE OF DEMOCRACY SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS: 1st-Dist.2-Brianna M. Brennen of Morgantown High School. 2nd-Dist.3-Jarel J. Jones of Philip Barbour High School. 3rd-Dist.6-Kathryn G. Lawrence of Bridgeport High School. Awards were presented at the Clarksburg Post Annual VOD Dinner. Special Thanks to Wes Thomas & Regina Weatherholtz for a fantastic job!!! (click here for further info. regarding Youth Scholarship Programs)

Remembering Pearl Harbor (click here)

9-11 TRIBUTE (click here)

FALL CONFERENCE 2002:  September 20th-22nd...Flatwoods, West Virginia. THEME: Reflecting on Our Mission-"Serving the Dead By Helping the Living"

SOME GAVE ALL:   In Memory of SSgt. Gene Vance and SSgt. Anissa Shuttleworth Shero

Recent Events

FALL CONFERENCE AT FLATWOODS, WV WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!!  COMPLIMENTS TO OUR STATE COMMANDER & LADIES AUXILIARY PRESIDENT:

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Commander Melvin Reed VFW-WV

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Donna Burgess LAVFW State President

Mel's Calendar Gals-LtoR:MIMI aka MEME,The BagLady
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where'd he/she come from? LadyCaroline-Fore&Aft-Bullseye, who the heck is that?

EVERYBODY LOVES A PARADE-LAVFW & POST 8516
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AT SUMMERFEST IN CLENDENIN, WV

HILITES FROM NATIONAL CONVENTION IN NASHVILLE, TN
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On the road again, The Gang's all here, Peg at Gaylord Opryland, Nat'l. Pres. & Line Officers

National Convention Cont'd.-Distinguished Guests
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The King Forever, Lee Greenwood-God Bless the USA & V. P. Cheney

 BUDDY POPPY...........................

Upcoming Events

TESTIMONIAL FOR COMMANDER MELVIN REED & AUXILIARY PRESIDENT DONNA BURGESS WAS  HELD ON OCT. 19th AT THE MEUSE-ARGONNE CLARKSBURG POST 573. WOW WHAT A NIGHT! Joyce Dyer & Jim Talerico brought the house down with their Comedy Routines, Special (?Unknown Guests-Calendar Gals & Medical Staff?) arrived in costume to entertain Our President & Commander. T0000000000 FUNNY!!! A Wonderful Time was had by ALL-I think!

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ANYBODY WE KNOW????????

Who's that hiding behind the flowers & wonder why
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...as you can see-the guys were on their very best behavior

PRESIDENT DONNA's BIRTHDAY BASH......
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OH-WHAT A NIGHT!!!!

CANCER AIDE & RESEARCH INFO. (click here)

Breast Cancer (click here-A Beary Good Thing To Do!)

Click here daily to provide free mammograms for underpriviledged women...

Governor's Flag Day Program in the Schools
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Buddy Poppy Princess & Mom Donna Evic and Sr. Vice Yvonne (here comes the Judge) Crawford

It's a tough job but somebody has to do it....
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PDP Ruth Wells, Judge & Eloise Gandee Dept. Poppy Chairman

MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY OCTOBER 26/27th....(click here)

MADD PROJECTS FOR DISTRICT 9 & POST 8516 WV: We will be working with Gino's Restaurant in Elkview with a community wide project to collect coins for the children's cancer research fund and the local Senior Center will be helping us collect personal care items & making bibs for patients at the Veterans Home, plus ongoing collection of poptabs for Ronald McDonald House.  SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE PROJECT: Sent 52 emails to Members challenging them to contact a friend on MADD & make arrangements to take them to VOTE and added link to our website (project homepage) and article regarding our projects.

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LAVFW POST 8516 MAKING A DIFFERENCE EVERY DAY!!!

MISSING CHILDREN-BRING THEM HOME....(click here)