This past weekend I spent Sunday at the Ashland Park helping the Windham Rotary at their annual car show.
Our post was a sponsor, and we presented a trophy to one of the top 20 car owners for his entry. It was a successful day, and the Rotary raised a great deal of funds for the Cancer Patient fund of Greene County.
We salute the hard work of all the volunteers. Next year the Hensonville Fire Department will take over the event from the Rotary and we wish them success and support.
The Department of NY VFW will be holding their 2024 Fall Conference this coming October 11th at the Albany Marriot.
Along with a general session regarding information, they will be holding a “Stop-22-Walk-A-Thon to increase public awareness of veterans committing suicide and bring attention to the mental health needs of our country’s veterans.
Stop 22 is a partnership between the Department of NY Veterans of Foreign Wars and one of the nation’s leading health and well-being companies OB One Insurance. This is to increase awareness of Veterans committing suicide – 22 each day.
As I reported last week in our article, we are struggling with membership participation. A letter was sent to each member regarding this troubling time to continue our mission and presence in our community which started in 1928.
We need our existing members to take an interest in taking positions in our post. I feel optimistic that our members will come together and support our post.
Our State Commander, Dan Kell has his special project which is Alliance 180. Alliance 180 is an effective three-day experience which offers peer-to-peer interaction, private accommodations and classroom training to learn the language of the horse, and round pen interaction with a horse as the final culminating event.
The release felt when the horse accepts your offer to bond-breathing-touching and following- its so empowering. There is no judgement, only acceptance. Over 800 individuals have successfully gone through the program with tremendous success.
Any financial support you can provide will go a long way in assisting our veterans in this essential program. Your donation should be made out to Department of NY VFW, 69 Sand Creek Road, Albany, NY 12205.
As most of us in the Windham area struggled through the power outages this past week, I hope all the power has been restored by now.
I personally have a tree down that I now must start acting like a lumber jack and hack away at it. This should be interesting to say the least. At least I don’t have to yell TIMBER, Mother Nature did it for me.
Remember our troops are still serving throughout the world for our freedoms and keep them in your thoughts and prayers. God Bless America.
Marc Farmilette – Commander VFW Post 1545.
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