I am very pleased to continue as chairman for another year. As everyone expects I will continue to apply my gregarious personality and fun loving nature to inspire our auxiliaries to continue to put more ”fun” in “fun”draising. I will track all the National Home donations reported to the Department of Colorado. I will recognize at the 2018 Department of Colorado VFW Convention the auxiliary with the greatest amount contributed (less our minimum commitment) to the VFW National Home for Children. Please be accurate with the reporting and capture all your efforts toward this worthy cause.

Our VFW Auxiliary Department of Colorado Senior Vice President Shelley Schlieman invited me as her guest to tour the VFW National Home last May. It was a tremendous blessing to visit this small-town community in Eaton Rapids, Michigan. Several families gave testimonials on how this stable edifying environment helped them to recover from their crisis. The VFW National Home for Children provided housing, daycare, education, recreation & basic needs to give them a path to recovery. They were genuinely appreciative of this life changing gift. To see the inner workings, to touch the bricks & to feel the compassion of the VFW National Home for Children is an experience I will draw upon for many years.

Upon my return I spoke to several people outside of our VFW Auxiliary community, one of which worked at the VA hospital and clinics for many years. No one had ever heard of the VFW National Home. Consequently I will spend time championing this program to my circle of community contacts.

More Information can be obtained at: vfwnationalhome.org

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Raymond Moelder
Department Auxiliary VFW National Home for Children Chairman