VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF WYOMING

3036 CABIN CREEK PLACE ~ CASPER, WY 82604

vfwhq@bresnan.net

Web site –  www.wyomingvfw.com

Phone 333-5975

Fax 333-1347

GENERAL ORDERS ~ 2011-12 SERIES ~ January 2012

Attention: All Post Adjutants are reminded to read the General Orders at your next Post meeting and post them in your Post Home or other meeting place.

Members are reminded that their annual membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars expires December 31, 2011, unless their 2012 dues are paid and reported to National Headquarters. Commanders and Quartermasters are reminded that Section 219 and 704 allow for the use of Post Relief funds, to assist a member in need with paying their dues. Reminder: No Officer may retain their Office if they are in arrears with annual membership dues.

Section 220 of the National By-Laws, “Vacancies and Removal of Elective Officers or Committee Members” states that “Any elective Post officer removed by the Department Commander, by reason of failure to pay current dues or by vote of Post under the provisions of this section, shall not be eligible to serve in any Post office in the same administrative year in which the officer is removed.”

Commander Parkins would like to remind all members that he will be presenting a check, from Department, to the Commander-n-Chief in Washington D.C., March 2012. This will be for all funds raised by February 29, 2012 for National Military Service. He is asking that any Post or Auxiliary that would be making a donation to please send the check to Department Headquarters so the quartermaster can write one check for the whole amount. Each Post or Auxiliary will get credit for their donation forwarded to the NMS department. Let’s show them how Wyoming can work together and help Veterans and their families!

On behalf of the Department Officers have a safe and productive new year and let’s get back to doing what we do best, helping each other and all Veterans!


By Order of:
Larry Parkins
Department Commander

Official:
Robert J. DeBernardo
Department Adjutant



“HONORING THE DEAD, BY HELPING THE LIVING”

VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF WYOMING

3036 CABIN CREEK PLACE ~ CASPER, WY 82604

vfwhq@bresnan.net

 Web site – www.wyomingvfw.com

 Phone 333-5975 Fax 333-1347

GENERAL ORDERS ~ 2011-12 SERIES ~ #5 ~ 1 December 2011

Attention: All Post Adjutants are reminded to read the General Orders at your next Post meeting and post them in your Post Home or other meeting place.

Reminder: Sec. 703 – Bonds and Sec. 218 – Officers and Chairman, Duties and Obligations in our National By-laws and Manual of Procedure “Each officer accountable for funds or property pursuant to any provision these By-laws, shall be bonded with an indemnity company...” Bond information/applications have been sent to all Posts and Districts in the State. Quartermaster Bonds have expired as of August 31, 2011, any Post not bonded is in arrears.

Members are reminded that their annual membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars expires December 31, 2011, unless their 2012 dues are paid and reported to National Headquarters. Commanders and Quartermasters are reminded that Section 219 and 704 allow for the use of Post Relief funds to assist a member in need with paying their dues.

Section 220 of the National By-Laws, “Vacancies and Removal of Elective Officers or Committee Members” states that “Any elective Post officer removed by the Department Commander, by reason of failure to pay current dues or by vote of Post under the provisions of this section, shall not be eligible to serve in any Post office in the same administrative year in which the officer is removed.”

Attention of the Post Commander is directed to section 218 of the National Manual of Procedure, “Duty of Trustees”. Trustees Report of Audit must be completed in detail at the close of each quarter, one of which ends December 31, 2011.

In accordance with Section 520 – #2. of the National Manual of Procedure, an election has been held to fill the vacancy of Department Junior Vice Commander by the Council of Administration. Harold Lowe, Post #4343 Cheyenne has been duly elected to complete the remaining administrative year.

By Order of:
Larry Parkins
Department Commander

Official:
Robert J. DeBernardo
Department Adjutant



“HONORING THE DEAD, BY HELPING THE LIVING”

VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF WYOMING

3036 CABIN CREEK PLACE ~ CASPER, WY 82604

vfwhq@bresnan.net

Web site – www.wyomingvfw.com

Phone 333-5975 Fax 333-1347

GENERAL ORDERS ~ 2011-12 SERIES ~  2 November 2011

Attention: All Post Adjutants are reminded to read the General Orders at your next Post meeting and post them in your Post Home or other meeting place.

Annual Members are reminded that their membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States expires December 31, 2011, unless their 2012 dues are paid and reported to National Headquarters. Every effort should be made to renew the membership of continuous members and also sign up new/reinstated members prior to January 1, 2012

Sec. 703 – Bonds and Sec. 218 – Officers and Chairman, Duties and Obligations in our National By-laws and Manual of Procedure “Each officer accountable for funds or property pursuant to any provision these By-laws, shall be bonded with an indemnity company...” Bond information/applications have been sent to all Posts and Districts in the State.

Department Commander Larry Parkins will be out of Wyoming from November 2, 2011 through November 7, 2011. Department Senior Vice, Wayne Mordahl will be in charge during this period.

Adjutant/Quartermaster, DeBernardo, will be out of the headquarters office from November 3, 2011 through November 7, 2011. Please hold all calls and emails until he returns.



By Order of:
Larry Parkins
State Commander

Official:
Robert J. DeBernardo
Department Adjutant

VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF WYOMING

3036 CABIN CREEK PLACE ~ CASPER, WY 82604

Phone 333-5975 Fax 333-1347

vfwhq@bresnan.net

 Web site – www.wyomingvfw.com

GENERAL ORDERS ~ 2011-12 SERIES ~ #4 ~ 1 October 2011

Attention: All Post Adjutants are reminded to read the General Orders at your next Post meeting and post them in your Post Home or other meeting place.

Reminder: Sec. 703 – Bonds and Sec. 218 – Officers and Chairman, Duties and Obligations in our National By-laws and Manual of Procedure “Each officer accountable for funds or property pursuant to any provision these By-laws, shall be bonded with an indemnity company...” Bond information/applications have been sent to all Posts and Districts in the State. Quartermaster Bonds have expired as of August 31, 2011, any Post not bonded is in arrears.

Attention: While Commander Bobby Hoard is out of touch, Senior Vice Commander Larry Parkins will be in charge.

By Order of:
Larry Parkins, Sr. Vice Commander

Official:
Robert J. DeBernardo, Department Adjutant

VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF WYOMING

3036 CABIN CREEK PLACE ~ CASPER, WY 82604

vfwhq@bresnan.net

Web site – www.wyomingvfw.com

 Phone 333-5975 Fax 333-1347

GENERAL ORDERS ~ 2011-12 SERIES ~ #2 ~ 1 August 2011

Attention: All Post Adjutants are reminded to read the General Orders at your next Post meeting and post them in your Post Home or other meeting place.
Attention: Section 222 of the National By-Laws states “Each Post will pay, in advance, a national convention registration fee of twenty fee dollars ($25).....” The only way this can be done is by using the Invoice that has been sent to each Post, (copies are available from the Dept. A/Q) the Adjutant or Quartermaster of the Post are the only ones that can complete this invoice! Since the Delegate must be elected at Post level, the Department Quartermaster/Adjutant can not file this for any Post. It must be signed by the A/Q and snail mailed! At this time I have no information as to what the consequences will be if a Post does not register a delegate putting the Post in “arrears” with national. It could be that national will recover this by with-holding $25 from any member dues payout? It may be more, I don’t know. (Bob DeBernardo)

Sec. 703 – Bonds and Sec. 218 – Officers and Chairman, Duties and Obligations in our National By-laws and Manual of Procedure “Each officer accountable for funds or property pursuant to any provision these By-laws, shall be bonded with an indemnity company...” Bond information/applications have been sent to all Posts and Districts in the State.

Department Commander Bobby Hoard will be out of Wyoming from August 26, 2011 through August 31, 2011. Department Judge Advocate Everett “Wink” Winkler will be in charge during this period.

Adjutant/Quartermaster, DeBernardo, will be out of the headquarters office from August 26, 2011 through September 4, 2011. Please hold all calls and emails until he returns.

Department Directory’s information has been sent to the printer and should be available for the fall district meetings. Until then, the contact information for Program Chairman and Department Officers is on the web-site.


By Order of:
Bobby L. Hoard
State Commander

Official:
Robert J. DeBernardo
Department Adjutant



“HONORING THE DEAD, BY HELPING THE LIVING”

VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF WYOMING

3036 CABIN CREEK PLACE ~ CASPER, WY 82604

Email: vfwhq@bresnan.net

Web site: www.wyomingvfw.com

Phone 333-5975 Fax 333-1347

GENERAL ORDERS ~ 2011-12 SERIES ~ #1 ~ 1 July 2011

Attention: All Post Adjutants are reminded to read the General Orders at your next Post meeting and post them in your Post Home or other meeting place.

I, Bobby L. Hoard, having been duly elected and installed as Commander of the Department of Wyoming. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States of America, at the 78th Department Convention, assume said office effective 11 June 2011. I declare all previous appointments null and void effective 1 July 2011.

Department officers elected and installed on 11 June 2011 at the Department Convention:
Senior Vice Commander ~ Larry Parkins
Junior Vice Commander ~ Wayne Mordahl
Quartermaster ~ Bob DeBernardo
Chaplain ~ J. Dee Darnell
Judge Advocate ~ Everett “Wink” Winkler
Surgeon ~ Cheryl Shannon
Appointed officers:
Adjutant ~ Bob DeBernardo
Chief of Staff ~ Earl Sellers
Inspector ~ Gary Mathisen
Service Officer ~ John Lavery
(Contact information for all officers and program chairman is available on the Department website)

Sec. 703 – Bonds and Sec. 218 – Officers and Chairman, Duties and Obligations in our National By-laws and Manual of Procedure “Each officer accountable for funds or property pursuant to any provision these By-laws, shall be bonded with an indemnity company...” Bond information/applications have been sent to all Posts and Districts in the State.

Department Commander Bobby Hoard would like to thank all the members for showing their faith and trust in him by electing him Commander. Also, he also thanks everyone for all the hard work done last year and trusts we will continue to work for Veterans during the upcoming year. We’ve made 100% membership two years in a row and he knows we can do it again!

Adjutant DeBernardo has made some changes to the way the General Orders are put together. They will be in 3 parts: Gen O’s will concern VFW Business ~ there will be a “900 Club” winners sheet and a “Department News” sheet, 3 pages in all. In the hope that individual sheets can be posted and better viewed by members, color has been used. If your Post has any event upcoming and you inform HQ early enough it can be posted on the website and included in the Department News sheet each month.

By Order of:
Bobby L. Hoard
State Commander
Official:
Robert J. DeBernardo
Department Adjutant



“HONORING THE DEAD, BY HELPING THE LIVING”