Transcript PROGRAMS - VFW - Department of New York

PROGRAMS
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Working alongside America’s Youth
and
Instilling a sense of patriotism
has always been
– and –
will always be
-a VFW Priority
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WE DO THIS
THROUGH
OUR
PROGRAMS
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VOICE
OF
DEMOCRACY
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The
Voice of Democracy Program
was established
in 1947
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To Provide students
in grades 9 – 12
the opportunity to express
themselves in regard to
democratic ideas
and
principles
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The Voice of Democracy Program
is open to students
in grades 9-12
who are enrolled in a public,
home, parochial or home school
study program
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A student is required to
record a 3-5 minute
(+ or – 5 seconds max.)
essay on a standard Cassette
tape or CD
on a theme selected by
VFW National each year
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First Place
Winner receives a $30,000
Scholarship
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Other Scholarships
range from
$1,000 - $16,000
and
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The
First Place Winner
from each state
wins an all-expense
paid trip to Washington, D.C.
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All entries
Begin at the Post Level
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The only exception is where a
school/class have large numbers of
students and wish to conduct their
own competition
then,
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The school or class
would submit
one winner for each
15 students to the local
VFW Post competition.
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An
Individual Student
can submit
his/her application
directly to a Post
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Applications
must be received
at the Post
no later than
12:00 midnight
on
November 1st
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A local Post
will hold its own judging
by November 15th
forwarding
1 for every 15
to the District for judging
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District
judging will be completed
by
December 15th
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Department Judging
completed by
th
January 10
&
Selected Department Winner
to
National by January 15th
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Applications
can be
downloaded
at
http://www.vfw.org/VOD/
under the
Community Tab
Youth & Education
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PATRIOTS
PEN
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The Patriots Pen Program
is a nationwide VFW sponsored
youth essay competition giving
students an opportunity to write
essays expressing their views on
democracy
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The Patriot’s Pen Program
is open to students
in grades 6-8
who are enrolled in a public,
home, parochial or home school
study program
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Students are required to write an
essay of not less than 300 words
nor more than 400 words
on a theme
selected by National
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All entries
Begin at the Post Level
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An
Individual Student
will submit
his/her application
directly to a Post
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Applications
must be received
at the Post
no later than
12:00 midnight
on
November 1st
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A local Post
will hold its own judging
by November 15th
forwarding
1 for every 15
to the District for judging
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District
judging will be completed
by
December 15th
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Department Judging
completed by
January 10th
&
Selected Department Winner
to
National by January 15th
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Applications
can be
downloaded
at
http://www.vfw.org/PatriotsPen/
under the
Community Tab
Youth & Education
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SCOUT
OF
THE
YEAR
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Each year the VFW recognizes
three exceptional people:
⤖ Boy Scout or Girl Scout
⤖ a Sea Scout
or
⤖ a Venturing Crew
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The
VFW
Scout of the Year Program
rewards with
college scholarships
up to $5,000.00
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Scouts should submit a completed
VFW Scouting Scholarship form
Resume of high school activities
Scouting record
Community Service Record
&
Letters of Recommendation
to:
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A
Local VFW Post
No later than
March 1st
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Applications
can be
downloaded
at
www.vfw.org
under the
Community Tab
Youth & Education
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TEACHER
OF
THE
YEAR
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The VFW Teacher of the Year
recognizes three
exceptional teachers for
their outstanding commitment
to teaching Americanism &
patriotism to their students
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Winners receive:
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 A $1,000 award for
professional development
expenses
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 $1,000.00 award
for his or her school
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Two award plaques:
One for the teacher
&
One for his/her school
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An all-expenses-paid
trip to attend a
VFW conference to
receive their award
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Teachers
who promote
civic responsibility,
flag etiquette
&
patriotism
are prime candidates for the award
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Applications
can be
downloaded
at
www.vfw.org
under the
Community Tab
Youth & Education
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Operation UPLINK
A Calling Program for deployed service
members that provides free phone
time to active-duty military personnel
and hospitalized veterans.
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UNMET Needs
Unmet Needs helps to meet the critical
needs of service members and their
families who experience a sudden
financial hardship, oftentimes during a
deployment.
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Unmet Needs
assists with basic life needs such
as: mortgage and rent, home and
auto repairs, insurance, utilities,
food and clothing.
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To date Unmet Needs has provided
more than $4.3 million in
emergency financial grants to
military families across the nation.
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Military Assistance Program (MAP)
A huge part of MAP includes the Adopt-aUnit Program. Through Adopt-a-Unit, VFW
and its Ladies Auxiliary adopt hundreds of
military units around the world and
provide them personal necessity items,
care packages, books and more.
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National Veterans Service
Nationwide network of VFW
Service Officers assist more than
120,000 veterans nationwide. From
assisting veterans in filing for disability
compensation to requesting hearings
before the VA Board of Appeals.
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In New York State, the Department of
NY VFW maintains two Veteran Service
Officers. One in Albany, NY and one in
Buffalo, NY. In 2012 alone, they were
able to garner $82,561,145.00 in
benefits for NY Veterans.
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Emergency Relief
When an emergency arises or a
disaster occurs as happened with
"Hurricane Sandy", the VFW stands
ready to help and assist its Veterans.
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During the Sandy disaster the
Department of NY VFW Relief
Funds combined with the $80,000
in relief funds provided by VFW
National were distributed to VFW
members who lost their homes or
were displaced by the storm.
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Not a week - a month - or six
months - BUT WITHIN DAYS.
Checks were written and given to
our veterans when they needed it long before FEMA or any other
agency.
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VFW
NATIONAL
HOME
FOR
CHILDREN
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The VFW National Home for Children was
founded in 1925 as a place where the
families left behind by war -- mothers and
children, brothers and sisters -- could
remain together, keeping the family circle
intact even when their serviceman didn't
come home
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Today's families face different
challenges -- reintegration, posttraumatic stress, high unemployment
and rehabilitation from battlefield
injuries, among others -- and the
National Home has evolved over our
decades-long history to meet those
changing needs.
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Whether we help a family find
strength and support close to
home through our Helpline, or
they become part of our campus
community, military and veteran
families can count on the VFW
National Home for Children to help
them build better lives together.
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Get Involved
- LEAVE A LEGACY
- PURCHASE A Tribute Brick
or
Donate Directly
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- VFW members can significantly
impact their local communities
through youth activities, assisting
veteran families in need and
supporting their local military units
before, during and after their
deployments.
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Donations to programs such as
Operation Uplink – MAP –
UMET Needs – Emergency Relief Fund
NVS & National Home
can be made by
mailing your donation
to
Department of NY VFW
69 Sand Creek Road
Albany, NY 12205
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To preserve & strengthen
comradeship among its members
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Assist worthy Comrades
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Perpetuate the memory and
history of our dead
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This is what we do!
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