FUND RAISING
To raise funds for the many projects we support, we work most weekends selling raffle tickets and accepting donations.
 Walmart on 369 |  Walmart 369 |
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 Ace Hardware Hammond Crossing |  400 Antique Mall |
 ACE Hardware Macedonia |  Midway Ace Hardware |
Delivering Easter Dinners
For Easter each year, we team up with ALTRUSA to create a food basket for those unable to get out for Easter. Our Chapter donate the turkeys or hams and the local ALTRUSA chapters put together a food basket to complete an Easter meal. The VVA volunteers then go with a member of The Place to make the personal delivers to the families. It's another way for all of us to give back to the community where we live.
Visiting Vets at Local Nursing Homes
We started regular visits to our Vets at several of our local nursing home. It another way of showing how we live up to our motto: "No Veteran left behind." Each vet is presented a hat to represent their branch of service when they served. On return trips, we play bingo with the vets and serve them ice cream. With us there, they know they are not forgotten.
 Celebration Nursing Home |  Oaks at Hamptons Nursing Home |  Celebration Nursing Home |
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 Lanier Nursing Home |  Lanier Nursing Home |  Town Country Windermere |
 Bingo at the Villa |  Oaks at Post Road |  Villa at Canterfield |
 Visiting VA facility in Carrollton |  Bingo at the Oaks |
Friday Morning Breakfast
 Early morning breakfast |  Morning breakfast |
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 Morning Breakfast |  Morning breafast |
 We collected a special tip for our waitresses at our Christmas breakdfast |
We get together for breakfast on Friday morning at The Station House Restaurant To swap stories and share friendships. We now have two different times to meet. The first group meets between 7 and 8:30 am. The second group meet between 10 and 11:30.
Holiday Breakfast with Spouses and Friends
Each year before Christmas we invite our spouses and other friends to attend our Friday breakfast and we take up a special collection for the servers that take care of us each week.
Here's a video taken of the breakfast:
Lunch with Spouses and Friends
Spouses Lunch
Last year we started getting together with our spouses and friends for lunch. It has been so succesful we decided to start getting together every other month at the Golden Corral in Cumming.
Serving with the USO
Every 3 months, we volunteer to help serve with the USO to greet and meet our veterans traveling through Hartsfield Jackson Airport in Atlanta. The USO offers a spot where our veterans can take and brake and grab a hot dog and something to drink. We provide the food and drink as well as volunteering our time to support our troops.
Annual Holiday Social and Award Banquet
 Jim Jackson recognized |  Joe Donner served on several committees |
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 Dave Burns, Secretary and Web Master was chosen as the Chapter Member of the Year |  Carl Reiber recognized for all his volenteer work on donations and other committees |
 Tom Kirby, Program Coordinator |  Tom Senior, Chapter Chaplin recognized for all his work with various committees he served on. |
 Tom Senior, Chaplain |  Larry Castleberry Assistant Chariman Raffle Sales |
 Jack Lynn Chairman Raffle Sales |  Ed Shoemaker, Vice President |
 Kevin Curry, Treasurer |  Dan Jordan, Special Projects |
 Marty Farrell, Public Relations |  Steve Masak, Special Fund Raising |
 Mary Ellen recognized for her donations of quilts to our chapter |  Don Brown State Secretary VVA |
Our National VVA rebates funds back to each Chapter based on the number of members in the Chapter. The Chapter is free to use the funds as need. Our Chapter elects to use these funds for an Annual Holiday buffet dinner and recognize and honor those members who have made our chapter a success. A few members were unable to attend but were given their award at annual Spouses breakfast. Each year we recognize one member as "Member of the Year" and this year the honor went to David Burns, Chapter Secretary
Meeting with our Korean Vietnam Vet Associates
 March 2023, President Goyette recognized for his support of the Korean Veteran Community |  President Goyette meets with Korean AVVA members Dec 2022 |
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 President Gary Goyette meets with his Korean counterpart |  |
 VP Ed Shoemaker along with board members Steve Masak and Dan Jordan meeting with Korean Vietnam Veteran Officers |
We meet with our Korean Vietnam Vets members for dinner at least once a year.
