GENERAL ORDERS # 5

October: 2009
TO BE READ, ACTED UPON, AND FILED
Listen Cooties,

On Friday, September 11, 2009, I had the honor of being with over 250 hospitalized veterans on the Sharing and Caring boat ride in Pittsburgh, PA. This was the first time I had this experience, but I really enjoyed myself - and it was evident that the patients had a good time also! Thank you to the Sharing and Caring Committee and my fellow Cooties and Cootie Auxiliary members that were in attendance. This was a memorable experience.

Thank you to Ben Bowers, Mary Van Orden, and Gap VFW Post #7418 for providing the Grand Commander and Grand President’s testimonial. The meal was excellent and I hope that everyone enjoyed themselves as much as we did. Thank you again.

The next Council of Administration meeting will be held at the Four Points Hotel in Chambersburg, PA on December 4 - 6, 2009. Room rate for two (2) double or a king size bed is $68.00 a night plus 6% PA Occupancy and 3% County Tax - and the room rate includes a complimentary hot and cold breakfast. Call the hotel at (717) 263-9191 to make a reservation.

ROSTER CHANGES

Grand Membership Chairman - Jackie Sampson
Grand Judge Advocate - George Kohler
VFW Booster Chairman - George Kohler

I will be attending Dept. of PA VFW Commander Frank Mills’ testimonial at the Eisenhower Hotel and Conference Center in Gettysburg, PA on October 30 - 31, 2009.


ALL STAR YEAR PGC KOHLER
First off thanks for a great year, we were 1005% in hospital work. With some special help from an anonymous donor we picked up several members in the Pup Tents who had not paid their dues. You pup tent Seam Squirrels and CCDB's know who these members are. This gave the Grand 100% in membership. Cooties let’s not let this happen again for our new Commander Pat Hafer. We won awards in Booster, Blood work and were Number One for Commanders Historian book. We had all our audits and warrants turned in, and we were 100% inspected. Every Pup Tent registered for the Grand Convention in Bedford. Thank you.

One thing that each Pup Tent did not do was register at least one member for Supreme Convention. I registered the Pup Tents who failed to register at a cost was $10.00 per Pup Tent. The Supreme can and will revoke a Pup Tent Charter for failure to register for the Supreme Convention. If you would read your Cootie Courier you would know this. To avoid the Pup Tents being billed $12.00 and having Grand 100% in all programs I paid for the following Pup Tents 6, 14, 26, 27, 33, 38, 39, 58, 65 & 77.

I am not saying your Pup Tent owes me ten dollars but you owe me ten dollars. I respectfully request you mail ten dollars to the Grand CCDB Ed Wood and mark the check to the Relief Fund for the Grand. If all ten pup tents donate I will match that amount. Since you are donating to relief fund this can be use as Hospital Fund report under gift. I am sure you that I will meet my obligation if your Pup Tent meets yours. Please mail prior to the December Council of Administration.

Finally I am your Membership Chairman for the year 2009-2010. To be eligible for cash awards you must have be inspected, fill out one Booster Report, mail in a Hospital Report, complete your audits on time, have your Warrant turned in on time and most of all be 100% in membership in your Pup Tent. The money for these awards are already approved in the budget for 2009-2010. We did not give all the money away last year because many of you failed to turn in reports. Let’s give it all away, get the reports in. A booster report will be mailed out to each Seam Squirrel in the near future. You must fill out one and mail it back to me prior February 14, 2010 to have a chance at winning cash awards for your Pup Tent. Thanks again for everything and may we all continue the good work of the Honor Degree.