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AVVA
BY MARY MILLER, PRESIDENT
Congratulations on The VVA Veteran’s new look. Thanks
to all those involved. This has certainly been a busy time
for all AVVA members, as we work to make sure that State
Representatives and Presidents have been elected by their
Chapter Representatives. A listing of the new State Representatives
and Presidents will be on the current Updates through e-mail.
It will then be placed on our website, www.avva.org I wish
to remind everyone that we have a talklist and that any VVA
or AVVA member can sign up to take part in discussions.
Get
in touch with Sonja Holybee at sholybee@avva.org The
Better Chance Scholarship deadline has come and gone. The
Scholarships will be awarded at the Springfield AVVA luncheon
on July 18. Congratulations to all of the winners. Thanks
to Kathy Andras and Linda Haberkorn, the co-chairs of the
committee. At the AVVA luncheon the annual AVVA Fellowship
Awards will be presented by Judy Bolio.
If you are able, make
sure you attend the 25th Anniversary of The Wall. There will
be a parade and many different functions going on over the
Veterans Day weekend in November. Associates of Vietnam Veterans
of America placed a wreath at the In Memory Plaque over Memorial
Day.
Ruth and Barry Coder Fitzgerald, who fought for the In
Memory Plaque, have retired. They are looking to others to
protect and watch over the plaque. AVVA and VVA have taken
on this honor. Together we are working on improving the site
where the In Memory Plaque has been placed. The original
bill passed by Congress states that it will be in a place
of honor and have proper drainage. The night before Memorial
Day, there was a terrible storm. The plaque was covered with
muddy footprints. Linda Haberkorn and I, along with help
from a Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund worker, Sarah, cleaned
the mud and debris around the In Memory Plaque before placing
the wreath.
Henry and Sheila Snyder have taken up the cause
of the Agent Orange Quilt of Tears that was left to them
by Jennie LeFevre. Everyone who knew Jennie loved her and
misses her. Check out the website, www.agentorangeofquilts.com
As always, I want to thank my fellow Officers and Board of
Directors for all they do. I have been fortunate in the past
months to make new friends and renew old acquaintances at
Region 3, Oklahoma, and Maryland. AVVA and VVA have been
my family for many years. AVVA and VVA, as always, work together
for veterans and their families.
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