Over the weekend, I visited the members of the Louisiana VFW and Commander Bobby Lovergne’s theme of “Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler for Veterans” is very accurate! I had a bit of a time with the accent at first, thinking he was talking about bon bons and roulette, but I eventually got it!
The whole team here is on board with a great desire to do
more for veterans. They are well on
their way to exceeding their membership goals and they have fun doing it. As this was the first meeting they’ve been
able to have in a long time because of COVID restrictions, an awards luncheon
was appropriate, and did they have award winners! Included in this was the presentation of
certificates to SIX posts that were celebrating their Diamond 75 year
Jubilees. What history and staying power!
In keeping with his theme, Commander Bobby had a competition
last month for his District Commanders to incease membership. This brought in over 500 members in one short
month. The winners all received a steak
dinner! The losers? Well, they had to make do with SPAM. After they started eating however, Commander
Bobby served them all steaks too because this is a team effort!
In the evening I was honored to be a judge in the Louisiana
VFW Idol Karaoke contest. It was a fun evening and nice fund-raiser too. As a judge, I can assure you I took every
bribe offered and it all went to a great cause.
My congratulations to all of the contestants…there some really outstanding
singers in this group.
Oh yes, there was also some fantastic training, important
information relayed, and great dialogue concerning the future of the VFW. I can assure you, this state knows what to do
and how to do it! Can’t wait to come
back!
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