Happy Holidays everybody. December is here with windy and rainy weather. Not quite what I was expecting but I do love seeing all the holiday lights in the neighborhood.

Did you forget about the contest? It’s not too late to enter. The person who signs up the most members to the Action Corps newsletter could win a $50 gift card. This round is almost over. It ran from July 1^st, 2025, until January 1^st, 2026. There will be a round two beginning on January 2^nd, 2026, until June 1^st, 2026. The prize for round two will be awarded at our Convention in June. I just need you to send me a list of the person you signed up (first name) and the date that you signed them up. Round two is due to me on June 5^th.

The VFW has been hard at work on Capitol Hill testifying on key pieces of legislation. On December 3^rd, a hearing was held by the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee. They heard testimony on HR 6047, Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans’ Benefits Expansion Act and HR 4077, GUARD Veterans’ Health Care Act.

Keep an eye out for Action Alerts and be sure to click on the link to take action. Read your Action Corps newsletter for all the latest information to these two pieces of legislation and more of what the VFW is doing in Washington, DC.

Don’t forget to REPORT, report, report.

See you all at our Mid-Winter Conference on Jan. 16^th through 18^th at the Seaside Convention Center.