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Text Box: Life Membership Installment Payment Plan Through Nat’l VFW
Annual members may take advantage of the installment Plan offered by National Headquarters each year from January 1 through March 31. The member's current year annual dues must be paid before enrollment in the Installment Plan will be accepted. This interest-free program allows the Life Membership fee to be spread over four payments within the calendar year. An initial installment (1/4 of the total fee) must be sent along with a completed enrollment form directly to National Headquarters. National will bill for the remaining three payments as they become due. Installment Plan Agreement forms with the applicable free schedule will be made available each December in VFW magazine or by request via telephone (816) 756-3390 (ext. 152) or email from National Headquarters. Credit cards may not be used for installment payments.

Text Box: Life Membership Installment Payment Plan Through Post 3413
This interest-free program allows the Life Membership fee to be spread over twelve payments within the calendar year. An initial installment (1/12 of the total fee) must be sent along with a completed enrollment form directly to Post Quartermaster. You then bring or send in the monthly payment via mail or at the regular monthly meeting. Age Fee Mo AMT Last Up to 30 $245.00 $20.50 $19.50 31-40 $235.00 $19.60 $19.40 41-50 $215.00 $17.95 $17.55 51-60 $195.00 $16.25 $16.25 61-70 $165.00 $13.75 $13.75 71-80 $125.00 $10.50 $9.50 81 & up $85.00 $7.10 $6.90

Text Box: Dues are $18 this year, unless you are going to make this the year you finally make the plunge to become a Life Member. If it is the year to make the last payment, then look at the chart below and find your fee amount. Up to 30 yrs old $245.00 31-40 $235.00 41-50 $215.00 51-60 $195.00 61-70 $165.00 71-80 $125.00 81 and up $85.00 Then stop by or call the Quartermaster to get signed up.

Text Box: It’s that time of the year, the sun is out, the river is full of kids and new leadership for the 2004-2005 Veterans of Foreign Wars is ready to “Kick Off” a new year. On the19th of August 2004 at 6:30p.m. the members are having a pot luck dinner and at 7:00p.m. we are having our regular business meeting. I would like to invite y’all down to the hall and see the work your fellow members have done on the hall. We have

Text Box: July regular business meeting comrade Waters issued a Challenge to the other post member. The challenge being he will buy dinner (not to exceed $25.00) for the member that brings in the most new or reinstated applications. Keith Foley, Quartermaster 04-05 Operation Dessert Storm U.S. Navy "I can imagine no more rewarding a career. And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: 'I served in the United States Armed Forces and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.'"

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