Attached is a downloaded form that spells out this year's AMVETS Legislative Agenda for the "Storming the Hill" Meetings with Members of Congress during next month's Spring NEC. It contains information about the issues to be stressed and discussed with the Members of Congress to help improve our Veterans' Ways of Life.

Midwinter Conference quickly approaches and all Dept Officers and District Commanders need to have their reports into HQ by Thursday Feb 8, to properly insure it being included in the conference book. If you will have any issues meeting this deadline, please contact Commander Lounsbury ASAP.

On February 3, Commander Lounsbury and other Dept officers will be doing a short tour of the Dayton area in the 1st District. The following day, February 4, there will be an E Board Meeting held at Post 444 Fairborn at 12:00pm. Dress for the meeting will be casual, Dept shirt and cover please. Details coming soon....

The Department would like to thank everyone who participated in this past weekend's Duane Pease Memorial Golf Tournament. All the golfers, officers, and volunteers had a great time in the sun and were able to raise money to help get our Veterans to Washington DC for Veterans' Day. Thank you to Post 1994 Kenton and all of their members for their hard work in putting the outing together after circumstances forced the original date to be changed and location moved.

There's still time to sponsor a hole in the Duane Pease Memorial Golf Tournament! For as little as $25 you/your squadron/your business can showyour support for the Veteran's Day Bus Trip.These hole sponsorships are the only monies from the tournament that go directly to the expenses of the Bus Trip. Forms can be foundby clicking on the listing in the Events list onthe website homepage. ThankYou for your support!

The information that you've been waiting for is here! Click the forms below for all you need to know about the 2017 Sons of AMVETS Depat of Ohio Veterans Day Bus Trip! 

Seats will go quickly, so get your reservations in as quickly as possible!

FORMS ARE AVAILABLE BY CLICKING DC BUS TRIP IN THE EVENTS LIST ON THE WEBSITE'S HOMEPAGE.

It's time again to start getting your teams together and maybe a little practice.... The Sons of AMVETS Department of Ohio and Squadron 1994 Kenton invite you to come join us for a day in the sun (hopefully) of fun and friendship. This tournament is our one fundraiser to support the Veterans Day Bus Trip, and help keep the cost down so that more members of our AMVETS family can enjoy and celebrate our Vets in the Nation's Capital. For an entry form, please click on the event list on the homepage of the website. There is a form attached for sponsoring a hole on the course. Please see form for details! The hole sponsorships are the only real source of income from this event, all other monies are paid out.

We have hired Jacqueline Stradford to take on the position of Administrative Professional and allow Paula to finally retire. Thank you Paula. Please welcome Jacqueline and help her feel like part of the AMVETS Family. She comes to us from a background in administrative duties for the VA, Church Groups, and so much more. She will be in place for the Midwinter Conference for those of you wanting to meet her. Please take it easy on her as far contacting her at the office, as she is still in training with Paula and preparing for the Conference, which I can assure you, is a lot to tackle in your first weeks on the job. Welcome to the Family, Jacqueline!

The priorities to be presented to the Congressman and Senators this year at Spring NEC are now available to view.  You may view the PDF's or go to the following link.

 http://www.amvets.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2016_legislative_agenda.pdf

Reports from all Department Officers, including District Commanders are due to HQ by Wednesday February 1. If you have any issues meeting that deadline, contact Commander Bryant ASAP.