By Charles M. Pickett Learn from my experience: incorporate your VFW post immediately after you get your post number, but do it the easy way. What’s the easy way? Use the standard Articles of Incorporation template available through the VFW Adjutant General’s Office. They can be found on VFW.org (My VFW (Resources) > VFW Training and Support, … Continue reading VFW Post Articles of Incorporation
VFW Visit with SCSU Veterans Association (SVA Chapter)
NEW HAVEN, CONN. (April 20, 2016)–Sometimes giving a veteran a small gift, especially a Buddy Poppy, can foster cooperation between two prominent national veteran organizations at the grassroots level. This is what happened when the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Connecticut Student Veterans Liaison Charles M. Pickett stopped by the weekly meeting of Southern … Continue reading VFW Visit with SCSU Veterans Association (SVA Chapter)
VFW New Haven Announces New Meeting Location
NEW HAVEN, CONN (April 14, 2016)— With the planned sale of the New Haven Elks Lodge No. 25 on State Street, the Veterans of Foreign Wars New Haven Post 12150 will be meeting at a new location starting in May. The Knights of St. Patrick (1533 State Street, New Haven, CT 06513) have donated the … Continue reading VFW New Haven Announces New Meeting Location
IRS and charities
As we move through the process of obtaining our IRS Section 501(c)(19) exemption, I have been looking into how an organization becomes a “good” charity, worthy of receiving charitable donations. Exempt Organizations Select Check is how the IRS publishes information on: Organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions (Pub. 78 data), Organizations whose federal tax exemption … Continue reading IRS and charities
VFW New Haven Named 2016 Parade Award Winner
NEW HAVEN, CONN. (March 14, 2016)–The Greater New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade committee has named the Veterans of Foreign Wars New Haven Post 12150 the Best Senior Military Unit in the 2016 parade. Post Commander Charles Pickett said it was quite an honor to be recognized, especially since it was the post’s first parade … Continue reading VFW New Haven Named 2016 Parade Award Winner