By Charles M. Pickett In retrospect, forming and chartering a new Veterans of Foreign Wars post was not that difficult. However, it would have been much more difficult if I wasn’t well versed in marketing techniques that I acquired when I promoted indie-rock bands in Boston before I joined the Army. Here are some thoughts … Continue reading VFW New Post Review and Random Thoughts
NEW HAVEN, CONN (January 26, 2016) – Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars New Haven Post 12150 volunteered for the 2016 Connecticut Point-In-Time homeless count on Tuesday, January 26, 2016. The statewide annual count is part of a national survey which measures the extent and nature of homelessness in America. The Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness … Continue reading VFW NEW HAVEN VETERANS JOIN HOMELESS SURVEY
Published in VFW Checkpoint Magazine New Canaan, Conn. YMCA sponsored the Family Warrior Mud Run on Oct. 18, to benefit Little Warriors, a project of the Brian Bill Foundation. Little Warriors is an organization committed to supporting the children of active-duty and fallen Navy SEALs. VFW New Haven Members Mike and Stas joined camarades from the … Continue reading VFW Members Participate in Mud Run to Benefit Navy SEAL Children
Published in Member Corner in VFW Magazine, Nov./Dec. 2015 A new Post in Connecticut is stocked with young vets. It could be, as its commander claims, VFW’s youngest. When Charlie Pickett moved to Connecticut in 2011 to attend college, the veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan wanted to transfer his VFW membership to a Post … Continue reading A ‘New Generation’ Post in New Haven
NEW HAVEN, CONN (Nov. 11, 2015)–Members of the recently chartered Veterans of Foreign Wars New Haven Post 12150 fanned out across the region, participating in Veterans Day Ceremonies and celebrations. Post Commander Charles M. Pickett was the keynote speaker for the New Haven Veterans Day Ceremony at the Center Church on the Green, which featured … Continue reading VFW NEW HAVEN POST ‘CELEBRATES’ VETERANS DAY
NEW HAVEN, CONN (October 23, 2015) – The Veterans of Foreign Wars New Haven Post 12150 was a co-organizer of a successful fundraiser supporting a foundation dedicated to the memory and love for soccer of a Connecticut soldier killed in Iraq. The Kick For Nick Foundation, in conjunction with the VFW New Haven, the Southern … Continue reading VFW NEW HAVEN ORGANIZES SUCCESSFUL KICK FOR NICK FUNDRAISER
