Flamingo News
Congratulations to Kit Frazer, Vietnam era Army widow,
Life Member of GSW,and Founder of the
SE Region Flamingo Chapter who was recently elected
National President of Gold Star Wives Of America, Inc.
Flamingo Chapter Minutes - October 15, 2011
Widows May Be Eligible for Benefits
GSW Flamingo Chapter Installation
Unveiling of the Flamingo Chapter
Web Site
Armed Forces Vacation Club
The group meets monthly in Central Florida for lunch,
support and mutual interests.
The chapter's meetings are held at:
1:00 PM at Perkins Restaurant
989 W. Orange Blossom Trail (Route 441)
Apopka, Fl 32712
Phone: 407-464-1075
For more information about luncheons and other activities,
please call Diane Byrum at 407-889-7978
Flamingo Chapter Minutes
October 15, 2011
MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 12:05 PM BY PRESIDENT
JEANETTA VANOVER AT VINCENT’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT. MT DORA
MEMBERS PRESENT: LYNDA FAIRBURN, JEANETTA VANOVER,
TINA CHUMBLEY, HEIDI WAUGH, KIT FRAZER, ALMA MANNEY, MARJORIE WOOD, MILLIE HERRING, MYRLE NIESLEN LINDA BARTLE, SANDY LUSS, PEG WINDHAM (APPLICATION PENDING) AND ONE GUEST.
INVOCATION/PLEDGE LEAD BY TINA CHUMBLEY
.
MINUTES: LYNDA FAIRBURN
MINUTES FOR AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER WERE APPROVED AS DISTRIBUTED
TREASURES REPORT: SANDI LUSS
BALANCE ON HAND $3,834.56
(INCLUDES $850 FROM WAA SALES, SO FAR)
COMMITTEE REPORTS
VAVS: LINDA BARTLE (MEETING SEPT. 12, 2011)
DOMICILLARY WISH LIST: MOVIE TICKETS, CANTEEN TICKETS, PHONE CARDS, STAMPS, T-SHIRTS, TOOTHPASTE, ETC.
LEGISLATIVE: (CAROLE SERVICE)
* CALLS ARE STILL NEEED TO THE WASHINGTON TOLL FREE # 1-877-762-8762, FOR SUPPORT OF HR178 AND S260,
MESSAGES CAN BE LEFT.
* FOR UPDATES, CONTINUE READING YOUR NATIONAL NEWSLETTER
SUNSHINE: TINA CHUMBLEY
CARDS MAILED, (BIRTHDAY/GET WELL)
OLD BUSINESS:
* WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA:
CHAPTER MEMBERS MET AT THE MCCOY ANNEX ON SEPTEMBER 10 AND 17. SALES VERY GOOD
* WREATH LAYING CEREMONY AT BUSHNELL. DECEMBER 10, 2011 12 NOON
( AS A SIDE NOTE: A COUPLE HAVING LUNCH AT A NEAR BY TABLE, OBSERVED OUR MEETING. THE GENTLEMAN STOOD WITH US TO SAY THE PLEDGE.
(HE WAS A VETERAN) WHEN LEAVING THEY CAME TO THE TABLE AND GAVE JEANETTA A DONATION FOR WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA.
, * THE BRICK HAS BEEN PURCHAS ED IN MEMORY OF BETTY COMBEE, (BRICK TO BE PLACED IN THE MEMORIAL PARK WALK , AT SHADES OF GREEN)
NEW BUSINESS
* MEMBERS WILL MEET AT HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE SHOP, IN CLERMONT ON NIOVEMBER 15th . A TABLE WILL BE SET UP TO SELL WREATHS, THIS IS A “BIKE RALLY” A LOT OF THESE RIDERS ARE VETERANS.
* CHRISTMAS PARTY TENTIVLEY SET FOR DECEMBER 17th, AT SHADES OF GREEN
. MORE INFORMATION LATER.
REMINDER:
· NATIONAL GOLD STAR WIVES DAY APRIL 5 , 2012
· NEXT MEETING :
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 12 2011
VINCENT’S RESTAURANT, MT DORA
RESPECTIVELY SUBMITTED
LYNDA FAIRBURN, SECRETARY
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Widows May Be Eligible for
Benefits
Widows May Be Eligible For Monthly Payments
(Stars and Stripes) Widows of veterans who remarried
after their husbands' deaths but who are now single
may be eligible for VA compensation of at least $861
per month. Eligible widow(er)s must now be single, and
at some time in their lives have been widowed while
married to a uniformed service member or veteran who
died:
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While on active duty in the armed
forces;
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As a result of a service-connected
disability; or
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Of non-service connected causes
after having been 100 percent service-connected
disabled for 10 or more years immediately preceding
death; or, if rated at 100 percent for a lesser
period, was so rated continuously for a period of
not less than five years from the date of discharge.
Almost 100 percent of all eligible surviving
spouses qualifying for the benefit are women. The widow's
subsequent marriage(s) must be terminated in order to
qualify. It does not matter how many times she remarried,
for how long, or why the remarriage(s) terminated. Nor
does it matter how much income or resources she now
has, or how old she is. It only matters that she is
now single.
The benefit - Dependency and Indemnity
Compensation (DIC) - is paid by the VA to all single
widowed spouses of uniformed service members who died
under the circumstances listed above.
Nationwide, there are 6,000 to 10,000
widows whose remarriages have terminated and who qualify
for the benefit but who are unaware of it. Those widows
have been eligible since Oct. 1, 1998 as a result of
the Veterans Benefit Act of 1998, which was signed into
law June 9, 1998.
To apply, the widow must contact her local
VA office, VA regional office or call the VA's toll-free
number: 1-800-827-1000.
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GSW Flamingo Chapter
Installation
The GSW Flamingo Chapter became a charter
July 4, 2000. They were organized by MAL's Kit Frazer
and Shirley Beach. The Flamingo Chapter received their
Charter and was installed by June Bolich and Jean Eastman
July 20th at the Ventura Country Club clubhouse in Orlando,
Florida.
(Click on picture to enlarge)
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Unveiling
of the Flamingo Chapter Web site.
Lori Turnbeaugh with the assistance of
her daughter Kathy, designed the GSW Flamingo Chapter
Web site. Lori at the age of 65 returned to school,
under the GI Bill, at Winter Park Tech to be a Web and
Graphic designer. She and her daughter donated their
time and services in loving memory of Theodore Turnbeaugh,
a wonderful husband and father.
(Click on picture to enlarge)
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Armed Forces Vacation
Club
The Armed Forces Vacation Club or AFVC is
a "Space Available" program that offers military I.D.
cardholders, this means you Gold Star Wives, the opportunity
to take affordable condominium vacations at resorts around
the world for only $209 per unit per week.
Condominium units typically include a full
kitchen, stocked with everything from a refrigerator and
stove to coffee pot and soap for the dishwasher. Many
include washers and dryers. Most resorts provide amenities
you aren't likely to get with a hotel room. Guests have
access to on-site recreational facilities, swimming pools,
fitness centers, game rooms, gift shops, restaurants and
organized activities. Golf and skiing are available on-site
at some resorts or nearby.
The reservation fee is a flat rate of $209
per week for the unit. You may travel alone or with friends
or family up to the maximum occupancy of the unit you
reserved.
Be sure and check out locations and availability
at the Armed Forces Vacation Site at www.afvclub.com.
