General Orders Newsletter #8
March 2022
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MONTHLY ZOOM MEETING
Thursday, March 17th
8 PM EST / 5 PM PST
All Members Welcome
LOGIN ONLINE:
Meeting Code - 2020
Call in via telephone:
1-929-436-2866
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National President
Colleen Orfanello
Dear members,
We all are familiar with "Rosie the Riveter". Rosie is the epitome of the CAN DO and WILL DO spirit that each of us have. Hard work, dedication, and extraordinary effort keeps the MOPHA thriving; much as it did when Rosies kept our Country going strong.
We are more than half-way through our terms and I know that Units and Departments (and of course National) leadership officers are feeling fatigued. I am included in feeling overwhelmed and tired at times; but the next few months are crucial to being successful. Just like Rosies, we need to be strong and accomplish our goals and simply "get it done". Ladies and Gents, it is my wish that you join us on the monthly zoom call and BEE LIKE ROSIE. Find out what needs to be done, how to do it, and get it done. Because... We really CAN do it!
So join us, dress up like a Rosie (and perhaps wear a little green for good-luck" and learn about forms, inspections, and convention updates.
KEY DEADLINES
Annual Reports due to National Chairs
Annual Reports May 15th
Americanism due to Linda Varejcka
Community Activities & Community Hospital due to Joyce Dalton
History due to Eileen Oltmann and Carol Lance
Publicity due to Colleen Orfanello
Chaplain due to Gwen Gilliard
Viola due to Colleen Orfanello
CEDE (formally VAVS) Linda Varejcka
Annual Inspections by Department or Region Presidents are due to Kay Jo Baucom
Unit and Department Installations Reports due to National Secretary Judy Fiddler (due immediately after Installation but no later than May 31st)
Resolution changes due to Judy Fiddler no later than May 31st.
Colleen
504-296-5022
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National Senior Vice President
Kay Jo Baucom
Kay Jo and her Forms Committee have met several times to make the process more streamlined. members! For now, please use the current forms on our website.
Kay Jo will also be receiving inspection notices. If you need assistance or have any questions, Kay Jo is eager to help in anyway.
Kay Jo
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National Junior Vice President
Barbara Hale Ray
Barbara Hale Ray is not only your National Junior Vice President, she is also chair of Ways & Means and the Bylaws Committee.
During your Unit and Department meetings, consider donating a gift card or prize to our National Convention raffle. The funds collected go back into funding projects and events for the MOPHA. Also consider amendments or suggestions to making our bylaws better by submitting a resolution. If you need help, simply watch the video on our website or give Barbara a call or email. She is happy to assist and answer your questions.
Barbara
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National Chaplain
Gwen Gilliard
Chaplain Gwen wishes to remind our membership of two verses that provides comfort during these difficult times:
"Draw near to God and He will draw near to you." James 4:8
"The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on Him in truth." Psalm 145:18
Gwendolyn
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Karen Herron, Unit 475 Georgia
Mary Elizabeth Barsuk, Unit 49 California
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National Americanism Officer, CDCE Rep, and Sgt-at-Arms
Linda Varejcka
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of
ATTITUDE on life.
attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more
important than the past, than education, than money, than
circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what
other people think or say or do. It is more important than
appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a
company...a church...a home.
The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding
the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change
our past...we cannot change the fact that people will act in a
certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only
thing we can do is play on the one strength we have and this
is our ATTITUDE.
I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90%
how I react to it.
And so it is with you...
WE ARE IN CHARGE OF OUR ATTITUDES
Linda
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National Communications Officer
Amanda Flener, PNP
Keep those photos coming, please!
MOPHA members can send in photos of activities and events via text 229-325-8106 or via email Communications.MOPHA@gmail.com
Amanda Flener, PNP
MOPHA National Communications Officer
Amanda
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Region II President
Karen Larabel
Thank you for continuing to serve our Men and Women Veterans during the last year as we navigate Covid guidelines. We have learned new ways to accomplish a task, conduct meetings via ZOOM, more phone calls, texting, emails, messaging, thinking outside the box and the list goes on.
MOPHA Members as you prepare to consider an officer position within your Department or Unit, review that position duties and description. Also, if asked by the President to consider an appointed position, review that description and duties. See descriptions on our website: purpleheartauxiliary.org. Click on FORMS, then GO TO “Constitution and Bylaws”: Unit Officers & Appointed Positions – pp 12-14; Department Officers & Appointed Positions – pp20-23.
As you check your calendar and set reminders, our Departments and Units Installation Reports are DUE IMMEDIATELY AFTER INSTALLATION BUT NO LATER THAN MAY 31. Submit Form to National Secretary, Region President, and Department Secretary. This report is the first of 3 reports: Installation Report-Due May 31, Finance Report-Due Oct 1, 990-N filing Confirmation-Due Oct 1.
Units and Departments not submitting reports, will not qualify for delegates at National Convention and the Life Membership Rebate.
The Installation Report Form is on our website: purpleheartauxiliary.org. Click on FORMS, scroll down to report needed. There is a online report and/or fillable report. The report can be saved and then attached to an email for quick delivery. If you have any questions or need help please contact me.
Looking forward to being with you on the NEXT ZOOM: MARCH 17, THURSDAY.
As the weather breaks and restrictions open up, I am looking forward to hearing of your veteran projects and events and seeing the photos to submit in the next GO!
Karen
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THEY ARE HERE!!!
To help support the Department of the Dakotas’ funding of the National Convention, we
encourage you to consider purchasing a ticket or ticket book (a book is a set of 5 tickets)
for the MOPH National Convention Motorcycle Raffle. Only 2,500 tickets will be sold. The winner will be selected as soon as tickets have been exhausted.
TO PURCHASE TICKETS or a TICKET BOOK,
call Commander Connie Johnson at 605-651-3649 or Department of Dakotas Adjutant Bill Flippo at 910-988-5634. You can purchase many books and sell in your area or purchase for yourself, The Department of the Dakotas has Venmo and PayPal set up for ease of payment.
Give the Dakotas a big "Like" on Facebook. We can't wait until National Convention!
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Stress during these uncertain times |
We know that the war in Ukraine is affecting many Veterans and their families. Click this link sent to us by Florida's President Teri Nock. Her husband, Region IV Commander, Andrew DelGaudio, provides words of encouragement to his fellow Veterans.
https://weartv.com/news/local/russian-invasion-impacts-northwest-florida-veterans
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Unit 1985's Finance Officer, Shania Huff will be introducing her first baby, a boy, to the unit in April. We held a baby shower at our meeting and included the patriots ( to help them shop they had to bring a bag of diapers). Receiving some very nice gifts including some hand made blankets she was very surprised. After the snacks and a heart felt thank you we got down to unit business. |
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Let us know when your Department or Unit will be hosting your annual conventions. We would love to help in any way! |
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The MOPHA webstore is open and ready for business! More items are being added every day. Items are gradually being transferred to our website slowly but surely. For now, you can see what we have at MOPHA.OurProShop.com |
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March 29th is Vietnam Veterans Day!
Welcome these heroes home with "Thank you for your service cards". Need some? Just let us know.
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2022 NATIONAL CONVENTION NEWS! |
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Please bear with your leadership team as the plan the convention. Convention planning meetings wit MOPH and MOPHA leadership happen often.
We will be updating our website as soon as we can.
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Online Convention
If you are not able to attend the convention in person you can attend via zoom. Zoom convention tickets cost $25 each. You can purchase zoom tickets online soon.
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National Executive Reimbursements are being discussed. Reimbursement will not be a full reimbursement. Consider voting on a financial scholarship or stipend at your Annual Department or Unit Convention/Meetings to help defray some costs. Tax forms will be available for all members who participate in the National Convention.
If your Unit or Department wishes to donate a door prize for Ways & Means, please reach out to Chairperson, Barbara Hale Ray
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The 89th Annual Military Order of the Purple Heart and Auxiliary's National Convention will be held in Rapid City, SD! The National Convention will be held from August 14 to August 19 2022 at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel located at 2111 N. LaCrosse St., Rapid City, SD 57701. To get the group rate for the hotel, please click here: HOTEL INFO and discover the great rates and accommodations they have put together for you. It may be likely that the Auxiliary meetings will conclude on the 17th but for those who are staying on the 18th, a fun morning of projects and round table discussion may be had.
There are 3 other hotels across the street from the Ramkota that will have transportation to and from the convention. The Days Inn, Super 8, and Quality Inn. More to come!
Patriots and their families by following all of the CDC guidelines and any regulations specific to the state and facilities.
We look forward to seeing you in the beautiful state of South Dakota as we have a great National Convention!
Convention tickets can be purchased for $100. Breakfast and lunches as well as excursions to Mt. Rushmore and the historic city of Deadwood are included.
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PINS are able to be purchased from our national Secretary Judy! |
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From 1933 to present, we have been led by women at the forefront. Each rising to various challenges while supporting our troops through numerous wars and on the home front.
Please take a moment and flip through the pages of our Past National Presidents' scrapbook. Until now, the pages were only able to be seen at our National Convention. Thank you to our Historians who have worked diligently and tirelessly on making the digital scrapbook a reality.
Click here for the digital scrapbook
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PHOTOS of our DEPARTED HEROES NEEDED for MEMORIAL QUILT |
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Although formal invitations have not gone out yet, it is a tradition for the MOPH and MOPHA to participate in the National Memorial Day Parade in Washington. This year, we are requesting photographs of fallen Heroes to be used in a memorial quilt. Photos do not need to be of Purple Heart recipients. Any photos of a deceased
Veteran is welcomed. Photos can be of any size but will be reduced in size to 3”x2” and be sewn onto a quilt (or quilts if we have more than expected photos.) Photos can be color or black and white. Volunteer quilters in Louisiana will be assembling and sewing quilts. We will share these quilts at the National Convention. Please reach out to family and friends and encourage them to share their loved one’s photo with us. More than one photo can be submitted. Photos should be emailed to PHOTOS.MOPHA@gmail.com. The deadline to submit a photo is March 31, 2022.
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We have 150 photos so far! Thank you all! |
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to shop online and support our Auxiliary.
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Rada has amazing cutlery and items that would be perfect in your kitchen or
to give as a gift.
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MOPHA's online store is partially open! We will be transferring items to our Purple Heart Auxiliary website gradually. For now, items may be purchased at
MOPHA.OurProShop.com
More items are being added each week.
We LOVE the greeting Cards!
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ShopPurple.org is a nation-wide business directory to share our members businesses or talents with potential customers. No matter if you cut hair or construct skyscrapers, ShopPurple.org is for you! It's only available to MOPHA Purple Heart Family Members, MOPH Associate Members, and of course our Patriots.
Even if you don't have a business to showcase but want to help test the site, simply visit the website and jot down what you think about the simplicity of the site or what needs to be improved. Our Website Committee will be meeting soon and truly wants your help! Visit ShopPurple.org to help us out.
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