[Northkeep] VFW hall help

Wed Jan 18 21:02:11 PST 2012

Building on what Arthur wrote; possibly a large demo on warriors
through the ages.  It could include the SCA, and members of the VFW
with displays of old uniforms and stories.  It could even be stretched
a bit further and involve the Indian Resource Center, as anything that
would happen would spread out into their parking area and many groups
have a strong tradition as warriors.  The park is right there across
the way that it could be a good location for a demo.

But with propper press it might be where you could get the community
involved in supporting the center and at the same time also provide a
way to connect the new veterens with the old, finding the commonality
of their experiences.  It might even be something that could help to
form a partnership with the VA and new soldiers returning.

Something that could also bring in some ongoing money would be working
with some homeschool grounds to meet the for activities during the day
time; not sure how much money they could get but it is a possibility
to help cover some of the utilities.  Linda Duntly <Lduntley at aol.com>
has a newsletter and e-mail announcements that get to most
homeschoolers in the area; so it would be easy to get the word out to
many groups easily.  Finding a location to meet is often an ongoing
challenge, so it does have some possibility.  Another idea is to
have this challenge put forward to the scout organization and local
ROTC organizations that they might be able to raise some funds and
work on it as a project, like with Girl Scouts's Gold projects or Boy
Scout Eagle Projects.

Hope some of these ideas might help,
Susan

On 1/18/12, Ld.blackmoon <ld.blackmoon at cox.net> wrote:
> greetings
>
> how much money do they need to raise per year to stay open ?
> have they looked at membership rate increases ? I know every nonprofit I'm
> part of has had to raise membership rates including the sca.
>
> also , have they thought of changing their image ?( they are more than the
> old people selling paper poppies on veterans day , but how many people know
> that ? ) &
>  ( most of the new vets from overseas are much younger than their normal
> membership base )
> ( thanks to the government, there is no longer a shortage of veterans who
> have served over seas during a time of war )
> with all the new veterans who now qualify , by having served in war time, in
> a different country, have they thought about recruiting new members from
> that group ?
> have they thought of perhaps doing a historical display , maybe once or
> twice a year , with pic's and other memorabilia from their time in war zones
> ? kind of an evolving time capsule of the people who lived through what
> others only read about in the papers, or history books ? they could charge
> admission, as well as run the snack bar for profit,advertise for free on the
> internet, on the TV and radio " public announcements " same in the paper.
> get the public involved, advertise to the history buffs, the war gamers,
> even  vets that served in the years of no f.w.
> if they don't have enough active members to work the display / show/ what
> ever , have they thought of offering free entry to the members of another
> group that uses the building if they spend " x " amount of time working the
> display / show ? or maybe discounted tickets for that groups other members
> who aren't / cant work the display / show, but would like to see it ?
> and do they have something like a " perpetual membership ?
> if they don't they may wish to look into it, members pay like 15 years worth
> of membership dues at one time, the person never has to pay dues again for
> as long as he / she lives,the money goes into an interest bearing account
> ( or investments depending on how they want to do it ) and the money from
> all of these earns interest / value , from then on, the deposits can never
> be withdrawn, only the interest / capital gains . so the group makes money
> even after the person dies ( as long as the ones using the market don't
> guess wrong and lose money )
>
> anyway , just a few questions and suggestions off the top of my head .
>
> Be Safe , Be Happy, Have Fun .
> Arthur
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> They are in need of our help. It seems that they are in a low cash flow
> situation and closing the hall is becoming a real but bad option for them.
> They use to have Bingo bringing in some money to pay the bills but it is not
> what it use to be and now they are having trouble with the operator of it.
> They have probably enough money to keep the hall open for about 20 months
> and then they will have to shut it down completely. They did not come to me
> about money and do not necessarily want donations from our members, although
> they do take them. What they want is ideas. Their members are brainstorming
> on ideas on how to make money for the hall. They have asked us since we use
> the hall for our practice if our members might have any ideas. Besides the
> obvious ones like holding shows or concerts there they would like others.
> The other problem they have is execution of these endeavors. For they have
> had shows in the past but have lost money on
>  them because of lack of expertise on these things and volunteers to help
> with them. Hate to say this they are a dying breed. They have had a big drop
> in membership over the years. So I am throwing this out there not just for
> us but a whole group of veterans who need our help. If you have thoughts on
> how to raise sustainable funds or the expertise to help with getting these
> kinda things off the ground please let me know. Its not about us loosing a
> site to practice at because we can go anywhere. Its about history of that
> building. Its about giving back to those who have given so much for all of
> us. They will be having a brainstorming meeting on Feb. 4 at the hall
> starting at 10:00am and we have been invited. But you can always send your
> thoughts and ideas to me to pass along as well. They know we have many
> members that might have some great ideas and would like to tape into that
> knowlege. Thanks for your time.
> Sir Ulf Arnfinnson CSS LXXIX
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