VFW Post 2667

VFW Auxiliary 2667 members Janet Alford, Jenni Parnell, and Sharon Harkins baked homemade desserts and delivered them to the Public Safety luncheon is support of the local good guys. Our Auxiliary rocks! (picture is a snap from the Newnan Times-Herald where you can find more information)

This will be an exciting convention for Post 2667! Our teachers will be recognized and we have officers involved in the State elections! Lots of great info! Be there!

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Two teachers in the Coweta County School System have been named Veterans of Foreign Wars 2017 Teachers of the Year for the state of Georgia. John Garner of Newnan High School and Samantha Clark of Arnall Middle School – both history teachers – were nominated for the VFW’s National Citizenship Education Teacher Award by fellow teachers. The two were awarded the honor locally by VFW Post 2667 in Newnan in February, and later won at the Georgia VFW 5th District level. This week, both teachers were notified that they had won at the state level for the respective categories – Garner at the high school level and Clark at the middle school level. The two will serve as The Georgia VFW’s nominees for national Teachers of the Year this summer. “It’s very exciting news,” said VFW Post 2667 Junior Vice Commander Thomas Fetchet. “This honor reflects well on our community, that we have such excellent teachers teaching our students. The courses they teach are patriotic in nature, and these ind

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Newnan High School held its inaugural Military Enlistee Celebration Night at the Newnan National Guard Armory recently. The event honored NHS students who have pledged to serve in the armed forces. One senior, Andrew Lewis, had an even bigger reason to celebrate: He has been awarded a full U.S. Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship to Auburn University. Full article at  Newnan Times-Herald

At the Post meeting this morning, we elected the following Post officers for the 2017-2018 year. Commander: John Skinner Sr Vice Commander: Doug Roberson Jr Vice Commander: Tom Fetchet Quartermaster: Bob Ward Chaplain: David Jessel 1-Year Trustee: Steve Parker 2-Year Trustee: Mike Hill 3-Year Trustee: Tim Ramirez Appointments for the Year: Judge Advocate: Warren Park Surgeon: Billy Alford Adjutant: Jeff Bouchard Service Officer: Hank Berkowitz Congratulations! Officers will be installed at the May 13th meeting (we'll have pictures) and will take office immediately following the State Convention on June 18th.