2012-02-14T17:48:43Z http://thecootiesblog.org/comments/atom.aspx Quick Blogcast tag:www.thecootiesblog.org,2011-06-12:10189148 BOB CLEM 2011-06-12T12:10:00Z 2011-06-12T12:10:00Z I have found that many of the Cooties have websites (State Level) You can search on your search engine or go to the State VFW Department page and most have a link to the Cooties. tag:www.thecootiesblog.org,2011-06-12:10189102 BOB CLEM 2011-06-12T12:05:16Z 2011-06-12T12:05:16Z If you go to <a href="http://www.IRS.org">www.IRS.org</a> and go to the non-profit page it will tell you all about the e-card, EIN NUmber, how to dos and what ot to do. Need further help, let me know tag:www.thecootiesblog.org,2011-05-08:9343556 Rocky Crites 2011-05-08T06:09:51Z 2011-05-08T06:09:51Z WHY is there no link to find Pup Tents??? Or at LEAST State Departments?? tag:www.thecootiesblog.org,2011-03-29:6556168 Cornelius Dora 2011-03-29T17:22:07Z 2011-03-29T17:22:07Z I am sorry to hear of the dearh of our Quartermaster Jack. You will always be remembered by me and I am sure many other Cooties as the Cootie that moved us into the Computer age. You have left your mark, Jack and I pray you have found peace and relief. Neil Dora Grand of Arizona tag:www.thecootiesblog.org,2010-08-30:3519941 alton newbre 2010-08-30T09:28:15Z 2010-08-30T09:28:15Z ihave been a life member for a long time.i would like to know of any pub tents around kalamazoo mi or fr myers fl tag:www.thecootiesblog.org,2010-08-04:3393236 Hank Korrecta http://www.grand-of-florida-moc.org 2010-08-04T21:52:40Z 2010-08-04T21:52:40Z I really don't understand how this blog is working. I submitted two comments but neither of them ever appeared. Whats the deal? tag:www.thecootiesblog.org,2010-08-03:3389938 Ralph 2010-08-04T02:28:09Z 2010-08-04T02:28:09Z nice blog Jack keep up the good work tag:www.thecootiesblog.org,2010-07-30:3377721 Bill Jacobson 2010-07-30T15:44:52Z 2010-07-30T15:44:52Z I am the past CCDB of PT66, Pensacola, FL. I believe this blog will be a great idea, once everyone hears of it.I need help on finding out what to put on the post card that is sent to the IRA for non-profit organization, and just where do we send the post card to. The IRA website will not take my information nor does it give any general directions as what to do, I did receive our EIN # from the IRS and I have the Supreme #, but what else do we have to do. Please advise tag:www.thecootiesblog.org,2010-07-27:3366090 Hank Korrecta 2010-07-27T22:34:32Z 2010-07-27T22:34:32Z Its easy to figure out what is happening to the MOC. We have lost our IDENTITY and its our own fault for letting it happen. Fact: Much of the MOC is made up of "old" guys like me, many vintage WWII veterans. When you consider that only 1.2% of VFW members are Cooties and our numbers continue to go down we MUST be doing something wrong. Fact: Its our own fault. When has Supreme developed any colorful, effective MOC advertizement for Pup Tents to use in recruiting new members? When has our PARENT organization gone out of their way to boost about the MOC as the HONOR Degree of the VFW? Why do Pup Tents fail to recruit outside of their own VFW Post. I can tell you there isn't much of a "Team Effort" between the VFW and the MOC when it comes to recruiting and thats sad. We at the Grand of Florida are taking steps to stop the decline and have put together a 3 year program that should increase our membership and build/renew Pup Tents in the state. We started by developing written communications about the MOC to be distributed to all VFW District/Post Commanders for the new year. The next thing we did was to identify all VFW Post with membership above 350 that did not have a Pup Tent and assigned them to the closest MOC District Commander. We instructed the MOC District Commanders to contact the VFW Post Commanders and request a time slot at their next Post Meeting to address the Post membership about the MOC history and why its and honor to become a member. The meetings are designed to recruit new qualified members and to try setting up a new or reinstated Pup Tent at that Post. We developed, at our own expense, a very colorful and informative brochure about the MOC which includes an application. We also have constructed MOC bulletin board recruiting posters that have an application packet attached. To help the MOC District Commanders with their briefing presentation we developed a written briefing packet for each of them. We know that success will not occur over night and that is why we have made this a 3 year project. We will review the program at our Grand Convention each year and make changes if necessary. Our Goal is to increase membership by 50% and establish or reinstate 10 Pup Tents. As a side note it would really be nice and would help us greatly if our VFW Commander & Chief would grant our MOC Supreme Commander a half page in the VFW Mag. each month. Our Cootie Courier only reaches current MOC members while the VFW Mag reaches ALL VFW members. tag:www.thecootiesblog.org,2010-07-18:3328024 keggers 2010-07-18T21:57:57Z 2010-07-18T21:57:57Z Yes, every post member eligible to join the cooties should be invited. Of course the key is eligible and that is why they should be invited, because they have served the post to meet eligibly (we need volunteers). <br /><br />Existence of the cooties may not be well known but communicating what cooties do and how a member can become eligible through service in a major committee, etc, will help those understand what it takes to be considered. Communicating the expectations (serving on a major committee) will help all to know how to be considered.