VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA - CHAPTER 862
Southwestern, Pa.
Now 81,150 members in the United States as of July 2017
Total PA VVA Veterans - 4305
VVA 862 is the "Largest" VVA Chapter in Pennsylvania.
3rd "Largest Chapter in the United States"
As of July 2017 Roster
VVA 862 - 792 LIFE - 722
"Special Announcements" (Below)
Don't Forget our
Upcoming events for August
Very Busy month for AVVA / VVA 862
"Special Thanks to all those who came out and helped with the VVA 862 Booth at the Regatta!
"Just Added"
Aug 23 - AVTT Escort Ride - The AVTT Traveling Wall will be escorted by the Butler Legion Riders leaving from Victory Church on Rt 19 at 5:30 PM. I gave all the details to those that I saw at the Picnic yesterday that I know who ride. If interested and have any questions let me know. I emailed all our riders last evening.
Aug 24 - 28 - AVTT - American Veterans Traveling Tribute -"Traveling Wall" - Butler Pa. - sponsored by the Butler Legion Riders - Stop and say Hi to VVA 862 Life Member John Smith who lives in the Butler Area and will be helping with the Wall.
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KOKOMO VIETNAM VETERANS "REUNION LIST" BELOW
As many of you know the reunion will be held September 14th thru September 17th.
Our chapter has 30 rooms reserved for our members at the Kokomo Marriott and presently we currently
7 left. We have a special room rate of $124.00 per night. You may get a room with two beds or a king sized
bed.
If you desire a room you must call Bill (Duck) Laughner by August 21st at 724-601-3597. After August
21st the hotel will not hold any more rooms for our Chapter. Listed below are the reservations I currently
have and the dates requested.
Please review the list and if you have already made a reservation and don’t see your name listed
call Bill (Duck) Laughner ASAP.
NAME Dates Requested
1. John Szatkiewcz King Sept 14 - 16
2. Tom McCormack King Sept 15 - 16
3. Mickey Fennych Rm 100 Sept 13 - 16
4. Mike Banovosky Double Sept 13 - 16
5. Jim Manger Double Sept 13 - 16
6. Michelle Wilcox King Sept 14 -16
7. Skip Haswell Double Sept 13 - 16 (2nd Fl by elevator)
8. Bill Laughner King / Rollaway Sept 13 - 16
9. James Walters King Sept 13 -16
10. Pete Herman / Joe Double/Double Sept 13 -16
11. Rick Raich King Sept 13 -16
12. Ron Gardner 1st Fl Double/Double Sept 13 -16
13.Tony Pallatto King 1st Floor Sept 13 -16
14. Scott & Bonnie Little King 3rd Floor Sept 13 -16
15. Don Jamiola King Sept 14
16. Lee Corfield King Sept 13 -14
17. Larry Googins King Sept 13 -16
18, Frank Petz 2 Beds & Rollout Sept 13 -16
19. Dick Silk King Sept 13 -16
20. Dick Silk King Sept 13 -16
21. Cam Adamson King Sept 13 -16
22. Rich Gillin 2 Beds & 2 Rollouts Sept 13 -16
23. Michael Young King Sept 13 -16
24. Michael Young King Sept 13 -16
25. Dennis McGregor 2 Beds Sept 13 -16
26. Mike Butera 2 Beds Sept 13 -16
27. Mike Butera 2 Beds Sept 13 -16
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You may now obtain a Life Membership for $75.00!
VVA 862 has agreed to continue to pay the $25.00 discount for life membership applications for our chapter? Even if all remaining Chapter 862 “non-life” members take advantage of this, we will still receive more money in life membership rebates than the cost of this discount.
When mailing items for Membership Please use our Membership Chairman's address who is:
Gary Shaffer
709 Ohio Ave.
Midland, Pa. 15059-1415
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Official Chapter 862 Mailing Address
We now have a new PO BOX address to be used for VVA 862 Mail
VVA Chapter 862
PO Box 26
Rochester, Pa. 15074
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Our meetings are currently held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at the:
ROCHESTER V.F.W.
179 Virginia Ave
Rochester, PA. 15074
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We are one of very few, "Board of Directors" that meet monthly!
The Board of Directors meets in the "Board Room"
every 2nd Wednesday of every month at 7:00 PM.
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VVA Chapter 862 is located in Southwest Pennsylvania.
Our membership includes all of Beaver County as well as the following surrounding counties. Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Lawrence, Washington & Westmoreland Counties.
We also have many members scattered out all over the United States.
(Brief History)
When did it all start? We needed 25 to sign a charter,
Our first meeting was organized by Lloyd "Skip" Haswell and held on Wednesday, March 15, 2000 at Boscov's Department Store in the Beaver Valley Mall in Monaca, PA. We only had 17 attend.
We waited for 3 months, Skip put an ad in the Beaver County Times and tried again!
The next meeting was held at the Monaca American Legion on Wednesday, July 19, 2000 where we had 53 attend, therefore, we signed the charter that night and we have met every month since then. An "Election of Officers" was held that evening, and we were on our way
President - Lloyd "Skip" Haswell
Vice President - Michael Mikulich
2nd Vice President - Jon Neely (Dec)
Secretary - Frank "Lee" Corfield
Treasurer - William T. Muns
Delegate - Tracy King
This chapter was organized under the Law of 1988 and filed Articles of Incorporation with
the Pennsylvania Department of State on the 2nd day on November, 2000.
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