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Membership Affairs Committee Update March/April 2024

April 9, 2024

BY DICK SOUTHERN, CHAIR In accordance with Vietnam Veterans of America Convention Resolution P-7, amended at the 19th National Convention, July 18, 2019, the following is the annual report of the Membership Affairs Committee. M-2 Communication…

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Membership Affairs Committee Update January/February 2024

March 1, 2024

BY DICK SOUTHERN, CHAIR As VVA moves into a new fiscal year, we will be driving our membership to an even higher number. Can we increase the membership numbers to 92,000? Yes, we can. The committee…

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Membership Affairs Committee Update November/December 2023

January 17, 2024

BY DICK SOUTHERN, CHAIR Our organization continues to flourish, boasting approximately 600 chapters and welcoming an average of over 200 new members each month. A life membership in VVA is a bargain and the most cost-effective…

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Membership Affairs Committee Update July/August 2023

August 4, 2023

BY DICK SOUTHERN, CHAIR I am happy to report that Vietnam Veterans of America now has an all-time high of more than 90,000 members. This is because you are asking Vietnam War veterans to join VVA.…

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Membership Affairs Committee Update May/June 2023

May 30, 2023

BY DICK SOUTHERN, CHAIR Membership continues to grow at a steady pace. This is because you are asking Vietnam War veterans to join VVA. With your continued outreach to Vietnam vets who have recently retired and…

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Membership Affairs Committee Update March/April 2023

April 11, 2023

BY DICK SOUTHERN, CHAIR The future continues to look bright as we work to increase our numbers to 90,000 with continued outreach to Vietnam War veterans who have recently retired and are looking to connect…

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Membership Affairs Committee Update March/April 2022

April 1, 2022

BY DICK SOUTHERN, CHAIR The committee continues to look for ways to recruit members. We are a membership organization that helps veterans and their families to have a better life as we work to get…

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Some of the 393 members of the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1054 of Northeast South Dakota. PHOTO: Chapter 1054

Membership Affairs Committee Update January/February 2022

March 15, 2022

BY DICK SOUTHERN, CHAIR I want to wish you and your family a happy and prosperous New Year. In a way, 2021 wasn’t so bad. At least we had a Convention and are returning to…

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Membership Affairs Committee Update July/August 2021

July 23, 2021

BY DICK SOUTHERN, CHAIR The tide has turned and we are gaining new members each month. Membership in VVA has topped 89,000. The key is that we are getting new members. Direct your efforts on…

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Membership Affairs Committee Update July/August 2016

July 25, 2016

Tracie Houston, Frankie Pressley, and I will introduce the new web rosters to attendees of our seminar, “Web Rosters: Coming Soon, ” during the Leadership & Education Conference in Tucson. We will explain how to…

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