McLENNAN COUNTY VETERANS ASSOCIATION

Mission Statement

To establish, maintain, raise funds, and contribute to patriotic observances, commemorative days, educational activities, and monuments dedicated to members of the Armed Services who served and with special tribute to those who died in WW II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Cold War, Panama, Grenada, Somalia, Desert Storm, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq. In addition, to join together the veteran, patriotic, and support organizations in the Heart of Texas to render assistance to active military, veterans, widows, and orphans; youth organizations; veterans burial plots; and to raise funds for charitable services.

ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES -2008

Patriotic Events

1) Memorial Day Ceremony: sponsor, manage, participate & donate

2) Veterans Appreciation Week: participate & donate

3) Dedication of Purple Heart monument: manage, participate & donate

4) Veterans Day Parade: sponsor, manage, participate & donate

5) Prisoners of War-Missing in Action Remembrance: sponsor, manage, participate & donate

6) Enduring Freedom Monuments: participate & donate

Community Service

7) Homeless Veterans -Mission Waco: participate & donate

8) Young Marines -Heart of Texas: participate & donate

9) Young Marines -Drum & Bugle Corps:donate

10) Flag Burning Ceremony: sponsor, manage, participate & donate

11) Heart of Texas Memorials: Maintenance participate, & donate

Veterans Service

12) Veterans Hospital Volunteer Service: participate

13) Order of the Silver Rose -Agent Orange poisoning: sponsor, participate & donate

14) Coordinate 36 veteran, patriotic & support groups: sponsor, manage & participate

15) Memorials & Burial Plots for Veterans: sponsor, participate & donate

16) Veterans Advisory Council: sponsor & participate

17) Veterans Communication Council: participate

Educational

18) Freedom isn't Free Scholarship: participate & donate

19) Public & Private School Speakers:participate

Fund Raising

20) Memorial Day Ceremony: solicit, manage & donate

 

21) Vets Fest  Outback Steakhouse: sponsor, solicit, manage, participate & donate

 

22) Veterans Day Parade: solicit, manage & donate   

23) Grant Awards -Wal-mart: solicit, manage & donate

24) Buddy Poppies: solicit, manage & donate

Community Relations

25) press,television, radio, Waco Magazine manage

26) Sheriffs Department: recognition & donate

27) Caritas: recognition

Administration

28) Apply for IRS 501 ( c ) 3: manage

29) Relocation of Meeting Site: manage

30) Update Membership Roster & E-mail Add: manage

31) Update bylaws: manage