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EVERY YEAR EVERY CHAPTER WISHING TO RENEW AS A CHAPTER OF MODERN DAY VETERANS MUST |
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PLEASE CHECK OUT THE CHANGES MADE ON OUR OFFICERS MANUAL THESE CHANGES WERE MADE FOR THE SAKE OF STAYING IN COMPLIANCE WITH I R S RULES. IT SEAMS VETERANS CLUBS CANNOT HAVE THEIR FAMILY BE MEMBERS OF THEIR CLUB UNLESS THEY FORM A SEPARATE AUX. CORPORATION FOR THEIR FAMILIES. TO INCLUDE OUR FAMILIES IN OUR ACTIVITIES. THE WAY OTHER VETERAN CLUBS ARE DOING WE MUST FORM AN AUX. CORPORATION FOR OUR FAMILIES. WE WERE UNDER THE UNDERSTANDING THAT SINCE OUR CONSTITUTION AND BY LAWS STATED WE WERE ORGANIZED NOT ONLY FOR THE VETERAN THEMSELVES BUT ALSO FOR OUR FAMILIES THAT WE COULD INCLUDE OUR FAMILY; THIS IS NOT TRUE AND MODERN DAY VETERANS LIKE ALL OTHER VETERANS CLUBS MUST STAY AT 75% VETERANS AND NOT MORE THAT 25% SPOUSES OF VETERANS. THEREFORE OUR OFFICERS MANUAL HAD TO BE CHANGED TO REFLECT THIS. SOMEONE FROM HEADQUARTERS WILL TRY TO CONTACT EACH CHAPTER AND CLARIFY THIS AND LET YOU KNOW WHAT CHANGES THIS MAKES. WE SHOULD HAVE CONTACTED EVERYONE BY MAY 1 2009 IF WE MISS YOU PLEASE CALL HEADQUARTERS FOR THIS INFORMATION. 573-785-4482 |