VFW 7999 MEMORIAL BIKE SHOW 7/21/12

Come show off your bike and support the completion of our monument!

Date: July 21, 2012 (Rain date: July 28)
Where: 4537 US Hwy 220 North, Summerfield NC
Time: Registration is from 9:00-10:00 a.m.
          Show runs from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Registration: $15 per bike
Trophies will be awarded for US Cruisers, Metric Made Cruisers, Trikes, Baggers, "Judges' Choice" and "Best in Show"

There will be a 50/50 Drawing and door prizes!

Drinks and the post's delicious all-beef hot dogs will be on sale, with all proceeds from the sale and the show going to the completion of our monument.

Questions? Email vfw7999@gmail.com

This kid cracks us up

Behold Noah, age 9, singing the Chicken Song he re-wrote to encourage people to buy our VFW hot dogs:



Noah's grandfather, Danny Nelson, is a member of our post, and the king of organizing car shows & hot dog sales.

Post Car Show success

Our May 8th Car Show was a ton of fun, and raised over $1200 for the memorial fund.

Some of the cars in attendance:

UPDATE RE: CAR SHOW

Due to the rain in the forecast, the car show has been postponed until May 8th. These sweet rides are cherished babies, and their owners don't bring them out on the road if there's a chance they might get messed up.

The book fair and the hot dog sale will proceed as planned at Goldens Antiquest & Treasures 4537 Highway 220, Summerfield.

Hope to see you there!

Mark your calendars!

Come check out awesome rides at our car show on Saturday, April 24 from 10:00 a.m - 3:00 p.m. (Want to enter your car? It's not too late! Email vfw7999@gmail.com for a registration form.)

We'll also be holding a book fair with new books and gifts courtesy of Books Are Fun!

Come enjoy the Books Are Fun book fair held right here at:

GOLDEN ANTIQUES AND TREASURES 4537 HWY 220 SUMMERFIELD NC 27358 SATURDAY, APRIL 24 9 AM TO 4 PM

Come visit the New Books Are Fun Book Fair in the convenience of your workplace. With over 250 great titles at unbelievable prices, you are sure to find something for everyone on your list!

Product categories include:

Children's Story Books, Cookbooks, General Interest Books, New York Times Best Sellers, Stationery & Scrapbooking, Music Collections, Gifts for all ages, Early Learning Products, and Children's Educational Products.

First run, top quality products from the world's leading publishers:

Time Life, Simon & Schuster, Dorling Kindersley, Harper-Collins, Penguin, Random House, Reader's Digest, Rodale, Disney, Publication's International, Thomas Nelson, Peachtree Publishing and many more!

COME OUT TO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL VFW POST 7999!! ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE BOOK FAIR WILL BE DONATED TO VFW MEMORIAL FUND!!! THERE WILL ALSO BE A CAR SHOW AND A LIVE BAND ALONG WITH THE USUAL HOT DOG SALE!!

Yard Sale Success!

We had a gorgeous sunny day and lots of visitors to the VFW Yard Sale yesterday! Shoppers took home a bunch of really great deals. Several asked if we were going to make this a regular event. (Um...give us a chance to recover from this one, and we'll think about it!) Our Hot Dog Sale was a great success - at least until we ran out of onions and mustard. We promise that won't happen against next week. We also began selling these great magnets for just $3 each:We'll soon have t-shirts available, too!

Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday. We made nearly $800 for the Memorial Fund!

Come back next week for more delicious hot dogs, and keep an eye on our calendar for upcoming events!

GREAT NEWS and not-so-great-news

The great news first: On Tues. March 9, the Summerfield Town Council unanimously approved the newly selected site for our monument. We're very happy to have that behind us, and more determined than ever to make our projected dedication date of July 4, 2010. We anticipate signing the contract to begin the pre-construction prep within two weeks or so. Still no word on whether or not Guilford County will assist us with the additional costs we'll incur from stepping aside to accommodate the school system's request.

Now for the not-so-great-news: Our yard sale, which was planned for tomorrow at Golden Antiques & Treasures in Summerfield has been postponed due to foreboding weather forecasts.

The yard sale will be held on Mar. 20 at the same location, starting at 9:00 a.m. Be sure to come check out all the great deals!

We will be having our Saturday Hot Dog Sale at Golden Antiques tomorrow from 10:30 a.m. until...we run out of dogs. Hope to see you there!

One Saturday, two fund-raisers

Fortunately for us, Mother Nature decided to give us a lovely, sunny Saturday on which to hold two fund-raisers. Post members descended upon Golden Antiques & Treasures in Summerfield to hold our weekly hot dog sale. Senior Vice-Commander Bob White, decked out in a very appropriate apron, manned the grill:Post member Phil Belton manned the tank:Then he lost it to his grandson and Noah, grandson of post member Danny Nelson:
Noah also watched over his nephew, Rylan (age 6 weeks):
Later in the day, post members gathered at the Brassfield Chik-fil-A in Greensboro, where diners were encouraged to drop their receipts into a donation box. The restaurant will donate 15% of sales from 4:00-8:00 p.m. to our Memorial Fund. Here, post member Lyle Baker waits to greet diners:
Lyle can smile. We see him do it all the time. He just doesn't do it for photos. ;-)


Many, many thanks to area residents who supported our fund-raising events today, and to our hosts: Golden Antiques & Treasures and Brassfield Chik-fil-A!