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Chapter 50, Northern Michigan, Lower Peninsula Area including Benzie, Leelanau, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Antrim, Crawford, Otsego, Charlevoix, Emmet, and Cheboygan counties.
Meetings: Monthly meetings are held at Horizon Books, 243 E. Front Street, Traverse City on the third Saturday at 10:00 a.m. downstairs.
Are you a military veteran who cares about peace? If you are not a veteran but would like to get involved in the peace process, we welcome you as an associate member. Our goal is to make the world a better place for everyone by promoting peace worldwide
"Violence is an admission that one's ideas and goals cannot prevail on their own Merits.
Edward M. Kennedy
Upcoming Events and News
The September meting will be 9/18/10 at Horizon Books 10:30 a.m.
Officer elections were held at the August meeting. The list of new officers and their contact information can be found on the contacts page.
Tim Keenan will be representing Chapter 50 at the Veterans For Peace annual convention in Portland, Maine this coming week
Starting in September, the meeting minutes and the agenda for the next meeting will be listed on the "contacts page".
See the latest Email Bulletin from VFP National including Tim's presentation on the link below.
Below You will find a link to the YouTube Video from the Cherry Royale parade showing the crowd's response to our march down Front Street.
We have many videos in our chapter library that be be borrowed and viewed for free. Please see the contacts page for a complete list and contact.
Arlington North cross display Memorial Day 2009
Click on link below to see a video of the display.
According to a recent study comparing the monitary cost of war, the annual cost per warrior in WW II was $67,000, During Vietnam $132,000, and in Iraq and Afghanistan $1.1 million
The John Lewis Scholarship award was awared to Joseph Blair at the June Chapter meeting at Horizon Books on Saturday, June 19,2010. Joseph is a graduate of Kingsley High School and was captain of the track team. He is planning on obtaining a degree in criminal justice. Joe's other interests include football, wrestling, The Outdoor Adventure Club, 4H, and The Elder Project.
Below is an example of the new plaques we'll use at Arlington North
The president and webmaster of Chapter 50 is trying to develope a current list of email addresses of members who want to be on the chapter's emailing list. If you are interested in being on Chapter 50's email list, please send Don an email requesting your addition to the list and it will be added.
On July 15, 2010 Chapter 136 (Central Florida) re-submitted their resolution calling for the impeachment of President Barack H. Obama for war Crimes for consideration at the national convention. This resolution is available for review/signing via email at this time. If you would like to receive it from our webmaster, please send an email to the webmaster (snod34@chartermi.net) and a copy will be sent to you.
