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•Adopt-A-Unit•Deployment/Welcome

Home activities•Grants

•Free Call Days•Free Phone Time/PINs

•Financial Assistance•Skill Donors

•Referrals•Disaster Assistance

September through August: NMS provided support to 1,505,863 military

members and their families in 2011-12 In 2011-2012, MAP events provided interaction with

more than 260,000 service members and their families

Operation Uplink provided the 6 millionth connection on Veterans Day, 2011. We’re now at over 6.8 million connections!

Unmet Needs assisted over 205 families with grants totaling almost $250,000.

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NATIONAL MILITARY SERVICES

FY 2011-2012 RECAP

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New this year, NMS has designed lapel pins with the new VFW tag line “No One Does More For Veterans”.

The pins are available through the NMS office or through your Department NMS Chairman

NATIONAL MILITARY SERVICES“NO ONE DOES MORE FOR

VETERANS”

$20 $15 $10 $5


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Wounded Warrior, USO, and Fisher House are all good programs. However, NMS is your VFW program and relies on your support!

Encourage Departments, Districts and Posts to donate to National Military Services instead of individual programs.

This allows funds to be used where needed most.

Programs can’t continue without your support!

The NMS Service Challenge is a great NMS incentive to encourage participation at the Post level for NMS donations

Will run from August 1st to May 31st, 2013

Challenge your members to support their branch of service and track on the thermometer and/or using the Donor Supporter Cards

NMS supporter pins will be provided with

each pack of cardsDonations received and sent back to

NMS will fulfill All American requirement

(minimum $100 for Post)

The thermometers and supporter cards are available for download at www.vfw.org behind the log in under the National Military Services link.


ALL AMERICAN FUNDRAISER IDEA

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Posts:Hold a fundraiser with proceeds going to NMS ($100 minimum)

Districts:Make a donation to NMS ($250.00 minimum)

Departments:Department fundraising event for NMS (non-reimbursable minimum of $500 or donate $500 to the program)

*Deadline is June 30, 2013**To receive your award at National Convention,

deadline is June 15, 2013*

ALL-AMERICAN NMS DONATION QUALIFICATION

FOR 2012-2013

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ALL-AMERICAN PROGRAMMAKE SURE YOUR DONATION

COUNTS!!

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Qualified donations to NMS:

Make check payable to National Military Services

Mail to: VFW, 406 W. 34th Street, Suite 216, Kansas City, MO 64111

Call NMS for credit card donations over the phone at (816) 968-1155

Go online to www.vfw.org/contribute

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Make sure your online donation counts! Head to www.vfw.org and:

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NMS UPDATEHelp NMS spread our success stories!

Sign up for the bi-weekly NMS Update at www.vfw.org

Share the stories with the members of your Post and community

Send pictures and information about your troop support activities

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Contact: Darcie JonesEmail: [email protected] Phone: (816) 968-1155Operation Uplink forms and information available at: www.vfw.org/NMS

OPERATION UPLINK

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Since 2006, Free Call Days have connected over 6.8 million calls

Continuing to provide two Free Call Days monthly at over 600 MWR SPAWAR locations throughout Afghanistan and other Middle East locations

Calls to the US, and landlines in other US home base countries, i.e.: Germany, Japan, Korea, Italy etc.

Free Call Day schedule is available at www.vfw.org/NMS

DSN line access codes are provided for service members outside of Afghanistan/Kuwait for participation in the scheduled Free Call Days

OPERATION UPLINKFREE CALL DAYS

OPERATION UPLINK

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OPERATION UPLINKDOMESTIC VIRTUAL PINS

Operation Uplink is sending virtual PINs to VA hospitals, medical centers and deployed service members without Free Call Day access in lieu of domestic calling cards Provides 100 minutes of talk time per PIN VFW Posts and Ladies Auxiliary members

must complete request form to receive bulk virtual PINs

Individual PIN requests MUST include service member’s email

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Above is an example of the list of PINs to be emailed. They are preset to print on plain paper to cut apart or on Avery Labels # 5160 to peel off and stick on the back of your VFW business card.

OPERATION UPLINKDOMESTIC VIRTUAL PINS

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OPERATION UPLINK

Front of Card

Back of Card

EXAMPLE OF VIRTUAL PINS

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Contact: John LinstraEmail: [email protected] Phone: (816) 756-3390 ext. 211All MAP applications and info available behind the log in at: www.vfw.org

MILITARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

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The Military Assistance Program (MAP) is the core NMS program that promotes VFW involvement and interaction with the local military community

Opportunity to educate about everything NMS has to offer:Operation Uplink: Free Call Days and virtual PINsUnmet Needs: financial assistance

Since 2007, MAP has hosted nearly 2 million military and families at over 1,700 events!


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MILITARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMMAP Grants are available to VFW Post and Auxiliaries

who participate in military unit functions such as:Welcome Home partiesFarewell eventsHoliday partiesFRG meetingsMAP funds are based solely on donations and our

procedures help MAP assist as many service members as possible

Contact the MAP office for guidance-we’re here to help you through each step of the MAP Grant process!

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MILITARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Helpful suggestions for a successful MAP Grant request:

Review and follow all MAP information. This information is provided for your benefit

Follow all procedures Complete each line of the MAP Grant application List all items needed for event on the Event Calculator

The MAP office acknowledges each application once it is received! If you haven’t heard from us within a few days, contact us!

MAP Grants provide basic food and beverages for ONLY the military and their families

Current MAP events average $3.25-$3.50 per person

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MAP GRANT EVENT CALCULATOR

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MAP GRANT EVENT CALCULATOR

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MILITARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMADOPT-A-UNIT

Adopt-A-Unit enables VFW Posts and Auxiliaries to forge a connection with the local military community before, during and after deployment

More than 2,000 units have been adopted since 2007

How the Adopt-A-Unit program works:Submit an Adopt-A-Unit application to National

HeadquartersMAP sends a packet of materials for support of the

adopted unitSubmit activity reports

The support you offer is only limited to your imagination!

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MILITARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMADOPT-A-UNIT

Adopt-A-Unit packet of materials: Certificates – one for Post and one to present to unit “100 Great Ideas”- tips and ideas from Post and Auxiliaries for

fundraising and activities to coordinate with your adopted unit Activity Report- submit minimum of one per year NMS User Brochure VFW NMS Overview Free Call Day schedule

Unit (Military) Commander’s Packet-created exclusively for your adopted unit’s commander and should be presented with the duplicate certificate for the unit

Cover sheet to attach VFW business card Military NMS Overview Free Call Day schedule and FAQ Unmet Needs Application


BEST OF THE BESTVFW Posts and Auxiliaries who have conducted and reported 5 different types of activities on behalf of their adopted unit.

As of August 2012—112 VFW Posts and/or Ladies Auxiliaries have qualified for “Best of the Best” out of 510 Post and Auxiliaries current/active in the Adopt-A-Unit program

The VFW Departments with the most Posts and Auxiliaries in the “Best of the Best” often have the smallest military population

Please contact the MAP office to request a “Best of the Best” certificate to present to qualifying VFW Post/Auxiliaries

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MEMORIAL COMMENDATIONS Memorial Commendations are an expression of the VFW and its Auxiliary’s condolences to a fallen soldier’s family. Certificates are presented to the family by a VFW member as an offer of support.

The commendation is a professional certificate with the appropriate branch of service emblem enclosed in a vinyl portfolio

Available for the families of service members killed in action in current conflicts

NMS office emails DOD notices daily to the NMS Chairman, Department Commander and Adjutant. Contact [email protected] to request.

Information needed: Deceased service member’s full name and rank Branch of service Date of memorial service (if known) Name and address to whom the Commendation should be shipped

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Contact: Zach SchwenkEmail: [email protected] Phone: (866) 789-6333Unmet Needs application and information available at: www.vfw.org/NMS

UNMET NEEDS

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UNMET NEEDS Created in 2004 to assist

military service members and their families experiencing a financial hardship directly related to their military service

Provides grants up to $2,500 for qualified service members and their families

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UNMET NEEDS

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UNMET NEEDS Unmet Needs pays for basic life needs such as:

mortgage, rent, repairs, insurance, utilities, food and clothing Grants are paid directly to the “creditor”

company and not to the individual Hardship cannot be due to mismanagement of

funds, civil, domestic matters, or legal issues Application process takes approximately 5-10

business days after all required paperwork is received

Each case is reviewed individually and acceptance is determined by a committee

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UNMET NEEDS

Department Assistance:Applicant needs immediate assistanceDepartment verifies eligibility and needContact NMS Director for pre-approvalSubmit a completed Unmet Needs

application for reimbursement with copy of check

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If all three criteria are not met, then the applicant is

not eligible.

Unmet Needs Application-

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UNMET NEEDS

UNMET NEEDSDISASTER ASSISTANCE

The VFW Unmet Needs program proudly stands ready to assist our service men and women when they are burdened by natural disasters out of their control (tornadoes, fires, floods)

Service members or veterans must have: Served on active-duty title-10 orders within the past 36 months Submit a completed ONE PAGE application Experienced a state-declared natural disaster which has damaged or

destroyed their primary residence Assistance does not apply to vehicle damage or vehicle insurance

deductibles Total loss of the primary residence: $500 Power loss or damage to the home: $300

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