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$2,500 Goal
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The Bosses Face Off
For the past five years, EAPC Architects Engineers has held a Fall Fundraiser with their employees. Each year, one of our ten office locations takes a turn choosing a local non-profit to support. This year, it was EAPC Williston, ND's turn to choose the charity. They selected our current client, the Williston VFW Post 12169.
The theme of this year's event is Battle of the Bosses. The Bosses consist of our EAPC Partner Group, Office Managers, and Department Managers. They will be competing against each other to raise the least amount of money! That's right... the three Bosses that raise THE MOST money, will get doused in GREEN SLIME!
What better reason to donate to EAPC's event this year than to know that our local vets will receive a little community assistance and community spirit? The second-best reason to donate to our local charity is knowing that three EAPC “Bosses” are going to get slimed at the end…and you get to witness the sliming on video! Choose someone to donate to and watch the slime fest unfold at the conclusion of the donation period. It will be messy and gooey, but all for a great cause so please consider making a donation to help our local vets!
The Williston VFW Post 12169 is a new post, recently chartered last summer.
Most of their funding comes purely from donations or volunteer work parking cars at events in exchange for free will donations. Their Buddy Poppy Drives also help raise funds at various times of the year at parades and during holidays.
A small portion of their finds are used for office supplies and computer programs to run the post. The majority of their funds support veterans or their families that are in distress. They also forward a portion of their funds to the VFW Department of North Dakota's cancer funds and emergency funds.
EAPC's Williston client, Corey Moen, Commander of VFW Post 12169 and Adjutant for the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 9, is a recipient of that emergency fund. Last summer half of his house burned up and the VFW Department of North Dakota was the first to respond with a $2500 check for him and his family. They beat his insurance company to the scene after the fire.
The VFW also gives a monetary donation to youth scholarships such as Patriot's Pen and Voice of Democracy. They also contribute a plaque and monetary donation for teachers that perpetuate Americanism in their students.
Additionally, there are programs to recognize and support full-time firefighters, law-enforcement, and EMS.
The donations also help alleviate travel expenses for post officers. The VFW attends continuing education conventions concerning VA healthcare for disabled veterans, veteran benefits, and congressional legislation concerning veteran issues. These are attended at the local, state, and national levels and help ensure veterans are not falling through the cracks, unable to get the help and benefits they’ve earned.
Corey and other members of the Williston VFW are volunteer firefighters, deacons in their churches, volunteers at local hospitals, and law-enforcement officers. Their large member base allows them to find out and respond quickly when a veteran or their family is in distress. They then respond with help as soon as possible.
The standard monetary support for VFW members and family for overnight hospital stays is $100. Additional monetary support is given on a case by case basis and depends on available funds. The organization also has a calling tree for emergencies so approval can be obtained from trustees and other officers to distribute funds to a veteran or family member in need.
There is not a great benefit to the Williston community when donations are made directly to national veteran organizations. For example, the majority of funds donated to Wounded Warrior in North Dakota gets allocated elsewhere, outside the state.
The Williston VFW Post 12169 is working to gather enough funds to open an actual brick-and-mortar, family-friendly post restaurant open to the public. This would allow them to have a sustainable income to better support the programs mentioned rather than relying strictly on donations.
The Williston VFW Post 12169 is very exited to be part of EAPC's Annual Fall Fundraiser. Let's raise them some funds!