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District 14
News
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Akron VA volunteers
Akron VA CBOB volunteers visited and
reviewed by the new Wade Park VA Volunteer
Chief Calvin Curry. From left are Elva
Pounders, Post 566; Dale Luzader,
Commander Summit County Council; Chief
Curry; Laura Williams Dunlop, Post 19 and
seated is Merle Carder, Post 449.
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Portage County Council
officers
At the most recent Portage County
Council meeting held at Streetsboro Post
685, Department 1st Vice Commander Steve
Masowick installed this year's Post and
County officers. Steve had just finished
cooking Post 685's monthly "steak fry"
immediately before the meeting. It's not
every day that you have a steak cooked by
the Department 1st Vice Commander.
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Mantua Post marches in Potato
Festival Parade
Members of Mantua Post 193 are shown
lining up for the Potato Festival
Parade.
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Summit County Stand Down
American Legion Family Volunteers
helped make happen the 6th Annual Summit
County Stand Down for Homeless Veterans on
September 13, 2011, at the home of the
Firestone VFW Post 3383 in Akron. Summit
County American Legion Posts, Auxiliaries
and SAL members work all year in
preparation for making the annual Stand
Down a special day for homeless, displaced
veterans as we prepare them for the
upcoming winter months.
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Summit County Veterans
Picnic
Summit County volunteers put on a
Veterans Picnic at the Akron VA CBOC West
parking lot on July 27, 2011. Pictured
from left are Cheryl Geary, Auxiliary;
Lora Staats, DAR; George Smith, Past 14th
District Commander; Dale Luzader,
Commander Summit County Council; Rick
Kiefer, Post 611; Quintin Geary, Past 14th
District Commander and John Kiefer, Post
449. Also pictured kneeling is an unknown
volunteer. Present but not pictured were
Elva Pounders, Post 566; Phyllis
Fitzgerald, Past 14th District Commander;
Rita Shook, Commander Post 281; and Laura
Williams Dunlop, Post 19.
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Photo by
Laura Williams Dunlop,
Founder/Chairman
Summit County Council Commander
recognized
Summit County Council Commander Dale
Wesley Luzader received a special award
and accolades from the Summit County Stand
Down for Homeless Veterans Committee
members and hundreds of volunteers.
Chairman Laura Williams Dunlop presented
the award to Navy Veteran Commander
Luzader for his six year commitment and
dedication to this special program to
Veterans in need of a Hand-Up, not a
Hand-Out.
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