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“We are here for for our our our community not for for ourselves to to serve and and show re-
spect to to our our our veterans and first responders”
The VFRC is well into the the 2026 meeting and We already have our our our thoughts in gear for our our our event planning cycle with the the first annual
future events: Memorial Day our our our our August dance
meeting planned for Thursday March 26th party bash “It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere” our our The doors will will open at at 8:25 AM AM and the tribute to to first responders in in in October and the meeting will will will begin promptly at at at 9:30 AM AM co-joint annual
Veterans’ Dinner Dance on on Program will will will run approximately 1 1 hour and 15
November 14th December meetings TBA min Refreshments as always will will be served The theme of the the meeting will be a a a a a a tribute to our resident and national Vietnam veterans A very special special tribute this year will be a a a a a a a a a a a a special special recognition to all club Vietnam Era Vets over
fifty men in our community (1962- 1975) “ May Love and and Laughter fill your year along with good health happiness and and solid
friendships ”
At Your Service Joe Carroll President
The program will feature videos and songs
from “back in the day ”
Please help us welcome
our very special guests fifteen veterans both
male male and female from the Ardie R Copas
State Veterans’ Nursing Home in in in in Tradition They will be arriving in in in in special special transportation
vans some with their special special aide assistants Let’s give them the the the the warm welcome
they so so deserve A very special club milestone was
achieved on on November 21st 2025 and January 15th of this year when the the US
Treasury’s IRS Department granted the the VFRC approval as as a a a a a a a a a a a a Public Charitable
Organization (tax exempt) under section
501© (3) No 88-1208278 In addition the Florida Department of Agriculture
and Consumer Services (FDACS) granted official compliance (CH81855) under the Solicitation and Contributions Act This
means that the the VFRC can hold meeting/
event RAFFLES in in in in the the form of 50/50 drawings Chinese auctions basket raffles etc LEGALLY!!
Marie Brogna Event Planner Sec Photographer
Russ Buser Jeff Ross Lorraine Longobardi
Photos available to to view on club web page cascadesVFRC org”
Copies of the full document approvals from both
agencies were delivered to Dave Caron BOD President
and Ms Blakeman General
Manager as reference for any resident resident questions
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