News & Reports February 2010 Legislative Conference - March 6th - 10th Check presentations for NMS or any of the three programs will be during the opening session on Monday March 8th. Please let Linda Ferguson know by Feb. 26th if your Department will be presenting a check. Adopt-A-Unit Activity Reports Reach New Heights The AAU activity reports received in recent months show tremendous support of troops and their families. Please provide details of all activities in support of your adopted units with photos if available. Included in the next AAU purge we will provide a list of Posts/Auxiliaries who have gone above and beyond with support! ALL-AMERICAN qualifier  Ordering NMS "SUPPORT OUR TROOPS" T-shirts and/or Koozies through our office will fulfill the required donation to NMS for All American. Please allow 30 days for fulfillment of generic orders. Click below to obtain an order form NMS T-shirts & Koozies  Please send pictures of your VFW members in their shirts. VFW Department Websites & NMS Programs Please check your department's websites periodically to ensure accurate information is posted regarding NMS programs. A good way to ensure the most reliable information is to provide links (back) to VFW's Department Resource website. Work Smarter-- Not harder {plus Save Time & Resources}   get everything you need at: http://www.vfwdepartmentresources.org/ Operation Uplink January connections: 144,080 Free Call Days: 142.272 Phone Cards: 1,808 A special Thanks to the January Free Call Day (FCD) sponsor ~ Sport Clips ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   February's FCD Valentine's Day Sponsored by VFW Dept. of MN, Minnesota residents and KSTP.TV ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   Free Call Day post cards with our complete 2009-10 schedule are now available for you to download at: http://www.vfwdepartmentresources.org/ These are great for deployments, care packages and Adopt-A-Unit's stationed in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait!                                                 MAP     Military Assistance Program                        Grants:                  # of Events: 20              # of Attendees:6,406          Departments participating: 15  Adopt-a-Unit: 21 New Units & 13 Posts 9 Departments participating Unmet Needs Families assisted: 43 Financial Aid Provided: $65,390   Helpful Website: A useful source of a large variety of information is the Army Well Being website. https://www.armywell-being.org/skins/WBLO/home.aspx  VFW NMS makes a difference in military lives every day! 150,529 military members and their families were supported through NMS programs in January VFW National Military Services 406 W 34th Street Kansas City, MO 64111