Hello, Nation!!

It’s about Mid Year time, and there is work to be done. I will be getting a letter out regarding EVERY Chapter 990 tax status.

Department Presidents, please insure your chapters and Dept are current. Those chapters without a Dept, please make sure you are current...

Please go to National's web page, and find my email address and forward a copy of 990 to me. Please add your chapter# and Dept in the subject line, as to weed out spam.

​If you’re as computer illiterate as I am, and you’d rather mail a copy, that’s fine, too.

Thanks in advance.

Larry Saad, RNSAA

Good day Riders!

This is an update on registration and t-shirt orders for Mid-Year 2018.

Remember to get your registrations in to avoid the higher cost of registering at Mid-Year. We have an updated deadline on ordering t-shirts from the hosting chapter.

IF YOU ARE ORDERING A MID-YEAR T-SHIRT, YOUR T-SHIRT ORDER MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN APRIL 10TH! Any t-shirt ordered after this date will not be ordered. This is to ensure t-shirts will be ready and available for Mid-Year. If there is no size marked and t-shirt section on your registration is not complete, your t-shirt will not be ordered. 

So, if you are wanting a Mid-Year 2018 t-shirt, your registration form with t-shirt section complete must be received by April 10th. Also remember that your t-shirt payment must be sent with your registration.

If you are not ordering a t-shirt, the deadline for the early registration of $10 is April 15th. If not registered by this date, you will need to register at Mid-Year at the higher cost of $20.

Thank you and we will see you there!
 
Kathy Campbell, RNCO
amvets.rnco@outlook.com
kc.chptr7@suddenlink.net
(318)793-0263
(318)277-4593-cell
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AMVETS Riders and Supporters,
 
I am honored to serve as National Riders Treasurer for the past 5½ years, we are almost half way through another year and Riders have a lot going on across the Nation as usual.

First I would like to remind everyone to make sure to file their 990 for their Chapter and Department if you haven’t already.

At National Riders we have a $250- death benefit, plus we have 3 $1,000- Scholarships and you can find the applications for both on the website under the publications tab.

​This year our new National Riders 2nd Vice John Reando has developed a great gun raffle to raise money for National Riders, PLEASE PARTICIPATE!! This fund raiser is what helps us from increasing dues and also allows us to have the Death Benefit and Scholarship funds, both of these funds were developed to give back to the Membership.

At National we have worked very hard at cutting expenses in order to maintain these benefits and still be able to do everything else needed to support the Riders Organization and we need this fund raiser to succeed in order to balance our budget.

I am looking forward to seeing everyone at Mid-Year in Florida.
 
LRB,
Dan Macdonald
AMVETS Riders
National Treasurer  
dnmacdonald@aol.com
(319) 415-2822        

Greetings to all,

It is that time of year where the Chapters should be collecting the annual dues and verifying the Membership rosters. The requirements set for times to have your Dues in are stated in the Unified By-Laws Section 5.8 and reads as below:

5.8 Chapters shall remit National dues and Department dues (if applicable) and a complete membership roster to their respective Riders Department no later than March 1st each year. If no Riders Department exists, National dues and roster shall be sent to the Riders’ National Secretary no later than March 1st each year. Departments shall collect their Chapters’ dues and rosters and send them to the Riders National Secretary no later than March 15th each year. Chapters with no Department remitting dues after due date will be assessed a $25.00 late fee. Departments shall fine Chapters if payment is late. Chapters failing to remit dues by April 1st shall be automatically suspended. Suspended Chapters may be reinstated, no later than June 1st by submitting a complete membership roster, dues, $25.00 late fee, and a $50.00 reinstatement fee. Chapters failing to reinstate by June 1st shall be subject to a vote of revocation by the Riders Delegates at the Riders Annual National Convention.

Please read that section carefully as we do not enjoy having to suspend a Charter over something this routine. All the information for your Dues and Remittance can be found on our website: www.amvetsridersnational.org under the publications tab. Most of you have gone to the digital excel format and that seems to be working well so let’s keep it up. PLEASE verify all of your member’s phone numbers, e-mail addresses and parent organization membership numbers. Chapter 1st Vices should contact their respective Departments and if any Department 1st Vices or Chapters without a Department have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 678-463-2987/ hueycchief@yahoo.com or the National Secretary, Karen Cox at ridersns3.kcoc@yahoo.com / 319-382-2484.

LRB/S,
Tom McNamara
National 1st Vice President
AMVETS Riders 

MID-YEAR RALLY HOTELS
APRIL 27 – 29 2018
Host Chapter is FL-113, Bunnell, FL
 
Hilton Garden Inn - (386)586-2463 …….……………………………$116+tax/night
55 Town Center Blvd., Palm Coast, FL
TELL THEM YOU ARE WITH AMVETS RIDERS FOR THE DISCOUNTED RATE-LIMITED ROOMS AVAILABLE
 
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott – (386)445-3450 …………..$92+tax/night
400 Old Kings Rd., Palm Coast, FL
TELL THEM YOU ARE WITH AMVETS RIDERS FOR THE DISCOUNTED RATE-LIMITED ROOMS AVAILABLE
 
Hampton Inn – (386)439-8999 ……………………………………….$146+tax/night
150 Flagler Plaza Dr., Palm Coast, FL
 
Holiday Inn Express & Suites – (386)439-3939 …………………$135+tax/night
200 Flagler Plaza Dr., Palm Coast, FL
 
Econo Lodge – (386)446-4457 ………………………………………….…$72+tax/night
5 Kingswood Dr., Palm Coast, FL
 
Days Inn – (386)7734 ………………………………………………………….$87+tax/night
120 Garden, Palm Coast, FL
 
Red Roof Inn – (386)446-8180 …………………………………………...$87+tax/night
10 Kingswood Dr., Palm Coast, FL
 
MEETINGS WILL BEGIN ON FRIDAY MORNING APRIL 27th.  YOU MAY WANT TO ARRIVE ON THURSDAY, APRIL 26th

This policy is based on direction from the AMVETS Communications Director and presented to the Convention Body in Daytona Beach Florida, August 2012. Language adapted for AMVETS Riders.

1. Social media is an excellent tool for communication. Members and Chapters are encouraged to use this as a viable communications vehicle.
2. All pages allowing public view using the AMVETS name shall be monitored and policed by the organizational leadership. Pages and groups not open to public viewing shall be monitored and policed by the group’s members.
3. All group pages bearing affiliation to AMVETS shall be administered by a minimum of two members of that group and may only be started with the approval that group.
4. All postings open to public viewing shall be in a positive manner in furthering the Aims and Goals of AMVETS.
5. Publicly viewed postings shall not be about AMVETS or AMVETS Riders business. Nor shall these postings be discriminatory towards Race, Religion, Ethnicity, Gender or sexual orientation. 
6. Publicly viewed postings shall not be in a politically subversive nature.
7. Nudity and sexually explicit language will not be allowed.
8. Leadership and administrators may and shall remove postings they feel are in contradiction to this policy without notice.
9. A members continued violation of this policy shall be subject to removal from affected group and given notice of said action.

This policy shall be maintained by the Riders National Executive Committee   Any changes shall be forwarded to membership within 30 days.

Publications > Policies

Congratulations to the 2017 Quality Chapters!

Requirements for 2018 National “Quality Chapter” awards.

1. National received Dues and remittance forms by deadline of 15 March 2018
2. National received Chapter Revalidation form by deadline of 15 July 2018
3. Must have a minimum of two (2) Programs reported between the periods of July 2017 to June 2018.
4. Participate in the National fundraiser in excess of $100 per Chapter.
5. Chapter demonstrates positive growth with an increase in membership.
6. Must not be delinquent on any account to the National AMVETS Riders or AMVETS Quartermaster.
7. Must not be under suspension with either the State Department or National AMVETS Riders.
8. Submit form for “Quality Chapter” award to the Department of which the Chapter belongs for verification by the Department President or National AMVETS Riders 1st Vice if no Department exists. Must be mailed to the RN1V no later than 15 July 2018.

 
Form available here and under Publications. Certificates will be awarded at the National Convention in Orlando, FL. and vest patches may be purchased through the AMVETS Quartermaster at amvetsnationalquartermaster.com.

Thank you for your participation, LRB/S
 
Tom McNamara
National 1st Vice President
AMVETS Riders

SUBJECT:  Corrected 2017 Mid-Year Minutes                                                                      
September 22, 2017                                                                      
 
Correction to page 1, line 7 of both paragraphs under “GUESTS”.
 
PARAGRAPH 1 AS READS:  with a Gold Rider’s Honorary Beret, and made him an honorary rider;
IS CORRECTED TO READ:  with a Gold Rider’s Commemorative Beret, and made him an honorary rider;
 
PARAGRAPH  2 AS READS: him with a Rider’s Honorary Black Beret and made him an honorary rider.
IS CORRECTED TO READ: him with a Rider’s Commemorative Beret, and made him an honorary rider.
 
Thank You,
 
Karen Cox
Riders National Secretary

AMVETS Riders Nation,
 
                  I have attached a copy of the Finance Report document for the year 2017-2018 and a copy of the budget for comparison. With the confusion of tracking expenses from credit card charges the previous Quarterly Financial Report is not accurate so I will not be sending out the 3rd quarter or final 4th quarter report. This is some of the things that came out of the audit. I did attach a copy of the document that will be used to track credit card charges to make sure everything will be tracked accurately. I added a line under committed funds for tracking of budget carry over for the Death Benefit, the new budget amount is not counted in the carry over amount, only unused Scholarship and Death Benefit from previous year.  
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• 2017 - 2018 Budget
• 2017 - 2018 Financial Report
• National Riders Credit Card Tracking

 
Thank you,
 
LRB
Dan Macdonald
AMVETS Riders
National Treasurer