MEETING DATE: 5/21/2019
DEPARTMENT: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
DEPT HEAD/DIRECTOR:
AGENDA ITEM PREPARER: Janet Slibsager
SBC DEPT FILE NUMBER: 156
SUBJECT:
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Present Certificate of Recognition to Frances "Dolly" DeVasier for 40 years of service with the VFW Auxiliary, Post 9242.
SBC FILE NUMBER: 156
AGENDA SECTION:
Presentations and Recognitions
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
Frances "Dolly" Devasier in stepping down as VFW Auxiliary to Post 9242 Hollister President effective June 30, 2019.
Frances joined the VFW Auxiliary 9242, on August 25, 1979 on the eligibility of her husband, Marvin DeVasier who served in Vietnam from January 7, 1965 to May 20, 1967.
She has been a member of the VFW Auxiliary 9242 in Hollister for nearly 40 years. Her first term of office as Auxiliary President was July 1, 1981 to June 30, 1982. She has served as President a total of 32 times. Her last term of office as Auxiliary President covers the year from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019.
Over the last 40 years, she as lead the Auxiliary in many activities including:
* Annual Easter Egg coloring for the Annual Easter Egg Hunt
* Garage Sales, Annual VFW Crab Feed
* Supervision of the Auxiliary's Concession Stand at Memorial Park
* Memorial Day, 4th of July, Veteran's Day and other Patriotic Observances
* Placing flags and wreaths on graves of fallen veterans
She has spend many untold hours assisting local veterans, their families and Veteran organizations. If there was a Veteran Activity going on in Hollister, she was there.
She had led the Auxiliary in raising and donating thousands of dollars to many local charities and veterans organizations including (but not limited to):
Emmaus House
Community Pantry
Hollister Senior Center
Homeless Veterans Coalition
Veteran's Transition Center in Monterey
G. I. Josie (a Castroville based non-profit providing transition services to female veterans)
Women Veteran's Memorial
Cancer Research
VA Palo Alto Hospital & Clinics
VFW National Home
California Central Coast Veteran's Cemetery
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