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| About Us
VFW Post 9241 believes in Americanism and a commitment to duty, honor, and country.
"Americanism is an unfailing love of country; loyalty to its institutions and ideals; eagerness to defend it against all enemies; undivided allegiance to the flag; and a desire to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and posterity."
The Post is an all-volunteer organization. It has no employees. All of its work is done by unpaid Post members, members of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Post, and non-member volunteers. In addition to carrying out its ongoing programs, it supports itself from the dues paid by its members (about 4%-5%), various fund-raising activities, and donations. The Post is a California nonprofit corporation and a charitable tax-exempt organization under the provisions of Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(19) and California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 23701w.
Post Officers for 2011-2012
Commander: FRANK CLARK
Sr. Vice Cmdr: GERALD JACKSON
Jr. Vice Cmdr: MARION COLE
Adj/Quartermaster: HOWELL JACKSON
Service Officer: CHRIS SEXTON
Judge Advocate: C P JOHNSTONE
Chaplain: CHRIS SEXTON
Surgeon: BILL SINKSEN
Trustee 1st Year: SYLVIO CAIOLA
Trustee 2nd Year: J0HN FINLEY
Trustee 3rd Year: CHARLES ROSE
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| VFW HALL
The Post owns outright the VFW Hall at 6289 Main Street in Georgetown, with a large dining/meeting room, a large fully-equipped kitchen, and a canteen.
The Hall is made available to the public at reasonable rental rates, and is also made available for civic and community activities and memorial services. Special arrangements may be made for bar or canteen services.
VFW PARK
The Post also owns outright the 10-acre Charles W. Wilkinson Veterans Park at 3000 Veterans Way in Georgetown. The Park has a utility building for food and beverage serving, a large in-ground barbeque pit, picnic areas, large rest rooms, a large wooden deck for dancing, five RV hookups, areas for tent camping, and a large parking lot.
The Park is made available to the public on terms and conditions similar to those for the Hall.
Veterans Remembrance Wall
We are proud to have established the Veterans Remembrance Wall, a small but impressive structure located at the corner of the Park at the intersection of Wentworth Springs Road and Eaton Way. The Wall honors all veterans with bricks engraved with their names, branch of service, and area or period of service.
A minimum contribution of $30.00 is required for each engraved brick. Currently, there are about 520 bricks in the Wall and there is room for about 80 more bricks.
Click on "Contact Us" on the left side of this page, ask us for an application form for a remembrance brick, and we'll be happy to send one to you.
Color Guard The Post's Color Guard performs funeral or memorial services for all veterans upon request, leads the Georgetown Founders Day and Garden Valley Fourth of July parades, and leads the Georgetown Christmas Parade of Lights.
In addition, each Memorial Day the Color Guard performs ceremonies for veterans buried within seven local cemeteries on the Georgetown Divide, a tradition spanning over 25 year, performs at Golden Sierra High School football games, and performs at other civic and patriotic activities throughout the year.
Youth Programs
The Post and the Ladies Auxiliary participate in the annual VFW Voice of Democracy Scholarship Program for high school students and Patriot's Pen Essay contests for junior high school students.
| | VFW Membership
The members of VFW Post 9241 include men and women from all branches of the military service who served in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Desert Shield, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan). and other recognized conflicts.
Eligibility for membership includes receipt of a campaign or expeditionary medal for foreign service, service for 30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days in Korea, and receipt of hostile fire or imminent danger pay.
LADIES AUXILIARY
The Ladies Auxiliary to VFW Post 9241 was chartered by the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States on May 4, 1947.
Members of the Ladies Auxiliary work with members of the Post to carry out its activities and programs. The Ladies Auxiliary also has its own programs, including cancer aid and research. In addition, the Ladies Auxiliary usually conducts a Christmas Bazaar in December of each year, and a "Presidents Day" Sale in February or March of each year.
Eligibility for membership includes wives, widows, mothers, daughters, grandmothers, granddaughters, foster and stepmothers, foster and stepdaughters, sisters, half sisters, and foster and stepsisters of persons who are or were eligible for membership in the VFW.
MENS AUXILIARY
A Mens Auxiliary has been approved by the Post and is now in the formation stage.
COOTIES
The Military Order of the Cootie is the Honor Degree of the VFW. It is an organization of VFW members dedicated to assisting and visiting veterans in VA and other hospitals. Local units are called "Pup Tents."
The Post's unit is Pup Tent No. 49, known as the "Forty Niners." Membership is by invitation only. Its regular meetings ("scratches") are held on the fourth Thursday of each month at 6:00 pm at the VFW Hall.
Buddy Poppies
Each year, the Post and the Ladies Auxiliary distribute VFW "Buddy Poppies" on Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and other patriotic days. Donations received from the distributions are used for the benefit of needy and disabled veterans and their families.
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| Meetings
The Post and Auxiliary hold their regular business meetings on the first Friday of each month at 7:00 pm in the VFW Hall. (Some meetings in the Spring and Summer months may be held at the Park.) Special meetings are held from time to time, and are usually announced at a regular meeting but may be announced or shown on this web site as well.
Community Breakfast
The Post hosts a community breakfast on the third Sunday of each month from 8:00 am to 12:00 Noon in the VFW Hall. The charge is $6.00 for adults and $4.00 for children under 12. The proceeds help to pay some of the operational costs of the Post.
Potluck Dinners
The Post and the Auxiliary host potluck dinners at 6:00 pm on the third Friday in March and November at the Hall and on the third Friday in June and August at the Park.
Donations
In addition to their other fund raising activities, the Post and the Ladies Auxiliary accept donations. Donations should be made payable to VFW Post 9241 or to the Ladies Auxiliary to VFW Post 9241, and may be made for general purposes or for specific programs or projects.
Other Information
Applications for membership, for memorial bricks, requests for Color Guard Services, requests for reservations of the Hall or Park, or requests for other information or services may be made by writing a letter or sending an E-Mail to the addresses shown in the "Contact Us" section of this web site.
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