LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTER, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN COULD WIN A NATIONAL CITATION/GOLD MEDAL IN VFW’S RECOGNITION PROGRAM
VFW Post Commander Stanley A. Kober of the Washington Elm Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post #192 (Ho-Ho-Kus—Ridgewood), announces the kick-off of this year’s National VFW and its Ladies Auxiliary “National Public Law Enforcement, Firefighter, and Emergency Medical Technician Citation and Gold Medal Award” program. One individual in each category will have the opportunity to be selected at the local Post level to compete in the VFW’s annual recognition program for forwarding to the District level and then the NJ State VFW level. The First, Second, and Third place NJ State VFW awardees will be recognized with awards at the VFW Department Convention in Wildwood, NJ in June 2013. The First place awardee at the NJ State VFW level will be forwarded to the National VFW for consideration as a “Gold Medal Award” recipient.
Previous state and national VFW winners are ineligible. Nominations may be submitted by colleagues, supervisors, or other interested individuals from the public at large. Deadline for the nominations to arrive at VFW Post #192 is November 1, 2012. Interested people from Ho-Ho-Kus, Ridgewood, Saddle River, or Upper Saddle River who want to recognize an individual for his/her continued contribution in the Law Enforcement, Fire, or EMS organization they belong to and their involvement/service to the community they serve, must contact the Commander, Washington Elm VFW Post #192 (Ho-Ho-Kus—Ridgewood) by telephone at 201-445-1121 or immediately write to the Washington Elm VFW Post #192 (Ho-Ho-Kus—Ridgewood) ATTN: Chairman, LEO, Firefighter, & EMT Program, at 620 Cliff Street, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423 for an application that has the specific requirements. Personnel to be recommended in organizations outside of the communities mentioned above should contact their local VFW Post.
Applications are also available on the Post 192 website at www.vfwpost192-nj.com ABOUT VFW>CONTESTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS.
May God continue to Bless America!
/s/ Stanley A. Kober
Stanley A. Kober
Commander,
Washington Elm VFW Post #192
Ho-Ho-Kus—Ridgewood
620 Cliff Street
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423
