DATE: MAY 4TH

 

FOOD DRIVE

 

**ALL FOOD ITEMS AND PROCEEDS COLLECTED WILL BE DONATED TO**

THE WATERTOWN FOOD BANK

 

LOCATION:

 

WATER-OAK VFW POST 5157

866 THOMASTON RD (RT. 6)

WATERTOWN

 

TIME:

10:00 AM TO 3:00 PM

 

**Food banks greatly appreciate donations of non-perishable items like**

canned goods, dry grains, pasta, beans, and other shelf-stable foods

that can be stored and distributed to those in need.

 

 

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 VFW DEPARTMENT OF CONNECTICUT

 

VOICE OF DEMOCRACY/PATRIOTS PEN DINNER

 

WHEN: JANUARY 12TH, 2025 AT 1PM

 

WHERE: SHERATON HOTEL, 100 CAPTIAL AVE, ROCKY HILL, CT

 

PLEASE CONTACT TO YOUR VOD/PP REPRESENTATIVE FOR MORE DETAILS.

 

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! PLEASE PASS THIS ON.

CONNECTICUT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSES PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR FULLY DISABLED VETERANS

 

THIS BILL, HB NO. 5491, WILL EXEMPT FROM PROPERTY TAXES THE PRIMARY RESIDENCES OF VETERANS WITH A VA PERMANENT AND TOTAL DISABILITY RATING. IF THE VETERAN OWNS A HOME AND ONE OR MORE VEHICLES, ONE OF THE VETERAN'S VEHICLES IS ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR THE TAX EXEMPTION.

 

IF THE QUALIFYING VETERAN WERE TO DIE, THE EXEMPTION WOULD BE PASSED ONTO OTHERS WHO LIVE IN THE RESIDENCE - RE: SIGNIFICANT OTHER OR CHILD.

 

TO GET THE TAX EXEMPTION THE QUALIFIED VETERAN JUST NEEDS TO SUBMIT PROOF OF THEIR VA RATING WITH THEIR LOCAL TAX ASSESSOR'S OFFICE. 

 

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VFW POST 5157 POLO SHIRTS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN THE CANTEEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

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