Membership Action Team

ARTICLE X.  ACTION TEAMS (Adopted December 19, 2004)

 Section 1.  Rather than utilize Standing Committees, RCCVFP will function principally through Action Teams. Each team will then organize, coordinate and direct specific functions and/or specific types of tasks upon approval of the general membership.

 Section 2.  Chapter members will determine what Action Teams are to be created and also can dissolve an Action Team at any time.

 Section 3.  The Action Team will be comprised of those who have an interest in a specific event or function or those who have a special talent/skill/connection to make an event or function successful. Each team will consist of three or more members and have a single leader who will report monthly at the general membership meeting.

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We are VETERANS FOR PEACE

 Our Statement Of Purpose

 We, having dutifully served our nation, do hereby affirm our greater responsibility to serve the cause of world peace.  To the end we will work, with others:

  a.  toward increasing public awareness of the costs of war

b.  To restrain our government from intervening, overtly or covertly, in the internal affairs of other nations

c.  To end the arms race and to reduce and eventually eliminate nuclear weapons

d.  To seek justice for veterans and victims of war

e.  to abolish war as an instrument of national policy.

To achieve these goals as, members of Veterans For Peace pledge to use non-violent means and to maintain an organization that is both democratic and open with the understanding that all members are trusted to act in the best interests of the group for the larger purpose of world peace.

We urge all people who share this vision to join us.

1. THE NATIONAL WEBSITE ADDRESS IS: www.VeteransforPeace.org 

2. OUR LOCAL VETERANS FOR PEACE CHAPTER WEBSITE IS: 

           Vfp109.org .  See the Veterans for Peace link

3. OUR LOCAL CHAPTER NAME IS:  Veterans for Peace, Chapter 109, The Rachel Corrie Chapter.  Provide a statement of the reason why our chapter took the Rachel Corrie's name.  Add a brief description of Rachel's philosophy, life, work and death while striving for peace and justice.

4 THE CHAPTER FORMED: May 2004 with 16 members, 10 full and 6 associate members. 

Full members are veterans who have served the military in any era. Our veteran members have served since WW II through Desert Shield- Desert Storm.

Associate members are non veterans and support the ideals of the Veterans For Peace organization and the unique voice of those who have served in the military. They may be mothers, fathers, siblings, relatives or friends of service members.  They are caring citizens who support the goals of the VFP.  Our associate members range in age from teens to 90+ years old and are a passionate, vital, part of our group and organization.

5. OUR CURRENT MEMBERSHIP: Is now over 70 and rapidly growing.  We are veterans (__%) and non veterans (__%).  We are male and female.

6. WE HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY DEVELOPING: an organizational structure, good interpersonal relationships, group working skills and have participated in activities and projects that promote the purposes of the organization, e.g., Arlington NW Memorials in Seattle and in Olympia on the Capitol grounds - A memorial tribute to our troops who have died In Iraq and Afghanistan, various demonstration, National convention participation, developing working relationship with other peace organizations in our community and the Northwest.

7. WE MEET: Monthly at various locations in and around Olympia.  Generally our meetings last 2-3 hours.  During the summer months we often have potluck meetings. 

8. YOU CAN CONTACT US: Though our web site vfp109.org or by calling me________________________________at _______________________ if you have any questions or need assistance with the application procedure.

                                                                                                                              (your name here)                        Your phone number here

9. TO JOIN THE GROUP: Complete the application for membership on line.  Call us (see the above number) and let us know that you have applied so we can immediately identify you as a pending member and get you information via the computer, phone or mail. 

10.  Please call if you have any questions.

                                                           Signed__________________________

                                                           President, RCC, VFP, Chapter 109

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