| President Mary Miller E-mail: mmiller@avva.org |
| Vice President Elaine Simmons E-mail: esimmons@avva.org |
| Secretary Patsy Varnell E-mail: pvarnell@avva.org |
| Treasurer Bill Williams E-mail: bwilliams@avva.org |
Marilyn Rose 4307 Winterborne Drive Pasadena, Texas 77505 Phone: 281-991-1467 E-mail: mrose4319@sbcglobal.net AVVA Member Chapter 685 Gaveston AVVA Life Member since 2001 Current AVVA State President 2007-2009 Past AVVA Texas Treasurer 2005-2007 Past AVVA Texas Interim Secretary 2004-2005 Chapter #685 AVVA Rep since 2000 |
Percilla Newberry RR 2 Box 8-12 100 Elmwood Fritch, Texas 79036 Home: 806-857-0409 Work: 806-457-4200 Cell: 806-274-1641 Fax 806-857-2261 E-mail: pnewberry@fpctx.edu AVVA Life Member Current AVVA State Vice President Past AVVA State Treasurer & Secretary AVVA Member Chapter 404 Borger Liaison Special Advisor & Co-Chair TSC Alberto Rodriquez Memorial Scholarship Committee American Red Cross - Board Member United Way - Board Member Certified instructor from the American Red Cross and American Heart Association in Basic Life Support. Completed a Basic Emergency Medical Technician Course, H2S Instructor and Microsoft Office Computer Instructor. Employed at Frank Phillips College - 17 1/2 years, currently the Coordinator of Allied Health Past employers: Texas Workforce Commission (7 years), City of Borger (3 years), Borger Independent School District (8 years), J. M. Huber (2 years). Most of my employment has been in education. |
Lynda Greene E-mail: degeorgeatunionstation@yahoo.com AVVA Member Chapter 343 Houston Special Advisor TSC Veterans Incarcerated Comm. Director DeGeorge Veterans Shelter in Houston |
Sandra Womack E-mail: Sandrawr2@aol.com AVVA Member Chapter 292 Beaumont Past AVVA State President |
to advancing the full range of issues affecting Vietnam veterans, their families, and their communities. Their members are families, friends, and supporters of Vietnam veterans, as well as veterans of other eras. AVVA is affiliated with Vietnam Veterans of America, the nation's leading Vietnam veterans organization. Together, we work to ensure that Vietnam veterans get the honor, respect, and benefits they deserve. AVVA brings an additional focus on those who stayed behind when our men and women in uniform answered the call to service. This is the extended family that makes up the Vietnam experience - the parents, spouses, children, friends, and communities of veterans. AVVA is the place for this extended family to join together for action, healing, reconciliation, mutual support, and fellowship. AVVA members can affiliate with any of the Texas VVA's 32 Chapters, joining in outreach and assistance to veterans, legislative action, community service, and social activities. For a Membership Application go to the links page and click on the AVVA Link and designate a local chapter on the applications before you submit it to AVVA National. |
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| Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. [AVVA] AVVA Texas State Council, Inc. a 501 (C) (4) organization |
| AVVA Officers 2007-2009 L-R: Marilyn Rose (Texas AVVA President), Percilla Newberry (Texas AVVA Vice President) & Sandra Womack (Texas AVVA Treasurer) Not shown Lynda Greene ( Texas AVVA Secretary) |
| Galveston Texas State Council Meeting - June 2006 Marilyn Rose (AVVA Chapter 685 Galveston), Percilla Newberry (AVVA Chapter 404 Borger) & Rose Peterson (AVVA Chapter 404) |
| TSC AVVA Officer received their charter from AVVA National President Mary Miller at a Texas State Council meeting in Conroe. L-R: Percilla Newberry, Marilyn Rose, Suzie Meeks & Sandra Womack |
| Project A.M.I.G.O Suzie Meek-Chair AVVA Member Chapter # 343 Houston, TX Chapter #343 AVVA Representative Past Texas State AVVA Representative (before the incorporation of AVVA) Past AVVA Texas Vice President "2001 Texas Associate of the Year" Married 33 years to Bill Meeks, Jr. 3 children & 7grandchildren 20 years wtih Conroe ISD Presently Administrative Asst. to a High School Priniciple. Assist Caney Creek Leo Club with homeless veterans in Conroe & Houston area. |
| AVVA Chaplain Rita Metzler AVVA Member Chapter 923 San Marcos, TX Life Member of AVVA |
| Texas AVVA Members at TSC Meeting in Conroe |
| TEXAS AVVA MEETING in EL PASO - June 29, 2007 |
| Election Committee - Chair Lois Stuart AVVA Member Chapter 923 San Marcos Life Member of AVVA |
| TEXAS AVVA Members Reading Names at the Wall on the 25th Anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial November 9, 2007 - AVVA members Suzie Meeks (Chapter 343 Houston), Percilla Newberry (AVVA TSC Vice President & Chapter 404 Borger) and Lynn Kennedy (Texas AVVA Chapter 1000 member) Photo Jim W. Boyd-TVVN Editor |
| John & Kathy Miterko (VVA & AVVA Chapter 915 Austin) John is VVA & VVA TSC Government Affairs Chair-he is also an AVVA member of Chapter 915 Photo above Jim Boyd - TVVN Editor |
| John & Kathy Miterko Photo Marvin Lockhart TVVN Asst Editor |
| TVVN Staff - Percilla Newberry (AVVA State VP) Lynn Kennedy (AVVA chapter 1000) and Jim Boyd (VVA TSC Secretary &-TVVN Editor) |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial - 25th Anniversary Parade & Veterans Day Ceremony - November 2007 |
| Texas AVVA Membership Committee Rose Peterson - Chair AVVA Member Chapter 404 Borger, TX Life Member of AVVA Chapter 404 AVVA Representative 2004-2007 Texas AVVA Membership Chair 2005-2007 |
| Fund Raising Committee - Chair Merle Morris AVVA Member Chapter 278 Texarkana, TX Life Member of AVVA |
| Other AVVA Meeting held in conjunction of the VVA Texas State Council Meetings |
| Texas AVVA Meeting in College Station - January 31, 2008 |
| Texas AVVA State Council Meeting L-R: Lee Derby (Special Advisor to AVVA officers), Percilla Newberry (VP), Lynda Greene (Secretary) & Marilyn Rose(President) |
| AVVA Texas Vice President Percilla Newberry addressing the AVVA members. |
| VVA Saturday Night Banquet - Live Auction to benefit the scholarship program. In the auction skit Percilla Newberry (VP) & Lynn Kennedy (AVVA 1000) dressed up as football players. |
| AVVA Seminar during VVA TSC Mtg |
| Front row L-R: Lynda Greene (AVVA Secretary & AVVA 343), Merle Morris (AVVA 278), Denise Thomas (AVVA 404), Rose Peterson (AVVA 404) & Lynn Kennedy (AVVA 1000) |
| Front row: Doris Derby (AVVA 734), Lynda Greene (AVVA 343 & AVVA Secretary), Merle Morris (AVVA 278) |
The AVVA Project A.M.I.G.O Program
inspired by a former VVA National Secretary Lupe Alviar at the February 1998 Texas State Council meeting in Galveston, Texas. A.M.I.G.O. stands for: Associate Members Ideal Gift Operation. Suzie Meeks has chaired the program since its inception. At each Texas State Council Meetings the chapter delegates bring clothing, & other items of necessity that have been donated by their chapters for Project AMIGO, which are then donated to a local homeless organization in the city of the VVA Chapter that is hosting the Texas State Council meeting. |
| AVVA Project A,M.I.G.O Chair Suzie Meeks Presents a check Mr. Weedon from the Twin City Mission at the VVA TSC Meeting in College Station |
the AVVA Texas State Council it is provide to the AVVA Texas State Council free of charge as a service to the AVVA Texas State Council, it's member Chapters and Texas AVVA members. |