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	<description>Marion Post 661</description>
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		<title>Annual Christmas Dinner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every year we have our annual holiday dinners. Our dinner will be potluck. However, the post will provide the main course and drinks. Please bring a side dish and dessert. We will also have Santa give gifts to the children. So Parents make sure you bring a gift with you so it can be handed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vfw661.org/events/annual-christmas-dinner/</link>
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		<title>Food Basket Assembly</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We will be assembling the Food Baskets for Needy Veterans and their Families on December 19, 2011 from 9-12pm at the post. We are hoping to get volunteers to help. If you would like to help please just be at the post in that time frame. Breakfast will also be at 8am that morning. So [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vfw661.org/events/food-basket-assembly-2/</link>
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		<title>Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information for 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for  more than 60 million Americans will increase 3.6 percent in 2012. The 3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits  that nearly 55 million Social Security beneficiaries receive in January 2012. Increased payments to more than 8 million SSI beneficiaries will begin on December [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vfw661.org/events/cost-of-living-adjustment-cola-information-for-2012/</link>
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		<title>GSAVO Monthly Meeting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We will meet on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7pm at VFW Post 661. We are in need of all members to attend the meetings as we are putting together a source book, with each organizations contact person and information. We need to update our records. Please attend thank you.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vfw661.org/events/gsavo-monthly-meeting/</link>
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		<title>Poppy Fundraisers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[VFW Buddy Poppy Poppy Fundraisers have been used to raise money for the VFW Relief Funds for centuries. Due to illness our usual Poppy member, has been unable to get our poppies out to the public. Though there have been volunteers to help do the fundraising, there is more to be done. If you are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vfw661.org/events/poppy-fundraisers/</link>
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		<title>Annual Thanksgiving Dinner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Holidays are upon us. This Thanksgiving we are all sharing what we are thankful for in our lives. Some of us have had heart attacks and survived, broken knees, fractured backs, heart surgeries, etc. We are greateful for our friends, family and our Post! We are a family here. We help one another when [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vfw661.org/events/annual-thanksgiving-dinner/</link>
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		<title>Holiday Food Baskets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every holiday season we make up food baskets for veterans and their families that are in need. We are in desperate need of dry and canned goods for our pantry to make these food baskets when the holidays come around. If you are aware of a Veteran or a Military family in need please sign [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vfw661.org/events/holiday-food-baskets/</link>
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		<title>Obama Takes Executive Action to Help Veterans Find Work</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/obama-takes-executive-action-help-veterans-165110398.html By Mary Bruce &#124; ABC News Blogs – Tue, Oct 25, 2011 &#160; A day after unveiling his  “we can’t wait” campaign, President Obama has announced another executive action intended to spur job growth, this one aimed at getting veterans back on the job. The White House today announced new initiatives urging Community [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vfw661.org/events/obama-takes-executive-action-to-help-veterans-find-work/</link>
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		<title>Run for the Fallen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[5K Run for the Fallen. Cleveland High School Field, Portland OR For more information please contact 503-805-3351 Blue Star Mothers of Oregon www.bluestarmothersoforegon.com &#160;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vfw661.org/events/run-for-the-fallen/</link>
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		<title>Field of Flags</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Each year down at the River Front Park there is a Field Of Flags. This tribute to all the fallen soldiers will be a great honor this year for it is the 10th Anniversary of 9/11.  The event will start on Sept. 6th and will got through Sept 11th. On the 11th there will be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vfw661.org/events/field-of-flags/</link>
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