Supreme Commander's Message

Listen Cooties, Cuties and Crummies!

I hope everyone is finishing our Cootie year strong. We have accomplished so much this year and we don’t want to end with a downward trend. Our membership is over 100% for the first time in MANY years! Even though COVID tried to get in our way, we were able to make it happen. This is the perfect time to get involved in the Department conventions. Work with your Department leadership and set up a Cootie booth. You may contact Supreme headquarters to get free promotional items. Have Cootie membership applications on hand because you will get a lot of attention dressed in your Cootie whites. OUTSTANDING job recruiting this year! Thank you so much for investing your time and effort into our great organization. As of April 23rd, our membership stands at 102.87%! Our membership is at 9638. It would be OVER THE TOP if we were able to get our membership over 10,000 this year. What does the membership in your Pup Tent and Grand look like right now? Please click HERE to see the latest report online.

As we finish up the year, we also want to make sure our Inspections are completed. In addition to an outstanding year in membership (for many Pup Tents and Grands), let’s have an outstanding Inspection Report percentage as well. Please pay attention to our Supreme Inspector and make sure your Pup Tent and Grand are up to date. Why do you NOT have your inspection done by now? (Please insert POOR EXCUSE here). This is one of the very basic responsibilities of the Commander.
As you attend your Grand Conventions, take note of the recommended by-law changes. Marc Garduno, Paul Works, and Eddie Dandridge have done an OUTSTANDING job this year combing through line by line to get our by-laws up to date and relevant. You will find they address modern day challenges and present a better organizational structure that fosters more fluid communication and streamlines reporting. If you have any questions, please reach to the team or me and we will happily discuss recommendations with you.

I want to invite everyone to the Council of Administration’s monthly Zoom call on the 1st Monday of the month. The Grand Commanders meet on the 3rd Monday of the month. Everyone is invited to attend these Zoom calls. Please email me if you want a link. The start times for these meetings are 5pm Pacific, 6pm Mountain, 7pm Central and 8pm Eastern. The Pacific and Europe may also join, but on Tuesday morning at 9am Korea time and 2am Germany time.

I hope to have more information on the Supreme Scratch very soon. I will get the word out as soon as I can via Facebook, email, General Order, etc. Our intent is to hold a full Supreme Convention. We would like to have it in the same city as the VFW Convention/C of A, whatever is decided. More to follow soon.

Thank you all for all that you do to help our Veterans and ‘Keep ‘em Smilin’ in Beds of White’.

Yours in the LOTCS,

Darin Combs
Supreme Commander
2020-2021