It is that time of the year, the DAV MN Fall Conference is fast approaching. I hope you all already have these dates blocked on your calendar, but if you don't, please do so. This year the Fall Conference is being held at Arrowwood Resort and Conference in Alexandria, 

On Thursday, Sept 23, there is going to be CSO/DSO training and retraining conducted (see tentative schedule for times). Training to start at 9am, if you are attending, you MUST send back the completed CSO Form to HQ's, the CSO registration form (Nomination form).

Thursday evening the Department Executive Committee and the DAV MN Foundation will hold committee meetings. 

This year's fall conference is going to be solely focused on training. We have set up training topics for all day Friday to help the DAV MN members. The DAV MN Leadership hopes that each Chapter will try and send their Commander, Adjutant, Treasurer, and BPTL. The training topics will be focused on topics that will help each of these positions. 
- Membership system, access to forms on DAV website, etc
- Annual Financial Reporting, recording of transactions, filing reports with State and Federal
- Benefits Protection information, legislation agenda for 2022, CAN, etc.

This year's banquet will be called "DAV and DAV Auxiliary Testimonial Dinner". Each Commander will be given an update on what has happened so far this year and what some of the goals/objectives will be to close out the year. 

Also, after the testimonial dinner, there will be a "parade of donors" for the Foundation. This will allow Chapters to come forward and give donations to support the Foundation and the "giving arm" to other veteran services they support. 

Stephen "Butch" Whitehead
Department Adjutant/CEO
DAV MN