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March 20, 2023 – It is my sad duty as Grande Chef de Gare to inform you of the passing of Passe’ Grand Chef Ed Dunkle.  He passed away on the 17th of March and he will be truly missed.  I have no further information to pass on to you at this time..

Annie

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Court orders $490,000 go to authentic veterans charities after judgment against Washington-based sham charity

November 7, 2020

AG Ferguson: Court orders $490,000 go to authentic veterans charities after judgment against Washington-based sham charity
Tacoma judge calls Michael Friedmann’s scam “deceptive” and “abusive”

TACOMA — A Pierce County Superior Court judge ordered a charity that deceptively claimed to help veterans to pay a total of nearly $1 million in restitution and financial penalties. The sham charity’s sole officer, Michael Friedmann, told consumers and donors their donations would benefit veterans and their families when none of the money raised did.

In her order, Judge Elizabeth Martin specifically noted the “deceptive” and “abusive” conduct by Fallen Hero Bracelets and Friedmann, who falsely held himself out as a military veteran. She said he and his company unquestionably violated the Consumer Protection Act 1,240 times and also violated the Charitable Solicitations Act tens of thousands of times. The judge permanently prohibited Friedmann from nearly all activity in the charity and nonprofit sectors. He is also banned from forming for-profit business entities in the state and cannot register, own, manage or operate any e-commerce site. Friedmann did not appear before the court when the judge imposed the penalties.

Read the entire article HERE

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Voiture 90 Nurses training scholarship awards 

V90 was honored to be able to award eight Nurses Training Scholorship Awards at our Prom, September 19,2017.  V 90 sponsored 3, Legion Post 10 sponsored 1  Post 64 sponsored 1, the 8/40 sponsored 1, 4K Lift The Morrows) and an anonamous sponsor of 1. It was great to hear of the students plans for the furture with their education. They all exspessed gratitude for our program and their Scholarships. The prom was well attended .~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 We were honored, also, to have Chef de Gar,du Washington,Sara Lee, Sous Chef de Chemin de fer, Dan Tarbell, Steven Siegers, POW/MIA chair du Wa. and Morris Giesler in attendance .

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Front row:Adden Ottley,Gustavo Vargus,Ngoc Tran (Sophia),
Back row: Du Washington Chef de Gar, Sara Lee, Sukhwinder Singh,Erika Kostenko,Kenneth Moriaty, Jessica Derrick, Chef de Gar, V90 Denny McNulty, and Sous Chef de Chemin de Fer, Dan Tarbell.  The eighth Student , Anita Clute, wasn’t able to attend becasue she also works two jobs.
Submitted by Fred Willsey, V90 Corr.