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Commander’s
Corner HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Halloween is on a Friday, so
please watch out for the little ones and big ones too. The LABOR DAY celebration was a
huge hit and thanks again for
all the volunteers who come out and supported all our events from field
days to jobs around the post, bringing food in for special events your
extra effort keeps the cost down and our post thriving. THANK YOU
ALL! The Auxiliary put on a great
meal and show for the
American Legion’s birthday last month. Fun and laughs had by all
Legionaries. THANKS
AUXILIARY!!! 2009 Membership dues notices
are in the mail! Please pay
now and be an Early Bird, all who pay now will enjoy a free meal on
Saturday November 8th. The membership crew is working feverously to get
membership cards turned around quickly. Our big tent took a lashing during
TS FAY and we have decided not to spend the money to repair it, however,
there is an initiative to have a permanent structure built with concrete
slab. Plans will be presented
at the next General Assembly, please come out and let your voice be
heard. USO Centers in IRAQ and KUWAIT have sent letters and
pictures thanking us for
drink mixes sent to date, however, the temperature is still hot and our
donations are still needed. If you would like to donate $ or packets drop
them off at the USO Mayport or the Post. Get your teams ready the
Pearl Harbor Day Golf tournament scheduled for Saturday, December 6th at
Windy Harbor Golf Club. Sonny
Kirkwood and Lynn Murray have volunteered as the event coordinators and
will be looking for assistance in making this another great event.
The next Beaches Veterans
Association Cookout will be held Sunday October 19th at the POST 129, from
1-5 PM. Come and join the camaraderie with your fellow veterans and help
support the USO No Dough Dinners. We need help with our
children and youth programs-Boys State, School Medals, ROTC Medals and
Oratorical. These programs take about 7 hours per year to execute.
Supporting the Community is our mainstay and your assistance is greatly
appreciated Mid Winter Conference will
be in Orlando 30 October to 2 November at the Rosen Conference Center.
Additional information is at the Department of Florida website
www.floridalegion.com The 5th District meeting is
October 5th at 2 PM - Post
244 Jacksonville. If you can attend, please do as this is the easiest way
to see what the other Posts in the District are
doing. For
God and Country,
Mike
Amig ____________________________________ Executive
Committee and General Assembly: Approved
$3500 to paint the Post home. Approved
$2300 for a new ice machine head Approved
$1000 donation to the Auxiliary Approved
$500 donation for 146th family day picnic Approved
$250 Scholarship for Kimberly Perez Approved
$250 Scholarship for Tinamarie Materrago __
________________________________________ WELCOME
ABOARD The members of Post 316 welcome the
following new members and transferees to our Post and thank them for
choosing us as their Legion home: Lee
Gentry — Eddie Giammarco Thomas
Hartley— Nancy Nelson Pamela
Powell —James Gaskin Carlton
Palmer—David Woolsey Wilbur
Brown—Robert Shalhoub
First Vice
Vibes The 2009 renewal notices are
out and the cards have arrived. We have processed all the cards for
Honorary Life members, members who paid for 3 years and all renewals that
have come in the Post. If you
live in the local area, we put your card in the box for 30 days before
mailing it. We ask you come by the post to pick up your cards to save on
postage. We also laminate the cards—just sign it and put it in the back of
the box. Pete Funderburk will laminate it and put it back in the box.
If you are paying by credit
card, don’t forget the expiration date. Please put your phone number on
the renewal form, so if we have problems with processing it is easier to contact the member to clear up the
problem. Our dues for 2009 are $27
(Early Bird dues are $25 until Veterans Day-November 11th), $23 for 60 and
older. The 3-year dues are $70 for those under 60, $65 for 60 and
older. Paid up for Life membership
is another option and you will not have to worry about yearly notices
again. We will conduct a few
membership drives this year in the local community and we will need your
support. Stay tuned for
upcoming locations and times. National Commander has new
incentive pins for 5 new members and for every 8 new members you sign up
your name will be put in for a drawing of 100 Legion Belt
buckles .
Donna
Fisette President’s
Prose Thanks to all who helped
with our functions in September.
We have given a steak night to the Sons of the American Legion. Our
Steak nights are now the 1st and 3rd Friday. We will serve steaks on the
3rd, and 17th from 5-8pm and Saturday the 4th we will serve Seafood
Dinner, 11th Spaghetti Dinner, 18th we will have an OCTOBERFEST Dinner and
on the 25th we will have a Witches Brew, so please bring your favorite
dish to share.
The Children's Halloween
Party is on Sunday 26th from 2-4 pm and the Adult Party will be celebrated
on Friday the 31st. The Legion Riders will serve steaks from 5-8pm and the
Auxiliary will have a Cake Walk at 8 pm. We will have a costume contest, so
dress up as there will be prizes. Membership renewals
have been mailed out, so please renew early $16 for early bird, $13 if you
are 60 and older, Junior girls are $2. We are at 49% and we are pushing
for 100% by December 31st. Thanks to all for the
food donations for Labor Day. We continue to collect
books, phone cards, and toiletries for the veterans and thanks to all who
have already donated. If you have something
to donate or would like to volunteer please call Liz at 234-2692 we would
love to have your help. Our Next meeting is on
Monday the 13th at 8pm. Hope to see you there. For God and Country Liz
Hill
2nd Vice Reverbs I would like to
thank all who held the reins for me while I had surgery/recovery I am
feeling a lot better now! Anyone who would
like to volunteer for cooking, steak teams, or may have some suggestion as
to how to make this a great fun filled year for the post. Feel free to
talk to me anytime. I look forward to
working with Mary Cawvey 2nd vice for the Auxiliary. Thanks to all who
brought covered dishes for the Labor Day Open house. It was a great
success. We had a lot of good food and I don't believe anyone went home
hungry. A special thanks to the volunteers that helped with the cooking
and set up. It would have been hard without your help.
Be on the look
out for upcoming events such as Custom ball, Pig Roast, Western night,
50’s night, etc. More detail will be posted at the post! Also we are into
the Regular Football season and we are looking for volunteers to setup
Munchies for the games on Sunday, so please sign up and come root for your
favorite team! The kitchen is
still off limits when meals are not being served so please obey the rules
they are for all our benefit. Hope to see you at the post! Mike
Stott ________________________________________ Legion
Riders 2nd Annual ALR Cruise
onboard the Carnival VALOR is set for 17-24 May 2009. 7-day cruise to the Eastern Caribbean
departs from Miami, ports of call include Nassau, Bahamas; St. Thomas,
USVI; St Maarten, NA. For more information, contact Tammy Monteiro at
838-7119. Next year’s Poker Run will benefit
the Wounded Warrior Project and will be held on May 9th 2009. Planning
continues and we need your assistance. We set aside $2000 for a new
structure (tent replacement) if the Post decides to move forward with the
project , and allotted $200 to sponsor Katy Stark in the Susan B. Komen
for the Cure run. Friday, October 31st is the ALR
steak night, grab all your ghost and goblins and head to the Post for a
great night of food and good time.
Our next meeting
will be held October 11th at
Post 129
at 8
AM,
so
we can leave early and support ALR 283’s Poker Run Ride Safe
Mike Amig Sons
of American Legion
The
SAL only needs 7 more renewals or new members to attain 40% membership.
We had hoped to deliver a Red,
White and Blues BBQ this month, but due to TS FAY and the loss of the tent
we had to postpone the event. Thanks to the Legionaries
and Auxiliary, we will have our first steak night October 10 and every
second Friday from this point forward. We would like to better
serve the veterans of Post 316. I f you have any suggestions please let us
know. Respectfully David
Keasler ____________________________________ From the Bar:
Dart
League will start on Thursdy, November 6th if you are interested see Bill
Knipper. Pool
Tournament every 1st & 3rd Monday at 6:30 pm.
Texas Hold Em every Wednesday night sign up starts at 6pm first
card at 7pm
Jaguars season is here and we are looking for volunteers to set up
munchies for the game. Please
sign up if you are interested. Liz
Hill ___________________________________________ From
the House Committee: Painting of the
Post exterior will begin on Monday 10/6/08 by a licensed Contractor. A
portion of the parking area will be blocked off each day to keep any
overspray off vehicles. Please be patient and pay attention to the blocked
off areas. Park
at you own risk.
We won't have a
work day this month. HC thanks all the
volunteers for work completed on the work day in Sept. Continued policing
of the Post inside and out leads to SUCCESS and an enjoyable establishment
to visit by many. Thank you Frank Kleese & HC ___________________________________________ Service
Officer Service officer will be at
the post daily from 0800-1000 and 1300-1500. There may be times that
special requirements will dictate my services at other
times. If you have any
questions or need assistance please contact me at 708-3140. Bill
Pelland
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