Post 758 Family Newsletter for 2nd & 3rd Qtr 2007
Dave McDonald, Post Commander- One person doing a little can get a lot done. Thanks to everyone who’s helping to get things done.
Lorraine Bailey, Auxiliary President-
Well, it’s a new year , and a couple of events will be going on Oct 6, 2007. We’ll have an indoor garage sale and Holupki sale. We will be taking orders ($9.00 a dozen) for them; contact Lorraine at 797_5882. For the garage sale, contact June Kinney at 797_8297. Ashley is our new Juniors Activity chair; juniors who are interested will meet in Sept. on the 2nd Wednesday at 6pm at our post. Unit meetings are the 2nd tuesdays of each month starting in Sept.
Jim Muska, SAL Squadron Commander-(regular columns will return in November)
POST 758–Broome County American Legion Baseball Champions for the THIRD Consecutive Season!!!
POST MEETINGS: Second Tuesday of each month from September to June, 7:30 pm. Special Meetings may be called from time to time. We can use your good ideas, so please attend the meetings when you can.
BINGO: Every Friday Night, 7 PM.
LEGION FACILITIES RENTALS: For weddings and gatherings for private and non-profit organizations, consider renting our Post facilities. Paid up members of our Legion family in good standing get a discount on the hall rental.
ONGOING EVENTS: Pancake Breakfasts (usually the 3rd Sunday of the month) return in September.
September 16
October 21 November 11 (date may change because of Ski Club sale)December 16Breakfast is served from 8am to noon. We can use workers to help clean the hall and the kitchen.
What would YOU like to see our Post do?
SPECIAL EVENTS: The Broome County Legion Family Blood Drive for the American Red Cross will return to Post 758 on September 13, 2007 from 2-7 pm. To reserve a space and give the gift of life, call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE. If you attempt to donate, Post 758 will treat you to a spaghetti dinner. Our post used to do this years ago; we thought it was time to bring back that tradition! By the way, donors can enter a drawing for 8 (count ‘em) hours of limousine service.
NATIONAL COMMANDER’S DINNER AT THE POST OCTOBER 28th: Yet another tradition returns to Post 758, when the Sixth District sponsors the National Commander’s Dinner. Details will be posted at the post and on our Post 758 Blog.
POWER FOR THE TROOPS 3: Our third annual battery collection drive will be held at the Post Home on Sunday, December 16, 2007 in conjunction with our monthly Pancake Breakfast Buffet. Bill Flynn from Cool 100 will broadcast live from the Post Home that morning. We’ll have a lot of other activities as we did in 2005 and 2006. The concept here is to send “AA” or “AAA” alkaline batteries to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Alkalines last longer and we want the best for our troops–that’s why those who donate alkaline batteries get a discount off the price for our breakfast buffet. When you compare the few cents extra that the alkaline batteries cost to the sacrifices these men and women make on our behalf every day, it is only right for us back here to make that small sacrifice. Just so you know, our post has sent more than 7,445 batteries to those who deserve them–our troops–in the past two years.
JIM BAILEY BENEFIT A SUCCESS THANKS TO HARD WORK: Our immediate past commander Jim Bailey has been treated for a recurring cancer since November, 2006. He’s had a rough time, but still hung in there to finish his term. On June 24, 2007, our Legion Family got together for a benefit for Jim to raise some cash to help him and Lorraine as they go through this ordeal. Thanks to all who donated time, talent and cash to make this a success. We also thank Legionnaires and Auxiliary Members from around Broome County who helped, as well as our local media for getting the word out. Gary DeVaul (who tends bar for the various functions at our Post Home and is a Son of the Legion) got the ball rolling on this.
SPRUCING UP: Our Post leaders (Commander, 1st and sometimes the 2nd Vice) did a lot of work getting the back room neat and clean, and along with handyman Tom Harvey, getting the back steps repaired with new concrete. The bulletin boards look nice as well. We also thank the Tuesday and Saturday morning trash crews for what they do each week in keeping our Post Home squared away, and everyone who puts in a little time each week to help keep things neat and clean. Thanks to Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, our Post will be able to install a state of the art ramp for our friends who use wheelchairs. The Legion Corporation is planning for the construction even as this goes to press. And there’s more to come! This is an on-going Legion Family effort. Your help–even for just an hour a week–can help tremendously.
POST 758 ON LINE: Our Post now has a presence on the world wide web–a WordPress blog, which is simply our interactive web site, which will have the latest news and information on our Legion family activities. Here’s the address:
http://www.jcnylegionpost758.wordpress.com
Your comments and suggestions are welcome.
BLUE STAR MOMS, DADS AND GRANDPARENTS: Please let your sons, daughters and grandchildren who are serving our country know we would be honored to have them join our Post.
MEMBERSHIP: From a small start, the American Legion grew into the world’s largest veterans organization simply by other Legionnaires asking others to join our ranks. We can do so much more with more members. If you have renewed your membership, or asked an eligible veteran or family member to join or rejoin our Post 758 Family, thanks. It’s never too early to renew!
POST EVERLASTING: We honor those members who passed on to their final reward. Please keep them and their families in your prayers. Well done, good and faithful servants!
ADVERTISING: We have space available in this newsletter for advertisers who wish to reach our Post 758 Family (Legionnaires, Auxiliary Members and Sons) with their advertising message or show of support. Please call the Post Home or e-mail the editor (2nd Vice CDR Paul Kaminski) for rates, deadlines and requirements. His e-mail address is motorsportsradio@msrpk.com .
MEMBERS FIRST: There are more than a few benefits that Legion Family members are eligible for. If you belong to Post 758, you qualify in the field of membership of Empower Federal Credit Union. You can have DISH Network satellite TV installed for a 10% discount. (We provide this information on discounts as a service and make no official endorsements thereof)
OUR FAMILY NEWSLETTERS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN NOVEMBER 2007, FEBRUARY, 2008 AND MAY 2008. IN BETWEEN NEWSLETTERS, YOU CAN GO TO THE POST 758 BLOG TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION:
http://jcnylegionpost758.wordpress.com
ALSO, WE CAN SEND THIS NEWSLETTER TO YOU BY E-MAIL AS A PDF FILE, WHICH CAN BE READ IN Adobe Acrobat, AND IS VIRUS FREE. IT WOULD ALSO SAVE YOUR POST THE COST OF MAILING, SO WE CAN USE THE FUNDS TO BETTER HELP OUR MEMBERS, OUR VETERANS, OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CHILDREN. LET US KNOW YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS SO WE CAN SIGN YOU UP!
Published by Frank A. Johnson American Legion Post 758, 429 Main Street, Johnson City, NY 13790
Telephone 607-770-1979 Paul Kaminski, Editor
This is our first attempt to translate what’s in the newsletter into what looks good here…so please bear with us as we tune this up so it looks better next quarter. What counts is that you get the information!
