Post 758/Broome County Legion Blood Drive on 9/13

Our return to the blood drive business netted 35 donations for the New York Penn Region of American Red Cross Blood Services.  Jim Muska outdid himself in the kitchen…and thanks to the volunteers (Don and Jane Sturdevant, and Madam President Dorolyn Perry from the Broome County American Legion Auxiliary) for helping out where needed.  They even got the 2nd Vice Commander to shed some blood for the Legion!  (see below)

Our neighbors up the street at Wilson Regional Medical Center’s Blood Bank came to donate as part of the 35. Now, we have a goal for next year’s edition.

Post Everlasting/RIP

Here’s a list of our members who recently answered the final call, and are now enrolled as members of Post Everlasting:

Henry Heiss    

Jerry Krizka

Joseph Kaminsky

Well Done, Good and Faithful Servants!

County Oratorical Contest, December 15, 2007

The Broome County American Legion Oratorical Contest is scheduled for December 15, 2007 at the Broome County Public Library, Court Street,  Binghamton.  We have details at the Post on eligibility and how the contest works.

Membership Quota for Post 758: 216 in 2007-08

Our membership quota for membership year 2007-2008 is 216.  As of 9/10/2007, we had 50%.  Since our first vice, Stan Smith is recuperating, it would be a nice present for him, if we could get the rest of the quota achieved by November.  We can do this.  We need to do this, so our returning veterans have a Post and Post Home where they will feel welcome, and know that our members will not just welcome, but work with them now and in the future.

County Meeting at Post 758 on November 12, 2007

The Broome County American Legion Family will hold its November meeting at Post 758 on Monday, November 12, 2007.  Here is your chance as a Legionnaire,  Auxiliary member or Son of the American Legion to take part in the county’s decision making process, and support our post by your presence.

Pancake Breakfast Buffets Return for 07-08!

Pancake Breakfast Buffet at Post 758

This is one of Post 758’s most popular activities, if not THE most popular activity, we sponsor during our program year.  Here’s how it works.  You show up with an appetite at Post 758 on the 3rd Sunday of the month (September through June, with an exception for the Ski Club annual sale in November).  You pay $5 and enjoy as much breakfast as you would like.  We are pleased to serve Hatfield brand meats (finger link sausage and Hotel brand bacon) because of their quality (we regularly get compliments on the bacon and sausage from those who attend).

Our first buffet is scheduled for September 16, 2007 from 8am-Noon.

The baseball program, and other activities of Post 758 benefit from your attendance and patronage. 

National Commander Conatser Coming to Post 758 on October 28th

We’ll have more as the details are finalized by the 6th District organizing committee, but we can tell you that the newly elected  National Commander of the American Legion,  Martin F. (Marty) Conatser (Post 102, DeLand, IL), will make an official visit to Post 758 on October 28, 2007.  If you’d like to attend the dinner that will be given in his honor, please see one of the officers for a ticket.  The tickets will cost $15, and you have until October 14 to buy one.   It’ll help if you can buy them in advance so we can get a better idea on who’ll be there.  We will add more information to this topic as it becomes available.

Update:  The Dinner will begin at 4PM on Sunday, October 28; Cocktails at 3PM.  Price for the tickets and other information is unchanged.