Halloween at Post 1207
Your Post at the Stand Down
November Calendar
We have a lot of fun stuff coming up in November for our members to participate in.
Very quickly, we will have a Meat Raffle along with an Auxiliary Lunch on the 2nd. Chicken or tuna salad sandwiches with chips for only $6.00. That will help any budget.
The first of November is the first day to fill out you child or grandchild’s wish list for Christmas. They have to be 12 and under but they always get a nice gift. November 27th is the last day to fill them out.
Mark Zellers, who has donated loads of time and expertise around the Post (He and Laura Mills built our awesome deck) will be offering a Smoked Porkchop Breakfast with potatoes, eggs cooked to order, and toast for $12. Yes. You read that right. $12 on November 10th. What a delicious treat for the Marine Corps Birthday.
There’s more, much more, but you’re just going to have to download the calendar or stop by the Post and pick one up to find out about all of it.
Here’s your November 2024 Post Calendar:
Scholarship Chicken Dinner
Each year, the Post offers up to five scholarships to a relative of one of our members. The member can be Legion, Auxiliary, or Sons of the American Legion, and the relative can be a son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter, niece, nephew, etc., of one of them.
This monthly meal is a way to defray some of the expenses (up to $5000 a year) of the scholarships.
Last Night’s General Meetings
The Minutes from last night’s meeting are available in the office by appointment to any Legion member in good standing.
Also, at the E-Board meeting, the Board voted to donate to help a 35 year member with some of the expenses to bury their son and we voted to donate as a Post to the National Disaster Relief Fund for the American Legion to be used to help members who were put out of their homes by the back-to-back hurricanes.
Last night the membership also approved Bylaws changes, the current Bylaws can be downloaded here.
Please attend our monthly meetings if you can, your input is important to us.
Halloween Party
Calendar Changes
Linda will be unable to make Tacos on Tuesday, October 15th.
John and Amy have cancelled their Sunday “Stadium Menu” effective immediately.
Girl’s State
The three young ladies that the Auxiliary sent to Girl’s State to relate how much they learned from the experience, how much they enjoyed it, and how much they appreciate the opportunity.
October 2024 Calendar
During the General Meeting we will be voting on a proposed change to the Post 1207 Bylaws.
The Paragraph in question is:
Section 5. No elected member of the Executive Committee may also serve as an employee of the Post except by approval of two thirds of the Post Membership Meeting immediately following said election. Although they may draw a stipend or reimbursement for expenditures made on behalf of the Post with the approval of the Post Manager.
Basically one of the members was concerned about perhaps paying an Adjutant. But, if a bartender wants to run for Jr Vice, for example, the Membership needs to know of a potential conflict of interest and this will be accomplished by two-thirds acknowledging the conflict. In such a case the Officer would be expected to recuse himself from any decisions of the Board related to salaries, bonuses, etc.
Don’t forget to check your calendars because we have many exciting events coming up, including our Annual Membership Dinner on October 19th. A FREE Porkchop Dinner for everyone who has paid their 2025 dues by that date.
As always, our Post exists to serve the needs of you, our member. Let us know if there is some way we can help you make the most of your membership.
Terrell D. Lewis, Post Commander
A Quick Note from the Unit 1207 Auxiliary President
Fish fry will only be held once this month, the 1st Friday October 4th, therefore we will be holding our monthly bake sale that day from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Donated baked goods would be so appreciated.
I am excited to announce that for our next meeting Tuesday October 8th at 6:00 p.m, we will have three of the girls that we sponsored for girls State coming to speak about their experience please join us and listen to their stories.
We would also like to discuss our Snip Sheet, that is where we donate our monies to, if time is allotted. We need members in attendance to make motions and vote during this process.
We would also like to discuss the possibility of a little alternative to the bake sale during fish fry it would be called “fish fry and a slice of pie.”
Looking ahead to November. The first Saturday November 2nd is the auxiliary’s turn to sponsor the Meat Raffle for the Children’s Christmas Party. We will need volunteers. We are also discussing the possibility of doing poppies during Veterans Day weekend November 8th through November 10th. If you would like to volunteer for poppies please reach out to me.
Our yearly membership dinner will be Saturday October 19th, all paid up 2025 members will receive their dinner for free. Please consider renewing your membership on or before that day to enjoy a fantastic meal.
Continued thankfulness for our members and volunteers, we can’t do what we do for our veterans & families without YOU!!
Much gratitude,
Amy Powers, Auxiliary President