Tag: Legion Family

Happy Turkey Day! Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Holidays!

I hope the festivities find you surrounded by friends and family. Thanksgiving is a day of gratitude, and today and every day, we’re most thankful for you: our amazing members! Thank you for your support of Post 1207 and for making this year a great one.

The economy may be in a struggle right now, the nation may be divided, but we do know one thing: “Gratitude is a currency that we can mint for ourselves and spend without fear of bankruptcy.” -Fred De Witt Van Amburgh. So, on that note, and on this Thanksgiving, we are shelling out gratitude for members like you like there’s no tomorrow. Enjoy your day and mint some of your own gratitude to pass along!

Of course, many of our members no longer have family at home and that is where the Post comes in. Remember to “Be the One,” for all the Veterans in your life. Many Veterans struggle this time of year. If that’s you, we are your family and friends. Come down and visit with us.

We have several events planned at the Post that will give you an excuse to get out of the house and have a little fun. Events like the Children’s Christmas Party, a Breakfast, the Post Scholarship Dinner, 2 Fish Fries, an AUX Bake Sale, and a New Year’s Eve Party. Why would you stay home?

We are also looking for people who would like to prepare lunch for the Post. Tammy is interviewing prospective restauranters who would like to see if they got what it takes before investing in their own building, etc.

If you haven’t paid your dues for 2025, yes, I have to say this. Remember, your membership expires at midnight December 31st. Hurry up and renew, we need you.

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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.

October 2024 Calendar

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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 

S.A.L. News

Hello fellow SAL member,

My name is Tim Calkins, your new Adjutant, I take care of membership.  I’m writing to let you know about the Post 1207 membership dinner on October 19th 5pm until 7pm. This dinner is free when you pay your 2025 membership dues. You will receive your 2025 card on this day as well. If you are unable to make the dinner, you may come into the post at anytime and pay your dues with the bartender. Make sure you get a receipt. It is necessary for our records. 

In other news we will be hosting the Bears vs Packer party on November 17th at noon. We will be serving brats and hot dogs.  There will be sound for the game and maybe a raffle or two. 

We have our monthly meeting every 2nd Wednesday at 7 pm. Stop in and meet your board members : Scott Dabson: SAL Commander, John Powers Jr. : 1st Vice Commander, Jim Anderson 2nd Vice Commander,  Doug Castro : Finance Officer  and Ed Ure: Sargent at Arms. We welcome your ideas, insights and we are always looking for volunteers for events.

Another way of keeping up with post events is Post1207.com

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you.