Post Commander, Frank Molina
Auxiliary President, Deirdre Nye
SAL Commander, Jim Bugg
ALR President, Michael Smith
Lead Bartender, Jeff Sweet
Bingo Chairman, Michael Stout
Adjutant, Don Aiton
Editor, Karen Goodman
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Meetings
Auxiliary Meeting, May 5, 6:30p
ALR Meeting, May 8, 9a
E-Board Meeting, May 12, 7p
SAL Meeting, May 19, 6:30p
Post Meeting, May 26, 7p
JUNE Pot Luck, Monday, June 7, 6:30pm - Bring a dish to share.
Shuffleboard Night, every Monday night @ 6p. Entry fee, $5.
Pool Night, Every Tuesday @ 6:30p. Happy hour drink prices for all players. The entry fee is $5.
Karaoke, Every Thursday @5:30p. And it’s Taco Night too!!!
Bingo, Every Friday, Doors Open @5p, Early Birds @6:30p, Regular Games @7p. Enjoy the Post 24 Kitchen’s Friday Fish Fry!
Play SLINGO, Saturday 3-5p, sponsored by the SAL and Sunday 3-5p sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary!
FROM THE AUXILIARY PRESIDENT
Deirdre Nye
Dear Ladies of the Auxiliary, Roy Fourr Unit 24. May is Poppy month, the month when the rest of the Country remembers our veterans. We here in Tombstone remember our veterans every day of the year, it was indeed a memorable day when we were able to open the Auxiliary’s Veterans Outpost.
On Wednesday the 28th of April, Boots for Troops gave Unit 24 a grant for $500.00 for the Veterans Outpost. What a great organization, they have also given us support throughout this past year. When you see the boot, and you could see it anywhere, in a restaurant or in your Post, you know that your donation is only going to your veterans.
Wednesday 5th of May 2010Unit 24 Roy Fourr Officers for 2010/2011;
President Deirdre Nye
1st Vice President Sandi Freeman
2nd Vice President Susan Schubert
Historian Lillian Hritz
Chaplain Ann Graves
Treasurer Jerri Johnson
Sergeant at Arms Ann Bliss
E-Board Mary Jo Burns
E-Board Phyllis Deloia
E-Board Dee Dee Molina
Memorial weekend the 29th the 30th and the 31st we will be presenting our poppies to the public for donations. The poppy that has come to be symbolic of the veteran. Second Vice Chairman Susan Schubert is our Poppy Chairman; please let her know if you are available to help.
For our members that may not know, Unit 24 has a new program. We have volunteers that take our veterans and our seniors to medical appointments. Please let Susan or me know if you would like to volunteer.
As many of you know, we presented three GPS watches to the warrior children of our members, Tony and David Lopez and Mathew Deloia. Thursday the 6th of May we will be presenting a GPS watch to the grandson of District President Sencie Patchin, Chase Kovlowski and one to the son of bartender Mickie Filinuk, Cody Filiinuk. Both young men are heading into war. We pray for their safe return. Thank you all Legion Family for helping us with your time and donations that enables us to possibly make this a tradition until the wars end.
On the 9th of May, Mother’s Day, after Slingo there will be a drawing for a Mother’s Day door prize.
Tentatively we are looking at a visit fom Kelly, Rita and the “Blind Veterans” from the Tucson V.A. on the 15th of May. Please let me know if you can volunteer. They do so enjoy Tombstone.
A thank you to all that participated in the Rose Parade, it was as always a fun day.
On Monday the 31st of May, we need volunteers to put the flags and markers on the graves of our veterans and members. We will be removing them again in the evening.There will be a Ceremony at the Tombstone Cemetery and there will be a Memorial in front of the Legion at 11am on the 31st.
Finally yet importantly, this months Pepsi Grant goes to The American Legion’s Scholarship Fund for veterans children.
Thank you all for what you have done for our Veterans and their families and our community.
God Bless. Deirdre Nye President Unit 24
FROM THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION
Kim Scott
Here are the results of the Son’s elections….Commander: Kim Scott1st Vice Commander: Jim Bugg2nd Vice Commander: Bob TupperFinance Officer: Kip Kersey
FROM THE ALR PRESIDENT
Michael Smith
The next meeting of the ALR will be Saturday May 8 at 9am. There will be a ride on Thursday May 20. We will ride to Willcox to meet those who participate in the “Ride to the Wall”.
FROM VETERANS AFFAIRS
Susan Schubert
Thank you Boots for Our Troops for another $500 grant to the Veterans Outpost.
POST AND UNIT NEWS AND VIEWS
Minutes of Regular Meeting
28 April 2010
Ø 1900: Commander Frank Molina called the meeting to order.
Ø Roll taken, All officers present, forty members attended the meeting it would be nice if we could have that many for every meeting.
Ø Minutes of last meeting approved, posted on bulletin board.
Ø Finance Officer briefed on state of A.L. accounts, finance report approved subject to audit and posted on bulletin board.
Ø Discussion/Action; Motion made and passed to accept new members.
Ø Elections held: Mike Stout ran unopposed and is the new Commander. David DuBois ran unopposed and is the new 1st Vice Commander. Mike McKay, Mike MacFarland, ran for 2nd Vice Commander and in a close race Mike MacFarland is the new 2nd Vice Commander. Jim Burns ran unopposed and is the returning Finance Officer. Russ Freeman, Don Aiton, Ernie Molina, Kenny Seifert and, Bob Schwartz ran for the two openings on the Executive Committee, it also was very close. Don Aiton and Bob Schwartz are the new Executive Committee members.
Ø Discussions; Members thanked for their support of the elections and reminded that there are a lot of jobs in support of our legion and thanks for all who took the time and effort to run for the various offices. We are about 20 members short of our 100% membership goal and lets try to get over that hump…
1955 Commander Frank Molina closed the meeting.
Happy Birthday
Irma Escarcega May 10, Ken Robinson May 15, Jerre Johnson and Kay Scott May 16, Gary Reroest and Rosie Harbison May 20, Ronald Henry May 23, Ed Johnson May 26, Tom Kern, Jerry Goggins May 28, Mary Field and Jerome Richardson May 30.
IN MEMORIA
REMEMBERING CHERIE QUINLIN
There will be a gathering of friends and family at the American Legion Club, Post 24, on Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 5:30pm-8:00pm.You are invited to drop by, share stories and sign a remembrance book for her family. Please join us!
In Flanders Fields
John McCrae, 1915.
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved,
and now we lieIn Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
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