Auxiliary- President- Linda Nenno
June was another busy month. We hosted our Veterans as usual. We now have a cook in the kitchen, but we still need 2-3 volunteers to help with taking money and serving. Welcome, Patty Gilbert! We will also need 1 volunteer on Friday nights to help Patty in the kitchen, taking orders and money. Please contact me or Ginny Lucero if you can help.
We held our monthly bake/book sale at breakfast , and made $141.50. Thanks to all of you who baked, bought and worked. This month, we will be having a two day bake sale on the 3rd and 4th at the Boat and RV show, from 10-2. This is going to be at the Elephant Butte Event Center on Warm Springs and Water St. We will also be raffling the lap robe, and hopefully signing up new members.
We had 15 players for Bunco on the 11th, and only 4 of us on the 26th, so we weren’t able to play. It’s always more fun when we have more players. Come join us on July 9th at 1:00 and on the 28th at noon. As an added incentive, Thursdays are $2 Margaritas, and Tuesdays are $2 domestic beer or well drinks.
Thank you, Karen Whitmore, for the wonderful idea of honoring our WWII and Korean era Veterans on Flag Day. It was a wonderful day starting with the flag burning ceremony, a delicious lunch, and ending with a USO type show. Thanks to all who helped put this together.
We want to thank Mayor, Eunice Kent , for attending our General Membership meeting in June and sharing some of the plans the city has for the future.
Father’s Day Brunch, hosted by the Activities committee was delicious. Brats, beans, coleslaw and potato salad. What could be better on a hot summer day?
Nine Auxiliary members went to State Convention the end of June, and came back with many awards and stories. Plan to attend our August meeting when we will celebrate the awards we won.
Upcoming events:
Bake sale 7/3 and 7/4 at RV and Boat show
Ladies lunch at EB Inn 7/21, 12:30
Bunco 7/9 at 1:00 and 7/28 at noon
Membership—Linda Nenno
As of June 17, we have 373 paid members. That number is 44 short of our goal for this year, but we worked as hard as we could. We signed up 34 new members. Thank you to everyone who renewed and brought in new members. We need you all to work membership to make it successful.
2016 cards will be available in July, so don’t run when you see us coming. We will run Early Bird renewal from July through September. If you renew during that time, you could win a free membership for the year.
The Chaplain’s Corner Linda Ross
PRAYER FOR THE MILITARY: Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen
GET WELL WISHES: Tom Novak, Doug Leasburg, Karen Mogen, PamSallee, Wally Flucky, Bill Curlott , Charles Bucher and Papa Vince.
May God bless each of you and aid you in your recovery.
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Condolences: The family of Ron Graves upon his passing.
May God bless each of you through your grief.
A Flag Day Prayer: Oh God, we thank Thee for the Flag of our Country and for all that our flag represents. We thank Thee for giving the victory to brave and valiant men and women who have given their last measure of strength in order that it might wave over the land of the free and the home of the brave. We thank Thee for giving us the ideals of faith, and liberty, for preserving the sanctity of our homes and freedom of worship. Grant that this Union of Sovereign States may remain forever an indissoluble Union flying the same Flag. Amen
“The cornerstone of modern civilization must continue to be religion and morality”
–William Howard Taft
Care packages-Cell phones for soldiers-Marty Novak
We sent 27 Care Packages in June. Thanks to all who came to pack. These packages mean a lot to our Service men and women who are far from home.
Thanks to our American Legion Family for the help and support they give us, to the members, non-members, groups, organizations, and business of our community for their monetary donations, memorials and donations of supplies. It takes us all to keep this project going.
Thanks also to Sandy Harrison for making the neck coolers to add to the June Care Packages. It is hot over there and I’m sure these neck coolers are much appreciated. If anyone would like to help make neck coolers I have the pattern. Call 744-4539 or email novaks@windstream.net
Our next packing day is July 8. We start about 10:30 and it takes about an hour to finish. Anyone is welcome.
Cell Phones for Soldiers
We are still collecting used cell phones. These phones are sent for recycling and provide calling cards for our Troops. There is a collection container in the entry way of the Post.
What is a Veteran: A Veteran…whether active duty, discharged, retired, or reserve…is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a blank check made payable to “The United States of America” for an amount of “up to, and including his/her life.” That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country today, who no longer understand that act..