We have had a very productive month. We have initiated 3 new members which brought us to our quota. We have a new slate of officers which will be installed in June.
President- Cindi Wipf
1st Vice- Johanna Roberts
Secretary- Ginny Lucero
Treasurer- Sandi Squire
Historian- Sharon Pierson
Sgt at Arms- Joyce Hiedgen
Chaplain- Linda Ross
Membership- Linda Nenno/Ginny Lucero
Poppy distribution will be Memorial weekend May 23rd and 24th.Watch for the American Legion in the Fiesta parade on May 3rd. There will be no Bunco this month.
Auxiliary Membership Report-Linda Nenno
Thanks to all of you who have renewed your membership and brought in new members, we reached 102% last week. Let’s see how far we can go. If you have not renewed for 2014, please do it now. If you know of someone who is eligible and who would like to join our happy family, please give them an application or have them contact me. 575-642-6164.
The Chaplain’s Corner – Linda Ross
PRAYER FOR THE MILITARY: O God Almighty, we ask that you will strengthen and protect the members of the Armed Forces of the United States of America. May their devotion and loyalty to you and to their home-land inspire them in moments of challenge, and comfort them in tribulation and long separation from loved ones. And finally, we ask that they may return safely to serve you and our Country in the days and years to come.
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GET WELL WISHES: Truda Melton, Karen Mogen, Jerry Light, Ruth Handlin, Brenda (Sharon Pierson’s sister) Kathy Mitchell, Davonna Armijo and Doug Leasburg..
May God Bless each of you and aid each of you in your recovery.
CONDOLENCES:The family of Kathleen Stroud in her passing and our dear Ginny Lucero in the loss of her husband, Roy. Condolences also go out to Roy’s extensive family and to our entire American Legion family.
May the Lord aid each of you through your loss.
PRAYER FOR AMERICA:Lord, our Father, guard our homes, churches and schools, our entire land and all therein from harm and destruction. Preserve the integrity of this Nation founded on religious principles by protecting it from all enemies within and without. Amen
There is no such thing as human wisdom; all is the providence of God.—
President John Adams
Care Packages and Cell Phones: Marty Novak
We sent 58 Care Packages in April bringing our total for the last 12 months to 752 Care Packages sent to our Troops. Our overall total since starting this project in September, 2003 stands at 7421. Thanks to all the people who came to help pack the boxes. These Care Packages mean so much to the Troops who receive them. Thanks to our American Legion Family for the help and support they give us and the monetary donations and supplies given to us from members, nonmembers, groups and organizations and businesses of our community to help us keep this project going. Thank you all. It takes us all to do this.
Anyone is welcome to join us for Care Packages. It’s a lot of fun. Our next Care Package packing day is May 14. We arrive about 10:30 to start arranging the supplies and start packing shortly after that. It takes about an hour to finish.
CELL PHONES FOR SOLDIERS
We are still collecting used cell phones. These are sent for recycling and provide calling cards for our Troops. There is a collection container in the entry way of the Post. When we were in Las Cruces for our District 7 meeting, American Legion Post and Auxiliary 18 in Silver City gave me a large box of used cell phones to send for recycling. Thank you Silver City. I will send them on for recycling.
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..