Auxiliary- President- Linda Nenno
I have to be honest and say I’m glad September is behind us! What a month we’ve had.
As a family, the American Legion collected 62 cases of water, 20 cases of Gatorade and 15 large boxes of granola bars for the local Fire Departments. We made deliveries on 9/8 and 9/9, Elephant Butte FD and T or C FD respectively. Thank you to all who donated to this cause. They were very appreciative.
9/11/2015 found us hosting dinner for the local “first responders” and holding a candlelight ceremony out in front of the Post. It was very beautiful and moving, and we all looked so nice in our red/white/blue “wave” shirts. By the way, the post is taking orders for those shirts if you’d like to have your own. S-XL are $20, 2XL and larger are $30. You may order at the bar and all orders must be pre-paid.
Our monthly bake/book sale went well and we made $190. This money is used to send our Junior members to Convention and to support our Girls State program. Many of the bakers/workers will be out of town for the October 10th sale, so if you can help out, please have baked goods at the post on Friday, October 9, or early Saturday morning. Please have them labeled and indicate anything that has nuts. Questions? Call Joyce Hudgens at 740-4073.
The 4th Annual American Legion Family Golf Scramble was held on September 19 at the T or C Municipal Golf Course. We had 13 teams (quite a stretch for a 9-hole course), and everyone seemed to have a great time. The Post was full on Friday night and Saturday. Thanks to Linde Polstin and Bob Acre for providing karaoke. It was a very successful fundraiser. I want to give special thanks to the Hole Sponsors and Raffle Sponsors:
Hole Sponsors: Ginny Lucero, EB; Johanna & Warren Roberts, EB; Tom and Marty Novak,EB; Linda Amdal & Richard Koudelka,EB; Bullock’s, T or C; Finish Line Lounge, Colorado Springs, CO; Gustin Enterprises, T or C; Linda Ross, EB; Carmen McCleery, EB; Duran/Bokich Enterprises, EB; Amin’s Home Furnishings, T or C; American Legion Post 18, Silver City, NM; Buddy’s Self Storage, EB; Jerry and Liz Foster, EB; Rick and Sandi Harrison, EB; Gene Hill & Cathy Mitchell, EB; Ancient Art Dance Studio, Monticello, NM; Sons of the American Legion, EB; Jack Hodges, EB; WOTM, T or C; LOOM, T or C; Aries Gaming, Albuquerque, NM; SCCA, T or C; Kirikos Family Funeral Home, T or C; Welch’s Boiler Service, Albuquerque, NM; Dan & Mary Seeley, T or C; Craig & Sharon Pierson, EB; Bobby & Laverne Baker, EB; Neil Thornton & Terri Cramer, EB; Butte Propane, T or C; The Beach Bunch, EB; Citizen’s Bank, T or C; Alamo MVD, EB; C & K Automotive, EB; Anton’s Marine, EB; Adobe Hacienda Real Estate, T or C; The Car Wash, T or C; Lynn’s Landscape, EB.
Raffle Sponsors: The Hearald, Sierra County Sentinel, Martha’s, C & K Automotive, Sierra Grande, R & C Sumthins, Marty Novak, Marty and Eunice Kent (Midway Storage), Shattuck Vineyard, Linda Nenno, Linde Polstin, Holiday Inn Express, Cathy Mitchell, Kat, Kandace, Tammy and Michelle at Michelle’s, Johnny B’s Restaurant, Mary Miller, American Legion Post 44, Steph Ross, Kathy Norton, A Touch of Yesterday, Big Food, Liz and Jerry Foster, Pat’s Chevron, Whitehead Automotive, & Karen and Norb Mogen.
I also want to thank the many volunteers who helped me with this endeavor. No one could do this without the help of many!!!
Don’t forget, we will have our very large bake sale at the Veteran’s Day Car Show on November 7, and will need many, many baked goods, and workers. The weather was perfect last year, and we’re hoping for more of the same. We sold out by 2:00 and made over $1000. Let’s see if we can beat that this year. All proceeds go directly to NMSVH to support the needs of the wonderful men and women who live there.
Membership—Linda Nenno
Membership is coming slowly, but surely. As of September 24, we have 189 renewals, 1 transfer, 3 reinstatements, and 13 new members, and 1 transfer, for a total of 206 paid members. Keep those renewals coming in. Early Bird ends September 30, and we will draw the winners at the October 17 meeting. Carry an Auxiliary application in your purse and encourage eligible friends to join. If you are not sure about eligibility, or have questions about dues or your membership, contact me (575-642-6164) or Ginny Lucero (505-453-7401). Both Ginny and I will be out of town from October 4 through October 13. I will take care of any renewals or new memberships that come in during that time as soon as possible after my return. Our goal for 2016 is going to be hard to reach, but we can do it if we all work together to grow membership.
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: Maida Sanders, Carolyn Deuce, Walt Toothman, Sherry Pearce, Jack Hodges, Tom Novak, Doug Leasburg, Elaine Garlow, Pam Guillot, Karen Mogen, Pam Sallee, Bob Dunn, Wally Flucky, Bill Curlott , Charles Bucher, Papa Vince and Steve Holmes.
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Care packages-Cell phones for soldiers-Marty Novak
We sent 30 Care Packages in September. 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.
It is hot over there right now and neck coolers are much appreciated. Thank you Louisa Apadaca for making the neck coolers. If anyone would like to help make neck coolers I have the pattern. Call 744-4539 or email novaks@windstream.net
We had several new people join us in September, which was great since we had a few of the regulars missing. Thanks for helping and we look forward to seeing you again in October.
We always do Care Packages on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. Our next packing day is October 14th. 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..