Commander – Al Norton
We are off to another good year. January meeting starts the search for the 2019-2020 Officers!
Nominations are accepted January, February and March with the elections at the April General membership meeting. Let’s try hard to have a full slate of officers to step up and help operate our Post.
We still have some unpaid members. We need to get everyone paid up for 2019. Let’s work on getting more people interested in the American Legion.
God Bless our Troops, Veterans & All Americans!
Charity & Education:
Our Post has donated $38057.47 from January 1st 2018 thru December 31st 2018! We have had the privilege to support our American Legion Department, Auxiliary and many local nonprofit organizations. Here is a summary of these totals!
Department of the American Legion $ 8,435.66
Auxiliary unit 44 $ 5,789.61
T or C Veterans Memorial Wall $ 2,750.00
SCCA $ 3,000.00
K-9 Forensics $ 2,000.00
Local Grads scholarships $ 2,000.00
Various local charities $14082.20
Finance Officer- Ellen Penington
As we reach the half way point in the Post fiscal year we remain financially well. For the month of November the Post generated $5254.80 in Net Income. As we move into 2019 the Post financial outlook appears to be on track with the first half of the fiscal year with no major expenses expected at this time. The reworking of the front entrance is still in progress but at this time isn’t presenting any unusually large costs. Both the Bar and the kitchen have shown increases in Net Income during the holiday season as expected. Hope everyone has a safe and Happy New Year!
Activities Committee – Linda Ross 505-550-6366
Happy 2019!!! Time is moving faster and faster. January finds us with some new items on our calendar. On $2 Tuesdays, Char is having both beef and chicken tacos. Then, on the first Wednesday we are having, by request, Bill presenting dancing karaoke after dinner. On Thursdays we are still having our game days along with Bunco. Come on out and join us. We have at least 1 or 2 tables going every week.
Football is going into the playoffs with the first wild card game on Saturday the 5th, and continuing to the Pro Bowl and the on to Super Bowl 53 on February 3.
On Wednesdays we have our usual dinner and dancing, with Dry Creek returning on the 30th.
On the 1st and 3rd Fridays we are having our first Guest KJs for karaoke. Come join the fun.
On Saturday the 19th Sue will provide music for our dancing pleasure at 5:00 p.m. and we will also have a potato bar.
We would love to have our Tuesday Jam sessions again. If you are interested in joining an “Open Jam”, please contact Char.
Our Activities committee meets on the 14th at 1:30 p.m. New faces and ideas are always welcome. Be sure to check the calendars for all the fun events going on and come join us. Any questions, please contact me.
Personal Note: As I got home from the potluck, I realized I had the wrong lid to my 2 ½ qt. crock pot. It has a black handle, but mine has a blue knob. I didn’t mean to swipe it, and if you will contact me, we can swap lids. Thanks much.