August 2008 The American Legion ▪ Argonne Post 56 ▪ Sherwood, Oregon
Legion Officers
Commander:
Dave
Kaufman
503-625-5736
First Vice:
Don Dahl
503-473-1946
Second Vice:
Greg Holt
503-625-5889
Adjutant:
J. Edd Burns
503-625-6695
Finance:
Terry Reasor
503-590-0668
Chaplain:
Ken Alexander
503-625-7801
Sgt. At Arms:
Bob Neville
503-638-6080
Service Officer:
Don Dahl
503-473-1946
E-board Members: Terry Reasor Gary Gibbons
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From The Commander . . .
We're well into summer now, and the
13th Annual Post 56 Community Benefit Auction is right around the corner (August
16th). I urge our Legion
membership to
do whatever you can to aid and support this very important annual
American Legion Family community event. The Post Auction
brings in several thousand dollars each year that is used by the Legion,
the SAL, and the Auxiliary
to support the many charities and worthy community causes our Legion Family
supports. I encourage all of our American Legion members to step up and
offer
your assistance and skills to
this worthy annual event.
Those who missed the Robinhood Festival sure missed a great time. Many old friends reminisced and visited all afternoon in the backyard of the Post while the SAL hosted the Annual Steve Stout Memorial Horseshoe Tournament!
Thanks to Louie Cross for the nice job re-varnishing the Post 56 sign. His volunteer work is greatly appreciated. It seems like there is always something to fix or replace in our building. Dave Kaufman
Notes From President Georgia - Membership renewal notices for 2009 have been mailed out by National Headquarters! Please don't leave your notice laying in a pile of papers until fall. Renew your annual dues now and help our Unit make goal early this year!
We had a great convention in Albany this year! The weather was warm and a good time was had by all. At convention we could still use more members to act as chairpersons for programs. Come to the September meeting (on the 3rd at 7PM) and join in on our activities and learn what the American Legion Auxiliary is all about.
The auction committee still needs volunteers to help with this annual event that is coming up fast! Any and all assistance will be welcomed and is appreciated. If you can help please contact Velma (503-625-7537) or Melanie (503-727-3265) and keep those donations coming in! Georgia Delozier
From the Post Adjutant . . . The regular Post meeting was convened on July 2nd at 7PM by Commander Dave Kaufman. A quorum was present with twelve members and officers attending.
The minutes of the June meeting were read and approved. The finance report was read and approved.
Ken Sandquist and Don Dahl reported on the convention. Post 56 won the Community Service Award.
The members voted and approved accepting new member applicants Chris Seely, Larry Seely, John Martz, and transferee Gary Landis. Welcome to Argonne Post 56, Gentlemen. It was reported that Greg Holts is recovering from surgery.
Terry Reasor advised the membership he was working on preparing the per-diem checks for the delegates that attended the convention and that they would be ready soon.
Don Dahl discussed our color guard for the Robinhood Festival parade. He said he could use two more volunteers to be in the color guard. Larry Seeley advised us that the National Guard will have a Humvee availaable for the parade.
Glenn Huitt would of won the $100.00 attendance award if he had attended the meeting. Larry Seely won the dollar pot and donated the funds to the Christmas party fund. J. Edd Burns
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