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American Legion Post 56 Monthly Bulletin

May 2010

Commander's Message

Greetings,

Summer is finally here as I have got both my dock and pontoon boat in the water. This is always a sure sign and I hope we continue to have a great summer season.

At our last Board meeting we decided to hold our Board meetings 2 times a month on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month. The Finance committee will be meeting with our club manager every week to review our financial condition and then report their findings to the Executive Board. If needed special meetings will be called to deal with any unusual circumstances that may occur.

With Todd designing new report procedures we are able to track our inventory and cash flow on a daily basis. This has proven to be very helpful and as it allows us to see our shortcomings and our strengths. I will continue to report these findings to our membership so everyone is aware of the progress we are making. We seem to be making advances in staying current with our weekly bills and paying off our notes at the bank.

With the finance situation getting better we are able to concentrate on other areas of our Post functions. We have most of the new lighting in place and the electricians are finishing up on replacing the remaining lights. This should save us a considerable amount of money in the future.

The Commanders project, which is replacing the carpet in the lounge and dining area, is coming along nicely and we hope to start laying new carpet in May. Thank you to those who have contributed to this fund. We are slightly over the half way mark and would like to be able to pay this off when the carpet layers are finished. I realize that this is a big project, but we need to keep current on our improvements to our property. Anyone who wishes to donate to this fund can do so by sending a contribution to the American Legion Post 56 or dropping off their gift at the bar.

Our district meeting will be held in Winona on May 22nd and 23rd and anyone wishing to be a delegate contact Adjutant Arnie Mulso or any Board member.

On April 17th we held our recognition program for our 50 and 60 year members. We wish to congratulate these members for their loyal support over the years.

Also on April 17th we recognized our Legionnaire of the Year. Congratulations go out to Bob Inderlie for receiving this award. Bob has been a Board member for a number of years and has volunteered to help with many projects at the Legion. This is well deserved recognition for Bob and we wish him well in the future.

Coming up we will be starting to make plans for Memorial Day, which is May 31st. We would like to have a large participation from our Legion, so keep this in mind.

On June 11th, we will be having our installation of new officers for the coming year. It doesn’t seem possible that it is that time again.

We again thank our members for their loyal support and encourage you to participate in as many activities as possible.

For God and Country
Rex F. Stotts
Commander

THANK YOU

A big thank you to everyone that helped make the Vietnam Veteran era and Women of Freeborn County displays so meaningful to veterans and the public.

A special thank you to coordinators Laurie Neff, Dave Olson and Bob Levisen.

Club Update

Dates To Remember

Mondays –Texas Hold-Em
Tuesdays – Burger Night
Wednesdays – Bingo
Thursdays – See April Menu
Friday – Karaoke
Sunday – Bingo
April 4th – Easter (No Bingo)
April 10th – Sportsman’s Fish fry
April 11th – NR Girl Scouts/ Honor Flight Breakfast
April 15th – TAX DAY
April 16th – ALHS Golf Team Burger Fry
April  17th – Legionnaire of The Year 50/60 year recognition Dinner
April 18th – Thrive Breakfast
April 25th – Post 56 Breakfast
April 30th – Freeborn County Genealogical Society Swiss Steak Feed

April Supper Menu
Thursday Night

May 6th
Beef Tips on Wild Rice
Legion Chicken Dinner
Butterfly Pork Chop
Hot Beef Sandwich

May13th
Bacon Wrapped Tenderloin
Pot Roast
Baked Ham
Hot Pork Sandwich

May 20th
Buffet

May 27th

Meatloaf
Walleye
Turkey Roast
Hot Beef Sandwich

F.Y.I.

American Legion Post 56 will be participating with Farmer's Market again this year and will be hosting the first event on Wednesday May 12th starting at 4pm to 6pm. Drive by and take supper home.

Memorial Day is coming and maybe you would like to have a T-shirt from Post 56 with the statement 'Freedom Isn't Free'. Both long and short sleeve shirts are available for sale at the Post.

Flag pole kits for sale.  $85 and installed for an extra $50. Call 373-7993

'BOYS STATE' - A memorial in the name of Donald Earl Larson has been left to American Legion Post 56 to send two junior high school students to be a part of this excellent government program.

Watch for Memorial Day hours as the club may close to install the new carpet

Items Of Note

1. Membership: Today we are at 933 only 63 short of our goal. Thank you to everyone that has renewed.
2. Honor Guard Breakfast: Sunday May 2nd at Bonnerup Funeral Home
3. Pulled Pork Dinner for Honor Flight at Hy-Vee May 4th 3 - 7
4. Grace Christian Burger Feed May 8th 4:30 – 7:00
5. Post Breakfast: Sunday May 23rd
6. Memorial Day Monday May 31st

Auxiliary News

Welcome to spring. It is great to see flowers instead of snow banks.

We would like to thank everyone who donated or attended the salad luncheon. This is one of our main fund raisers. Last year we were able
to donate over $6,300.00. Thank you again.

In May we will be having Poppy Days, this will be May 27th and 28th. Please let me know if you can give a few hours to this project.  All monies raised are used only for veterans’ projects. Some of these are gift shop and dollar bill shower at the V.A. facilities at Christmas time.

A special reminder!! We will now be meeting on the first Monday of the Month. Our next meeting will be May 3rd @ 7pm. At this meeting we will be holding a memorial service to honor our deceased members.

President Pat

TAPS

ROGER D. OLSON
Born July 14, 1931. Died April 16, 2010. Roger served in the U.S. Army serving in Trieste. He had been an American Legion member for 22 years.

- The Honor Guard participates in many military funerals but
not all are members of the American Legion Post 56 -

Dollar-A-Month (D.A.M.)

KARIN MATTSON............................................................................................................MEM OF MARILYN KLEINSCHRODT
MARVIN/JOYCE RHODY.....................................................................................MEM OF MARILYN KLEINSCHRODT
DONATION........................................................................................................................MEM OF MARILYN KLEINSCHRODT
TANIA RHIGER ................................................................................................................MEM OF GRANDPARENTS, STAN AND ABBY RHIGER
ETHMER/MARLENE WRIGHT.............................................................................MEM OF SCOTT SORENSON
ROLLIE/ERNESTINE GREEN...............................................................................MEM OF ROGER SORENSON
TODD/MARGRET BELLRICHARD................................................................ MEM OF ROGER SORENSON
GENE.JACKIE GRAVEMAN................................................................................MEM OF ROGER SORENSON
LLOYD/BETT BOTTLESON, JUNE AND LILLIAN.................................MEM OF ROGER SORENSON
TOM/SANDY NORBY................................................................................................MEM OF ROGER SORENSON
TOM/SANDY NORBY................................................................................................MEM OF SCOTT SORENSON
MAXINE BYE.......................................................................................................................MEM OF SCOTT SORENSON
JIM/LINDA GRIES.........................................................................................................MEM OF SCOTT SORENSON
CLARK/CRYS HAMMER........................................................................................MEM OF SCOTT SORENSON
HOWARD/EILEEN FLUGUM................................................................................MEM OF JOHN DONAHUE
ROBERT/MARGRET KNUTSON.....................................................................MEM OF TED NELSON
DAVE/SUE OLSON....................................................................................................MEM OF ROGER D. OLSON
ELENORA CAREY ........................................................................................................MEM OF LEO W. CAREY
DON/ELAINE EHRICH.............................................................................................DONATION
 

Honor Guard Donations
BEVERLY NELSON........................................................................................................MEM OF SCOTT SORENSON
MAGARET MACKAY..................................................................................................MEM OF WAYNE KOSMOSKI
VERNON/JOYCE OLSON.................................................................................MEM OF WAYNE KOSMOSKI
BILL/MARILYN DANIELSON................................................................................... MEM OF GENE LINDE
KENNETH NELSON ........................................................................................................MEM OF RICHARD SORENSON
RICHARD SORENSON FAMILES................................................................... MEM OF ROCHARD SORENSON
DON LARSON FAMILY.............................................................................................MEM OF DON LARSON
KENNETH NELSON ........................................................................................................MEM OF MERLIN STEELE
GLEN/LEANN JUVELAND........................................................................................MEM OF ROBERT HARIG
GLEN/LEANN JUVELAND........................................................................................MEM OF DONALD LARSON
ROBERT BREIHOLZ FAMILY..............................................................................MEM OF ROBERT BREIHOLZ

Consider supporting Leo Carey American Legion Post 56 with a contribution to the Dollar-A-Month (D.A.M.) fund.  Whether it’s a dollar a month, or a larger donation, these funds are used to support the Post 56 club facilities, maintenance & continued growth of our organization.

If you would like to make a donation to the Post 56 D.A.M. fund, please complete the form in this newsletter and return it to Leo Carey American Legion Post 56.  You can recognize someone special by naming that person in their memory or honor.  Your contribution will be listed in the Post’s monthly flyer and on the website.

Judi Olson, D.A.M. Account Manager

To make a donation, click on the link to our D.A.M. Fund Account Page.

The deadline for the June issue will be the Wednesday following the post meeting.  This will be the deadline policy in the future!

Post 447 VFW and Auxiliary meetings are held on the 2^nd Monday of every month at the American Legion Post 56 Clubrooms @ 7:00pm. Come and join VFW Post 447. 

Veterans helping Veterans.