Commander Finance Officer

Bobby Wright Jim Bishop

Sr. Vice Commander Adjutant

Donald Byers Jan Chappell

Jr. Vice Commander Chairman House Comm.

Harmon Grotsky  

Chairman Exec. Comm.

Jim Bishop

(404) 292-2352    Fax (404) 292-2496

NOVEMBER and DECEMBER 2011 NEWSLETTER

The following dates are important!  Please mark your calendar!

House Committee Meeting 5:00 P.M. Second Wednesday Nov. 9 & Dec. 14

Executive Committee Meeting 6:00 P.M. Second Wednesday Nov. 9 & Dec. 14

SAL Meeting 6:30 P.M. Third Tuesday Nov. 15 & Dec. 20

General Meeting (see calendar) 6:00 P.M. Third Wednesday Nov. 16 & Dec. 21

COMMANDER’S REMARKS

We have a busy November and December to close out the physical year of 2011. I hope that every able member will come to the Decatur Cemetery on 11/11/11 at 11:00 a.m. for our Veterans Day Memorial Service, followed by a light lunch at the Post. At 6:00 p.m., we will have the Early Bird Dinner at the Post. We will have our annual Christmas Party on December 9^th at 6:00 pm and we look forward to seeing you and your spouse. The 4th District will be meeting at the Post on Dec 10^th. Registration is from 11-12, light refreshments at 12 and the meeting begins at 1:00 p.m. All members of Post/Unit/Squadron 66 are encouraged to attend.

Check the calendars for other activities that are planned for November and December at the Post. We encourage you to attend your Post activities and be involved as much as possible. Have a great Thanksgiving and Christmas. Remember our country, our soldiers, our veterans and our MIA/POW's as we celebrate the holidays.

GOD BLESS AMERICA, Bobby L Wright, Commander

HOUSE COMMITTEE NEWS

The Saturday morning breakfasts are scheduled for Nov. 12^th and Dec. 10^th from 8:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. This breakfast is open to the public, so please spread the word to family, friends and neighbors! Cost is still only $5 for adults and $2.50 for children! 

On Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11^th please join us for lunch following the Memorial Service at 11:00 a.m. at the Decatur Cemetery. At 6:00 p.m., we will be hosting the Early Bird Dinner for Legion/Auxiliary/SAL members who have paid their 2011-2012 dues. The cost for guests is $10.00. Check the bulletin board at the Post for other events happening during that week! 

The Post 66 Christmas party will be on Fri., Dec. 9^th with cocktails at 5:00 p.m. and dinner at 6:00 p.m. A donation of $10 per person is requested; the proceeds will benefit a deployed soldier’s family. 

The Fourth District meeting will be Sat., Dec. 10^th at 1:00 p.m. with light refreshments at 12:00 p.m. 

On New Year’s Day, we will be having our traditional lunch consisting of collard greens, cornbread, and black eyes peas. Lunch will be from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.  Happy holidays!

We would like to thank everyone who donates sandwiches for the monthly USO trip, including our newest volunteer Winola Swinks from Danielsville, GA!

Menus:

Breakfasts: November 12th and December 10th

Eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy, grits, and French toast. Coffee and juice will be served. $5 for adults, $2.50 for children.

Tuesday Night Dinners (Cost is $4.00):

11/1: Spaghetti and meatballs 12/6: Chili dogs and chips

11/8: Tuna noodle casserole 12/13: Chicken parmesan

11/15: Soup and sandwiches 12/20: Salmon croquettes and hushpuppies

11/22: Taco salad bar 12/27: Beef Stroganoff

11/29: Fried catfish and coleslaw 

Friday Night Dinners:

11/11: Early Bird Dinner: Country-fried steak, baked ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, biscuits,
salad and dessert

12/9: Christmas Party: Pot roast with potatoes, carrots, celery

General Meetings (free to attendees):

11/16: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, veggies, cornbread

12/21: Beef tips and rice, green beans, biscuits, salad and dessert

Please R.S.V.P for the Friday Night Dinners no later than Wednesdays.

House Committee Chairman, Jan Chappell

HOME DEPOT VETERANS DISCOUNT POLICY

All veterans are eligible for a 10% discount during national holidays, such as Veterans Day. The discount is also available to active and reserve military personnel, retired and disabled veterans every day, upon request. For more information, check our website: www.americanlegionpost66.org

NEWS FROM THE SAL

Wyman Treadway, who heads up our annual Chili Dinner, suggested a Friday evening in either January or February 2012.  We are checking to see if that can be done. 

Also we want to offer American Legion members the opportunity to have dual membership for $15 dues to SAL instead of the current $20 for dual membership. We agreed to this proposal pending the response from the mailing to the current membership. Talking about membership, we welcome Stephen recruited by Avondale Police officer Emilio Quintana, who is now with our American Legion.

Thanks, Hugh Simpson, SAL Commander

AUXILIARY NEWS

I would like to thank everyone who brought cookies, muffins, candy and fruit for Make a Difference Day on Oct. 20-21. They were delivered to the Avondale Fire and Police stations. Two members also delivered fruit and lasagna to the Decatur Police. Thank you, ladies, for all the sandwiches for the USO; we need about 100 sandwiches for each visit on the first Wednesday of each month. Please call Celestia at 404-296-5324 to let her know what you are making.  

Education chairman Jinna Clark attended the Mentors Party at Avondale Elementary on Oct. 21^st.

Thank you to Patti Davis who made a donation to our Children and Youth program.

Upcoming events:

We have put a box in the lounge for food for six Thanksgiving baskets. Above the box is a list of items that are needed, such as cans of peas, corn, string beans, fruit and soup, boxes of instant potatoes and stuffing mix, packets of gravy and jars of peanut butter and jelly. We will purchase gift certificates for a turkey or ham to put in the baskets that we put together after the Nov. meeting. If you would like to make a donation, please put it in an envelope and give to me at the meeting.

Nov. 11 is our Veterans Day Memorial Service at the Decatur Cemetery. Please be there by 10:45 a.m. at the latest. The City of Decatur has done a wonderful job of building sidewalks, landscaping the area by our stone and putting up a flagpole. Please bring a side dish or two for the luncheon afterwards at the Post. That evening is the Early Bird Dinner at 6:00 p.m.

Fri., Dec. 9^th is the Christmas Party at 66. Dinner is free but the Auxiliary is asking for a $10 per person donation so we can take a veteran shopping for Christmas presents for his/her family. This will be our sixth year of doing this.

We are hosting the Fourth District meeting on Sat., Dec.10^th. The meeting begins at 1:00 after light refreshments at noon. Please come and join us! There will be no Auxiliary meeting in December.

For God and country, President Ruth Zingarelli

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