Dewitt B. Tilden Memorial American Legion Post 316

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Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

We are nearing the end of the college football regular season-rivalry weekend and championship weekend coming up.

Our 21^st annual Pearl Harbor Day golf tournament is upon us-December 5^th. It is not too late to get your hole sponsorship at $25 or to sign up your foursome.

New Year’s Eve Party tickets go on sale for $10 for 316 Family (TAL, ALA, SAL, ALR) members only on December 3^rd, then for all others on December 9^th. First come, first served. We also have raffle tickets for the basket of cheer at $1 for one ticket and $5 for six tickets. Drawing will be at 9 PM at the New Year’s Eve Party. Please bring a dish to share to the party.

Despite publicizing in the newsletter and hi-lighting it on the email notes, we continue to get credit card dues payments. We do not process credit cards for anything and the Department quit processing credit cards for all Posts. Dues must be paid by cash or check. You can pay by credit card online to www.legion.org . We can only return your renewal notice with the credit card information and ask that you pay in some other manner. This obviously slows everything down.

The Toys 4 Tots bin will be at the Post until about 3 PM on the 12^th. Please bring a new and unwrapped gift for the needy. If you play bingo and bring in a toy, you get a free card to the first jackpot game.

The Auxiliary Christmas Party will be the 14^th at 7 PM. Please bring a dish to share and a gift if you’d like to participate in the gift exchange.

The Riders Christmas Party will be the 20^th. Please bring a side dish to share and gift if you’d like to participate in the gift exchange.

The bartenders will be checking all membership cards during December as a courtesy reminder that 2019 cards expire December 31^st. Please be ready to show your card as they are just doing their job.

The Department Commander and Department President will be at Post 316 at 7 PM on the 7^th. Come out and meet your state leaders.

With the new Legion eligibility established by Congress which makes the eligibility period consecutive from December 7^th, 1941, to a date to be determined by Congress, anyone who has served one day anywhere in the world and either has an honorable discharge or is still serving is now eligible to join. Please make one of your New Year’s resolutions to recruit one new member into Post 316.

Events:

1^st: Hurricane season is over

3^rd: Giving Tuesday-please consider giving to the Post Building Fund

7^th: Pearl Harbor Day

7^th: 21^st Laying of the Wreath Golf Tournament.

7^th: Riders meeting at 0900, SAL meeting at 1030

8^th: 5^th District meeting at 2 PM at Jacksonville Beach Post 129

9^th: Legion and Auxiliary meetings at 8 PM

21^st: Winter begins

25^th: Christmas Day-only day of the year Post 316 is closed

31^st: New Year’s Eve Party at 6 PM, basket of cheer drawing at 9 PM

 

Clarence

1st Vice Commander

September Newsletter

The Post is in need of a Finance Officer. If you know Quickbooks and can spend a couple of hours a week processing the bartenders payroll and paying Post bills, please volunteer. Either talk to the Commander or attend a Post meeting and talk to us about it.

Remember, with the Legion Act now the law of the land, everyone who has served one day anywhere in the world and has an honorable discharge or is still on active duty is eligible to join The American Legion.

Hopefully, our second dart league will have formed and start play in September.

NFL season is here-wear NGL logo clothes on Sundays and get a discount on your drink.

The Chief Selectees from the Iwo Jima painted more of the building for us. What a great job and thank you to the Selectees. They will be back again September 5^th to continue the project.

The 3^rd Thursday this month should be interesting at the Post-Riders wing night, dart league, Queen of Hearts and Jags play the Titans. Come out and join the fun.

See the note on page 3 about American Forces Travel, a new MWR program as a result of Priceline and DOD joint venture.

The SAL is still in need of members to attend, volunteer and provide ideas.

Calendar Events:

2^nd: Labor Day Open House

7^th: Riders meeting at 0900, SAL meeting at 1030

7^th: Auxiliary School of Instruction

8^th: Grandparents’ Day

8^th: 5^th District meeting at Post 88

11^th: Patriot Day

12^th: Robbi Litt Band

16^th: American Legion Day

19^th: Riders Wing Night

20^th: National POW Day

29^th: Gold Star Mothers’ Day

End of year reports are coming up-they are due in May. This year we have recruited fewer new members than in a long time. As of the March meeting, we have 30 new members. We really need your help at identifying and recruiting new members to the Post.

The St. Patrick’s Day Dinner was again superb this year. The corned beef was so tender you didn’t need a knife. Thank you, Liz.

The Auxiliary cook book is now for sale at the Post for $8.

Our Boys State and Girls State delegates have been chosen and registered with Department.

We are attempting to start a Thursday night dart league. There is a sign-up list on the board and we will have a meeting Thursday at 7 PM on the 4^th to see if there is enough interest. If you like to throw darts, please sign up.

The Children’s Easter Egg party will be held at 2 PM on the 20^th for kids who are 10 and younger. There will also be an Easter Egg Tree at the Post. For a donation, you can pick an egg and get the prize indicated inside. See the Auxiliary article.

The Riders are planning a gala Cinco de Mayo party for May 4^th. There’ll be lots to do and a really fun party.

Events:

1^st: April Fool’s Day

4^th: Gold Star Spouse’s Day

4^th: Dart League meeting at 7 PM

6^th: Riders meeting at 0900 and SAL at 1030

14^th: Palm Sunday

14^th: 5^th District meeting at Post 54 in Fernandina Beach

15^th: TAX DAY

15^th: Legion and Auxiliary meetings

19^th: Good Friday

20^th: Kid’s Easter Party

21^st: EASTER

26^th: Arbor Day

 

Clarence

1st Vice Commander

April Newsletter