Veterans Day Discounts: LINK to Military.com Link to MilitaryWallet Link to TheSpruce
Link to GreatClips Link to Discounts Link to AppleBees
Link to StarNews Link to RedRobin Link to VetsDay
Mission BBQ (see flyer below) Link to AmericanLegion discounts
OCTOBER 2019 EVENT INFO
Free Dentistry on October 10th
On October 10th, Coastal Cosmetic Family Dentistry will conduct Freedom Day. The Point of Contact is Jackie Papas (910) 933-2408. The dentists employed by this company will perform 1 procedure per veteran for free. It could be a root canal, filling, cleaning, or even a crown. You will need to contact Jackie to set up an appointment. If she is not there than you will be asked to leave your name, telephone number, and procedure you would like to have performed.
SEPTEMBER 2019 EVENT INFO
| EVENT | LEAD/POC | INFO FOR POST MEMBERS |
Labor Day Date: Sept 2nd |
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Veterans' Experience Action |
Dale Todd |
>VEAC Flyer Available: LINK >Primary contact is Gary Spyrison at caryVEAC@gmail.com |
Post 68 Officers Meeting Date: Sept 12th Time: 12pm Location: Hammock Meeting Rm Shelmore, Brunswick Forest |
Dale Todd | |
Founders Day Date: Sept 14th |
Bea Frost | |
Post 68 Member Meeting Date: Sep 19th Time: 6pm Location: Blossoms Meeting Room Magnolia Greens |
Dale Todd |
>Agenda: LINK >Note: Pinning Ceremony |
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Post 68 Fish Fry |
John Hacker | |
SCC Expo Date: Sep 28th Time: TBD Location: TBD |
Lane Adrian | |
Start Cards for Troops Program Date: TBD |
Dan Dodge |
Post 68 Calling Tree Exercise Underway
The leadership of Post 68 is exercising the Post Calling Tree (aka "Buddy Check") to confirm/update membership contact details. If you receive and email or phone call on this, please respond prior to the September Membership meeting on Septermber 19th.
Post 68 RESCHEDULED Fish Fry is Scheduled for Sept 21st:
“You Can’t Fool Mother Nature”
Hurricane Dorian has impacted our Fish Fry Fundraiser originally scheduled for September 7 at North Brunswick High School (NBHS). With the Brunswick County declaration of a State of Emergency in anticipation of Hurricane Dorian, NBHS has been designated a hurricane shelter. With the many activities required to prepare for the storm we don’t want our event to interfere in any way.
The good news is that we are able to reschedule the Fish Fry for Saturday, September 21st at NBHS from 3:00pm to 6:00pm. So, hang onto your tickets and come out on the 21st for some great food: fish, beans, hush puppies, slaw, iced tea or water, and dessert, all for just $10.00.
If you haven’t bought your advance tickets to the Fish Fry, come visit the Post 68 booth at the Leland Founders’ Day Celebration at Town Hall Park on September 14. Tickets will also be available the day of the Fish Fry. If you already have a ticket for the Fish Fry on the 7th and are unable to attend the Fish Fry on the 21st, please contact John Hacker at (949) 275-3247, or jveteran13@gmail.com, about a refund.
All proceeds from the Fish Fry will support Post 68 scholarships for North Brunswick High School students, JROTC, and other American Legion sponsored student programs.
>Notice Regarding Possible Political Activity Near The American Legion Post 68 Fish Fry this Saturday at North Brunswick High School.
It has come to Post 68’s attention that Mr. Louis Harmati, a current candidate for the Leland Town Council, has announced that he will be holding a Meet and Greet at the Fish Fry. Mr. Harmati has been informed that campaigning for political office at or near any American Legion sponsored event is not allowed per the American Legion’s status as a non-partisan, non-profit organization. American Legion Post 68 Leland does not support, endorse nor approve of any political candidate for any office.
VA Community Mental Health Summit taking place at Fort Bragg:
Event Date and Time frame: Sep. 9, 2019, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; sign in begins at 8 a.m.
- Fayetteville and surrounding areas mental health providers, Veteran Service Organization and community partners, faith-based community stakeholders, VA staff and government officials. Veterans and families also welcome to attend
Event Location: Family Readiness Group (FRG) Center, 236 Interceptor Road, Pope Field, NC 28308
Event Point of Contact/Website:
- Jeffery Melvin, Fayetteville VAMC Public Affairs Officer, jeffery.melvin2@va.gov O: (910) 488-2120 Ext. 5991; BB: (910) 354-7724
- Sita Chandana Kanithi, Psy.D., FVAMC Mental Health Service Line Local Recovery Coordinator, email: Sita.Kanithi@va.gov or call (910) 488-2120 Ext. 7396
Buy-a-Brick Fundraiser for Memorial: The Town of Belville is planning to build a veterans memorial at the Brunswick Riverwalk Park using funds from crowd sourcing. Article from WWAY3 is located at: LINK
Wilmington's Cameron Art Museum Free Adminission: The Museum joined museums nationwide in participating in the 10th summer of Blue Star Museums, a program which provides free admission to our nation’s active duty military personnel and their families this summer. The program runs through Monday, Sept. 2, Labor Day. Military can find the list of participating museums at https://www. arts.gov/national-initiatives/ blue-star-museums. The free admission program is available for those currently serving in the United States Military— Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard as well as members of the Reserves, National Guard, U.S. Public Health Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps, and up to five family members. Qualified members must show a Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), DD Form 1173 ID card (dependent ID), or a DD Form 1173-1 ID card for entrance into a participating Blue Star Museum.
AUGUST 2019 EVENT INFO
| EVENT | LEAD/POC | INFO FOR POST MEMBERS |
SCC Networking Meeting Date: Aug 1st Time: TBD Location: TBD |
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BELK Pre-Sales/Layaways Date: Aug 4th-24th Time: Various Location: Mayfaire BELK |
Dale Todd | >24th is actual day of BELK Sales/Deliveries |
Post 68 Officers Meeting Date: Aug 8th Time: 11am Location: Hammock Meeting Rm Shelmore, Brunswick Forest |
Dale Todd |
>Meeting Minutes: LINK Note: Addendum to Minutes: In Membership section, regarding Davis: We received a call from former Dept Commander Harold Davis regarding 30 names of Legion members to be contacted about transferring to Post. List given to membership chair. |
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Dale Todd |
>Agenda: LINK Note: Dale Smith Official Visit |
Flag Retirement Ceremony Date: August 16th Time: TBD Location: TBD |
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Cars Under the Lights Date: August 17th Time: TBD Location: Lowes-Leland |
Jim Zelenski | |
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VA Secretary Meets with Post 68 Officer
August 6th, 2019 - NC Senator Tom Tillis along with VA Secretary Robert Wilikie visited Wilmington's VA center then traveled to Benny and Boe's Coffee Shop to meet with local veterans. Our own Post 68 Service Officer Lane Adrian was able to talk with Secretary Wilikie regarding veterans affairs.
Belk Sale Day Support Needed: Saturday August 24th
Post 68 needs volunteers to man our Discount Ticket sales desk at the Mayfaire Belk store. Volunteers are needed from July 22nd thru 23-August 23rd on following shifts (contact Dale Todd/copy Dan Dodge to volunteer):
Every Monday through every Saturday
10:30am – 12:30pm
12:30pm – 2:30pm
2:30pm – 4:30pm
4:30pm – 6:30pm
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Every Sunday
11:00am – 1:00pm
1:00pm – 3:00pm
3:00pm – 5:00pm
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Legion Act Now Expanded LET VETS KNOW:
Congress and the White House agreed to expand definition of war eras to include all who served since Dec. 7, 1941. The Let Everyone Get Involved In Opportunities for Service (LEGION) Act has been signed.
More than 1,600 members of the U.S. Armed Forces were killed or wounded in periods of time not designated as war eras since the end of World War II. The newly signed Let Everyone Get Involved in Opportunities for National Service Act of 2019 – The LEGION Act – honors those veterans, their spouses and descendants, extending membership eligibility in The American Legion Family to hundreds of thousands who had previously been excluded.
The LEGION Act offers American Legion membership eligibility to any U.S. military veteran who served at least one day of active military duty since Dec. 7, 1941, and was honorably discharged or is serving now. The act also affects membership in the American Legion Auxiliary and Sons of the American Legion, expanding eligibility for those groups, as well. Further details along with American Legion offical press release available @ LINK.
President Donald J. Trump signs S. 504, the Let Everyone Get Involved in Opportunities for National Service (LEGION) Act Tuesday, July 30, 2019, in the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour)
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Original Web Posting for Post 68 Fish Fry is Scheduled for Sept 7th:
JULY 2019 EVENT INFO
| EVENT | LEAD/POC | INFO FOR POST MEMBERS |
4th July Parade Date: July 4th Time: TBD Location: TBD |
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Post 68 Officers Meeting Date: July 11th Time: 12pm Location: Hammock Meeting Rm Shelmore, Brunswick Forest |
Dale Todd | |
Legion College Date: July 12th-13th Time: TBD Location: TBD |
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Post 68 Member Meeting Date: July 18th Time: 6pm Location: Blossoms Meeting Room Magnolia Greens |
Dale Todd | |
Vietnam Traveling Wall Date: July 25-29th Time: Various Location: Mayfaire Shopping Center |
Various |
>25-July: Escort from SC to Mayfaire >25-29-July: 24x7 at Mayfaire >29-July Departure >Volunteers needed for: -Staging -Setup -Hospitality -Locator Assistance -Security (24 Hours) >Contact Tara Hurst at (910) 612-5853 |
4th July Parade Date: July 4th Time: TBD Location: TBD |
TBD |
Events from Other Organizations Archive: July 2019
1. Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall Returns & Volunteers Urgently Requested: The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall (VTMW) is coming to Wilmington from July 25-29 and will be on display 24 hours/day. Flyer on event is attached Here.
- There will be a motorcycle and vehicle escort of the wall from Bolton, NC (the BP station located at the intersection of Highway 211 and Highway 214) on the 25th. Staging will be at 8:00 am at which time ALL riders will sign in and complete a waiver. The Law Enforcement escorted ride is planned to depart (KSU) at 9:00 am and is heading to the Mayfair Town Center for display.
- Our own Post-68 Legion Rider Bob Page is the escort coordinator for Brunswick County and South Carolina. Questions may be referred to him.
- Volunteers are needed throughout the display for many positions to make this successful. Go to the following web site, Americanhonorguardsnc.org, click on the menu bar in the upper right corner and select WALL VOLUNTEERS. There you can see the positions/dates/times that are needed and you may then call Tara Hurst at 910-612-5853 to sign up for a position or positions.
- Veterans, military, civilians and especially Vietnam Veterans will be needed to help with The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall while it is in Wilmington. There will be 4 shifts per day of 6 hours each from 0800 (8am) to 1400 (2pm) 1400 to 2000 (8pm), 2000 to 0200 (2am), 0200 to 0800 (8am).
- Volunteers are needed for security/visitor/locator assistance, hospitality tent, and after hours locator tent.VOLUNTEER Positions/Times needed attached Here.
JUNE 2019 EVENT INFO
Post-68 Flag Collection: Post-68 participated in Memorial Day Flag Placement led by John Marone. A picture of some of the crew made it into the local paper at this LINK. |
1. Bipartisan LEGION Act passed by the Senate: A bill expanding membership eligibility for The American Legion passed on June 11 by unanimous consent in the Senate. The Let Everyone Get Involved in Opportunities for National Service Act — also known as the LEGION Act — is a bipartisan effort.
https://www.legion.org/
The American Legion is calling on Congress to extend the current recognized war era back to Dec. 7, 1941, to honor military members who served their country with honor but whose service fell in gaps between war eras.
https://www.legion.org/
MAY 2019 EVENT INFO
| EVENT | LEAD/POC | INFO FOR POST MEMBERS |
Post 68 Officers Meeting Date: May 9th Time: 1300 - 1500 Location: Hammock Meeting Rm Shelmore, Brunswick Forest |
Dale Todd | >Meeting Minutes: TBD |
Post 68 Legion Rider Meeting Date: May 16th Time: 5pm Location: Blossoms Meeting Room Magnolia Greens |
Adrian Lane |
>Meeting Minutes: LINK |
Post 68 Member Meeting/Elections
Date: May 16th
Time: 6pm
Location: Blossoms Meeting Room
Magnolia Greens
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Dale Todd |
>Agenda:LINK >Meeting Minutes: LINK >Meeting Slides: LINK |
Poppy Drive Date: May 18th Time: TBD Location: TBD |
Margo Chestnut |
Sites: >Leland Piggly Wiggly >Port City Java >Coastal Car Wash(Harris Teeter) >Food Lion-Misery Road |
District 9 Meeting May 18th Time: 12pm Location: Post 503 Calabash |
Dan Dodge | |
Cemetary Flag Placement Date: May 25th Time: Various Location: Various |
John Marone | |
Memorial Day Date: May 27th |
APRIL 2019 EVENT INFO
| EVENT | LEAD/POC | INFO FOR POST MEMBERS |
Navy Week 2019 Date: 1-7 April Location: Wilmington |
U.S. Navy |
The Port City has been selected as one of the hosts for a 2019 Navy Week, according to a release from the Navy Office of Community Outreach. Navy Week, which will bring “sailors from across the country” to Wilmington from April 1-7, is the Navy’s outreach program and allows “the Navy to build and strengthen ties to the community,”the release said. The week will feature senior leadership from the military branch, sailors serving on the U.S.S. Constitution, naval divers and explosive ordnance disposal teams and other programs, the release stated. “Navy Weeks are designed to help Americans understand why having a strong Navy is critical to the American way of life,” said Cmdr. Linda Rojas, director of the Navy Office of Community Outreach. Navy Weeks focus a variety of outreach assets, equipment and personnel on a single city for a week-long series of engagements with key influencers and organizations representing all sectors of the market, the release stated. The Port City has hosted the commissioning of Naval vessels in the past, including the U.S.S. North Carolina submarine in 2008 and the U.S.S. Gravely destroyer in 2010. Wilmington, of course, is also home to the Battleship North Carolina. |
Post 68 Officers Meeting Date: Apr 11th Time: 1300-1500 Location: Hammock Meeting Rm Shelmore, Brunswick Forest |
Dale Todd |
>Meeting Minutes: LINK |
Post 68 Legion Riders Meeting Date: Apr 18th Time: 5pm Location: Blossoms Meeting Room Magnolia Greens |
Adrian Lane |
>Meeting Minutes: LINK |
Post 68 Member Meeting Date: Apr 18th Time: 6pm Location: Blossoms Meeting Room Magnolia Greens |
Dale Todd |
>Agenda: LINK >Meeting Minutes: LINK >Meeting Slides: LINK |
2019 VEAC
(Veteran Experiance Action Cmte)
Date: Apr 25/26/27th
Times:
7:30am Volunteers
9:00am Serving Veterans
Location: Elks Lodge
5102 Oleander Dr
Wilmington
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Lane Adrian | Volunteers Needed! Send names & T-shirt size/shift requests to Lane Adrian or Dan Dodge. |
Charters of Freedom Gala Date: Apr 30th Time: 6:00pm Location: 101 Stone Chimney Supply |
Dale Todd |
The Service Officer of Post-543 (Paul Witmer) sent information that the Brunswick County Commissioners are supporting the “Charters of Freedom” being installed in front of the Brunswick County Court House. (This is a Donation ONLY supported project, and will not use taxpayer funds.) And, we are asking all Veterans in Brunswick County to support this Project to bring the “Charters of ”here. We need every Veterans support in this project and at the GALA on the 30th of April. The Gala will be held at 101 Stone Chimney, Supply. The point of contact for questions on the GALA is Commissioner Pat Sykes at 910.622-5333. See LINK and VIDEO. |
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Events from Other Organizations Archive: April 2019
>Our Heros April Craft Event Southport
Our Heroes will be participating in the Southport Spring Festival, April 19-20. We will be selling handmade arts and crafts to raise funds for Our Heroes’ programs (Youth, Veteran/Military & First Responders, and Trauma Survivors). In preparation for this opportunity, we are asking your support in creating handmade art and crafts. We are preparing an inventory of proposed crafts including string art, horseshoe crafts, rustic farm-related signs and gathering needed materials.
We are organizing “craft time” at the farm EVERY Thursday and Saturday, beginning February 21st, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM, including a light lunch.
New and fresh ideas are welcome! Please bring your ideas and a friend and come work with a group at the Farm! For anyone who would like to create a craft on your own and donate it to Our Heroes, that would also be greatly appreciated.
PLEASE LET US KNOW WHEN YOU'LL BE COMING SO WE'RE READY FOR YOU. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE RESPOND TO ME (LAURI) AT THIS EMAIL
LAURI@OURHEROESINC.ORG OR BY TEXT TO (516)551-8566.
Flyer is at this LINK.
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OCTOBER 2018 EVENT INFO
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Vets to Washington DC October 4 - 7 |
Gerald Decker |
LINK for more info 2018 Veterans Trip to Washington (archived from Press Release page)- The journey is planned for Oct. 4-7. The trip agenda will include transportation to and from Leland, three nights’ accommodation, tours of Arlington Cemetery, war memorials, and museums. Tours of the White House and Capitol Hill will also be included. The post are also fundraising to help offset the costs for these vets. If you can’t make the trip, consider a donation at https://www.gofundme.com/ veterans-to-washington-project For more information contact Gerald Decker at:gdecker1226@gmail.com or 706-424-0830. Any veteran interested in joining Post 68 is welcome to attend. The meeting is held at 6 p.m. the third Thursday of every month at Blossoms Restaurant, Magnolia Greens Golf Course. Membership information and applications are available on Post 68’s website at www.ncpost68.org. — Cheryl Whitaker Wilmington Star News |
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Post 68 Officers Meeting Oct 11th |
Dale Todd | Hammock Meeting Room Shelmore Brunswick Forest |
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Post 68 Member Meeting Oct 18th 6pm |
Dale Todd | Blossoms Meeting Room Magnolia Greens |
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Department of NC Nov 18th - 20th |
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Leland Truck or Treat Oct 27th 4pm - 6pm |
Dan Dodge |
Leland Town Park Link |
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BELK Ticket Sales Various times and days in October Mayfair location |
Dale Todd | In-Store ticket sales Multiple time slots during the day Click HERE for more info |
SEPTEMBER 2018 EVENT INFO
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Leland Founders Day September 8th 3pm - 9pm |
Richard Fry | Click: LINK for more info |
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Post 68 Officers Meeting Sep 13th |
Dale Todd | Hammock Meeting Room Shelmore Brunswick Forest |
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Vets to Washington CANCELLED Sep 20th @ 4pm |
Gerald Decker | Blossoms Meeting Room Magnolia Greens |
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Post 68 Member Meeting CANCELLED Sep 20th 6pm |
Dale Todd | Blossoms Meeting Room Magnolia Greens |
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Veterans Information Event Sep 21st @ 11am CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER! |
LINK | Leland Town Hall |
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Fish Fry Fundraiser Sep 22nd CANCELLED! |
Greg Miller |  |
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Women Veteran Expo and Veteran Banquet Sep 27th 2pm CURRENT STATUS UNKNOWN! |
First Baptist Activity Center |
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Services Coordinating Council Annual EXPO Sep 29th 9am - 1pm CANCELLED! To be rescheduled |
Location change!!!!! |
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Taps for....
William 'Bill' Charshaw
10/2/26 - 8/16/18 Friend and Legionair We will miss you... |
to obituary |
AUGUST 2018 EVENT INFO
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INFO FOR POST MEMBERS |
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SCC - Services Coodinating Council Meeting Aug 2nd |
Richard Fry Gerald Decker Bill Smith |
Leland Town Hall |
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Post 68 Officers Meeting Aug 9th |
Dale Todd |
*** CHANGE OF TIME / LOCATION *** Brunswick Forest COMMONS room |
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Post 68 Member Meeting Aug 16th 6pm |
Dale Todd |
Blossoms Meeting Room |
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Downtown Concert Series Aug 17th |
Dan Dodge |
Downtown Wilmington |
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BELK Sales Fundraiser Aug 25th |
Dale Todd |
Working BELK store in Mayfair CLICK HERE for details |
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BFA Food Distribution Day Aug 30th |
Dale Todd |
Looking for volunteers to participate. See LINK Meet at Port City Java, Brunswick Forest 6am to car poo |
JULY 2018 EVENT INFO
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Magnolia Green July 4th Parade July 4th 11am |
Gerald Decker |
Success! Pics |
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District 5 Leadership Forum: Veterans Services in Brunswick County Thursday, July 10, 2018 at 7:30 a.m. |
RSVP |
Various Speakers |
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Post 68 Officers Meeting July 12th, 1pm |
Dale Todd |
Hammock Meeting Room Shelmore |
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Post 68 Member Meeting July 19th 6pm |
Dale Todd |
Blossoms Meeting Room |
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Wilmington Sharks - Post 68 Night! July 26th 6pm Sharks vs. Fayetteville Swamp Dogs |
It is now a double header! See Art Dietrich for tickets |
Buck Hardee Field |
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Law enforcers unite to challenge deceptive fundraising | Federal Trade Commission - What feds (FTC) and State Attorney Generals are doing to go after scammers targeting donations for Veteran causes. LINK
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July 12th Brunwick County's Ten Fallen Sons Highway |
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Post 68 Flag Retirement Ceremony pictures: LINK
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JROTC Change of Command Ceremonu under Special Events - LINK
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Updated June 2018
Post 68 Officers
Commander, Jim Zelenski afblueberet7494@gmail.com
1st Vice Commander, Alan Simmons bandaid125@gmail.com
2nd Vice Commander, Art Dietrich III dietriaw50@gmail.com
Adjutant, Eric Mens armyvet6770@gmail.com
Treasurer/Finance Officer, Greg Miller FlyBoyFB111A@gmail.com
Chaplain, Brian Danielson brian.e.danielson@gmail.com
Sergeant at Arms, K.C. White ken.white1031@gmail.com
Service Officer, Dale Todd daleetodd@gmail.com
Supply Officer, John Marone jonflyfish@aol.com
Public Relations Officer, Lane Adrian laneadrian@att.net
Historian, Dan Dodge lifesgood50@gmail.com
Membership Committee, Chair, Kathy McDonough Katconnaughton@hotmail.com
Member (Vacant)
Events Committee, Chair VACANT
Member (Vacant)
Flag Retirement Committee: Chair, Dan Fortini dan14ef@hotmail.com
Executive Committee:
Lou Tranzillo ltranzillo@bellsouth.net
Jim Thompson jim66t@yahoo.com
Bill Smith Neptunevp92@gmail.com
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Upcoming Event! Cape Fear Regional Jetport - Oak Island June 8th - 10th Please Note: Post 543 (St James) is offering a raffle for 1 seat on this ride worht $475 Post 68 is looking into getting some raffel tickets............ |
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MARCH 2018 EVENT INFO
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VBEC / STAND-DOWN EVENT (Setup on 3/21) |
Lane Adrian - laneadrian@att.net Dale Todd - daleetodd@gmail.com |
Elks Lodge located at See LINK for more info |
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Free Chow for Vets March 29th |
Mission BBQ |
Thanks for your Service to Vietnam Veterans. Please enjoy a free sandwich this day! |
Local Business Support for Veterans!
In honor of National Vietnam Veterans Day on March 29, we're offering a discount to any Vietnam Veteran who shows their Veteran card. In addition, for every breakfast or lunch special sold this month (March) Beach Bagels will donate $1.00 to Wilmington's VVA Chapter 885.
POST HAPPENINGS Content from February 2018:
Meeting Guest Speaker - February
Rick de Moya introduced Col. Steve Baker, Senior Army Instructor, North Brunswick High School, and member of Legion Post 68. Col. Baker spoke about the JROTC program at North Brunswick High School, events that the cadets participate in throughout the year, and thanked the Post for its support including the scholarship and recognition programs and participation in Boys State. Col. Baker invited Post members to participate in the Change of Command Ceremony at the High School on April 23rd at which time the Post 68 medal awards will also be made.
Member Recognition:
The Commander recognized the following Post 68 members for their work in our community in representing our “can do” spirit –
• Lane Adrian, Patty Kelley, Kobe Kelley, and Dale Todd for working the BFA Commodities Distribution on February 8th.
• Bobby Hunt for his work to date on Flag Collection and Flag Retirement events (Bobby had to step down as the Lead).
• Dan Fortini for taking the Lead on the Flag Collection Day (we need a Lead for the Flag Retirement event).
• Dan Dodge, Post Historian, for his continued excellent work on updating the Post 68 website.
Post Membership Status
Post 68’s Local Roster shows that we have 122 members on our Local Roster. One transfer to Post 1981 (National) has been completed. As of the meeting date, 86 percent of the members have paid their 2018 dues.
Legion Jackets
We are working to put together a quantity order of American Legion Jackets for sale to members. The price per unit goes down the bigger the order is. Please contact John Marone to order or for more info. Price is $37.00 plus $8.00 for "Post 68" lettering front and back for approximately $53.00 plus shipping. John also has American Legion T-shirts for $12. Product Descriptions @ LINK
Service Officer
Dale Todd: No new service requests have been received. However, Post 68 continues to provide assistance to needy local veterans. A local veteran we had been assisting has recently passed away and we Salute his service. Another family is being helped by a local auto repair facility to get their car running and by Brunswick County Housing Services which will be working on a handicap ramp along with electrical and plumbing repairs.
Dale and Lane also gave updates on the March VBEC and Veterans Stand-down event. Lane is helping to coordinate volunteers from other Military service related organizations while Dale is doing the same with all other service organizations. Lane passed a signup sheet around asking members to step up and commit to a day and time slot.
Post 68 Elections:
Commander Jim Zelenski gave an update on election of officers for May. All positions have at least 1 member posting for the slot.
District 9 Meeting – January 2018
Attended by Dale Todd and Lane Adrian. Post 68 received kudos for meeting membership target goals which included a presentation of challenge coins to by Dale and Lane to our Commander and Adjutant – Jim Zelenski & Eric Mens.
Brunswick High School / JROTC
Rick de Moya, Brunswick High School and JROTC liaison gave another update regarding two projects at North Brunswick High School: A Flag Pole Plaza in front of the school with 3 flag poles which may not be completed until later this year along with a Freedom Shrine of historical documents for a wall in the school’s library which should be completed this Spring.
What about..... a Legion Riders chapter for Post 68?
Post 68 members Lane Adrian and Greg Miller, both avid riders, are interested in exploring the idea of developing a Legion Riders chapter for Post 68. Interested members should contact Lane or Greg for more information. Also, if you know of any veterans who are also riders, please let them know about this effort. We may get a few new members!
Thank You Post 68!
In January, Post 68 hosted Melissa Monroe, Deputy Director, Brunswick County Board of Elections as our guest speaker. We have received a THANK YOU card from Melissa for allowing her to speak. See LINK for text.
Unserviceable Flag Collection Event:
We held our 2nd Flag Collection event on Saturday March 3rd at the Leland Town Park. This event was not attended as well as last years event but we did collect both flags and donations. See Special Events section for an after-action report along with pictures.
*** UPCOMING EVENTS ***
Unserviceable Flag Retirement Ceremony
The unserviceable flag retirement ceremony event will be held at the Leland Town Hall recreation building on April 28th. The Lead for this event is Gerald Decker. More inforamtion forthcoming.
Poppy Day
Commander Jim Zelenski has ordered additional poppies for this fund raising event. He is also working on volunteers to run tables at various locations in and around Leland.
Wilmington Down Town Concert Series Wristband Sales
Commander Zelenski has already submitted an application for Post 68 to participate in wristband sales at the Down Town Concert Series this year. Last year the Post made about $400 for a few hours work. Volunteers will be needed to man 2 tables at the event. A date is TBD at this time.
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS:
Veterans Benefits Action Center (VBAC) remains in the planning stages for 2018 and has been renamed the Veterans Benefits Experience Center (VBEC). A veterans “Stand-down” will be held on site as well to provide showers, clean clothing, food, and medical and dental services to the area’s homeless veterans. SEE VBEC LINK for details!
22, 23, 24 March 2018 – we will need volunteers to work the event
Volunteer Roles are being defined
– information on responsibilities will be provided as received
Location - Elks Club, 5102 Oleander Drive, Wilmington
Website: http://www.vbec2018.com/
Post Lead – Lead (Dale Todd, Service Officer)
JUNE 2018 EVENT INFO
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Post 68 Officers Meeting June 14th, 1pm |
Jim Zelenski Dale Todd |
Hammock Meeting Room Shelmore |
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Post 68 Member Meeting June 21st, 6pm |
Jim Zelenski Dale Todd |
Blossoms Meeting Room |
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Department of North Carolina June 27th - June 30th |
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USCGC Diligence Homecoming June 30th
Downtown Wilmington |
Richard Fry or Jim Zelenski |
Uniform of the day: Khaki shorts (preferred, it’s going to be hot) or khaki pants, AL polo shirt (preferred) or Post 68 T-Shirt, Post 68 uniform cap (preferred) or Post 68 ball cap, comfortable shoes (no sandals), sun screen.
Time: The Diligence is due to dock about 1:00-1:15. So we should plan to be on the pier no later than 12:45.
Place: The Diligence docks at Princess & Water Streets pier.
Carpooling: Anyone wishing to carpool should meet at Ace Hardware on Village Dr. at 11:45am on Saturday
Parking: Street parking may be scarce. |