VFW POST 4225 September 2018 Issue POST OFFICERS COMMANDER Gary Spear SR. VICE COMMANDER Darwin Cowdery JR VICE COMMANDER Fred Sailor QUARTERMASTER David Caputo FROM THE COMMANDER The suggestion box is up and is located to the left of the front door. I have received three suggestions so far which will be addressed at our Commanders Quarterly Forum on the 7 th. I will also address your suggestions in our monthly meeting and provide them to the Auxiliary President. We are in the process of ordering material for a membership drive and will be looking for volunteers to help sign up new members. We will also need people to help cook, hamburgers and hotdogs, if you are interested please let me know. Once we have set a date we will put up a sign up sheet. Gary Spear Commander Post 4225.continued Don t forget that our House Committee Meeting is Sept 4th at 1pm. Football season is also here again. Come on in on Sundays and watch some of the games with us and have a couple of drinks with your friends. You can even bring a snack to pass with everyone and make it even more fun!! Richard Skeeter Burgess House Committee Chairman Post 4225 ADJUTANT Doug Blair CHAPLAIN Delbert Wallace SURGEON Wilfredo. Lopez JUDGE ADVOCATE Jonathan Perez SERVICE OFFICER Wilfredo. Lopez 3 YEAR TRUSTEE Lee Rider 2 YEAR TRUSTEE Ron Morrison 1 YEAR TRUSTEE Wade Kieser HOUSE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAIN Richard Burgess (Skeeter) FROM THE HOUSE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN September is upon us and the year is just flying by. We have been very slow in the Canteen during July and August due to the heat, rain and traffic. We really need your support so please stop in and have a cocktail and also help support our lunches, dinners and events. Our Auxiliary is working hard to bring you some great comfort food dinners with great sized portions. Their August dinners were great with a wonderful turn out. If you missed them you really missed some great food. I would like to thank everyone that volunteered to help, both Auxiliary and Post General members stepped up and did a GREAT JOB!!!!!! We will be having a Commanders Quarterly Forum on Friday, Sept. 7th from 12pm 1pm. See the flyer on the Events And Notices Page of this newsletter for all the info. Don t forget we are having our Labor Day BBQ on Mon. Sept. 3rd. From 1pm until 5pm. Come on in and bring a covered dish or dessert to share. Continued.. BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION.. NOT PART OF THE PROBLEM!! FROM THE CANTEEN MANAGER Labor Day is here already!! I know a lot of people go away or have there own picnics, but you re the ones stuck home come join your family at the VFW. We will be having Hamburgers and Hotdogs and everyone's delicious covered dishes. It s some of the best food in town. You can bring in your own favorite dish or dessert for everyone to share. Join us you won t regret it!! Halloween is two months away and I know that sounds like a long time but it will be here before you know it so start planning what your going to dress up as because we will be giving away prizes for the top three costumes. Until then come on in and have a drink or two with us here in the canteen. We really need your support. Mary Oursler (aka. Mary Mary) Canteen Manager SKEETER BURGESS - PUBLISHER
AUXILIARY OFFICERS PRESIDENT Mike Gorham SR. VICE PRESIDENT Dave Burch JR. VICE PRESIDENT Sean Keating SECRETARY Tom Skouras TREASURER Robin Krewson CHAPLAIN Frieda Burch CONDUCTRESS Dayle Mcleary GUARD Gill Mullen FROM THE AUXILIARY PRESIDENT Typically June, July and August are very slow for all Posts due to the lack of our snow birds, the heat and rain. It s just the nature of the beast. However due to a few changes that we ve made to our meat bingo and our meals we ve made a huge difference in these events. Our success has been huge!! As we move forward we look to make further changes to enhance this Auxiliary. Participation is the key to our success. Sign up a friend and get involved. You can be part of our success and can be proud that you helped!! I want to thank everyone that stepped up and is helping make our slow times fun and more profitable. You ve done a great job so lets keep the ball rolling as we head toward the holiday season. Your thoughts and ideas are important so get involved. Mike Gorham President VFW Post 4225 Auxiliary FROM THE CHAPLAIN Success is not final. Failure is not final. It is the courage to continue that counts. Good advice-thanks Winston Churchill!! On a sad note we have lost our comrade Brian Jones Please keep Cheryl Jones and family in your prayers during their trying times. Please keep these Comrades and Sisters in your thoughts and prayers: Diane Gomez Floyd Turnley Brian Jones Hermaline Palmer Wanda Deans Rosalee Athereton Louse Roham Joe Cormey Big John Humennyj ( Mary Ourslers Brother ) Mary Wallace See Ya all at the Post God Bless Wally 3 YEAR TRUSTEE Christy Kieser 2 YEAR TRUSTEE Lorna Howell 1 YEAR TRUSTEE Richard Wayne Kieser
BOOSTERS November 2017 Bill Hawkins December 2017 Wally & Mary Wallace January 2018 Frieda Burch June 2018 Wendie Nicholson July 2018 Les and Madelyn Erickson Howard Erickson July 2018 B.J Morey and Lorna Howell July 2018 Ann & Len Burns IN MEMORY OF Wendie Nicholson in Memory of her Husband Thomas Nicholson and their son Blake Nicholson. Dan Latta in Memory of his wife Joan and daughter Dee Latta Gary Spear in Memory of his father Raymond Spear Ethel Evans in Memory of Stephen Evans John & P.J. Ford in Memory of Dad, Dan Ford Janet Rettig & Larry & Carol Fisher in Memory of Norman F. Rettig Mike Gorham in Memory of Helen Gorham Robin Krewson in Memory of Michael O Dowd August 2018-2019 Dan Latta HOURS OF OPERATION TUESDAY SUNDAY 10 am 8 pm 407-507-3894 WE NEED BOOSTERS If you would like to become a Booster, please give your name & $10 fee per year to one of the Bartenders. Your Booster is good for 1 year from the date above you name. If you wish to commemorate a loved one, please give the information to the bartender with the full name of the person who is commemorating and the full name of the person you wish to commemorate.
SEPTEMBER 2018 MEALS
SEPTEMBER 2018 MEALS the Auxiliary s Saturday Meals will now be on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of every month. Please come in and support the Auxiliary!! Come join us for Lunch on Wednesdays 12pm until 4pm We serve a different type of Sandwich every week throughout the month.
SEPTEMBER 2018 EVENTS & NOTICES Don t forget Karaoke by Anthony is on the 1st and 3rd Fridays and also any 5th Friday of the month
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