Whitman American Legion Post 22 Newsletter
Commander William Coyle Sr. Vice Richard Cameron Jr. Vice Buddy Akusis Adjutant Paul Tracey Finance Officer Robert Pratt Chaplain George Lopes Historian Ursula Stundze S@A Ken Mangano
Service Officer Judge Advocate
May 2008
NEXT MEETINGS: The next Post meetings will be on 9 June 2008, the E-Board will meet at 6:00pm and the regular business meeting will be at 7:30pm. The July 2008 meetings will be on 14th with the E-Board meeting at 6:00pm and the regular business meeting at 7:30pm.
SICK CALL: Comrade Bill Burns is out of ICU and has been transferred to Braintree Rehap. If you would like to send a card the address is 250 Pond St, Braintree, MA 02184, he is in room 316. Get well soon Bill.
NEW MEMBERS: The post welcomed two new members since the last newsletter, they are James W. Nickerson and Robert M Phyllis, both are USAF veterans, welcome to the Post.
POST NEWS: The annual election was held recently and the new officers for the 2008-2009 year are as follows;
Commander, William Coyle; SVC, Richard Cameron; JVC, PC Buddy Akusis; Adjutant, Paul Tracey; Finance Officer, Bob Pratt; Chaplain, George Lopes; Historian, Ursula Stundze; and S@A, Ken Mangano. The Post Service Officer and Judge Advocate will be named at a later date. Congratulations to the new officers and good luck during the upcoming year. The E-Board welcomed PC Billy Means and Rich Uzzell. The Delegates to the Convention are CO Doug Lloyd, Paul Tracey and PC John Walleston and the alternates are CO elect Bill Coyle, PC John Downey and PC Billy Means. The kitchen floor was redone and looks new, nice job was done by Jon Patterson. The boiler is finally out of the storage room in the kitchen and will give us much needed storage space. The Memorial Day Parade is almost upon us and the Honor Guard should have their uniforms in order and if you are missing anything bring it to the attention of the S@A or Adjutant anytime before the day of the parade so we can get you squared away. The Post is having trouble sending care packages overseas to our troops, the last one we sent came back to us as the unit rotated home. If anyone has an address that is valid would you please inform any member of the Post. The Convention is coming up fast and the delegates and alternates have been chosen and some of us will be working the Convention this year. We will be asking for help in sprucing up the Post this year, but not until the Memorial Day Parade and the Convention are behind us. The roof will be fixed shortly also, it has been leaking around the chimney and was getting worse.
SONS OF THE LEGION: The SAL held a scholarship fund raising toll booth in Whitman Center recently and would like to thank Dick Coughlin, Donnie Westhaver, Steve Howe, Joseph Marzilli, Richard Dube, Brian Bezanson, Steve Bois, and Ken Lailer. The next Mohegan Sun Casino Trip will be 1 Nov 2008, still only $25pp, Seats limited so sign up early, must be paid to hold seat. Cut-off date 17 Oct 08. The SAL recently held elections for 2008-2009; new Officers are: Commander Ken Lailer; SVC Donnie Westhaver; JVC Dick Coughlin; ADJ Brian Bezanson; FO Steve Bois and S@A Joseph Marzilli. Congratulations and good luck in the new year. If you haven’t paid your 2008 dues you are delinquent, the 2009 dues will be out shortly, dues are still $15. Meetings are always the last Wednesday of the mo nth at the Post, 7pm. Check out the SAL web page at www.legion22.org/sons.html.
FROM THE COMMANDER: Commander Doug Lloyd would like to thank the membership for having a successful year again at the Post. He wishes all the new Officers good luck in the upcoming year and stated he would be available to help if anyone needs it.
FROM THE ADJUTANT: The new membership cards will in after the Convention and we would like to reach 100% this year. All WWII and Korean War vets will receive their cards first as the Post pays your dues. Please watch your mail in June. Dues are still $25. Starting next month the E-Board and the regular Post business meeting will be held on the 2nd Monday of the month. The new E-board will be sitting with us so any new Officer should attend this meeting even though you do not take control of your Office until the new Commander has been seated. That will take place at the June meeting, so be prepared and ask questions, there is a lot experienced members in this Post.
Respectively submitted,
Paul Tracey
Adjutant, Post 22
