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SARTELL AMERICAN LEGION
Lester McNeal Post 277
Sartell, MN
19 November, 2009
Meeting called to order by Cmdr Paul at 7:00 PM at Liquid Assets in Sartell.
Opening Prayer was read by the 1sr Vice Snuffy
Last months (Octobers’) minutes read by Adjutant John D.
Motion by Bob K. to approve minutes. 2nd by Nick D.
The minutes were approved.
Guest:
Don Smith, 6th District Commander was the guest speaker of the
evening. Don is from Pine River, Post 613. He is on a mission to
visit every post in the 6th District, and get to each of their meetings.
So far he has made 38 posts out of the 72 in the District. He stated
our Post’s goal for membership is 115, we currently stand at 87.
Cmdr Don, gave a few ideas on how to recruit new members to our
Post. One method, used in Bemidji, is to get with the other
Veteran Organizations and set up a room at SCSU (St. Cloud State
University). This way any Vet, going to school, would know where to
come for help and possibly join the organizations.
Don also related stories of his travels on Veterans Day and how the
general public’s attitude towards Veterans has changed. The Cmdrs
Project, for his year, is to fix one of the seven buildings at Legionville.
Legionville is the ONLY place in the world that trains Safety Patrols.
It is located on Long Lake. Instead of demolishing the building,
Cmdr Don wants to fix it up. He requested a donation. He feels
small donations from each post could go a long way in keeping
Legionville alive and well.
Cmdr Don also mentioned the “MOVING WALL”, a replica of the
Viet Nam Memorial, will be in Cosby, MN on 22 July thru the 26th,
2010.
Membership: Reported by Membership Chairman Robert S.
Current membership stands at 93
Finance Committee Report by the Finance Officer, Nick D..
All financial notes are in a separate report.
Motion to approve the Finance Officers report and bills was
made by Snuffy and 2nd by Flip M. Approved.
Old Business:
The CMDR will check on the progress of getting a new blacktop at
the Veterans Park and report at the next meeting.
Robert S. handed out copies of the revised By-Laws for everyone
to have.
New Business:
Christmas Basket donations will be to three (3) churches this year.
The CMDR, Snuffy and Flip M. will coordinate when the food is to be
bought and delivered to each church. Any remaining funds from this
donation will be donated to the St. Cloud VA for their Holiday events.
Flags will be retired on 12 Dec, 2009 Starting at 9:00 AM. Please
help if you can.
The American Legion received a Thank You note from Donald Gilman’s
family.
A monetary request from the Dept of corrections was tabled.
ul>The Scout Troop (11), that our American Legion sponsors, will have 3
scouts earns the Eagle Scout Ranking this year. Nick D. thought it
would be a nice gesture on our behalf to give them a plaque to reward
them. Robert S. made a motion for Nick D. to look into an award for each
of these scouts. 2nd by Snuffy, it was approved.
Closing Prayer was read by the 1st Vice Snuffy
Attendees: Paul Schafer, Ayers (Snuffy) Putnam, Chuck Haselkamp, Nick
Dockendorf, Flip Mastey, Dick Clement, Robert Schwalaboski,
Bob Kmitch and John Denney
Meeting Adjourned at 8:25 PM
John Denney, Adjutant
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