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Bulletin Board ....... NEWSLETTER ....... February 2012
| UPCOMING EVENTS March 4, 2012 ( Sunday ) 1 – 5 p.m. Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner fundraiser for Auxiliary Unit 151 Tickets: $10 , $12 (at door) March 11, 2012 ( Sunday) 2 p.m. Blue Star Flag Day .. The Blue
Star Banner is a revered and honored symbol of military service
to our nation, and is displayed May 19, 2012 Armed Forces Day , Veterans’ Graves
decoration 9 a.m. May 28, 2012 (Monday) Memorial Day Parade 9 a.m. Town of Wallkill Veterans Memorial Park ending in Thrall Park, Middletown refreshments following in the park. Participants Contact Bob Hayward (542-4114) May 28, 2012 Hamptonburg Memorial Day Ceremony 1 p.m. June 2, 2012 (Saturday) Orange County Veterans Coalition Picnic
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| ********************************************************* Dinner – Theatre …… coming to Post 151 ( Members and guests Only ) One (1) Friday evening each month. the idea is to show an entertaining and Informative video and serve a delicious supper meal. ********************************************************** |
| TOYS FOR TOTS On Tuesday, December 20, 2011 Toys for Tots were distributed by volunteers from Post 151 Toys were counted and sorted into categories for efficient distribution. Specifically, Boys' and Girls' Toys, by age grouping.... Then packages of toys were created for families that were identified prior to December 20th. At 10 a.m. families were allowed into the Legion Hall to identify themselves and claim their specific package of Toy s for their children. The entire procedure was completed inside one (1) hour. Thanks to outstanding contribution of volunteers, this project can off as a complete success. Volunteers were: Tim Shannon, Kim Ervin, Bob Hayward, Raul & Evelyn Torres, Marlene Ferrara, Marena Escobar, Frances Ortiz, Joe Schneider and Charlie Buttone, The Toys for Tots campaign provided Toys for 80 Boys and 93 Girls totaling = 173 the campaign provided (2) Toys per child at a minimum. Toys were collected from Post 151 Toys for Tots Boxes at the Post and from a Toys for Tots box placed at the Acme Bus Company. 91 Toys were provided by USMC Reserve unit MAG 49 at Stewart Field, Newburgh Semper fidelis... John D Guilfoyle, Gunnery Sergeant USMC Retired, Campaign Chairman ********************************************************** |
| Membership Report 375 Paid
Membership for 2012 You should pay your 2012 dues as soon as possible. $ 31.00 payable to American Legion Post 151 P.O. Box 516 Middletown, NY 10940-0516 also, members may renew their membership by paying dues by credit card on-line by going to www.members.legion.org/renew and follow the prompts. |
| Current Membership is ..
439.... Living in 14 different States: New York = 363 Florida = 30 Virginia = 4 North Carolina = 4 New Jersey = 2 Pennsylvania = 2 Michigan = 2 Arizona = 2 California = 2 Texas = 1 Nevada = 1 Indiana = 1 Tennessee = 1 South Carolina = 1 Membership
by Branch of Service: Army = 194 Navy = 95 Air Force = 50 Welcome to New Members : Andrea Estes, John Krauss, Paul Roberts,
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| Post 151 Newsletter will continue to be distributed
by e-mail to members with internet access. Members wishing to receive
the newsletter by e-mail should send a message to MiddletownPost151@gmail.com ********************************************************** |
| Cell
Phones for Soldiers
is a program to turn old cell phones into more than
12 million minutes of prepaid calling cards for U.S. troops stationed
overseas. Post
151 is an Official Drop-Off Center... You can Donate a Phone by dropping-off your old cell phones into the Collection Box located at the Post......... Support Our Troops |