WAYNE POST 64 601 S HOLT RD INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46241 Email: [email protected] Phone: 317-244-8007 May - June 2014 Newsletter Hours of Post Operation: Sunday 12:00pm to 9:00pm, Monday through Thursday 11:00am to 12:00am Friday & Saturday 11:00am to 1:00am. (Last call is 30 minutes prior to closing, you should be prepared to leave at closing) (These hours may be extended, in accordance with ABC law, based on membership participation) Kitchen Hours: MONDAY NIGHT food is served by the American Legion Riders: 5pm to 8pm Tuesday WINGS will be served by M.R.S. Cancer Organization. Wednesday & Thursday 4:00pm to 8:00pm Friday 4:00pm to 9:00pm THE KITCHEN IS OPEN FROM 3:00pm to 9:00pm ON SATURDAY’S. members! POST HAPPENINGS Banquets: Contact Dave or Amy for any banquets that need to be booked for the back room. Catering will be handled by Kingster Catering. We have Karaoke every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Bands are back every Friday and Saturday night. Come listen to the entertainment. Please help us by checking the drawing book to ensure that your name is in the drawing book. It is your responsibility. Thank you to all who came out to help on April 19th with the cleanup of our exterior grounds. What a great turnout! FROM THE AMERICAN LEGION Greetings from your Commander Hello to all KND Wayne Post 64 I have a lot to cover so let's get started. The benefit for our beloved Rita Deweese - A tribute to her, her MRS foundation, her friends and those that truly care for and about her! I am so impressed by the outpouring of love, support, and "genuine" concern for this lady. The money collected is also a testament of how we, at KND Wayne Post 64, can pull together with a common cause and make a true difference in someone's life. All that participated, donated and worked to make this benefit the success it was, should be very proud of each other and yourselves!! It was a day where differences were set aside and our strengths were united for the sake of another. It may not mean much to some of you, but I am very proud of the effort and the result! Thank you, once again, for the privilege of serving as Post 64 Commander! Michael W. Cox US Army [email protected] The benefit for Officer Rod Bradway on April 27th, we will once again join together to express our appreciation for this fine, honest hero that unselfishly paid the ultimate price and without a second thought gave his life to save someone he didn't even know. Let's show IMPD that we are behind their efforts 100% plus! Let's show Officer Bradway's family that we care and are here to support them in their time of need. I expect each entity of our Post to make a generous donation as well as our Riders, as they normally do. We will have many people at our Post this day. Let's show them why we are the best Post and make this a very special day for IMPD and especially the family of this fallen hero. The benefit begins at 1:00pm and lasts until 7:00pm. Officer's Election: On May 14th we will vote from 11:00am to 6:00pm for our 2014-2015 Officers. I wish there were more on the ballot as I believe no position should go unchallenged, but it is what it is. Please consider carefully the impact of your personal decision! That is what it is supposed to be...a personal decision, instead of listening to the desperate few that believe they can share their poison and steal your right to make your own decision. Many of us were in the military defending that right, many lost their lives doing the same! It would be a disservice to them and yourself to be swayed by these pathetic people!! Please join us on May 14th and share your voice by voting! As this may be my last newsletter I want to thank those that supported me and some of the changes I made while serving as Commander. I am encouraged by your enthusiasm and desire to keep KND Wayne Post 64 running smoothly and without a personal agenda interfering with our fight against autocracy. Don't know what it means? Look it up! It is in our Legionnaire's Preamble! We have Easter, Mothers’ Day, Memorial Day, The Legacy Ride, Post Picnic and much more on the schedule. Let's join together and continue to make all of these a success! From the Adjutant Well, all, this may be the last newsletter that I publish. First of all, I want to thank all of our members – Legion, Auxiliary, SAL, and Riders, for all your support and assistance in everything that the Legion does. Without members like you, our Post wouldn’t be as awesome as it is! Thank you!!!! If you have paid your dues and have not received your Legion membership card for 2014, please contact me at [email protected] or call me at 317-6987669. We still need 40 members to accomplish our goal of 977 members. If you know anyone who is interested in becoming a member, please ask them and let them know what Post 64 is all about. Please remember to support all of our troops, wherever they may be. Carla Diggs From the 1st Vice Commander: I would like to start by saying to the Ladies Aux. for putting on a great membership breakfast. It was a big success and to all that came to help THANK YOU! I would like to personally thank Lillian for hosting it. I know this year has been a rough one and I haven't always been here but I would like to say thank you all that have helped from the bottom of my heart and good luck to all that are running for a position. Kenny Hughes . From the 2nd Vice Commander It has been a great year for which I thank you. We will have bands thru May 23/24 and then be off for the summer. We will see you in October. Kent Patton From the Chaplain Let us all work very hard to keep our veterans safe and show all of them that we will do anything to make all veterans as safe as we can. For God and Country, Tom Lahey 317 241-1633-HOME – 317 840-6675-CELL From the Historian: After a long winter, I think we are all ready for a good spring thaw. Since the last newsletter, KND Wayne Post 64 has had a presence on Facebook. To date we have only 142 friends. Friending Knd Wayne Post SixtyFour is the best way to keep informed about the happenings at the Post and also a way to get information out quickly. I respond to those requests as quickly as possible. I also post pictures of events at the post for all to see. Finally, I'm trying to get a web page started about the Post. If you have any ideas about what to include, let me know when you see me at the Legion. Steve DeFeo Marion County Burial Team No report received. Our meeting will start at 7:00. Be ready to nominate and vote. I am very proud of our Unit members for all the help they have been in helping with our Bereavement Luncheons held this year. It is always an honor to serve the families who have lost a love one. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Chaplain Rita DeWeese, myself at the above contact information, any Unit Officer or leave a note at the post. Our 1st Vice President, Kim Swinney, receive Certificates for 55% and 75% Membership turn in from Department, which means she has reached both those goals within certain dates. Department did not have 80% turn in Certificates ready. As of this date, Kim is almost at 95%. Please give an application to any female from the age of 1 day old to 101, and Kim will do the rest. Judy Lahey's juniors will be helping Pam Hughes and the Easter Bunny with the Easter Egg Hunt on April 19th. They will all be wearing their "Bunny Ears" and helping the little kids hunt for eggs. The Juniors are also finishing up Poppy entries for the 11th District Memorial Luncheon Meeting, which will be held on May 14th at Leo F. Welsh Unit #495, staring at 11:15AM. I am glad the District will be judging the entries, because the juniors have done an outstanding job on their hats, cans and corsages. I wonder what Judy has planned for Mothers’ Day? Richard Viles (Melody Purvis) 317-244-1465 FROM THE AUXILIARY Spring has finally arrived. The flowers are starting to bloom and the grass is getting greener. You can always tell its "springtime", because everyone is wondering who our 2014-15 Auxiliary Officers will be. The Slate has been taken down after our Unit meeting. Slated so far: Lillian Keen, Unit President; Kim Swinney, 1st Vice President, April Sparks, Secretary, Rita DeWeese, Chaplain, and Rhonda Thompson. The following offices are opened: 2nd Vice President, Treasurer and Historian. If you are interested or have questions regarding any and all offices, please feel free to contact me at (home) 2477492 - (cell) 430-1484 or email me at [email protected]. At our May 14th meeting, we will have nominations from the floor for ALL offices. Think about it and become an officer in the largest worldwide female organization. Lisa Bevins and Connie Helms, National Security Chairmen, have sent approximately $80,000.00 worth of coupons to various commissaries overseas. They would like to send more coupons, but they need your help with either cutting the adds out of newspapers or give them your adds. Just leave them at the post. Hoosier Girls' State Chairmen, Katie Cooper is proud to announce that our Unit is sending eight (8) High School Girls to HGS for a week of government training in June. These young women are our future. Please have a pleasant, joyful, safe and Happy Easter. Don't eat too may eggs nor chocolate Easter Bunnies. It does funny things to all of us. Don't forget to fly your flag every day, but especially on the Holidays. Always remember and pray for our Veterans, whether they are walking amongst us or have gone their final resting place. God Bless America and all of our Military personnel. Lillian Keen From the 1st Vice President No report received. Kim Swinney From the 2nd Vice President I would like to say how proud I am to be a member of our 64 Auxiliary Unit, as evidenced by the way our unit comes together as we do in need. I also want to say thank you to all my sisters. I myself have had endless help when needed. And Lilian, thank you, Madam President for leading us. The Easter Egg Hunt was a super hit with the kids. I think that the helpers had fun too. Good luck to those who are running. And again, thank you all very much. Pam Hughes From the Auxiliary Chaplain No report. Rita DeWeese--317 243-0073 Al Rees, Gary Stein, and I attended the Accident Scene Management class. I recommend all motor cycle riders and passenger attend this class. It is about six hours long, and is an intense, hands on training, informative class. The class instructors are EMTs. In our class we also had a RN and a retired police officer (first responder). I suggest you go to www.accidentscene.org to find the location and time of the next available class. It is well worth the $75.00 and time to attend. It may save your life or the life of the person you ride with. Spring time is here at last. Saddle up and ride, after you check tires, fluids, lights, do a nut and bolt check with your torque wrench. Do you have a first aid kit on your bike? Rain gear? Extra eye protection? Riding boots in good shape? Take the time to check all riding gear - Safety is your first priority. Check our web site for upcoming rides. You can also click on related links; go to District 11 ALR web site and check the calendar of events for District 11 ALR. Thanks to all the ALR members for supporting Rita`s benefit and the $1,000.00 donation. The big prize was - I received a hug from Rita..... That made my day. Wayne Post has a lot of activities this year and needs a lot of volunteers. We need more riders to come forward and be available to help with post activities. If you would like to volunteer for post functions, see me or the commander so we can start a list of riders who want to help. Monday night kitchen sales are on the rise, from 19 dinners to 40 dinners since January. John Adams is doing a fine job for the riders preparing meals. Please stop by the kitchen to say thank you to John. From the SAL Commander No report. Steve Daily SAL Commander Squadron 64 FROM THE AMERICAN LEGION RIDERS Michael Bowers Director Wayne post 64 ALR OFFICERS: ITEMS FOR THE NEWSLETTER ARE DUE June 10 FOR “July –August Newsletter” If additional information is wanted on programs, please contact the Post or an officer. OFFICERS OF POST 64 COMMANDER Michael Cox 1ST VICE COMMANDER Kenny Hughes 2nd VICE COMMANDER Kent Patton ADJUTANT Carla Diggs FINANCE OFFICER Kenny Cooper CHAPLAIN Tom Lahey SERVICE OFFICER Ricky Faucett SGT AT ARMS George Janeck HISTORIAN Steve Defeo JUDGE ADVOCATE Dave Diggs TRUSTEE Dewey Nowling Jerry Clark John L. Rice AUXILIARY OFFICERS PRESIDENT Lillian Keen 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Kim Swinney 2ND VICE PRESIDENT Pam Hughes RECORDING SEC April Sparks TREASURER Iva Rice CHAPLAIN Rita DeWeese HISTORIAN Phyllis Byers PARLIAMENTARIAN Katie Cooper SGT AT ARMS Brenda McGlothlin SAL OFFICERS COMMANDER Steve Dailey 1ST VICE COMMANDER Dave Russell 2ND VICE COMMANDER James Swinney ADJUTANT Rick Bolin FINANCE OFFICER Shawn McGlothlin CHAPLAIN Steve Blythe SGT AT ARMS Ron Duncan ALR OFFICERS DIRECTOR Michael Bower ASST DIRECTOR Sam Swickard SECRETARY Vacant RUN COORDINATOR Sam Swickard SGT AT ARMS James Anderson TREASURER Dan Barton CHAPLAIN Barb McDowell MEMBERSHIP Marie Rees HISTORIAN Vacant COMMUNICATIONS Steve Defeo RIDE COORDINATOR Alan Rees If you know of anyone who would like to advertise in our newsletter, please have them see Carla Diggs. 2014 payments for advertisers are due if you want your ad put back on the newsletter. All advertisements have been removed from newsletter. 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