Post 2 Newsletter

AMVETS NEWSLETTER
OLYMPIA CAPITOL POST 2
January/February 2014
POST OFFICERS
Commander:
Elaine Thomas
1st Vice Commander:
Jack Baldwin
2nd Vice Commander:
R. D. Richards
3rd Vice Commander:
Steve Turner
Adjutant/Finance Officer:
Gary Haney
Telephone: 360-754-1346
E-mail: [email protected]
Judge Advocate:
Don Hawkins
Chaplain/Surgeon General:
Lou McElroy
Service Officer:
Vacant
Provost Marshall:
Finance Committee
R. D. Richards
Don Hawkins
Don Schnase
Meetings
Post Officers’ Meeting:
5:30 P.M. night of General Membership Meeting.
Ladies Auxiliary Officers’ Meeting:
5:30 P.M. night of General Membership meeting.
General Membership Meeting:
4th Tuesday of each month at 7
P.M. preceded by a
Social Hour at 6:15 P.M.
Sons of AmVets:
3rd Tuesday of each month at 6 PM
Commander’s Corner
CHECK YOUR DUES CARD! If your card
does not say 2015 your dues are not current.
In January new door cards are issued. You
must have a current dues card to obtain a door
card, participate in the weekly drawing or come
into the lounge. Be sure you can continue to
be an active AMVET member by paying your
dues.
Thanks to the volunteers who helped with the
horseraces, coffee stop, Thanksgiving baskets
and the Christmas Dinner. Your time and efforts make our activities a success. Thank you
to all of you who come to our activities and
support AMVETS.
AMVETS will begin a new raffle in late January. A get-a-way package will be the prize.
Tickets will be $10 each with only 100 tickets
available. Somebody will be the winner, it
could be you.
Our next meeting is Tuesday January 27th at
7PM. Please attend our hosted-bar social hour
starting at 6;15PM and visit with folks, have a
beverage and stay for the meeting. I hope to
see you there.
Elaine
Ladies Auxiliary Notes
The officers of the Ladies Auxiliary would like
you wish you and your family a Happy New
Year.
With the start of the New Year, why don’t
you consider joining us at the monthly meetings? We have missed so many of you coming
to the meetings to listen to what is going on in
the auxiliary. We have projects, etc. that you
might be interested in to help Veterans and the
community. It only takes a little of your time to
volunteer for something. Our meetings are on
the 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
with a social hour starting at 6:15 p.m., prior to
the meeting. If we do not have enough participation, in the near future, there is a chance we
won’t have enough participants to continue to
have an auxiliary.
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LADIES AUXILIARY
OFFICERS
President:
Carol Eliot
1st Vice President:
Rita Weigart
2nd Vice President:
3rd Vice President:
Mitzi Haddon
Secretary:
Marla Allen
Treasurer:
DyAnn Harris
Sons of AmVets Officers
Commander:
Mahlon Wigginton
Telephone: 360-951-5573
1st Vice Commander:
Dan Crisola
Telephone: 360-748-8390
2nd Vice Commander:
Peter Zimmerman
3rd Vice Commander:
Vacant
Adjutant:
Mike Harris
Finance Officer:
Todd Richards
Provost Marshall:
Mike Smart
Judge Advocate:
Ronald Watson
Canteen Manager:
Angela Criscola:
360-357-9255
Angela is also the point of contact for hall rentals.
Canteen Hours:
Monday: Noon to 9PM
Tuesday: Noon to 9PM
Wednesday: Noon to 10PM
Thursday: Noon to 9PM
Friday: Noon to 12PM
Saturday: Noon to 9PM
Sunday: Noon to 9PM
Ladies Auxiliary Notes
(continued from page 1)
This would be a sad ordeal, since the auxiliary
has donated large amounts of money and
goods to help our needy veterans and the community. We are not asking for a lot, but would
enjoy having you at our meetings.
Rita
Thanks!
I WANT TO THANK ALL WHO GENEROUSLY DONATED TO THE THANKSGIVING DINNERS FOR OUR VETERANS.
I TOOK 8 BASKETS TO LAKEWOOD FOR
ACTIVE VETS. THEY WERE ALL
VERY,VERY THANKFUL. BOY, ARE THEY
YOUNG!
VFW Color Guard Commander
ONE BIG GUY HAD TEARS IN HIS EYES.
THEY
ALL HAVE FAMILIES.
Ken Wojczynski
WE
ALSO
DONATED TO 7 VETERAN FAM360-456-3406
ILIES HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE "SON'S
Shelton NJROTC
OF AMVETS" AND TO THOSE WHO DONATED CASH.
Congratulations to the Climber Company
RECEIVED A PICTURE AND THANK YOU
cadets that participated in the JROTC Drill &
LETTER FROM JASON ADAMS, THE RECIPRifle Meet held at Washington High School on IENT OF OUR SCHOLARSHIP.
December 13th. Eight schools attended the
THIS 30 SOMETHING YOUNG MAN SERVED
meet. A total of 34 Shelton cadets went to the TWO TOURS IN AFGHANISTAN. HE AND
HIS WIFE HAVE TWO CHILDREN.
meet and Shelton was represented in every
event held during the day. Well done Climber HOPEFULLY WE WILL CONTINUE TO HELP
THESE VETS IN CONTINUING THEIR EDUCompany! Thank you to all the family and
CATION.
friends that were there to show your supREMEMBER EDUCATION HELPS TO
port. The next meet is January 10th at Beth- KEEP THESE MEN AND WOMEN INTO
el High School.
CONTRIBUTING CITIZENS.
CAROLE RICHARDS
Here are the results from the meet:
Color Guard #2 - 1st place
Armed Drill Team - 2nd place
Armed Drill Commander - 2nd place
Unarmed Duals Team (Fewell & Doering) 1st
place
Armed Duals Team (Shier & Hensley) 1st
place
Armed Individual - (Thomson) - 3rd place
Armed Drill Down - Alvarez - 1st place; Reed 3rd place
A Big Thank You!
The Post would like to extend a huge ThankYou to all the people who have donated to the
Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets, along
with your donations to the food locker! We
wish we could thank-You all individually, but
so many of you have donated and many
anonymously!
Just know, without your donations, we would
not be able to accomplish our primary mission…. Helping veterans in need!
VFW Post 318 Volunteer of the Year
2014
Join us Tuesday night January 6th at 5PM to
honor our 2014 VFW Volunteer of the Year,
Jimmy Vettori. We will be having a celebratory
cake in his honor along with a presentation
ceremony.
Although there are many individuals that
volunteer around the Post and the selection
process was difficult, Jimmy was chosen over
many over qualified candidates for all the
things he does, both for the Post, but also for
veterans, the VA and the local community.
Jimmy for the past several years has organized coffee stops and Buddy Poppy drives for
the Post. He has also maintained the medical
bank we have at the Post, ensuring any excess items are donated to worthy organizations He also makes weekly drives to American Lake V.A. hospital, taking donated clothing and personal care items for veterans residing there. He also spends time with the veterans who reside there, along with buying canteen vouchers for these veterans using his
own funds.
Jimmy is an active member of the Post’s
Color Guard, participating in many funeral
honors and posting the Colors at many events
around the area. When anyone at the Post
asks for volunteers to help with a project, he is
one of the first people to say he will help out.
For all this and many other actions he performs, it is with great honor we award Jimmy
Vettori VFW Post 318, our 2014 volunteer of
the year!
Post Elections
Post elections of new officers is fast approaching! If you want to have a voice in how
the Post is run, you need to consider about
you running for an Office or convincing another competent person to run. A certain core of
people seem to always hold Officer Positions.
Many of these people are getting older, have
other things to do or are just getting tired of
holding Officer Positions.
If certain positions are not filled, the Post faces being unchartered,. Most Post’s Officers
positions require very little of your time. Talk
to any Post Officer for more details.
January 2014
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1
Friday
1788—Georgia
becomes a State
2
New Years Day
Saturday
3
1959—Alaska becomes a State
AFC Wild Card Team @
AFC Division Winner 1:30
NFC Wild Card Team @
NFC Division Winner 5
Music by Randy
Litch 7-11
4
1896—Utah becomes a State:
5
6
1912—New Mexico
becomes a State
AFC Wild Card Team @
AFC Division Winner 10
NFC Wild Card Team @
NFC Division Winner 1:40
Pinochle: 6-9PM
7 Cribbage:6:30-9:30 PM 8
9
1788—Connecticut
becomes a State
Bar Stool Bingo
Hamburgers
10
AFC Wild Card Winner @
AFC Division Winner TBA
NFC Wild Card Winner @
NFC Division Winner TBA
4:30-6:00 PM
Weekly Drawing 6PM
VFW and Auxiliary
meeting: 7PM
11
12
Thurston County Veterans
AmVets Aux. Meat Council Meeting: 6:30PM
Raffle
Pinochle: 12:30-3:30pm
13
14
15
Music by Greg
Parke 7-11
16
17
Pinochle: 6-9PM
Cribbage:6:30-9:30 PM
AFC Wild Card Winner @
AFC Division Winner TBA
NFC Wild Card Winner @
NFC Division Winner TBA
Relay for Life
Bake Sale
Bar Stool Bingo
Hamburgers
Weekly Drawing 6PM
18
4:30-6:00 PM
19
20
Martin Luther King, Jr Day
21
Pinochle: 12:30-3:30pm
Relay for Life Dinner 4:30 to 6 or
Music by Bert and
Harvey 7-11
22
23
1991—Desert Storm: Air War
Begins
24
Pinochle: 6-9PM
Cribbage:6:30-9:30 PM
Bar Stool Bingo
Hamburgers
NFC Championship 12
AFC Championship 3:30
4:30-6:00 PM
Weekly Drawing 6PM
VFW and Auxiliary
meeting: 7PM
25
26
1837—Michigan
becomes a State
Sons Of AMVETS
6PM
27
Cooties Meat Raffle
28
Pinochle: 12:30-3:30pm
29
1861—Kansas
becomes a State
Music by Roy
Hyland 7-11
1973—Peace in Vietnam
announced
30
Bar Stool Bingo
Weekly Drawing 6PM
AmVets
Officers’ Meeting
5:30
Social Hour: 6:15
Meeting: 7PM
Hamburgers
Music by Jim Corp
7-11
4:30-6:00 PM
Pinochle: 6-9PM
Cribbage:6:30-9:30 PM
Pinochle: 12:30-3:30pm
1968—Viet Cong launch Tet
Offensive
Sons of AmVets
Taco Night 4:30-7
31
February 2014
Sunday
1
National Freedom
Day
Monday
2
Groundhog Day
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
1941– USO incorpo-
Thursday
5
Friday
1788—
Massachusetts
becomes a State
6
Pinochle: 6-9PM
Cribbage:6:30-9:30 PM
Saturday
7
Bar Stool Bingo
Hamburgers
4:30-6:00 PM
Super Bowl Sunday 3:30
Weekly Drawing 6PM
VFW and Auxiliary
meeting: 7PM
8
9
AmVets Aux. Meat
Raffle
10
11
12
Pinochle: 6-9PM
Cribbage:6:30-9:30 PM
Relay for Life
Bake Sale
Bar Stool Bingo
Hamburgers
4:30-6:00 PM
Weekly Drawing 6PM
15
Susan B. Anthony
Day
16
President’s Day
17
18
Pinochle: 12:30-3:30pm
Thurston County Veterans
Council Meeting: 6:30PM
Ash Wednesday
Pinochle: 6-9PM
Cribbage:6:30-9:30 PM
Music by Randy
Litch 7-11
13
14
1859—Oregon becomes a
State
1912—Arizona becomes a
State
Lincoln’s Birthday
Relay for Life
Dinner 4:30 to 6
D.A.V. meeting: 7PM
Pinochle: 12:30-3:30pm
19
1945—Battle of
Iwo Jima Begins
Valentine’s Day
Music by Roy
Hyland 7-11
20
21
1803—Ohio
becomes a State
Bar Stool Bingo
Hamburgers
Weekly Drawing 6PM
22
VFW and Auxiliary
meeting: 7PM
1991– Desert
Storm: Ground War
begins
23
Washington’s
Birthday
Weekly Drawing 6PM
Sons Of AMVETS
6PM
24
AmVets
Officers’ Meeting
5:30
Social Hour: 6:15
Meeting: 7PM
4:30-6:00 PM
Cooties Meat Raf- Pinochle: 12:30-3:30pm
25
26
Music by Greg
Parke 7-11
27
1991—Desert
Storm ends
Relay for Life Rummage
Sale 9-3
28
Bar Stool Bingo
Hamburgers
4:30-6:00 PM
Pinochle: 12:30-3:30pm
Music by Bert and
Harvey 7-11
Sons of AmVets
Taco Night 4:30-7
Angela’s Corner
One Big Thank-you!
As this year comes to a close, I have a lot of
people to thank for all they have done to keep
this place afloat. It seems to be working is all I
can say! Thank-you all for your help and support!
There were so many of you that donated
money towards the new dishwasher, I did not
put out a dime towards the purchase. It is truly
appreciated!
I would like to say thank-you to the seven
people that put the New Year’s Party together:
Jim, Nancy, Bonnie, Terry, Blanche, Cheryl
and Gaylord. They worked for months putting
this all together. And I can’t forget our three
cooks for the occasion: Paul, Steve and Don.
Speaking of Don, he has come to my rescue
so many times, I really don’t know what I
would do without him. He has said, “When the
red pen in the office goes dry, I plan to retire”.
Little does he know, it has been replaced a
number of times.
Thanks to Carole who did a bang-up job on
my Thanksgiving dinner. Thanks to all the
volunteers that keep hamburger night and bar
stool bingo the best day of the week, to Tom
and Paul for their weekly drawings on Sundays, Bert and friends for Sunday Funday.
Last but not least, I have the best girls in the
world working for me. All their different personalities come together to make this picture
complete. You are appreciated!
I am sure I am overlooking many of you who
have helped out over the year, but I wish to let
you all know that your help is greatly appreciated!
Angela
Relay for Life
Relay For Life
Veterans & Families 4 The Cure
We want thank everyone for their support
and to wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR.
For those of you who support our Bake
Sale, reluctantly, we have to raise
our price for cookies and baked goods to
$3.00.
Effective January 14, 2015.
As Always,
Linda
Thanks for your Christmas Giving
The PSHCS American Lake V.A. thanks the
donor of the large and heavy bag of clothing
left near the Quartermasters office. A quick
review found women’s and men’s winter jackets, a stocking cap, a women’s mittens and
much more. The clothing closet staff said a
heart-filled “Thank You” and the recipients of
the clothing wish you the joy of a Merry Christmas. There is always a need of all types of
clothing for our veterans.
Jimmy Vettori
Thank you to the VFW/VFW Ladies Auxiliary, AmVets/AmVets Auxiliary, Son of AmVets
and all members who donated Christmas
presents and money to the family who recently lost their father. We were able to bring in
over $500 worth of funds and Christmas presents for this family. The mother was so overwhelmed by our generosity and was very
grateful!
Also, a big thank you to all members who
helped out with the HHB 2-146 FRG Christmas Party. Your help was greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Kristi Doucette
AmVets
Olympia Capitol Post 2
2902 Martin Way E.
Olympia, WA 98506
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Disclaimer
All events mentioned in the newsletter and on
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