Commander's Corner
             
                                                                                                                                                10/05/2011
                     
            The year is off to a great start.  We had 19 Legionnaires out
    talking with their neighbors and collecting food and cash donations
    for our fellow Vets in front of the local A&P Supermarkets last
    Saturday morning.  In just 4 hours we collected 14 shopping carts of
    donated food and $723 in cash donations!  A couple of years ago we
    couldn't have gotten 8 members to help out with anything we were
    running.  This a sure sign that things have really changed for our
    Post #1009.  
            Our Memorial Day Parade, last May, was organized by a
    completely new team from our Post and they did a magnificent job!  
    This year, for the first time in possibly decades, we have newly
    elected Officers who sought out the job.  They are new to the
    American Legion and our Post but they like what we've done in the
    past and have ideas on how we can do more and greater things as a
    Post which we all can be proud of.
            We have started a program to increase our Post activities by one
    category each year and then maintain it.  Last year our members
    started actively going to the County parties at the Montrose VA to
    cheer up the veterans there.  This month we launched a Facebook
    page to get the word out to veterans, young and old, who use this
    medium and let them know what we are doing.  Who knows, maybe
    some will come join us in our work and help us to do it better.  For
    the annual Yorktown Festival & Street Fair this year we offered our
    Post Hall to the Chamber of Commerce for their free Senior
    Luncheon.  How may World War II veterans will be there for the
    free meal?  We don't know.  If there is one, great, ten better, but we
    are also giving something back to our community like a good
    neighbor should.  When residents in town think of the American
    Legion we want them to think of words like 'steadfast, helpful,
    community spirited', and of course 'patriotic veterans'.
            We hope to see more of you at our Post events or meetings and
    be sure to bring an idea or two.  You don't have run something right
    off the bat, but help can be in many ways(fund-raising, cooking,
    organizing, cleaning, etc).  Please feel free to contact us with any
    concerns, comments, or suggestions to make this Post something
    every veteran can be proud to be associated with.

                                                 Al Laughlin
                                                 Commander, Post #1009
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