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VOL. 57 - ISSUE 7 |
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LEBANON, OREGON PHONE: 451-1351 SANTIAM POST & UNIT #51 DECEMBER '05 & JANUARY 2006 |
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THE PREAMBLE OF THE |
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For God and Country, we associate ourselves together for the following purposes:: To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America; To maintain law and order: To foster and perpetuate a one hundred percent Americanism; To preserve the memories and incidents of our associations in the Great Wars; To inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state and nation; To combat the autocracy of both the classes and masses; To make right the master of might; To promote peace and good will on earth; To safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom and democracy; To consecrate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness. |
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Members that haven't paid their 2005-06 dues, NOW IS THE TIME. The Post does not run on air, your dues are needed for the Post to function properly. We cannot participate in Community and Local school activities without membership dues. PLEASE! If you haven't paid your dues, NOW is the time. October was a busy month at Club 51. We had the usual plus a Mexican dinner at the end of the moth. Dave Troutman and his authentic Mexican crew put on a very fine Mexican cuisine and a lot of fun and prizes. November had a special day, November 11th - Veterans Day. the Post provided a Veterans breakfast for all our members and the public. Our veteran of the year, Frank Farmer rode in Albany's Veterans parade. Frank was an honored guest at the Veterans banquet at the Albany Post. Some of the local grade schools had assemblies honoring Veterans Day. The Post donated American Flags to be give to the students. this is an excellent way for our Post to promote Americanism. Our Post was out in force with flags and sighs to welcome members of F-Troop back from Iraq. Dave Roe and his crab cookers are planning the second crab feed. It was set for December 11th and has now had to be changed. Watch for the new date in February. There are a lot of holiday activities going on at the Post and Club. The Christmas Bazaar and the kids Christmas party - read your bulletin for the complete schedule. The Post Christmas baskets will be prepared at the Post just before Christmas. We intend to provide for as many local, needy, Iraqi Vets families as is possible. The food donation box needs a little attention, donations have been kind of slim Please read the events calendar for the month of January 2006. The Department's Mid-Winter Conference is scheduled for this January at our Post. This conference gives members information on the direction of the Department and the National Organization. I would like to see a good turnout from our Post members. NOW IS THE TIME! Thank you, Adjutant Report Membership is going Great Guns. We have 707 paid members to the Department. We need 378 more for goal which has not been done since the early 90's. Key Cards - If you requested a key card, they are behind the bar. Please pick them up. If they are behind the bar for over 5 or 6 months after being requested we will take your name off of the key card list and use them for other people. Taps - Our sincerest condolences to the families of our departed comrades: Cecial Benshoof, Delbert Gaskey, Leon Downing, Harold Harden and Arben J. (Steiney Steinmeyer. Adjutants Hours - My office hours are 10am to 2pm Monday through Thursday. Please call 451-1351 if you have any questions. I will try to help you to the best of my ability. Dave Standley Crab Feed Update We are working to get this rescheduled for February so watch this space. Past Commanders The Past Commanders Christmas Dinner and party will be held on December 20th. The gift exchange will be $5.00 per gift. Women for Women and Man for Man. There will be no general meeting. The dinner will be Ham with all the trimmings. Volunteer of the Month - October Thank you Dave Troutman for all your help and expertise. Volunteers are greatly appreciated. They are the backbone of our Post. You members that know Dave, tap him on the shoulder and tell him Thanks a Lot. F-Troop Iraqi Vets Dinner will be served for the local Iraqi vets from F-Troop Saturday evening, December 3rd. This is our regular prime rib dinner. Members, please come down, have dinner with the troops and welcome them home. Thank You Thank you Lee Kasson for the donation of the turkeys cooked for the Thanksgiving Dinner. Used Ink Cartridges We are still saving ink cartridges. Please bring them and put them in the box in the back hallway over the coat rack. Cheer Santiam Unit #51 would like to remember their members with a get well card, thinking of your or congratulations card. Frankie Gray |
Presidents Corner
Gee! Time flies when you are having fun and it is time for the newsletter again. Yes, and also time for the holidays. There have been big things happening with November 11th being Veterans Day and two of our own being honored as Veterans of the Year, Frank Farmer and my husband Ron Matz, congratulations to you both. Then November 13th our own F-Troop came home from Iraq. WELCOME HOME TROOPS! Thank you for all of those that participated in the Christmas Bazaar making and donating things. A big thank you to Jean Stenburg for all the time and effort she put forth to help this come about. Also, to those who gave their time and talent to produce items for this event. November is membership month and I am sponsoring a contest. The object of the contest is to increase our membership and help us to make goal. The Auxiliary member who signs up the most new members, or those members who have dropped their membership for a year or more, and renew will receive a $25.00 gift certificate to Wal-mart. Carol Standley, as membership chair and myself are not eligible to win this contest. Since we only have a newsletter every other month at this time, I would like to give Christmas greetings to all of the members of the Auxiliary. I hope to see all of you at the Christmas party on December 20th. I would like also to wish all a very Happy New Year1 Judy Matz, President Auxiliary Membership Report Thanks to all the auxiliary members that have already paid their dues for the 2005-20076 year. What a jump from my last report in the newsletter. we have gone from 340 to 470 paid members, which puts us to 59% of the Department's goal for Unit 51. Please pay your dues for the 2005-2006 year. Your dues helps the Unit to provide necessary items for every Veteran in the VA Hospital and their families, as well as many community projects. We also award scholarships to local students, support local students for outdoor school and give flag etiquette training to your youth. We also send girls from our local schools to Girls State each year. Even if you can not be active your are a vital part of our Auxiliary! won't you please take a moment and mail your check for $25.00 so we may keep up the good work? remember ONE PERSON CAN make a difference! Welcome to our new members: Dorothy gentry, Shary Kilborn, Marlene Main, Katherine Schoenthal, Kristine Massine, Pamela Dorene Pacey, Peggy Jackman-Bishop and Angela Moore. For God and Country Christmas Party I would like to encourage everyone to bring their children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews to the Christmas party to be held on December 17th from 11:00am to 1:00pm. there will be games and prizes for all and a visit from Santa with goody bags for each child. Any one wishing to help, please contact Lynette White at 936-2864 and leave me a message or simply show up on December 17th at 10:00am to help and have fun. Blood Mobile The Blood Mobile will be at the Post January 9, 2006. Please come down and donate to this worthy cause. Think of all the people injured in the hurricanes and our troops in Iraq that need blood to survive. Americanism Essay Contest the theme for the 2005-2006 Americanism Essay Contest for students in the 3rd to 12th grades will be: "What Freedom Means to Me". The contest rules are at six community schools: Seven Oak Middle School, Lebanon High School, the Christian schools and Charter Schools. Home schooled students are also welcome to enter. The deadline date will be March 16, 2006. Cash prizes will be given by Unit #51 and U.S. Savings Bonds from the Department of Oregon, and cash prizes from the Division contest and the National contest. For essay contest rules, please call 259-2274. Frankie Gray Thank You Thanks to all who have donated for the Roseburg VA Hospital Gift Shop. Your participations is greatly appreciated. Mary Lou Coupons As of November 15th we have $39,572.00 in coupons. this gives us a total of $128,951.60 for the 2005-06 year. Please keep the coupons coming in (clipped, unclipped, counted or uncounted) as our coupon angels are still working. Thank you Everyone. Chuck and Tootie Lehn News From the Cookie Bakers On October 17th 151 dozen cookies were made by six volunteering Auxiliary members and one junior member. 75 dozen went to the Roseburg VA Clinic and 6 dozen went to the Lebanon Fire Department and were delivered by Cookie Bake Chairman Jean Stenberg and Auxiliary member Kendra Hubbard. The "Cookie Bake Cupboard" is empty. Donations of flour, brown and white sugars, oatmeal, peanut butter, shortening, chocolate chips, coconut and nuts will be appreciated as well as cookie dough, cash and HELP. Due to the Holidays, December's bake has been cancelled, but we will bake January 16, 2006. thank you for past donations to the cookie bake cupboard as well as present and future donations. Jean Stenberg |
