HOME                                                                                    SITE MAP                                        ENTER PAGE

 

Harry Coppendyke Post 171 – American Legion

November 2008

 

ALBERT PALMIERI - COMMANDER

e-mail: commander@alpost171.com

       Website:  http://alpost171.com

 

EDITOR: Rudy Willemsen
STAFF REPORTERS: Walt & Edith Standish
CIRCULATION MANAGER: Chick Callahan                                         
PRINTING: Courtesy of Art Moloughney, (Master Business Forms)
SERVICE OFFICER:  Pat Rooney
HOSPITAL VISIT:  Pat Rooney

MEETINGS:  Second and Fourth Friday of the month.  During the months of June, July and August, meetings Fourth Friday of the month.  
_________________________________________________________________     

 

MEETING NOTICE: Friday, December 12th and 26th at 8:00PM.

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

 

COMMANDERS MESSAGE

I would like to wish all of you and your families a Blessed Christmas a Happy Hanukkah and a Happy New Year. We will be having our Christmas Dinner/ Dance on Friday evening, December 19, 2008. Come join us for a great night of comradeship, dancing and dinner. Bring your spouses, partners and friends and get to meet your fellow members. I would especially like to invite all the new members who joined us during this past year, Now is a good time to get familiar with your post if you have not been able to be active. All are welcome.       

 

                                                                                                                                                                                       Albee Palmieri

Commander

DATES TO REMEMBER

1.) Thursday, Dec. 4th: Chamber Of Commerce “Holiday Party” from 5:00 to 7:00PM at our Post. Our post is now a member of the Fair Lawn C of  C.

2.) Friday, Dec. 12th and Dec. 26th: Regular Post meetings at 8:00PM.

3.) Tuesday, Dec. 16th: Hospital Party at Paramus Vets Home. 

4.) Friday, Dec. 19th: Annual Post Christmas Dinner/Dance.  See below for details.

CURRENT OPERATION NOTES

1.) Our “Christmas Dinner/Dance” will be held Friday, Dec.19th from 8:00pm till 12:00PM. Doors will open at 7:30pm. The menu is being developed. There will be a cash bar for mixed drinks. Cost is:  $10 per person or $15 per couple for a member,  $15 per person or $25 per couple for nonmembers. A DJ will provide the music. Get your reservation and payments in early.  There is a December 11th cutoff date as we need to know how many are coming. Call Lou at 201-796-4124 for reservations and send payments to him at: 33-19 Nicholson Drive, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410

Note:  As is our custom, you are encouraged to bring a gift for a veteran. Gifts will be transported to the Veterans’ Home in Paramus. There will be a basket available at the Christmas party to accept monetary gifts also. Gifts of sweat shirts, sweat pants and socks are appreciated (no toiletries). Clothing should be identified if they are specifically for men or for women. Any monetary gifts will be used to purchase additional clothing.

 

2.) I mentioned that one of my membership goals for this year was to be at 100% paid for 2009 by December 31, 2008. We are close to that goal. There are 23 members who have not yet renewed their 2009 membership. Please check your membership card. If it is for 2008 you may be one of those 23. Renewing your membership will help us in making our goal. If you are not sure if you renewed your dues call the Post at 201-796-9667 and we will check and get back to you.  Thank You. Commander Albee Palmieri.

 

3.) “VETERANS DAY” was held in front of the Borough Hall of Fair Lawn on Tuesday, November 11th at 11:00AM sharp. The participation of all was noteworthy.

4.) NOTICE: Dues for 2009 are due on receipt of a notification from National American Legion. Our American Legion Post membership dues for the year 2009 were due July 2008 and were increased by $5.00. Dues are $30.00 per year for members under 62 years of age and $27 for those 62 and older. Mail dues to American Legion, Harry Coppendyke Post #171, 17-08 River Road, Fair Lawn, NJ  07410 Attn: Membership Chairman. NOTE: (Present membership is 213 with some members that still have not paid dues for 2007 and 2008. The names of delinquent members are listed below):

 

          Delinquent for 2009:

          Jack Braddell, Ronald Brain, David Butler, Michael Crispino, Nathan,

          Daiuto, Robert, Fatovic, Howard Goldman, Eric grill, Kenneth Gysbers,

          James Jesraly, Robert, Kane, Christian Kourkoumelis, Rodney Kuhn,

          James Mariniello, Madeline Morales-Barret, Robert Nedwick, Boyd

          Oliver, Jacob Pollack, Kenneth Roselli, John Tackels, William

          Vanderteems, Frank Vanderwiede, Robert Weinschenk.

 

5.) The American Legion,* Dept. of NJ offers two scholarships. The Stutz and the Lutterman scholarships. Stutz is for $4000, $1000 per year, education scholarship. Eligibility is limited to sons and daughters of a legionnaire. Lutterman is two $4000 scholarships, $1000 per year, three $2000 at $1000 per year, two $1000. Eligibility is limited to sons, daughters, grandsons and granddaughters of a legionnaire. File by Feb. 15, 2009. Must be a current senior in high school. Albee has the applications.

 

AUXILIARY NOTES

1.) NOTE: There will be no regular meeting of the Auxiliary during the month of December                                                                                     

Jodiann Palmieri

President

MESSAGE CENTER

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY:  To Don Fritzsch, Ken Gysbers, John Holman, Grace Palmieri, Doris Mascari, Mary Mc Carthy, Pete Palmieri, Albina Kunsaw, Marie Scialdone, Lorraine Wengenroth and to Morton Rushfield

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY:  To Walter & Edith Standish and to Albee & Grace Palmieri.

 

NOTE:  Please notify the Editor or Staff Reporters of any newsworthy information you wish published. News items should be received no later than the 15th of the month prior to publication.

If any birthdays or anniversaries are missing or incorrect please notify me; Rudy Willemsen at newsletter@alpost171.com

 

 

Rudy Willemsen

 Editor