Greetings, Summer is still here. The heat wave is over for awhile but rain is taking its place. Just a few things starting in September … Our Regular Membership Meetings will start the third Thursday of each month at 7PM. Membership renewals & NEW Members will be key to our success. Renew now for the Early Bird Stamp. Chicken BBQ - State Fair Display are coming up. Please sign up on the bulleting board. Golf Outing is in September - sign up your 4 some now. All other events for August and September are here and will be sent by e-blasts. Keep an eye out for all activities and join in the fun! Help is needed on Fridays for Fish Fry. Don’t forget that there is NO FISH FRY during the State Fair. Freedom is not free! Lyle

Legion Mbr Mtgs

Postponed to

September

2018/2019 Legion Officers

Commander….Lyle “Buzz” Porter 1st Vice…….Bruce Dauer

2nd Vice…….Rick McCrum 3rd Vice…….Open

Adjutant…….Butch Auchterlonie Finance Officer….Dave Keegan

Service Officer….John Terry Sgt. At Arms…….Bob Vergith

Chaplain…….Heidi Heidenreich Historian……..Frank Puettner

Trustees: Al Yanchik

Brian Sanford Jim Taylor

(315) 699-0786 Phone (315) 288-5703 Fax

Cicero American Legion James Harvey Spire Post 787

5575 Legionnaire Drive

PO Box 1131

Cicero, NY 13039

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Webmaster - Hank Henniger

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Post Goal - - #1 Membership in NYS

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Cicero American Legion

SAL News Ken Stapleton - Commander Adjutant’s Notes Butch Auchterlonie

2018 Membership Report Our 2018 Post membership has finalized at 745 for 106.13%. We have grown to become the 3rd largest Post in New York state, up from 5th last year. We lacked an additional 17 members to be number one. We are one of only 6 Posts in Onondaga County to achieve 100% and one of 20 in the NY 5th District (81 Posts). We recruited more new members than any other Post in the state with the exception of the NY City Police Dept. The Department of New York missed goal by 15,652 and finished at 84.79%.

We currently have 39 PUFL (Paid up for Life) members and 35 Honorary Life members. Honorary Life members include all Past Post Commanders and Post 787 members having at least 41 consecutive years in the Legion. In addition, this year we awarded Henry ‘Hank” Henniger Honorary Life Membership for his outstanding work as the Post webmas-ter.

The goal for 2019 is to become number one in the State!

Membership is our lifeblood and everyone needs to contin-ue to recruit new members. We were proud this year to have awarded seven of our family members the National Commander Denise Rohan’s Family First pin for recruiting at least three new Legion Family members (Legion, Auxiliary, or Sons): Ann Marie Cerone (Aux)

Sharon May (Aux) Gina Roskopf (Aux)

Wendell Stewart (Leg) Lyle Porter (Leg)

Bruce Dauer (Leg) Doug Engel (Son)

We awarded three Legionnaires the Department of New York Commander Rena Nessler’s Commander Coin for recruiting three new Legionnaires:

Wendell Stewart Bruce Dauer Lyle Porter

S.A.L. Members, Hello everyone, I hope all is well with you all and your families. August we will be having a chicken BBQ in conjunc-tion with the Auxiliary Purse Extravaganza on the 12th. It will start at 12pm till gone. Menu will be 1/2 chicken, coleslaw, baked beans, and potato salad for 10 dollars. 1/2 chicken only for 7 dollars. All help is welcome there will be a signup on the board in the lounge. On the 19th we are teaming up with the Auxiliary for the annual Steak Bake and Ice Cream Social Mem-bership Drive. That will be from 1pm to 4pm. 12 dol-lars advanced with the payment of your 2019 mem-bership or 15 dollars at the door. Again help is wel-come and there will be a signup on the board in the lounge. Please just come over to the Post and enjoy what we all have to offer. As always we need help on our BIN-GO night which is the 3rd Wednesday of the month. Respectfully Submitted, Douglas J. Engle S.A.L. Commander

Post - State Liquor Authority Rules

All Member Guests MUST sign in on the visitors logbook

along with the name of their sponsoring member.

Bar privileges are limited to Members & Member Guests

only.

If a member leaves the Post, any guest they may have signed in are also required to leave the Post at that time as their sponsor is no longer in attendance.

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2019

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2018 Members by War Era World War II 29 Korea 106 Vietnam 450 Lebanon/Grenada 49 Panama 4 Gulf War on Terror 118 Unknown 7

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Auxiliary News Ann Marie Cerone - President

CALL CHARLIE 315-254-0746 Or Fax

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Hello Auxiliary Sisters! Hope everyone had a great 4th of July! We held our monthly bake sale and bingo night. Thank you to all who came to both events and supported our cause to help out veterans, active duty and their families. We are gearing up for a busy and successful new calendar year for the Auxiliary. We will be starting off with a cookout with our Juniors. This will be held on Sunday, August 5th from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. This is open to all Juniors and their families and we en-courage them to bring a friend along who may be eligible to join. The Juniors from the Auxiliary and the Sons of the American Le-gion are hosting the event. If you have any questions, please con-tact Gina Roskopf at gsroskopf@gmail.com. Our Annual Ice Cream Social Membership Drive is being com-bined with the Sons of the American Legion’s Annual Steak Bake Membership Drive. This will be held on Sunday, August 19th from 1:00 pm till 4:00 pm. A delicious steak dinner cooked to order for $12.00 advance sale and $15.00 at the door. Although both events are being held together, the ice cream sundae bar is free to all. All Legion Families will have membership tables up and ready for re-newals and new members to join. Joey is back!!! Ladies we are hosting another Purse Extravaganza Sunday, August 12th from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm. The Sons of the American Legion will also be having another of their fabulous chicken BBQ’s! Cost for the Chicken BBQ is $10.00 for a full dinner and $7.00 chicken only. On Sunday, September 23rd the Cicero American Legion Family is hosting a Gold Star Mother Commemoration Luncheon. For those of you who may not know, we have a Gold Star Mother in our Unit. Her name is Mary Bergen, she lost a son in Vietnam. The luncheon will consist of a NYS Strip Steak or Stuffed Chicken Breast with baked potato, vegetable, salad and dessert. Cost of the dinner is $20.00 p/p. All proceeds from this event will go the Gold Star Moth-er Organization. Advance sale tickets will be available for purchase starting August 6th. Let’s all ban together to make this a wonderful day for these women and their families who have given so much. Please contact Ann Marie Cerone at annmarie369@msn.com for more information or to make a donation to help defray the cost of the dinner.

We have started a new program within the Unit. There is a short information form that we would like all Auxiliary members to fill out. You do not have to put your name on it. We are looking for sugges-tions for new events, what you like and don’t like about the Unit and what we can do to make it better. Judy Weimer is chairman of this, please contact her at judyweimer1@gmail.com. If you do not have the form they are available next to the Auxiliary bulletin board across from the ladies’ room. Please put it in the auxiliary box or e-mail Judy Weimer and she will forward one to you. Beginning, Thursday September 13th, the monthly meet-ings are moving to the Second Thursday of each month. We also are changing the time to 6:00 P.M. We will be meeting in the Ban-quet Room. There are be many reminders being sent out about this. …….. continued

A special Notice! Please be advised, the dues for the Auxiliary are now $25.00 for membership. For the Juniors the dues are $7.00. Our Unit has not raised dues in 8 years. This increase was mandated by Department. So, when taking in new mem-bers or renewals, please be mindful of the increase.

Please remember, always carry your membership card with you. You’ll need it for Auxiliary meetings and to purchase alco-hol at the bar.

For God and Country and in the Spirit of Service Not Self, Ann Marie Cerone President, Unit 787

AUXILIARY BAKE SALE

Aug 10th 12 - 8 PM

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American Legion Riders Bruce R. Dauer — President

2008 Victory vegan Low miles - 20,210 Extra lights Cover Extra Exhaust Parts $6000.00 Contact 315-657-1219

Remember, Freedom is not free. Support our Troops! Bruce

Friday Fish Fry

Fresh Haddock Served by Post Volunteers

Fridays — Year Round

Fish Dinners - - Fish Sandwiches

Fisherman’s Platters

Serving from 12 Noon to 8 PM

Take Outs available - - Call 699-0786

Take Outs are picked up from Banquet Room Bar

Stay for the Great Music & Dance after dinner

NO FISH AUG 24th or 31st

VISIT THE STATE FAIR BOOTH!!

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Bingo Kitchen Volunteers Aug 1 Riders Aug 8 Legion Aug 15 Sons Aug 22 Auxiliary Aug 29 Legion

Thank you all for your help each week!

WE REALLY NEED MORE HELP

Every Wednesday Starts 7:00 PM Doors Open-5:00 PM

Syracuse Brigadiers Alumni Association, Inc.

Win Up To $1000 On Last Cover-All Refreshments available

Mobile Outreach

can SAVE A LIFE

BAND & MUSIC LINE UP FOR JULY

Fri - Aug 3rd - Bartoonz Fri - Aug 10th - Jesse Derringer

Fri - Aug 17th - Flipside 8:30 PM - - ‘till

Fri - Aug 24th - NO Fish NO Band Fri - Aug 31st - NO Fish NO Band

This is Jerry Hart's trike, he can no longer ride and this a beauty. For Sale. 2015 with 1238 miles on it for $22,000. Contact number is 315-776-1610.

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From the Chaplain: Dear members, You are in distress when a loved one becomes ill, have sur-gery, get injured or passes away, that is understandable, but please let the Chaplain know as soon as possible so our Legion can take appropriate action. I check the obituaries each morn-ing, but if no mention of military service or being a Legion mem-ber, the family may think we don't care which is never the case. Please email or call Chaplain Heidenreich with information at Akoalah@aol.com or 315-345-0702 or 315-458-3895. Thanks - Heidi

Let’s remember our shut-ins and members in nursing homes and hospitals. Perhaps visit

them or send a joyful card so that they know they are not forgotten.

Are their dues paid? Perhaps you can help!

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