Volume 7, Issue 8 April 1, 2019

Commander: Steve England NEC man: John Waite

Sr. Vice: David Hendee Alt NEC man: Harold Trombley

No. Area Commander: Jeremy Revell Sgt-at-Arms: James McSparran

So. Area Commander: Bill Brothers Historian: Lucas Herring

Adjutant: Marc Colety (Editor) Chaplain: Henry Cleveland

Finance Officer: Norm Scolaro Judge Advocate: John Waite

S.A.L. members Roy Willard, Kevin Mullen, and Lucas Herring discuss veterans

legislation at the SAL Sponsored Day on the Hill event at the Vermont

Statehouse.

From the Commander,

I wish everyone a Happy Spring and hope your driveway is not as muddy as mine!

It’s hard to believe that another S.A.L. year is getting close to winding up. We have accomplished a lot so I encourage all the Squadrons to make sure that you send in your End Of Year Reports.

The updated forms will be available shortly and should be more user friendly.

These reports are critical to helping us keep our Tax-Exempt status with the Government but more importantly, are a showcase of how much our Organization contributes to our Veterans, our Children and Youth, and our Communities.

I have heard it said that some Squadrons “don’t want to brag about what they do” - I say if you are working hard, making where you live a better place, and showing that what you believe in is important to you and those around you, it is not “bragging” - it is a legitimate statement of your accomplishments and you can be proud of that!

As a Team we have done very well on getting new members yet we ask that you please keep go-ing after those who have not renewed. If we got those folks to pay their Memberships, we would have no trouble hitting our 100% as a Detachment.

Thank you for all the hard work you have done and let us know how your Detachment Officers can help you with your Membership efforts.

As a reminder, you must send in any Memberships to Department by May 1 to ensure that your members will get pre-printed cards for the next year. If not, you will have to hand-write them and then it also will not show Continuous Years, which is important for our members to see.

We recently enjoyed a fun day with the folks from Squadron 7, Hardwick, and many others as SQ. 7 held their Annual Bowling Tournament in Barre at Twin City Lanes. Fortunately for some of us, you don’t have to real good to enjoy the day. The camaraderie was great, a lot of money was raised, and as always, the staff at the Bowling Alley provided a fantastic experience. If you haven’t participated yet, we would encourage you to do so. You will enjoy yourself.

We have attended Post 100th Birthday Parties recently at Post 27, Middlebury and Post 3, Mont-pelier. It is an honor to represent our Detachment as your Commander and be able to convey greetings and congratulations on your behalf.

The hospitality extended to us was very nice, the meals were excellent, and the events were well-attended. It is encouraging to see a Post Family celebrate our Legion Centennial is good fashion like we experienced.

We look forward to seeing many of you at our Detachment Golf Tournament at Neshobe in Brandon on May 18. This is a fantastic event and a good portion of the money raised this year will go to bolster the National Guard Emergency Relief Fund [NGEAF]. This fund has been used over the years to help Guard Members and their families as they have needs resulting from Deployments or other situations where extra help is required.

We certainly appreciate these Soldiers and the sacrifices they make to keep us safe and secure, whether from Terrorist Attack, Natural Disaster, or other Emergency.

We hope to see many of you at Year End Convention in Burlington, being held again at the Doubletree Hotel. Our meeting will be held on Saturday June 29.2019. We will be having our Awards Ceremony, electing new Officers for the 2019-2020 Year, and wrapping up what I think has been another success-ful year as the Detachment of Vermont.

We continue to provide excellent service to Veterans, our Children and Youth, and our Communities as we have shown how “The Sons Get It Done”!

Thank you for all that you do!

In Honor of All Veterans,

Steve England

Commander

Detachment of VT S.A.L.

SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION DETACHMENT OF VT COMMANDERS PROJECT 2018-2019

THE COMMANDERS PROJECT FOR 2018-2019 IS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR PROGRAMS THAT

DIRECTLY BENEFIT VETERAN PATIENTS AND RESIDENTS AT THE VA FACILITIES IN

WHITE RIVER JCT., VT AND BENNINGTON, VT.

THE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AT THE WHITE RIVER FACILITY ARE:

Activities through Recreation Therapy funds are used to support inpatient and outpatient outings, therapeutic

supplies and events. Such as but not limited to; creative writing workshops, crafts, horseback riding, day passes

for aqua therapy etc.

We have Unrestricted for Veteran Needs that is used to support basic items not supplied by the VA. Such as but

not limited to; sweatsuits, briefs, t-shirts, socks, basic toiletries that kind of thing.

All donations to the WRJ VAMC are used only for Veterans receiving care at this hospital. We do not send

money to other facilities or Washington, it all stays right here.

THE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AT BENNINGTON ARE:

Activity Fund provides a wide range of items purchased to meet the social and group needs of our veterans such

as field trips, dances, music, and special programs.

Member's Assistance provides needy residents items they may need such as clothing and personal items.

The Donations are tracked by the head of Finance. Any money that comes out of these funds has to be requested

by the Director and signed off by the administrator or CFO and by the head of Finance. It is quite a process but

a good one. All have to be in agreement of how the funds are spent.

THE GOAL IS TO RAISE $8000.00 WHICH WILL BE DIVIDED EVENLY BETWEEN EACH

FACILITY AND PRESENT CHECKS THE WEEK BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY 2019.

CHECKS ARE TO BE MADE OUT TO: “DETACHMENT OF VERMONT”

WITH “VT S.A.L COMMANDERS PROJECT” IN THE MEMO FIELD

IN HONOR OF ALL VETERANS,

STEPHEN M. ENGLAND – COMMANDER DETACHMENT OF VT S.A.L.-802-477-3739

Good Evening Everyone,

The time is going by fast so get your memberships in asap. There are quite a few

that are from one to twelve memberships away from getting 100 percent.

It was a great time in Delaware for Eastern Regional Training and for Eastern Re-

gional Vice Commander Mike Cotten's Testimonial dinner.

DEC is this Saturday in Barre there will be plenty to discuss hope to see you all

there.

Sr. Vice Dave Hendee

For God and Country

We stand for the Flag and kneel at the Cross

For Veterans Past, Present and Future,

Jeremy Revell

Northern Area Commander SAL Detachment of VT

Children and Youth Chairman

jrevell@lagvt.com

802-771-7242

Fellow Sons,

Spring is finally here, at least that’s what the calendar says. My snowbanks say otherwise. I write this as many Detachment officers prepare for our upcoming trip to the Unofficial Eastern Region Gathering. This is a time for us to connect with our compatriots from other states. It’s always nice to meet new people, continue friendships and see what the rest of the “Beast of the East” is do-ing. During our trip we’ll have some time to train on different aspects of leadership in the S.A.L., talk about what we do locally and roast and toast our outgoing National Vice Commander East Mike Cotton. I look forward to the comradery and returning with new information.

In the next couple of weeks we’ll be presenting our donation to the Ronald McDonald House. Please consider making a donation to this organization that gives comfort to children and their families going through hard times. We present the donation at 10:00 on Friday April 19

th, please

let me know if you would like to attend. Following this presentation we’ll be making our CWF do-nation in early May. If you make a donation of $1.00 per member you qualify for an emblem from CWF, included in this newsletter is the application.

The Detachment Golf Tournament is fast approaching, if you haven’t registered a team think of doing so. Please try to get out in the community and pick up a hole sponsor, if each Squadron could get one we’d be adding significantly to our scholarship programs. The Tournament is held May 18, the team entry and hole sponsor info is included for your information.

As we inch closer to convention I want to make sure we support Steve in his final months as De-tachment Commander. Let’s make sure we support all the programs of the SAL, especially his Commanders Project. Let’s show him we appreciate all the hard work for the last two years and the years prior. He brought the motto “The Sons Get It Done” forward and I can’t think of a more apt statement.

Lastly I want to thank each of our members for all that they do. We talk about membership being the lifeblood of the organization and VT is a great reminder of that, it’s not always about quantity, quality comes in small packages. Please keep us informed of all the good that you’re doing for Veterans and in your communities.

I hope to see many of you in Barre for our spring DEC meeting at Post 10 on Saturday

April 6th, 2019 at 10:30AM.

Directory Updates: None

Public Relations Updates: There are a number of ways that we can share the great things you are doing! Whether it is supporting our veterans, our children and youth, our local communities, finding new ways to engage our members or even commemorating The Legion’s centennial year we need to get the word out on our great organization. Locally we have our Vermont S.A.L. webpage at http://www.salvermont.com/ and our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Sons-of-the-American-Legion-Detachment-of-Vermont-161641794431900/ and nationally we have several other platforms available such as Legion Town http://www.legiontown.org/ , The National Update https://www.legion.org/sons/newsletters , The Legion magazine and the Nation-al website https://www.legion.org/sons or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/americanlegionsons/ pages. If you need help processing an article, please reach out so we can help you.

National Update: I am writing this having just returned from three days in Dover, Delaware at The Eastern Re-gional Unofficial Gathering. Also in attendance from the Vermont S.A.L. DEC were Commander Steve England, Sr. Vice Commander Dave Hendee, Northern Area Commander Jeremy Revell, Southern Area Commander Bill Brothers, NEC John Waite and Windsor County Commander Adam Holden. The team attended Advanced Leadership Training Module #1 together while in Delaware. The training focused on improving individuals communication skills in both written and oral formats. Also while we were in Dover, we were also able to attend the Eastern Regional caucus, the Leading Candidate for National Vice Commander Gary Nelson of New Jersey’s meet and greet and the Testimonial Dinner for outgoing Eastern Regional NVC Mike Cotten of Delaware. It was an incredibly busy weekend but very informative and a great opportunity to share experiences with the other members of the Eastern Region as well as other S.A.L., Legion and Auxiliary members that were in attendance.

In honor of all USA veterans past and present,

Marc Colety - SAL Detachment of Vermont Adjutant

Public Relations Committee Chairman

Cell: 603-543-6471 : Email: colety@gmail.com

From the Desk of the N.E.C & Judge Advocate

Well spring is here finally. Hoping everyone had a good winter. With spring a lot

of activity comes. Children & Youth Month is April make sure if your Squadron is

doing an event that you let us know so we can help you promote it. If your

Squadron has not made a donation to The American Legion Child Welfare

Foundation (CWF) please consider it soon. I’ll be presenting checks from our

Detachment on May 4th in Indianapolis.

On another note membership has been doing well we have gained around 350

new members to this point. The unfortunate part is our renewal rate is down. But

great news there is still time to get those back who have not renewed. We may

not get them all but I know we can get a few. If you need help let me know. Also,

if you aren’t using MySAL.org your squadron is missing out, you can make labels

for all your members that way it’s easier to get notices out to all.

Remember to get your new officers installed, make sure to get them involved so

that you keep an active group.

If you have questions please contact me directly at 802-384-0088 or

waitejohn@comcast.net

John Waite

NEC/Judge Advocate

Detachment of VT

Historian’s Report

Good Day, In March, the first two episodes of a newly produced centennial documentary on the history and influence of The American Legion have been released. Developed from National Headquarters, “To Strengthen a Nation” has professional actors, who are also Legionnaires, crisscrossing the country to discover how The American Legion was formed, grew, and serves community, state and nation today. Episodes will be posted monthly or bimonthly between now and the 101st National Convention in Indianapolis in late August. View "To Strengthen a Nation: Prelude" and "Episode 1: Formation of The American Legion" on The American Legion's YouTube channel. The documentary also is available on http://www.legion.org/legiontv under "To Strengthen a Nation." Sons of The American Legion National Commander Greg “Doc” Gibbs congratulates the Legion on a century of service in his own video.

The Vermont (SSN 792) Commissioning Committee was instituted in 2018 by Governor Scott. Their mission is to provide a memorable Commissioning for the ship’s officers, crew, and sponsor Ms. Gloria Valdez; the U.S. Navy; the State of Vermont and its people; and the men and women who built the ship. The ship was “christened” on October 20th, 2018 but will not be commissioned until next year. Of note, this will be the third nuclear submarine with a Vermont namesake, following the USS Ethan Allen (SSBN 608) and USS Montpelier (SSN 765). The Committee will be looking to reach out to our communities to spread word about the USS Vermont and will be participating in the Independence Day celebration along with the crew of the USS Montpelier in Montpelier this year. If you would like to find out more or would like to schedule a time for the commission to attend in your area, please contact Chairperson Debra Martin at ussvermont792@gmail.com.

The Committee is partnered with The Vermont Teddy Bear Company to offer Dewey Bears in honor of Admiral George Dewey, the only officer of the U.S. Navy ever to hold the rank of Admiral of the Navy. Admiral Dewey was born in 1837 in Montpelier, Vermont and his distin-guished service during the Civil War in 1861 through the Spanish-American War in 1898 resulted in Congress awarding him the rank of Admiral.

Reminder! Sons of The American Legion squadrons are encouraged to enter the annual Snapshots of Service photo contest to promote the Sons’ programs. Submitted photos must rep-resent one of the Four Pillars: Americanism, Children and Youth, National Security, or Veterans Affairs and Rehabil-itation. Members must be wearing SAL caps or apparel, and the photo must be in JPG or TIFF format. Submission forms are available at https://www.legion.org/sons/publications. Squadrons and detachments are also encouraged to share what they’re doing through online platforms includ-ing Legiontown, the Sons’ Facebook page, and the Sons’ website. In Honor of All the Veterans, Lucas J. Herring Historian, Detachment of Vermont Salvtlegionpost10@gmail.com 802-272-8222

Legislative Update Good Day, The SAL Sponsored Day on the Hill event was held March 28th in Room 11 at the Statehouse. The Vermont (SSN 792) Commissioning Committee also presented on efforts to name a submarine the USS Vermont. Information from the SAL Legislative Committee was provided to those in attendance, which was updated information from the recent Legislative Update sent to members and other organizations that support Veterans in Vermont. Below is updated information on bills either passed by the House or still in one of the Legislative Committees:

Vermont Legislative Session As of 3/27/2019

Bills passed by the House:

H.394 An act relating to the disposition of the remains of veterans. Expands ability for Chief Medical Examiner, funeral director and crematory operator to allow veterans remains to be interred at Veterans Memorial Cemetery.

With Senate

H.530 An act relating to the qualifications and election of the Adjutant and Inspector General (Sponsored by Committee). Does not include provision to remove 50% retirement income from taxation in H.192 and Nominating Committee composition differs from H.247

With Senate

Not out of House General Housing and Military Affairs Committee:

H.142 An act relating to the employment rights for members of the Reserve and National Guard. Would protect reemployment rights and provide up to 15 days paid leave for those activated for duty.

Rep. Anne B. Donahue

H.401 An act relating to the Vermont National Guard. Would require diversity within the organization and a study on promotion of women to leadership positions.

Rep. Jean O'Sullivan and more

H.492 An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against people without homes. Does not speak specifically to homeless Veterans.

Rep. Thomas Stevens and more

Not out of House Ways and Means Committee:

H.227 An act relating to a property tax exemption for veterans. Would expand current exemption from disabled veterans to all veterans.

Rep. Laura Sibilia and more

S.A.L.

Membership Report 2019

March 28, 2019

District: 1 Mike Felber

% Tgt

Last Trns

Squad Location Target 2019 New Mbrs

1 St. Albans VT 313 272 86.90 24 3/6/19 12 Richford VT 36 20 55.56 0 3/26/19

14 Vergennes VT 138 114 82.61 15 3/6/19

19 Bristol VT 241 216 89.63 18 3/26/19

27 Middlebury VT 114 107 93.86 7 3/6/19

42 Enosburg Falls VT 107 106 99.07 2 12/27/18

60 Alburg VT 52 48 92.31 8 3/26/19

91 Colchester VT 200 174 87.00 21 3/12/19

District Total : 8 Squadrons 1,201 1,057 88.01 95

District: 2 Squad Location Target 2019 % Tgt New Mbrs Last Trns

7 Hardwick VT 156 149 95.51 11 3/21/19 21 Newport VT 56 45 80.36 0 12/19/18

23 Orleans VT 110 102 92.73 10 12/11/18

* 28 No. Troy VT QUOTA 30 30 100.00 4 11/15/18

30 Lyndonville VT 89 72 80.90 3 3/12/19

47 Canaan VT 87 81 93.10 1 3/26/19

58 St. Johnsbury VT 90 82 91.11 5 2/12/19

District Total : 7 Squadrons 618 561 90.78 34

District: 3 Brian Massey % Tgt

Last Trns

Squad Location Target 2019 New Mbrs

3 Montpelier VT 119 110 92.44 7 2/7/19 * 10 Barre VT QUOTA 124 128 103.23 12 3/21/19

59 Waterbury VT 158 147 93.04 15 3/27/19

63 Northfield VT 87 74 85.06 8 3/4/19

District Total : 4 Squadrons 488 459 94.06 42

District: 4 Dave Woodcock % Tgt

Last Trns

Squad Location Target 2019 New Mbrs

* 13 Bennington VT QUOTA 100 102 102.00 19 3/27/19 * 29 Readsboro VT QUOTA 76 77 101.32 4 3/18/19

* 31 Rutland VT QUOTA 166 187 112.65 47 3/21/19

39 Poultney VT 80 71 88.75 9 1/23/19

49 Fair Haven VT 55 47 85.45 0 3/21/19

50 Bomoseen VT 106 83 78.30 5 3/7/19

* 55 Brandon VT QUOTA 37 47 127.03 5 3/27/19

69 Arlington VT 68 56 82.35 5 3/18/19

87 West Rutland VT 73 56 76.71 6 3/27/19

90 Pownal VT 05261 32 28 87.50 2 1/7/19

District Total : 10 Squadrons 793 754 95.08 102

District: 5 Bion Wyman % Tgt

Last Trns

Squad Location Target 2019 New Mbrs

5 Brattleboro VT 71 66 92.96 9 3/12/19 25 Windsor VT 158 149 94.30 10 3/21/19

* 26 White River Jct VT QUOTA 34 35 102.94 0 2/19/19

36 Ludlow VT 185 157 84.86 9 3/12/19

37 Bellows Falls VT 169 158 93.49 26 3/14/19

67 Chester VT 196 189 96.43 27 3/21/19

District Total : 6 Squadrons 813 754 92.74 81 TOTAL: 3,913 3,585 91.62 354

2019 Mbsp. 2019 Membership

Needed 4/10/2019 Needed for 3/25/2019 Pct of

# Detachment for Goal 90% Target 90% Target Total Goal

1 PUERTO RICO 42 37 -15 52 123.810

2 HAWAII 23 20 -7 27 117.391

3 MISSISSIPPI 738 664 -114 778 105.420

4 WISCONSIN 3,671 3,303 -195 3,498 95.287

5 IOWA 4,289 3,860 -4 3,864 90.091

6 UTAH 576 518 0 518 89.931

7 DELAWARE 2,275 2,047 12 2,035 89.451

8 MARYLAND 16,173 14,555 163 14,392 88.988

9 VERMONT 3,873 3,485 44 3,441 88.846

10 NEBRASKA 6,727 6,054 91 5,963 88.643

11 CONNECTICUT 1,776 1,598 36 1,562 87.950

12 WYOMING 1,221 1,098 25 1,073 87.879

13 LOUISIANA 1,919 1,727 47 1,680 87.546

14 SOUTH CAROLINA 1,280 1,152 32 1,120 87.500

15 MONTANA 1,133 1,019 32 987 87.114

16 MINNESOTA 11,518 10,366 344 10,022 87.012

17 ILLINOIS 14,261 12,834 430 12,404 86.978

18 INDIANA 38,592 34,732 1,248 33,484 86.764

19 PENNSYLVANIA 62,017 55,815 2,011 53,804 86.757

20 NORTH CAROLINA 2,287 2,058 74 1,984 86.751

21 FLORIDA 19,264 17,337 645 16,692 86.649

22 KANSAS 6,559 5,903 230 5,673 86.492

23 OHIO 30,523 27,470 1,109 26,361 86.364

24 ARIZONA 7,343 6,608 275 6,333 86.245

25 IDAHO 568 511 22 489 86.092

26 MICHIGAN 23,611 21,249 1,036 20,213 85.608

27 NEVADA 450 405 22 383 85.111

28 NEW JERSEY 9,776 8,798 605 8,193 83.807

29 VIRGINIA 4,379 3,941 286 3,655 83.467

30 NEW HAMPSHIRE 6,201 5,580 407 5,173 83.422

31 MAINE 2,610 2,349 182 2,167 83.027

32 TENNESSEE 1,611 1,449 118 1,331 82.619

33 ALASKA 1,402 1,261 117 1,144 81.598

34 CALIFORNIA 11,238 10,114 990 9,124 81.189

35 NEW YORK 29,958 26,962 2,813 24,149 80.610

36 NEW MEXICO 1,692 1,522 161 1,361 80.437

37 PHILIPPINES 49 44 5 39 79.592

38 GEORGIA 4,614 4,152 493 3,659 79.302

39 WASHINGTON 2,632 2,368 322 2,046 77.736

40 MASSACHUSETTS 5,482 4,933 686 4,247 77.472

41 ALABAMA 2,022 1,819 253 1,566 77.448

42 TEXAS 6,321 5,688 846 4,842 76.602

43 KENTUCKY 3,187 2,868 428 2,440 76.561

44 COLORADO 3,245 2,920 436 2,484 76.549

45 MISSOURI 3,632 3,268 507 2,761 76.019

46 WEST VIRGINIA 2,550 2,295 423 1,872 73.412

47 OREGON 1,576 1,418 270 1,148 72.843

48 RHODE ISLAND 291 261 50 211 72.509

49 OKLAHOMA 1,294 1,164 252 912 70.479

50 DIST OF COL 166 149 34 115 69.277

51 ARKANSAS 573 515 122 393 68.586

52 NORTH DAKOTA 853 767 193 574 67.292

53 FRANCE 241 216 55 161 66.805

54 SOUTH DAKOTA 686 617 197 420 61.224

55 MEXICO 30 27 22 5 16.667

Grand Totals 371,020 333,890 18,866 315,024 84.908

2019 SAL Membership Report as of: March 25, 2019

AL - ALABAMA 4,828.00$ 1,627 1,627.00$ 1,500.00$ 92.2% 0.92$ AK - ALASKA -$ 1,161 1,161.00$ 1,475.00$ 127.0% 1.27$

AZ - ARIZONA 7,825.00$ 6,333 6,333.00$ 38,860.10$ 613.6% 6.14$

AR - ARKANSAS 950.00$ 393 393.00$ 0.0% -$

CA - CALIFORNIA 11,499.00$ 9,364 9,364.00$ 3,592.00$ 38.4% 0.38$

CO - COLORADO 28,893.81$ 2,484 2,484.00$ 5,593.13$ 225.2% 2.25$

CT - CONNECTICUT 1,997.00$ 1,580 1,580.00$ 0.0% -$

DE - DELAWARE 1,700.00$ 2,035 2,035.00$ 650.00$ 31.9% 0.32$

DC - DIST OF COL -$ 125 125.00$ 0.0% -$

FL - FLORIDA 30,700.00$ 16,692 16,692.00$ 12,235.00$ 73.3% 0.73$

FR - FRANCE -$ 161 161.00$ 0.0% -$

GA - GEORGIA 3,049.25$ 3,883 3,883.00$ 1,200.00$ 30.9% 0.31$

HI - HAWAII 50.00$ 27 27.00$ 0.0% -$

ID - IDAHO 680.00$ 510 510.00$ 841.00$ 164.9% 1.65$

IL - ILLINOIS 6,100.60$ 12,706 12,706.00$ 3,320.45$ 26.1% 0.26$

IN - INDIANA 26,863.00$ 33,474 33,474.00$ 3,055.00$ 9.1% 0.09$

IA - IOWA 1,455.00$ 3,864 3,864.00$ 1,333.00$ 34.5% 0.34$

KS - KANSAS 5,480.00$ 5,673 5,673.00$ 2,755.00$ 48.6% 0.49$

KY - KENTUCKY 225.00$ 2,440 2,440.00$ 700.00$ 28.7% 0.29$

LA - LOUISIANA 8,222.00$ 1,680 1,680.00$ 2,637.00$ 157.0% 1.57$

ME - MAINE 1,265.00$ 2,210 2,210.00$ 0.0% -$

MD - MARYLAND 1,587.00$ 14,537 14,537.00$ 975.00$ 6.7% 0.07$

MA - MASSACHUSETTS 7,860.00$ 4,516 4,516.00$ 200.00$ 4.4% 0.04$

MX - MEXICO -$ 5 5.00$ 0.0% -$

MI - MICHIGAN 3,888.00$ 20,213 20,213.00$ 8,231.00$ 40.7% 0.41$

MN - MINNESOTA 4,132.00$ 10,022 10,022.00$ 5,281.55$ 52.7% 0.53$

MS - MISSISSIPPI 4,450.00$ 778 778.00$ 100.00$ 12.9% 0.13$

MO - MISSOURI 910.00$ 2,761 2,761.00$ 300.00$ 10.9% 0.11$

MT - MONTANA 1,100.00$ 992 992.00$ 500.00$ 50.4% 0.50$

NE - NEBRASKA 9,200.00$ 6,020 6,020.00$ 3,338.75$ 55.5% 0.55$

NV - NEVADA 8,150.00$ 383 383.00$ 500.00$ 130.5% 1.31$

NH - NEW HAMPSHIRE 13,248.28$ 5,173 5,173.00$ 1,969.00$ 38.1% 0.38$

NJ - NEW JERSEY 5,993.00$ 8,190 8,190.00$ 5,512.00$ 67.3% 0.67$

NM - NEW MEXICO 770.00$ 1,383 1,383.00$ 1,095.97$ 79.2% 0.79$

NY - NEW YORK 8,606.00$ 24,133 24,133.00$ 36,980.00$ 153.2% 1.53$

NC - NORTH CAROLINA 2,100.00$ 2,085 2,085.00$ 4,209.69$ 201.9% 2.02$

ND - NORTH DAKOTA -$ 634 634.00$ 0.0% -$

OH - OHIO 31,389.48$ 26,361 26,361.00$ 5,566.00$ 21.1% 0.21$

OK - OKLAHOMA -$ 983 983.00$ 671.00$ 68.3% 0.68$

OR - OREGON 6,172.41$ 1,217 1,217.00$ 2,557.00$ 210.1% 2.10$

PA - PENNSYLVANIA 30,672.06$ 53,786 53,786.00$ 21,459.11$ 39.9% 0.40$

PI - PHILIPPINES -$ 39 39.00$ 800.00$ 2051.3% 20.51$

PR - PUERTO RICO -$ 52 52.00$ 0.0% -$

RI - RHODE ISLAND -$ 225 225.00$ 0.0% -$

SC - SOUTH CAROLINA 2,750.00$ 1,158 1,158.00$ 1,100.00$ 95.0% 0.95$

SD - SOUTH DAKOTA -$ 420 420.00$ 0.0% -$

TN - TENNESSEE 1,857.00$ 1,331 1,331.00$ 1,456.00$ 109.4% 1.09$

TX - TEXAS 3,697.00$ 5,060 5,060.00$ 4,778.00$ 94.4% 0.94$

UT - UTAH 575.00$ 518 518.00$ 498.00$ 96.1% 0.96$

VT - VERMONT 8,433.00$ 3,435 3,435.00$ 1,931.00$ 56.2% 0.56$

VA - VIRGINIA 13,368.00$ 3,703 3,703.00$ 7,983.04$ 215.6% 2.16$

WA - WASHINGTON 1,425.00$ 2,081 2,081.00$ 1,250.00$ 60.1% 0.60$

WV - WEST VIRGINIA 3,235.00$ 1,872 1,872.00$ 2,997.75$ 160.1% 1.60$

WI - WISCONSIN 1,452.00$ 3,532 3,532.00$ 0.0% -$

WY - WYOMING 6,743.53$ 1,103 1,103.00$ 0.0% -$

National 2,047.65$ -$ 466.00$

Grand Totals 327,594.07$ 317,123 317,123.00$ 202,452.54$ 63.8% 0.64$

As of: 03/29/19

Donations

Per CapitaDetachment 2018 Donations 2019 Membership 2019 CWF Goal 2019 Donations % of Goal

DETACHMENT COMMANDER

STEVE ENGLAND

“TESTIMONIAL DINNER”

SATURDAY MAY 11, 2019

BARRE POST 10

SOCIAL @ 4:30 PM DINNER @ 5:30 PM

CHOICE OF:

ROAST BEEF OR STUFFED CHICKEN OR VEGETARIAN LASAGNA

$15.00 PER PERSON

ENTERTAINMENT: KAT’S ROCK N KOUNTRY

PLEASE SEND CHECKS TO:

(PAYABLE TO S.A.L. SQUADRON 10)

STEVE ENGLAND

26 COLLEGE STREET

BARRE, VERMONT 05641

RSVP BY MAY 5TH (PLEASE INDICATE MEAL CHOICE)

Montpelier Post #03

The American Legion

National Commander – Brett Reistad

“Meet and Visit”

Wednesday, April 10th

1:45 P.M.

Stop by Post #03 located at 21 Main St., Montpelier and Visit with

the American Legion National Commander

Light Refreshments will be Provided

Legion Family Encouraged to Attend!

SPONSORSHIP—S.A.L. Golf Tournament

To reach our goal of contributions to the programs mentioned on the previous page, we are

seeking Corporate and Organizational sponsorships. With this tax deductible contribution, we

will place a sign 2’ x 3’ on one of the holes with your name on it showing your support for Veter-

ans and Children and Youth programs. We also take pictures and make certificates, thanking

you for supporting this tournament.

The cost of sponsoring a hole is as follows:

$300.00 for a hole by yourself

We also except half a hole sponsor ($150.00). You will then share a sign

You are able to put your business name and any special language on your sign (“Thank You Veterans”

or “In Memory of...”)

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, talk with your Sons of the American Legion member or fill out

the application on the next page

SPONSORSHIP APPLICATION

Business or Organization’s name to be put on the sign.

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Special Language (In Memory of....”)

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Your phone #:________________________

Your address:_________________________

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Thank You for Your Support!

Please mail in your check payable to:

SAL Detachment of Vermont

Send to: Henry Cleveland 1212 Coburn Hill Rd Craftsbury, VT 05826

If you have any questions, please call: Henry Cleveland 802-586-7536H or 802-793-4315C

Need a receipt for tax purposes?

Yes____ No___

SONS OF AMERICAN LEGION, SQUADRON #3 IS RAFFLING OFF

A 10 GUN GUN SAFE. RAFFLE WILL BE DRAWN

INDEPENDENCE DAY, JULY 4, 2019. TICKETS ARE $5 EACH

AVAILABLE AT THE AMERICAN LEGION ON 21 MAIN STREET

IN MONTPELIER, VERMONT.

Winchester Safe Model TS-9-EFL welded steel body, durable powdercoated hammertone gray finish with

Electronic Lock can be programmed to your personal combination, Gun Rack with adjustable shelf location,

6 locking bolts (3 active & 3 deadlocking), corner interior access hole covers to bolt down the safe, Palusol®

Heat Expandable Door Seal (expands to 6x its size when subjected to heat). Exceeds California DOJ

requirements. Proven 30 minute fire rating at 1,200° F. 5/8 inch UL rated fire protection in the ceiling, walls

and floor. Composite Door with added layer of UL rated fireboard protection. Lifetime replacement

guarantee in the event of a burglary attack or in the event of a fire.

55 inches high x 18 inches wide x 15 inches deep, 200 lbs. It will fit into a closet.

Proceeds from this raffle benefit Veteran’s and Community Programs.

BARRE POST 10 COMING EVENTS

The information below is accurate to best of our knowledge at the time of publication. Call the Post at 479-9058 for last minute changes.

April 6, Friday night at the Post. Band: YVONNE & THE REVERBS.Cover charge, $6 at the door.

April 8, All-Veterans Dinner. 6 p.m. FREE, family and guests welcome; bring a veter-

an. RSVP by 04/01/19 to 802-479-9058.

April 12, Friday night at the Post. Band: BRETHEREN. Acoustic blues, country and

pop. 7-10 p.m. Cover charge, $3 at the door.

April 13, Member Recognition AND Past Commanders/Presidents Dinner.Tickets at

the Old Glory Lounge. Cocktails at 5 p.m.; dinner at 6 p.m.: ham and scalloped potatoes. No

charge for honored members being recognized; guests $10 per person.

April 13, Saturday night at the Post. Band: KRAZY KOUNTRY. Cover charge, $6 at the door.

April 19, Meat Bingo.

April 20, Saturday night at the Post. Band: VIBRATIONS. Cover charge, $6 at the door.

April 26, Friday night at the Post. Band: TWANG CASTERS. Cover charge, $6 at the door.

May 3, Sherri’s Jubilee. 7 to 11 p.m. Cover charge, $4 at the door.

May 4, Saturday night at the Post. Cinco de Mayo Money Raffle, Sons of The American Legion Squadron 10. Tickets at the Old Glory Lounge $80 each, admits 2. Buffet 4 p.m. Money raffle 5 p.m. Top prize $2,000. DJ: Chuck Lyford, 7 to 11 p.m.

Attachments: calendar; All Veterans Dinner; PITCH FOR LEGION BASEBALL

House Committee meeting, 6:00 p.m., first Thursday of each month. General Membership meeting, 6:30 p.m., third Thursday of each month. All Legion members are encouraged to attend and partici-

pate.

Has your team got game ? Prove it at the Aud ! The Times Argus invites you and your best Pitch playing friends, club members or co-workers to play for

cash and bragging rights as the best pitch team in town. Proceeds to benefit Barre Post 10 baseball.

We are inviting everyone. All of our community clubs, city and town departments, businesses and anyone else in

the community that wants to form a team. A complimentary team will be given to; Barre City and Barre Town

Emergency Services and Spaulding High School. Come and represent ! (First come first serve. 50 Tables.)

Friday, May 3rd 2019 Doors open for registration at 5:00 pm. Game Play begins at 6pm and ends at

10pm. $ 120 per team Food is included with the player

fee. Cash Prizes. Tournament play at the Barre Aud.

Playing decks in a series of collectible playing cards celebrating our community.

Beer, Wine, Hard Cider and soft drinks for purchase to benefit Post10 baseball.

Does your crew have the game to take it all in this 2019 Times Argus “Life’s a Pitch, Tournament” ? Book your

team in advance by going to www.802TIX.com and click on Sports, Or E-mail: 802events@timesargus.com

INCLUDE: your name, a phone number, team members names, your team name, who your team represents.

Checks made out to: American Legion, Barre-Post 10 can be mailed before April 30th to: Times Argus,

47 North Main Street, Barre VT 05641 Attention: Pitch Tournament.

Mark your calendar. We’re already planning our sequel for 2020. Times Argus “Son of a Pitch Tournament”.

See you there

Arlington Sons of the American Legion Post 69

Ticket Prices:

$2 per ticket

$10 for a sheet of 7 ($1.42/ticket)

$20 for three sheets ($ .95/ticket)

Drawing on May 12th, 2019

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Fish are donated annually by the Vermont

Fish and Wildlife Department: Thank you!