MARCH 2018 VETERANS HELPING VETERANS ISSUE 26

COMMANDER’S CORNER

Hope everyone is looking forward to spring, I know I am. After our quiet months of January and February things should start picking up. There are many events coming up in the next couple of months. Our annual Scholarship Golf Tournament is coming up April 28

th. Get your team

together and register. We need volunteers to assist in going out and getting raffle items, door prizes, etc for the tournament. We also need hole sponsors which can be individuals or businesses. Hole sponsorships are $100 (or more) a hole and that’s where we get must of our profit for the scholarships. Applications for our in-house scholarship are available at the post. Along with our weekend entertainment schedule and dinners there’s always plenty to do at the Post. So be sure and check the calendar for all the upcoming events. As a reminder the June Convention will be at the Rosen Centre June 8

th to

the 10th. This is where we elect our Department Officers for the coming year. Each Post has one (1) voting delegate authorized for each twenty-five members. Usually our membership numbers allow us to have around 25 voting delegates at the convention. The convention is an excellent opportunity for all members to see how AMVETS operates at the state level. Anyone interested in attending as a delegate please contact me before May 1

st.

As the 5th

largest Post in the state of Florida I would like us to be well represented. As a reminder the Post pays for 2 nights for all officers of the Post and we usually will pay for delegate’s rooms also providing the Post has available monies. Also, the AMVETS National Convention will be held in Orlando from 8-10 August. Don’t forget that the first round of nominations for Post Officers/Trustees will be at the March 20

th General Membership Meeting. At

the February general membership meeting a motion was made to vote on the post going non-smoking. This motion will be voted on at the March 20

th meeting. The May

annual meeting for Post 35 will be 8 May instead of the normal third Tuesday. This is to comply with Department Constitution and By-Laws. In closing I would like to thank all the members and officers of this post for their support. Our Post can only be as good as we all are, working together to further the Aims and Ideals of AMVETS.

Yours in Service Craig Sarrasin Commander

FROM THE AUXILIARY

Thank you all for coming out to the Valentine’s Dinner and Party! Everyone had a great time and full bellies. The Italian dinner was a big hit. Thanks to your generosity, we raised $903.67 for the American Heart Association! With March comes the luck of the Irish. Auxiliary is teaming up with the Post and the Sons to make St. Patrick’s Day a big event at Post 35. In addition to the corned beef and cabbage dinner offered by the post, Auxiliary will be hosting horse races to benefit scholarship. Contact Beth Mills to help out as there are many moving parts to make a successful horse race. And plan to be there March 17 – horse races are a ton of fun, plus we will be drawing our gun raffle winner of the Kimber Micro 9! ATTENTION AUXILIARY MEMBERS: Elections will be held at the May meeting. If you’ve never been through this process, I encourage you to participate. To be eligible to vote for your Auxiliary board, you must be present to vote at the May 1 meeting. Additionally, you must have attended 3 Auxiliary meetings throughout our fiscal year. We meet the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm in the Post meeting shed. You can attend the March 6, April 3, and May 1 meetings to be eligible to vote if you haven’t attended any meetings since June 2017. First round of nominations will be conducted at the April 3 meeting – anyone can nominate! Our officer positions are:

1. President 2. First Vice President (membership) 3. Second Vice President (Child Welfare) 4. Third Vice President (Community Service 5. Secretary 6. Treasurer 7. Chaplain 8. SEC Representative 9. Parliamentarian 10. Americanism Officer 11. Scholarship Officer 12. Hospital Officer 13. Sargent at Arms

As you can see, it takes many to spread the workload and have a properly functioning Auxiliary that does the most good for our Post, our causes, and our community.

Yours in Service, Suzi Scanlan

Ladies Auxiliary President

Way - Whitehouse Memorial AMVETS Post 35 Inc

AMVETS, LADIES AUXILIARY, SONS

AND RIDERS’

105 JOHN KING ROAD

CRESTVIEW, FL 32539

850-682-8435

www.amvetspost35fl.com

www.amvetspost35fl.co

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POST OFFICERS

2017-2018

Commander Craig Sarrasin 1st Vice Commander Kelli Schwendt Membership 2nd Vice Commander Elizabeth Westby Programs Chairman of Board Bill Hafner Finance Theresa Kimbril Adjutant Teresa White Judge Advocate John Wolford Provost Marshall John Vaughn Chaplain Dennis Wise Quartermaster Vacant Historian Bill Hafner P R O Vacant Sons Coordinator Suzie Taylor Lounge Manager Sherrie Scanlan

Trustees 1 Yr Member Ron Brackett Earl Van Valkenburg 2 Yr Member Ruth Wise Bob Johnson 3 Yr Member James Wilkinson Lois Spear

Ladies Auxiliary

President Suzi Scanlan 1st Vice President Mary Hafner 2nd Vice President Caryn Wilkinson 3rd Vice President Anita Mercer Secretary Duan Byrd Treasurer Linda Hoon Chaplain Karen Mofford S.E.C. Jerri Devoll Scholarship Beth Mills Americanism Parliamentarian Linda Hoon

Sons of AMVETS

Commander Joel Hughes II 1st Vice Commander Chris Everman 2nd Vice Commander Hippie Reynolds Adjutant Robert Mofford Finance Dean Westby Provost Marshall Joel Givens Judge Advocate Jim Meager Chaplain Javier Hernandez PRO Kevin Fitzgerald Historian Brian Simonds

AMVET Riders

President Rob Hagan 1st Vice President Jimmy Evans 2nd Vice President Biff Walls Secretary Anita Mercer Treasurer Anita Mercer Judge Advocate Christy Duncan Sgt-at-Arms Joel Givens Chaplain Javier Hernandez

DEADLINE FOR NEWSLETTER ARTICLES IS 6 PM SUNDAY FOLLOWING THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Jeremey Baker USAF Jonathan Buelow USAF Adam Caldwell USAF Jared Haberlin USA Zane Hanks USAF Travis Holtzclaw USAF Matthew Lewis USA Michael Lundien USAF Gus Maldonado USA Kevin Manleu USN John Merrick USAF Michael Purcell USA

AMVETS PROGRAMS

Our Programs reports are off and running at a snail’s pace so far this year, so I need your help. Please remember to input the things that you are doing or to jot it down on a report for me. You can even e-mail it, as my address is at the bottom of my report each month. Almost anything that you do for someone without receiving any pay can be considered a program. This is also one time that you are allowed to be a tattle-tale! If someone does something to help you, that needs to be reported as well. Nothing would make me happier than for each and every one of our members to turn in a report, however small, each and every month. Remember, small things add up to big things! It’s not too early to start thinking about the upcoming elections. If there is an office you have been considering, I’m sure the person who fills that spot currently would be more than happy to provide information and training to see if it’s something you want to do. New faces bring new ideas, and though most of us are willing to continue, we’re getting tired!

Also, one thing we often do is to forget those who are contributing to our Post. I’d like to recognize the Trustees for all they do around the Post. Just regular maintenance is quite a daunting task! A special thanks to Earl, as I understand that he’s responsible for the light in the ladies room. Awesome! I’d also like to thank Sherrie and her staff for doing such a good job. Many things would not happen at the Post without Sherrie planning and in some cases preparing food, decorating, etc., for the event at hand. We also have a great group of ladies behind the bar that babysit us on a regular basis in case you haven’t noticed. A big Thank You to the Ladies for putting on such a great meal and party for Valentine’s Day! What a wonderful change from the regular steak dinner. And they were able to raise a large donation for the Heart Association as well. Good job! And finally, kudos to Lori and Cory Clark for ramrodding the Sunday Fun Day. If you’ve missed the last two Fun Days you’ve really missed a good time! That goes to show you that you don’t have to hold a Post office to make a change for the positive. Just bring a good idea – no, a GREAT idea – and let’s roll with it! Keep the reports coming, we need them!!

Yours in Service, Liz Westby dlwestby@cox.net

FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

First I want to thank Tennessee for cleaning out the rain gutters, awesome. Also want to thank Cory and Lorie for the

"Sunday Funday" idea, a real success and I encourage anyone that has not tried it to come out, good time. Upcoming

events are St Patrick's Day on the 17th with food from 12 - ??, and work parties on the 7th and 15th of April starting at

0900, more details to come so if you can please try to help, the more the quicker and easier it is.

Yours in service,

Bill Hafner, Chairman

Chris Everman Richard Lovering Craig Sullivan Chris Everman Virgil Talbot Henry Hendricks

8-Ball Pool Tournament Winners 9-Ball Tournament Winners

2018 VALENTINE DINNER AND PARTY

so

KING AND QUEEN: CHRIS EVERMAN AND LINDA HOON

BEST DRESSED: MATT LEWIS AND JUDY DINGESS

March Drink Specials

1 CMIST-2.75

2 BACARDI-2.75

5 WELLS-2.25

6 ALL DAY HAPPY HR

7 WINE- 2.25

8 JACK -3.50

9 SMIRNOFF-2.75

12 BEAM- 2.75

13 ALL DAY HAPPY HR

14 B & B -2.50

15 FIREBALL- 2.75

16 WELLS- 2.25

19 JAMESON- 4.00

20 ALL DAY HAPPY HR

21 SEAGRAMS 7- 2.75

22 CROWN- 3.75

23 WELLS- 2.25

26 WELLS- 2.25

27 ALL DAY HAPPY HR

28 WINE- 2.25

29 HENNESEY-4.50

30 WELLS- 2.25

From the Lounge

A huge Thank you to Mr Phillip

Davis..aka "Tennessee". He

cleaned out our gutters. Our

next Funday Sunday will be on

the 11th of April. Its been a

huge success so far, let's keep

this going. Thank you to the

Auxiliary for the great cleanup

job after the Valentine's Day

party.

Sherrie

TRIVIA QUESTION

Which spacecraft took

the first man on the

moon?

The first 5 people to tell the

bartender on duty the correct

answer will receive a free beer.

MARCH ENTERTAINMENT

2- UR12 8pm

3- Dave Watson & the Time

Bandits 8 pm

9- Faction Band 8pm

10- 8 Ball Tournamnet Playoffs /

OJB 5-12

11- Sunday Funday 1pm

16- UR12 8pm

17- Trustee Corned Beef n

Cabbage Dinner 12pm till gone

Auxiliary Horse Races/Gun Raffle

Ed Wrann 8pm

23- OJB 5-12

24- 9 Ball Tournament 12 pm

Juke Joint Willie 8pm

30- UR12 8pm

31- OJB 5-12

Mar. 11---Sunday Funday with games, food and fun Mar. 17---Corned beef and cabbage dinner by Trustees Horse races by the Auxiliary and gun raffle drawing Mar. 10---8-ball tournament Mar. 24---9-Ball tournament

March Tournaments

8 Ball March 10th 9-ball March 24th

11 MARCH 2018 1 pm

**OPEN JUKE BOX**

**FREE POOL**

**LEFT RIGHT CENTER**

AT THE CANTEEN

Sub sandwiches/wings and

extras!!!!!

Last month was a hoot!

Lets do it again!!!!!!!

BINGO AND DINNER AT THE

POST

THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF

EVERY MONTH

5:30 PM UNTIL GONE

ENJOY DINNER AND PLAY A

FEW GAMES OF BINGO

MENU WILL VARY SO CHECK

YOUR NEWSLETTER FOR

MONTHLY INFORMATION

SPONSORED BY THE AMVET

RIDERS

AMVETS NATIONAL COMMANDER

VISITS POST 35

ANNUAL ST PADDY’S DAY

CORNED BEEF & CABBAGE DINNER

SATURDAY MARCH 17TH

SERVING BEGINS AT 12:00 TILL

GONE!

$7.00 PER PLATE

RACE FOR SCHOLARSHIP

HORSERACES--MARCH 17TH

FIRST RACE AT 1 PM

BUY A HORSE! BET ON A HORSE!

CHEER THEM ON TO THE FINISH LINE

WIN! WIN! WIN

RAFFLES AND 50/50

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

Happy Hour

4pm till 7pm

2

Happy Hour

4pm till 7pm

UR12

Karaoke with

Glenn

3

Dave Watson

The Time

Bandits

8 PM

4

FREE POOL

ALL DAY

NASCAR

LAS VEGAS

3:30

5

Happy Hour

4pm till 7pm

Son's Meeting

7 PM

6

All Day

Ladies Auxiliary

Meeting

6:30

7

Happy Hour

4pm till Bingo

is over

6 PM

8

Happy Hour

4pm till 7pm

9

Happy Hour

4pm till 7pm

Faction Band

8 PM

10

8-ball Tourny

12 PM

OJB

5-12 PM

11 FREE POOL

ALL DAY

SUNDAY

FUNDAY

1 PM

NASCAR

ISM Raceway

3:30

12

Happy Hour

4pm till 7pm

13

All Day

14

Happy Hour

4pm till Bingo

is over

Bingo 6 PM

15

Happy Hour

4pm till 7pm

16

Happy Hour

4pm till 7pm

UR12

Karaoke with

Glenn

8 PM

17

Corned beef &

cabbage 12 til

gone

Horse Races

1 PM

Ed Wrann

8pm - 12

18

FREE POOL

ALL DAY

NASCAR

Auto Club

3:30

19

Happy Hour

4pm till 7pm

RIDERS

MEETING

7 pm

20

All Day

AMVETS

E-Board Mtg.

5:30 AMVETS General

Membership

Meeting 7 PM

21

Happy Hour

4pm till Bingo

is over

Bingo 6 PM

22

Happy Hour

4pm til 7 pm

23

Happy Hour

4pm till 7pm

OJB

5-12 PM

24

9-Ball

Tourney

12 PM

Juke Joint Willie

8 PM

25

FREE POOL

ALL DAY

NASCAR

Martinsville

3:30

26

Happy Hour

4pm till 7pm

27

All Day

28

Happy Hour

4pm till Bingo

is over

Rider's Serving

Food

Bingo 6 PM

29

Happy Hour

4pm til 7 pm

30

Happy Hour

4pm til 7 pm

UR12

Karaoke with

Glenn

8 PM

31

OJB

5-12 PM

MARCH

Way - Whitehouse Memorial

AMVETS Post 35 Inc

105 JOHN KING ROAD

CRESTVIEW, FL 32539

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Carol Cole 3/11 David Kiczales 3/11 Michael Pare 3/11 Roger Jenkins 3/12 Chester Whitehead 3/12 Sarah Burns 3/13 Paul Mercer 3/13 John Wolford 3/13 Linda Fontaine 3/14 Steven McKosky 3/14 Ray Knudson 3/16 Brian McQueen 3/16 Steven Hinrichs 3/17 Jeremy Spear 3/17 Michael Steinkraus 3/17 Shane Johnson 3/18 John Vaughn 3/21 Ronald Baddorf 3/22 Catherine Gunn 3/22 Teresa White 3/22 Cathy Ramsey 3/23

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