March/April  2002
     MEETINGS        
                   

Executive(1stThursday).......  Mar. 7th, Apr. 4th, April 4th, May 9th, June 6th
General (2nd Tuesday).......   Mar. 12th, Apr. 9th, April 9th, May 14th, June 11th
All meetings are held at Post Home and promptly at 7:00 PM !

COMMANDER
George A. Lentz

Enclosed with your March/April newsletter is a poppy, along with a pledge card, asking for a donation to help our  Veteran's and their families.  All donations collected minus the cost of the Poppies and mailing is turned over to the Rehab fund with the Ladies Auxiliary Unit #330 for distribution in accordance with the guidelines of The American Legion.  Please respond promptly with a generous donation.

The response to our 7-6-7 raffle has been "Great".  Of course there are still some who have not sent theirs in.  Remember you will have a chance to win one of five cash prizes for tem months beginning with the March meeting.

At the March meeting I will appoint a Nominating Committee to review letter's of intent from candidates for the following offices with Calumet Memorial Post #33o American Legion for the 2002-2003 year.  They are: Commander, Sr. Vice Commander, Jr. Vice Commander, Sgt.-at-Arms, Finance Officer, (2) Service Officers, and Graves Registrar.  There are also (9) delegates to the State Convention in Springfield July 11th - 13th, (11) delegates to the 8th District and Cook County Council.  All other Officers are appointed by the Newly Elected Commander.  If you haven't held an office at Post #330 or if you can do it again please consider getting your letter in.

At last count we are short 35 Members of getting Post #330 100% in membership.  If you are one who hasn't renewed for 2002, please respond now.  If you can not pay for some reason, send a letter of explanation to the Post - attention Commander.  Your letter will be reviewed and considered for payment.  All inquiries will be confidential.

Watch the Calendar of events for functions planned for your entertainment and the betterment of our Post.  Take time out and enjoy yourself at the Post Lounge.  Always a friendly  place to renew old friendships and meet new people.

SGT. - AT- ARMS
James Tierney

During the months of December and January, The Post 330 Honor Guard conducted 6 Post Everlasting and 4 Funeral Service Ceremonies for deceased members of Post 330.

I am pleased to announce that Ben Wisniewski has volunteered for Honor Guard Service.  Welcome aboard Benny!  

On Saturday, December 14th, Frank Bolda and myself represented Post 330 at the Hennessy-Nowak Funeral Home's Family remembrance Ceremony.  five Candles were lighted symbolizing Mother, Fathers, Aunts, Uncles, Children, Grandparents, Husbands, Wives, and Friends.  Frank Bolda lit a sixth candle in remembrance of those who perished on September 11, 2001.

On Sunday, December 15th, Art Harrison posted our Legion's Colors at the "Salute 2001" Ceremony.  Our Post 330 member Bill Franker was one of the five men that were recognized and honored for their heroism while serving their country in military service.

On Friday evening, December 15th, Post 330 hosted the Annual Honor Guard Dinner.  Invited guests were Mr. & Mrs. Leo Hennessy, Miss Monica Rodriguez, Manager of the Hennessy-Nowak Funeral Home, and Mr. & Mrs. Rich Dominiak, Lansing Memorial Ceremonial Honor Guard Coordinator.  I wish to thank Leo Hennessy for his donation of floral table center pieces, which brightened up our dinner tables.

In the dark days after the Post 330 building fire back in 1995, when there was no money available for the Annual Honor Guard Dinner, Leo Hennessy and Art Harrison made certain that Honor Guard Annual Dinner would continue by donating their own funds to make sure that this traditional dinner could be held.  Gentlemen, words can not thank you  enough.  And to the Ladies in the kitchen, Julie and Beverly, the food and service were outstanding.  Thanks also to Bill Parsanko and Alex Wojcikiewicz for your help in making our dinner a success.  To the 2001-2001 Honor Guard members, I want to extend my appreciation for your loyalty and devotion to duty.

Thank you to Monica Rodriguez and Art Harrison for your generous donations to the Honor Guard Fund. 

GRAVES REGISTRAR
Sam Papa

The following names were entered in the Graves Register since the last newsletter:

Edward Sobus-12/23/01, James LaRoche-1/1/01, William Sawyer-1/4/02, Julian Jastrzebowski, jr-1/19/02, Henry Smith-1/29/02, Alex Broski-1/29/02, John B. Greski-1/30/02, Carl Fowler-2/5/02  May they rest in peace!

You may write to me at Legion post address or e-mail me at help@webcitynet.com

The current post membership is just over 1100.  We are represented by 28 states with the following number in the states listed below;

SR. VICE COMMANDER
Roland Kwasny

This month we welcome new members Mario J. Avignone, John J. Barry, Richard G. Dudley, Jr., Thomas Devanis, Victor J. Francus, Samuel Harris, Rene Nawodylo, Jacob Tobuch, Terri Lynn Wright, Gino Nicoli, Anton Konvalinka and Carl Ronzani.  Even thought we're having a very good recruiting year, we still need help from ALL of our members to attain our 100% goal.  this year's Membership Smoker, held on Sunday afternoon, February 10th, was enjoyable by all who attended.

          JR. VICE COMMANDER            HarryCondon

Thank you fellow members for your support with our 2001 Christmas Party.  All kids and adults had a good time.  The next event that falls under my area of responsibility is our Annual Post #330 Summer Picnic which will be on Sunday, July 7, 2002.  More details will follow in the next Newsletter.  Hope to see all of you there.

I hope that you are all doing well and Thank You for your help and support.

POST ADJUTANT
John Los

We need your help. Going through our records we noticed that we lost contact with the following members. If you know the address of members below please contact the post or e-mail us at post330@yahoo.com . Thanks for your help.

S.A.L. UPDATE
George Lentz

Where were you on Super Bowl Sunday?  If you weren't at the SAL Super Bowl Blast you missed a good time.  There were about 160 that enjoyed the game on two large screens, good food and spirits and lots of door prizes.  Activities Chairman Frank Orsini Jr. and his committee worked hard for the enjoyment of our guests.

With the Super Bowl behind us, your Squadron will be working with the Post on the 2002 Golf Outing.  We will try for early June at a course close to Calumet City if possible.  And as in the past we will do all we can to keep the fees reasonable.

Regular meetings are held on the 1st Monday of the month at 7:30PM at the Post Home.  Feel free at attend a meeting - all members are welcome.

Mar. 1 - Fish Dinner,  4-7:30 PM

Mar. 3 - Ponczki Dance, 3-7:00 PM

Mar. 12 - Fish Dinner,  4-7:30 PM

Mar. 22 - Fish Dinner,  4-7:30 PM

Mar. 24 - SAL Spaghetti Dinner

Mar. 29 - Fish Dinner,  4-7:30 PM

Mar. 31 - Happy Easter

Apr. 28 - Family Luncheon, 12-4:00 PM

May 12 - Happy Mother's Day

May 24 & 25 - Poppy Days

May 27 - Memorial Day Service

Jun. 14 - Flag Day

Jun. 16 - Happy Father's Day

I would like to remind members of the Auxiliary that you will be getting a letter asking for donations of food, cakes, prizes or monetary donations for our Annual Family Luncheon that will be held on Sunday, April 28, 2002, from 12 Noon to 4:00PM.  This is the only fund raiser we have, so I hope that our will be generous with your donations.

Everybody is welcome, men, women adn children.  Tickets are only $6.00 for adults and $3.00 for children 5 years and under.  This is an "All you can eat" Luncheon.  there will be plenty of delicious home-made foods, door prizes and raffles.  There will also be a cake sale.  So come on out and join us at out Post Building, 950 Legion Drive in Calumet City.  The Luncheon tickets can be purchased at the door.

There are still some members that have not paid for their dues this year.  Look at your membership card.  If the year 2002 is not on your card, you need to pay the $13.00 for your 2002 dues. Send it to our membership chairperson, Joanne Lentz.  We are pretty close to being 100% b March 22, 2002, Patriotic Conference.   We only need 29 to make it.

I would like to wish all of the Auxiliary members and their families a Happy St. Patrick's Day, A happy Easter and A Happy Birthday to the American Legion.

Our March meeting will be on Wednesday, March 20, 2002.  It is changed because of the Primary election that we held Tuesday, March 19.  The April meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 16th at 7:30 PM.

See you at our Family Luncheon on April 28th and at our monthly meetings.

Have questions about the site?  E-Mail me at Post330@yahoo.com