Home Association Happenings!
Home Association By-Laws Revision: 2/11/2016
1st Vice President Report 6/25/2023
Home Assn and Post News:
- Home Association donation to the Legion $27,000
- Joe Galloway invited the Legion to join forces with Linglestown Gazette Sports. The Legion has made a substantial donation to them and they in turn will be covering Linglestown Legion baseball.
- Annual Flag Day Round Up and Chili Cook off – Duane McCullough’s chili came in shy one vote for first place.
- Military Share was this past Saturday.
- Honor Guard has been busy.
- The House Rules have been revised, posted for 30 days in the canteen and are now in place
- Harrisburg Veteran Center June 24th 5k run/walk for PTSD Awareness a few from our Post made the walk
- The new officers for 2023-2024
- Legion Commander – Adrienne O’Brien
- 1st Vice – Larry Oates
- 2nd Vice – Lauren Volz
- Adjutant – Michelle Zandome
- Finance – Mike Volz
- Home Assn. President – Bill Leaman
- 1st Vice – Tom Watsula
- 2nd Vice – Richard Crumlich
- Secretary – Lauren Volz
- Treasurer – Lee Rung
- Ken thanked all the Jr. ALA, Sr.ALA, SAL, Riders and Legionnaires that helped place flags on cemeteries, helped in the parade, and all through the year for their volunteerism.
- We have a new TV in the Canteen donated by the SAL which has pictures of the parade, chili cook-off, BBQ, etc. Thanks to Jim Darragh, photographer
- The Legion is looking into purchasing an audio/visual cart for the banquet room and a TV
- National Night Out for Safety is August 1st at George Park. We will be looking for volunteers to man the table for the ALA
- The Post is to receive awards at Convention for New Members, Highest Percentage Increase, and New or Expansion of a Post Award (the deck)
- Jim Smoke and Alan Gibo received a Blue Star flag to display in their front window because they have a daughter/granddaughter that have or will have entered in the service. Leah Gibo leaves July 19, 2023 to join the Navy
- Ken asks that everyone keep Lee Lippi in their prayers as his cancer is back and he is doing chemo and radiation therapies again
1st Vice President Report 5/21/2023
Home Assn and Post News:
- The AC in the building is in dire need of repair and estimated cost will be $2,868.
- New Hires:
- Jade Markel – server/bartender
- Katherine Krupski – server/bartender
- Fiona Criswell – server/bartender
- Erica Hodges – server/bartender
- Floor expense was $9,100 and plumbing costs were $2,000. The glass dishwasher hasn’t been received as yet. May have to cancel and find a new vendor.
- Home Association donation to the Legion $26,036
- April Downing gave a presentation on NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness) not just for Veterans. Dial 988 for mental health help
- Annual Flag Day Round Up and Chili Cook off – Duane McCullough will need votes for his chili entry, June 11th, at 11 am at Department Headquarters in Wormleysburg
- 54 families were given boxes yesterday for Military Share
- Honor Guard has been busy. They are looking for more people, you do not need to be a veteran to be in the Honor Guard
- June 3rd from 10-1 is a walk around City Island
- The House Rules have been revised, they will be reviewed and then posted for 30 days in the canteen
- Independence Day Weekend cards on table
- Harrisburg Veteran Center June 24th 5k run/walk for PTSD Awareness
- Software/Hardware has been approved
- Nominations have been made and closed
- Legion Commander – Adrienne O’Brien
- 1st Vice – Larry Oates
- 2nd Vice – Lauren Volz
- Adjutant – Michelle Zandome
- Finance – Mike Volz
- Home Assn. President – Bill Leaman
- 1st Vice – Tom Wasula (sp)
- 2nd Vice – Lee Lippi
- Secretary – Lauren Volz
- Treasurer – Lee Rung
- Flag placement meet Thursday, May 25th at 10 am in Shoop’s cemetery. Once done with that cemetery we will move to Resurrection Cemetery. Rain date May 26th.
- June 5th Veteran Outreach Tiny Homes groundbreaking, leaving the Post at 10:15 am. Wear our stars and bars shirts.
- We currently have 16 WWII Veteran members