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"For God and Country"
The American Legion
Memorial Highway Post #352
Blanco, Texas
Post Office Box 301 Blanco, TX 78606-0301
Regular meetings are held at 7:30 PM on the 4th Thursday of each month at 803 13th street (South side of 13th street about 200 yards West of US 281 -- on school district grounds) Auxiliary Unit 352 serves a pot-luck dinner after 6:30 PM. Wartime vets and spouses welcome!
Google "803 13th Street, Blanco, Texas" for map to Post (no quotes)
NEXT MEETING:
Thursday July 24
NO JUNE MEETING; DEPARTMENT CONVENTION THAT WEEK
Pot Luck:
Program:
WARTIME VETS -- JOIN THE LEGION:
Present and former wartime service members CLICK for American Legion membership eligibility or join as a booster or sponsor
CLICK for membership form. Complete and mail to American Legion Post 352, P.O. Box 301, Blanco, Texas 78606-0301. Contact Post Adjutant (below) for current dues amount.
Please sign our Guest Book:
POST NEWS:
(5-22-08) Post elections were held on Thursday May 22. Please see the table below for results. There is still a real need for Legionnaires who will serve as Second Vice Commander, Chaplain and Historian.
(4-12-08) Congratulations to our Adjutant, Mike Simon, who was elected to a two year term as District 10 Sergeant-at-Arms at the Spring District 10 Convention held at Post 144 in San Marcos. Our new District Commander will be Walter Ivie. Post Commander Bruce Huguelet was elected the District 10 national security delegate to the Department Convention in late June in Corpus Christi. Post 352 members in attendance were Tom Avants, Mike and Donnea Simon and Bruce Huguelet.
(4-12-08) The Post bid to hold the next District 10 (Fall) Convention this October 11 was accepted. Because there will be upwards of 75 people in attendance, the Gem of the Hills Senior Citizens Center has been reserved for the occasion. Adjutant Mike Simon has agreed to be the Post District Convention Chairman; please give him your support to make this an event of which the Post can be proud.
(3-27-08) The Post voted to participate in the Blanco Lavender Festival to be held June 14 & 15 (Open 9AM until 6PM). http://www.blancolavenderfest.com/ We will have a food booth selling ice cream. Because we expect 10 times the traffic that we usually get from Blanco Market Days, we will need the help of more Post members. Please call any officer to volunteer your time for various jobs.
(3-27-08) Finance Officer Donnea Simon was awarded 2007 Legionnaire of the Year for her work in connection with past (and current) financial records and her numerous fundraising activities.
(4-12-08) A red poppy is put into a crystal bowl for Harold Eggers at San Marcos Post 144 which was the site of the District 10 Spring Convention memorial service and also for dozens of other comrades who have passed in the six months since the last District 10 Convention.
(4-12-08) Post 352 was top in District 10 for membership growth with 146%. We will add the ribbon to our Post flag.
AUXILIARY UNIT 352 NEWS:
(4-12-08) District 10 Auxiliary officer elections were held at the Convention at San Marcos Post 144. Each Unit gave a year-end report. Unit members attending were Christine Huguelet, Roxanna Avants and Donnea Simon.
(3-27-08) Nancy Purpura, Christine Huguelet, Donnea Simon and Roxanna Avants holding some of the 80 hats crocheted by Donnea Simon that have been sent to Texas soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Picture was taken on the occasion of Nancy's 90th birthday.
(3-12-08) The Unit will be sending a girl from Blanco HS and one from JC HS to Girls State this summer.
REMINDERS:
(10-11-07) The Post is using the American Legion Auto Blast telephone system to notify members of meetings, events, member needs, membership issues etc. If you DO NOT wish to be called, please notify the Post Webmaster.
For the Good of the Legion:
(2-1-08) The following 1903 Springfield rifles were issued to Post 352 by the army. Please check your closet and return any rifles to the Post. Rifles not returned soon will be reported as missing.
19303 40243 169749 620937 1510115 3006063 3026119 3224321 3229015 3267479 (5-16-08) There will be a rededication ceremony for the Austin Vietnam Memorial on Monday, June 2, 2008 at the Northeast corner of Cesar Chavez Boulevard and the I-35 freeway access ramp. R.S.V.P. to Diablo at 254-238-1883.
The I.C.E. campaign: Put "in case of emergency" numbers (I.C.E.1 etc.) in your cell phone so that appropriate people can be notified by emergency responders if there is a problem.
(10-11-07) Oral histories of veterans are being collected. E-mail Louis Sandoval or call 210-227-9373x11 for an appointment for a 45 minute interview.
May 2008 Commander's Call
by Bruce Huguelet
Remember that Post elections will be held at the regular monthly meeting on May 22. We need candidates for Service Officer, Chaplain and Second Vice Commander. You may also wish to run against one of the candidates in the other offices.
Booth workers, trash collectors and parking attendants are needed for the Blanco Lavender Festival to be held June 14 and 15. This is one of our biggest fund raising activities and we need your help so call one of the officers and volunteer some time on one or both days – PLEASE!
Recruiting new members for the Post involves raising awareness about the Post and its activities. We have been putting articles in the newspapers and we have been distributing this bulletin outside of Legion circles, but we need people to recognize a Legionnaire in public so that the Legionnaire answer questions about the Legion and the Post and can invite wartime vets to our meetings. Some officers have unofficially adopted the hat that you see pictured and wear it often in public. If you would like to help our recruiting, you can order a cap directly from Legion emblem sales (item 708.137 $13.95) and wear it as much as possible. The legion does not embroider this particular style, but you can have Post 352 Blanco, Texas put on your hat locally by Digital Expressions 830-228-5084 for $8.00 (or less if we can get a bulk order). By the way, this baseball hat can not replace the official dark blue overseas cap that is required for official Legion meetings.
NEW! CLICK to subscribe to the American Legion Online Update (current week articles & archives)
CLICK to see American Legion Magazine articles (current month issue & archives)
CLICK to subscribe to the monthly paper American Legion Dispatch or read it at the Post.
CLICK to see Department Legion Times (current month issue & archives)
FOR THE RECORD:
CLICK for minutes of latest Post meeting
CLICK for minutes of latest Post executive committee meeting
CLICK for latest Post financial report
POST CONTACTS: (Click on underlined blue names to send e-mail)
Post Commander Bruce C. Huguelet 830-833-5211 Adjutant Michael Simon 830-833-4460 1st Vice-Commander Tom Avants 830-833-2562 2nd Vice-Commander Finance Officer Donnea Simon 830-833-4460 Service Officer Herman (Will) Tammen 830-885-2493 Chaplain Sergeant-at-arms Oscar Segura 830-833-4565 Historian Judge Advocate George E. Byars Jr. 830-868-4367 Executive Com. Mbr. Dallas Lawrence, Past Commander 830-885-7742 Executive Com. Mbr. Newsletter Publisher Donnea Simon 830-833-4460 Webmaster Bruce C. Huguelet 830-833-5211 CLICK for current Post membership roster
Auxiliary
UNIT CONTACTS: (Click on underlined blue names to send e-mail)
President Christine L. Huguelet 830-833-5211 Vice-President Donnea Simon 830-833-4460 Secretary Erika Fickle 830-833-2735 Treasurer Erika Fickle 830-885-2735 Chaplain Roxanna Avants 830-833-2562 Historian Bobbie Jean Pratt Sergeant-at-arms Roxanna Avants 830-833-2562
Information Links:
Blanco Events Calendar Hill Country Portal
Get connected -- register your E-mail address with each:
National Department of Texas Post 352Purchase Legion caps and other emblem items.
Whittington's Jerky troop support programs
Donate automotive equipment & supplies for BAMC rehabilitation.
Operation Comfort (.com) provides free counseling for military family members.
Operation Comfort (.org) has many programs including Automotivation which seeks to set up auto body training for disabled vets. Tools, equipment and supplies donations are needed.
The American Legion has partnered with Avue Technologies to provide vets with more, better federal jobs.
http://www.americasupportsyou.mil. Other organizations that offer means of showing your support for our troops or assist wounded service members and their families include:
- http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/tooursoldiers/
- http://www.redcross.org
- http://www.usocares.org/Family Support Network
24 hour hotline 1-800-504-4098Send needed personal items to the troops.
Donate morale items to the troops.
Donate or Donate frequent flyer miles to the troops.
Donate coffee to the troops.
National American Legion
90th Convention in Phoenix, AZ August 22-26 2008
Department of Texas Commander Paul Dillard
Department Calendar Legion Times
Fall Department Executive Committee meeting in Austin at Crowne Plaza Hotel on September 18-21, 2008
90th Department Convention June 25-29, 2008 Corpus Christi Omni Hotel. Do we want to participate in the Color Guard Contest "Parade of Champions" on June 27 at 5 PM See FM 22-5 for performance guidance.
See Department convention links for housing and schedule.Texas Third Division Commander Pablo Aqualon
Fall Convention (Districts 9, 10, 14,15, 20 & 23)
Texas District #10 Commander Dan Musgrove
District 10 web site coming soon!
Fall Convention in Blanco at Gem of the Hills Senior Citizens Center hosted by Memorial Highway Post 352 on October 11, 2008 (27 Posts in Bastrop, Blanco, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Hayes, Milam, Travis, Washington, and Williamson counties)US Department of Veterans Affairs
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