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Cicero American Legion Cicero American Legion Cicero American Legion James Harvey Spire Post 787James Harvey Spire Post 787James Harvey Spire Post 787
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Volume 2010 Issue 1 Jan 2010
Calendar of Events & Activities
Dec 21 - Mon 7:30 PM Sons Meeting / Christ mas Party - Cindy’s Ship & Shore Dec 25 - Fri CLOSED FOR CHRISTMASCLOSED FOR CHRISTMASCLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS Dec 31 - Thurs 8 PM - 1 AM New Year’s Eve Party Jan 1 - Fri 5 - 9 PM BINGO Jan 5 - Tues 2 - 6 PM Post Birthday Par ty Jan 5 - Tues 7:00 PM Auxiliary Meeting Jan 9 - Sat 1:00 PM Meat Raffle Jan 10 - Sun 6:00 PM Color Guard Meeting Jan 12 - Tues 7:00 PM Legion Riders Meetin g Jan 21 - Thurs 7:00 PM GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGGENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGGENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Jan 25 - Tues 7:30 PM Sons Meeting Feb 7 - Sun 6 PM - ‘til Super Bowl Part y Every 2nd & 4th Saturday Nights - 8 PM - ‘til = = Karaoke with Tom & Val Every Tues - 6:00 PM Cadet’s Meet & D rill Deadline for February Newsletter - January 20th
Gen Member MtgGen Member Mtg
Thurs Jan 21 Thurs Jan 21 -- 7PM7PM
I would like to extend my wishes hoping that everyone had a very reward-ing holiday. This being a time for family I hope the Legion families were able get together. I would like to thank Charlie for the two great meals he and his staff served for the Early Bird dinner and also the Onondaga County meeting which was hosted by Post 787. I would also like to thank the Sons from Post 787 for inviting my wife and I to their Christmas party, we had a great time. Our next meat raffle will be held on Saturday, January 9th at 1 PM, please make plans to attend. The Post birthday party will be held on January 5, 2010. Please put that date on your calendar. I would like to advise of a date change for the Polar Bear Horseshoe Tour-nament. The new date is February 27th and the sign in time is at noon. There will be a sign up sheet in the Lounge right after the 1st of the year. There will be more info in the next newsletter. I would again remind you that this is YOUR POST, only YOU can make a difference. I welcome every member to attend the monthly meetings as this would be your chance to express your opinions. Please come in and volun-teer and enjoy a great time..... Dave Plato, Commander
2009/2010 Legion Officers
Commander…….Dave Plato 1st Vice…….Roy Potucek
2nd Vice…….Brian Sanford 3rd Vice…….Pat Kearney
Adjutant…….Doug Herrmann Finance Officer…. Dave Keegan
Service Officer.. Fred Stone Sgt At Arms…….Les Smith
Chaplain…….Glenn Sotherden Historian……..Heidi Heidenreich
Trustees: Sam Solitto
Janet Carpenter Mark Adams
(315) 699-0786 Phone (315) 699-7470 Fax
Cicero American Legion James Harvey Spire Post 787 5575 Legionnaire Drive Cicero, NY 13039
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The next Color Guard meeting will be on Sunday, January 10th at 6 PM. I would encourage all members and anyone interested in joining to attend as we will be handing out the advance sale tickets for the up coming Ham Raffle. I would like to wel-come our newest member, Don DeVaul to the Guard.
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Adjutant’s Agitation Adjutant’s Agitation Adjutant’s Agitation Adjutant’s Agitation By Doug Herrmann
MEMBERSHIP GOAL FOR 2010 IS 542MEMBERSHIP GOAL FOR 2010 IS 542MEMBERSHIP GOAL FOR 2010 IS 542
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Our membership is going fine so far, we are at around 91.88% of goal for the 2010 year.
The renewals are slowing down, but we still need every one to reach our goal. I would like to welcome new members Frank Ponto Jr., and Matt Ear-ley and also transfers from other posts, Don Johnson, John Kelly and Steve Limberg.
Wishing all our members and their families a happy sea-son and a very special New Year.
SAL NewsSAL NewsSAL NewsSAL NewsSAL NewsSAL NewsSAL NewsSAL NewsSAL NewsSAL NewsSAL NewsSAL News Bill BellBill BellBill Bell———AdjutantAdjutantAdjutant
New Membership is going well. Members that have not paid their 2009 dues have to pay for two years now that the 2010 cards are in. The 2010 renewal notice has gone out please send in your 2010 ASAP. We still have severa l mem-bers unpaid for 2010. They are as follows Robert Audrey, Larry Ballou, William Bassett, John Buffum, Jerry Crab-tree, Philip Cripps, Tom Delpha, Joseph Domagola, M i-chael Easterly, Steven Eisenger, David Fleming, Rob ert Fowler, Tony Giachetti, Raymond Harned, Greg Lamb, Jeffery Lane, David LaPlante, Gareth Lowe, Michael Lovell, Michael Mcardell, Brian McNeill, John Miller, Todd Moor-head, Christian Mobley, Pat Murphy, John Palmisano, David Perra, Raymond Rice, Lawrence Roth Jr, Willia m Sa-bine, Samuel Serrano Jr, Jonathan Sheppard, Kevin Shibley, Stephen Solitto, Gregg Sotherden, Terry So ther-den, Andrew Straw, Tim TAYLOR, Ronald Tyminski, Dav id Vincent, Matthew Wallace, Davie Wilkins, John D Wil kins, David Wise. Please fill out the update form when se nding in your dues so we can update our system. Please be aware that you cannot drink at our legion without y our new card. I have also sent out a list with our meeting dates with all your renewals any changes will be posted. The county meetings are the second Thursday of t he month anyone that would like to attend please let B ill Bell know. I will also post the county meeting locations at the legion. The Sons Annual Restaurant Raffle has started tickets will be available at the bar or from any Sons Membe r. The winner will be drawn on Super Bowl Sunday. We have a very busy Holiday Season coming. Remem ber that karaoke with Tom and Val has started on the 2 nd and 4th Saturday come join us and test out your singing ta lent. A big thank you to all those who attended GARY BRAMER’S calling hours and funeral. We will miss Ga ry very much he was a great part of our organization. I would like to send out all our prayers to him and his fam ily this holiday season. The Sons have joined the “Josh and Friends” prog ram. We will be sending out information soon to try to g et all our organizations on board this is a wonderful prog ram. Any questions, see Bill Bell. The Sons are also se lling golf calendars to help fund the Josh Dog program. They are $28 - see Bill. The winter horseshoe tournament has been changed to February 27 due to a conflict more info to follow. I would like to wish you all a merry Christmas a nd a happy new year. If any son’s member would like anything put in o ur news please let me know. You can leave me a note in our mail-box or call me 699-1954 or 751-7754 and we will get it in the newsletter. Here is a list of the next few meetings THEY START AT 7:30 December 21st at Cindy’s ship and shore January 25th
JANUARY MEMBER MEETINGJANUARY MEMBER MEETINGJANUARY MEMBER MEETINGJANUARY MEMBER MEETINGJANUARY MEMBER MEETINGJANUARY MEMBER MEETINGJANUARY MEMBER MEETINGJANUARY MEMBER MEETINGJANUARY MEMBER MEETINGJANUARY MEMBER MEETINGJANUARY MEMBER MEETINGJANUARY MEMBER MEETING Department of The Army Commendations Post member Col. Terry Mitchell
(Ret.) acts as a volunteer ambassador
for the Army's Freedom Team Salute Program,
an outreach program funded by the U.S. Army to
honor all Army veterans and supporters. During
the January General Membership Meeting, Terry
will present a framed certificate to the James
Harvey Spire Post and invite all Army veterans
to submit their name, address, rank if known, to
him for a commendation package. It consists of
a certificate of appreciation and personal mes-
sage of thanks signed by the Army Chief of Staff
and the Secretary of the Army, an official U.S.
Army lapel pin, and U.S. Army decal. It is pro-
vided at no cost by the U.S. Army. Current
members of the Army, Army Reserve, and Army
National Guard can also honor their spouse, em-
ployer, and parents, with a commendation. At
this time the other branches of service do not
have a similar program of recognition but any
member who wishes may receive a supporter
commendation. Anyone can put someone they
know in for a commendation by going to
www.freedomteamsalute.com
Get more information and be present at the Get more information and be present at the Get more information and be present at the January General Membership Meeting for theJanuary General Membership Meeting for theJanuary General Membership Meeting for the Commendation Certificate PresentationCommendation Certificate PresentationCommendation Certificate Presentation
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all of our
American Legion Families. To all of of our members, I do hope you enjoy
your holidays with family and friends and that new
memories will be made and remembered. Our auxil-
iary has been very active and I wish to say Thank
You for all of your cooperation, this is what team-
work is all about, you don't hesitate to help when
called upon. I wish to say Thank You to Jayne Fust & Linda
Jackson for hosting our Christmas party, great job
ladies. A special Thank You , to all who brought in desserts
for our Early Bird dinner, everything was delicious,
there was something for every ones sweet tooth, it
just shows you once again we worked together as a
team. Our membership is rising and I wish to welcome all
our newest members, it will great to have you on
board. Ladies, you never know who might be a po-
tential member so when you are out shopping casu-
ally bring up what we do in our auxiliary, and always
carry a application, remember if you sign up 3 new
members your name is sent to National to qualify
for a prize. Thank You to Le Carlisle for doing another great job
hosting the childrens Christmas party, everyone had
a good time. Thank You to our own special Santa. Enjoy the holidays! Remember we meet again on the 1st Tuesday in
January @7PM .
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Rosemary DanielewiczRosemary DanielewiczRosemary Danielewicz———PresidentPresidentPresident TROOP NEWS
A very big Thank You to all who have come forward and donated items for the troops. The boxes have been shipping out left and right, we have sent Christmas decorations and cards and our Troops say Thank You. I wish to extend a heartfelt Thanks to the Legion for allowing us to run our Pennies For Postage fundraiser, it has helped tremen-dously. By now we know more troops will be shipped over-seas in the very near future so ,we need to continue our sup-port for our troops, you all read cards and letters how much they appreciate our help so let's keep it up. On behalf of our troops I would like to wish a Merry Christmas from all of them to all of you. Thank You & Merry Christmas Rose D. Troop Chairperson
Also wanted to mention and thank everyone who helped and donated, We sent out WELL OVER 60 Care Pack-ages this past year. Thank You Thank You
CongratulationsCongratulationsCongratulationsCongratulations The 711 HPW selected as our Wing’s Air Force Medical
Service Award winner, TSgt Samantha J. Kunzelman, USAF Laboratory NCO of the Year. Samantha is the daughter of Mary and Ned Barnes from West Monroe, New
York. Samantha is stationed at Wright Pat-terson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.
Samantha will now compete at the AFMC-level. If se-lected at that level, Samantha will then be forwarded to compete at the Air Force-level. Please join in congratu-lating this outstanding, medical professional. Saman-
tha's outstanding achievements and contributions have had a major impact across the wing and the Air Force. We will formally recognize Samantha at our wing-wide
ceremonies on January 22, 2010. Samantha is the daughter of Legion Rider members Ned & Mary Barnes. We’re proud of you all & Thank You!
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Looking for a Few Good Men,
Marines that is, to form a new detach-ment of the Marine Corps League in the Cicero-Clay area. The Marine Corps League is a
congressional incorporated service organization. The purposes of which is to preserve the traditions and band together those that served in the Marine Corps. For more information please contact Len Daniele-wicz at 315-699-5660 or [email protected] .
Riders Meet on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. Come and join us. 2010 will be busy with many rides and fund raising activities. For a full schedule and more info abou t what the American Legion Riders are all about … check out the website http://www.ciceropost.com/LegionRiders.htm
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
From the Legion Riders of Post 787
Pavilion Committee Needs Your HelpPavilion Committee Needs Your HelpPavilion Committee Needs Your HelpPavilion Committee Needs Your HelpPavilion Committee Needs Your HelpPavilion Committee Needs Your HelpPavilion Committee Needs Your HelpPavilion Committee Needs Your HelpPavilion Committee Needs Your HelpPavilion Committee Needs Your HelpPavilion Committee Needs Your HelpPavilion Committee Needs Your Help Feasibility Phase
Frank Puettner (Committee Chairman) is developing
a list of fellow Legionnaires who own or work for
companies with specialties that can help or give ad-
vice when ready in the future…
He is seeking like Architectural Firms, Equipment
Companies for site work, Electricians, Plumbers,
Building Contractors, etc.
Please contact Frank so he can add your name and
specialty to the list … [email protected] or
call his cell: 315315315315----374374374374----9984998499849984
AMERICAN LEGION RIDERS
CICERO, NEW YORK POST 787
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Service NewsService NewsService News The Community Service Committee wishes to thank all those who donated making it possible to provide over 15 Families a Thanksgiving Food Basket and over 50 Families a Christmas Food Basket. These generous donations are just one example of the great caring people of Post 787. Thanks again for your support Mark Adams—Community Service Committee Chairman
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Christmas Caroling at the Veterans HospitalChristmas Caroling at the Veterans HospitalChristmas Caroling at the Veterans Hospital Back row, L-R Dave Plato, Len Danielewicz, Doug Houmiel, Tom Goettel, Roy Potucek, Tony Tarzia. Front Row, L-R Maureen Thornton, Sharon Sullivan,, Rose Danielewicz, Linda Houmiel, Laureen Goettel, Rose Plato, get to-
gether for group picture after spending an afternoon singing Christmas Carols for the patients at the Syracuse VA.
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