ADJUTANT'S CORNER
Message from the Commander
American Legion Post 60 Newsletter November 2018
Message from the Commander
I would like to encourage you to renew your membership online at www.legion.org/renew,
it's easy, fast and secure; it saves us both paper work and the price of a stamp.
John Straten will have the cards at the meetings if you prefer to renew then or you can
mail them to the address on the renewal notice.
Have you considered being a Paid Up For Life (PUFL) Member?
Check it out and see if that works for you.
Post 60 has a few events during the month of November.
We encourage you to help and if you cannot help, attend events and support fundraising.
It all goes to Veteran causes. We take care of our own.
The month of November is National Military Family Month and Warrior Care Month.
Below is the link for the 2018 Holiday Shipping Deadlines for the USPS (includes military).
http://about.usps.com/news/national-releases/2018/pr18_083.htm
November 3 Elks Lodge Military Ball – Military Appreciation Dinner and Dance
November 4 End Daylight Savings – Don’t forget to turn your clocks back.
November 6 Election Day – We served for the right so please do not forget to vote.
Burger Night by Post 60 from 1800-1930. We can always use the help so stop by.
November 10 Marine Birthday.
November 11 Veterans Day
Breakfast with the Legion (Eggs, Bacon Sausage, Pancakes, Potatoes, Biscuits, Gravy, Toast,
Coffee, Milk and Orange Juice). You have to work hard to walk away hungry.
We can always use the help and if you can’t help, come and support the Post.
Marine Birthday Celebration – Come to the lodge and celebrate with fellow Marines and Veterans.
More details to follow.
November 14 Veterans Stand Down – 10th Annual Tarrant County Homeless Veterans
Stand Down from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at 2300 Circle Drive, Fort Worth.
November 18 Breakfast with the Legion.
November 22 Thanksgiving Day – Celebrate with family and friends.
November 29 Monthly Post Meeting - American Legion Post 60/Auxiliary Meeting 1900-2000.
American Legion Riders after close of the Post meeting. Don’t forget to bring a gift for the toy drive.
Visit our website, regularly at http://www.americanlegionpost60texas.org/index.htm
Flu Shots at Walgreens for those Registered with Veteran Affairs
VA Retail Immunization Care Coordination Program
During flu season, protecting your health with a flu shot is easier than ever
— and as close as your local VA or neighborhood Walgreens! VA and Walgreens care about your health
and are partnering to offer enrolled Veteran patients easy access to flu shots.
VA and Walgreens are national partners, providing no-cost quadrivalent flu shots to enrolled Veterans
of the VA health care system. During the program, which runs from August 15, 2018 through March 31, 2019,
enrolled Veteran patients nationwide have the option of getting their flu shot at any of Walgreens’
8,200 locations in addition to their local VA health care facilities. No appointment is required;
simply go to any Walgreens, tell the pharmacist you receive care at a VA facility,
and show your Veterans Health Identification Card and another form of photo ID.*
Your immunization record will be updated electronically in your local VA electronic health record.
Walgreens has the capability to electronically send vaccination information to the VA electronic health record.
The VA-Walgreens national partnership is part of VA’s eHealth Exchange project.
This national program ensured that many Veterans got their no-cost flu shot at their local Walgreens,
satisfying their wellness reminder because they either found it more convenient or did not
have a scheduled appointment at a local VA health care facility.
See the link below for further information
https://www.va.gov/communitycare/programs/veterans/immunization.asp
From now through Thanksgiving weekend,
please gather and drop off NEW items for Operation Military Embrace (OME).
I mentioned in the meeting that we would be collecting for the Bonham VA facility.
After further clarification, Operation Military Embrace is a go yet not exclusively to Waco.
Remember the items collected will be going to wounded military and their families.
OME is run by veterans to help our wounded military and their families.
This is one way to show our support for the sacrifice the men and women have made for our benefit.
We ask that donations be dropped off at the boxes at the Elks Lodge near the entrance.
This is a joint effort by the Post, Auxiliary, Riders and Elks.
We are located at 601 W Pioneer Pkwy Arlington, TX 76010.
The ELKS Lodge #2114 has agreed to sponsor our post at their Lodge.
As a non-member of the ELKS, you will need to be signed in as a guest.
We will have a member of the ELKS there to sign you in.
On meeting nights, the last Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm, you can sign yourself in,
just enter your name and Post 60. We hope that this will enable our post to grow and prosper.
Michael Rogalsky
Commander, Post 60
ADJUTANT'S CORNER
October ended with 174 members paid, 60.63% of our 2019 membership goal.
We fell 13 members short of our October goal target of 65%. Our November goal is 75%, 215 members,
and I am looking to getting back on track. Get ahead of the holidays and renew your 2019 membership now.
John Straten, Adjutant
817 360 7558
