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 December.
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.
We have a Veteran in need. This Veteran has four children of which only two are currently
living with her. Post 60 has given her a stipend of $100 yet that is only a small fraction
of her needs. She has been approved for an apartment in the Arlington area yet has no furniture
or the essentials for moving into a new home. If anyone has or knows of anyone that has items
they can donate (food, kitchen table and chairs, sofa bed or regular bed) or would like to
contribute to her cause please contact our Service Officer John Header at the
Post 60 number 682 410-3410 or at post60arl.americanlegion@gmail.com. Mr. Header will
coordinate delivery arrangements if anyone has anything to contribute.
Thank you in advance for your consideration.
Below is the link for the 2019 Holiday Shipping Deadlines for the USPS (includes military).
https://www.usps.com/holiday/holiday-shipping-dates.htm
Happenings
December 1 Breakfast with the Legion (Eggs, Bacon Sausage, Pancakes, Potatoes,
Biscuits, Gravy, Toast, Coffee, Milk and Orange Juice).
December 3 Burger Night by Post 60 from 1800-1930. We can always use the help so stop by.
December 14 High School Oratorical “A Constitutional Speech Contest” begins at 10:00 AM
December 15 Breakfast with the Legion
December 22 Hanukkah Begins
December 25 Christmas Day May everyone have a Merry Christmas.
December 26 No Monthly Post Meeting enjoy the holidays.
Our next meeting will be January 30, 2020.
December 29 Breakfast with the Legion
Other Dates Significant to the Military
December 7 Pearl Harbor Day
December 14 National Wreaths Across America
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, 2019 through March 31, 2020, 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
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
God Bless you all!!!!
May the joys of Christmas fill your hearts with gladness
and may your New Year be filled with health and happiness.
Our current membership stands at 279 members.
We have 178 members paid, 69.80% of our 2020 membership goal.
We have 98 members that have not yet paid for the 2020 membership year.
For those that have not renewed, please do so before your membership expires
with the end of the year.
As a reminder and to assist with your renewal, National mailed a renewal
notice November 15th. You can mail your renewal to:
American Legion Post 60
601 W Pioneer PKWY, Arlington, TX
76010
drop it off, in a sealed envelope,
at your next visit to the Lodge or renew online at www.legion.org/renew
If you need any assistance send an email to cjstraten@sbcglobal.net
There will not be a meeting in December. Our next meeting is January 30th 2020.
On December 14th, we will be having a High School Oratorical Contest beginning at 10:00 AM.
This is open for to anyone wishing to attend.
Please let me know by return email if you plan to attend. We will begin setting up the room at 9:00 AM.
I ask the judges and time keepers to come in about 9:15 AM so that we can go over the paperwork
and answer any question you may have. The contest will begin at 10:00 AM.
John Straten | Adjutant
817 360 7558 | cjstraten@sbcglobal.net
