Nonprofit org. U.S. Postage PAID Pensacola, FL Permit No. 385

1. The American Legion Warrington Post 240 8666 Gulf Beach Highway Pensacola FL 32507-2639 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Nonprofit org. U.S. Postage PAID Pensacola, FL Permit No. 385 The Victor’s Voice FOR GOD AND COUNTRY MAY 2010 Post 240 website: www.americanlegion240.org COMMANDER Marsha Martin 982-5750 ADJUTANT Michael Munoz 292-1464 1ST VICE COMMANDER Jimmy Lee Martin 457-1847 2ND VICE COMMANDER Bud Kalman 380-9966 3RD VICE COMMANDER D.J. Massey 516-4799 FINANCE OFFICER Hal Eyerly 944-7741 HISTORIAN Chuck Krahn 458-0530 SERGEANT-AT-ARMS Timothy Tracy 757-472-1947 CHAPLAIN Stewart “Stu” Baker 341-2208 SERVICE OFFICER Greg Grover 450-3702 ALR DIRECTOR J.D. Ellis 554-5257 SAL COMMANDER Mark Seaman 453-4357 CHAPLAIN EMERITUS Mary Kent 457-1822 HOUSE COMMITTEE James Fournier 456-8026 Don Whitney 456-5433 Phil Gist 456-2914 Al Rogers 455-2741 Ron Woolsey 453-6969 LOUNGE MANAGER Terry Noble 455-6111 From the Chaplain In Remembrance: John Owens – 7 yr member Stermen Terrebone – 8 yr member Prayers of Recovery: Chuck Chase – 20 yr member James Healey – 24 yr member Memorial Day Services 5-31-10 0900 Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel NAS Pensacola 1200 Post 240 Memorial Day Service Post Hall For God and Country, Stu Baker Commander’s Corner Have you seen the Post’s facelift!. WOW – what an improvement! Thanks to everyone who volunteered and worked so hard – it looks great! We have the following members who accepted nominations for Officer positions: Jimmy Lee Martin, Hal Eyerly, Stu Baker, John Gilkerson, Al Rogers, Phil Gist, and Donny Whitney. Our Officers and volunteers are working very hard to make our Post a better place. Please come in and see what’s new and support your Post. Elections will be at the general membership meeting in June – Marsha Martin To all of our wonderful mothers: Happy Mother’s Day 1st Vice Commander We have had 1138 members pay their dues, which gives us an attained percentage of 97.3%. We need 38 members to pay their dues to reach 100%. Our next Department of Florida Goal is 100%, which is needed by May 7, 2010. I know we can do it. The Adjutant has put on the board in the Lounge the count down numbers needed to reach 100%. Please welcome our new members: Jennifer Driesslien, Robert Swain, Alex Barber, Marvin Nuis and New Transfers into Post 240: Richard Murphy, Peggy Lambertus, Leo Litowich and David Markham. On Saturday April 17 we conducted our first Post Clean Up Day. It was a great success thanks to the 15 Post Members, 5 Ladies Auxiliary, 1 SAL, and 10 Active Duty Sailors. Thanks to Bill Flietz for cooking Dogs and Burgers for the workers. My special Thanks goes out to Mike Hertzler for getting 10 of his Active Duty Sailors to help out. Without these young energetic Sailors us old people would still be painting, weeding, and cleaning up the Post. Thanks to everyone that helped. The Post looks the best it has in a long time. Don’t forget the Post Officer nominations are going on now. Please come out and support your Post and Lounge. We, the Post Officers can’t do anything for the Post or the Veterans without your support and help. For God and Country Jimmy Lee Martin Auxiliary President: Hello Ladies: It’s that time of year again. Elections of Unit Officers for 2010 - 2011 will be held at the June General meeting. Want to run for an office, or know someone you would like to see as a Unit Officer? Nominations being accepted now and from the floor election night. Want to have a say in what your Unit is doing, take an office. If you can’t do that, be sure and vote for someone you think is capable. Above all be there and VOTE. May 22nd is POPPY DAY! Paula Reimer our Poppy Chairwoman is working hard to make it a success. Want to help? Contact Paula. All donations go to support our vets. Your Unit donated to the following charities last month: $1000 to Post 240, $50 to Escambia Animal Shelter and $50 to Hospice. Cake raffles and Lounge Bingo are doing great. Thanks to all the volunteers who keep them going. Get well soon to Ethel Phillips and good luck to Joy Zolomey with her eye surgery. See you all at the next meeting. For God and Country, Viola Eyerly Finance Officer Thanks to the following for their generous donations to the Post: Auxiliary Post 240 - $1000 ALR - $500 SAL - $500 Waves - $100 Myrtle Grove Women’s Club - $100 Wal-Mart Grant - $250 It’s nice to know that these organizations believe in the American Legion and the service we provide our Veterans, their families and the community. A fine example of the community working together for the good of others. Finance records of the Post are open to all members. Any questions, comments or complaints - see me anytime. Hal Eyerly FISH FRY Sunday 2 May 10 @ 1400 Catfish with all the fixin’s baked beans, potato salad, Coleslaw, hushpuppies and iced tea. $6.00 per person