Commander's Corner - April 2024

Greeting from your Commander,

First, I would like to say that I apologize for not sending an update for the March newsletter. Now we have to tighten our belts and work together for a busy April.

I would like to thank all the volunteers for your help with the County Dinner, Valentine’s Dinner Dance and Birthday Dinner. Thank you all for what you did to make our post proud. Congratulations to Mike Wheeler, Male Legionnaire of the Year and Danielle Breault, Female Legionnaire of the Year and everyone that received certificates. You are all appreciated.

March was a busy month for all of us. We donated $500 to Falls Farm and Garden to benefit the new Toy Building at Washington County fairgrounds. We donated $150 to Calamity Jane’s for the Hudson Falls Shooting Club. We received a plaque from ARCC for our participation at the Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber will be helping us in the future with several projects. Dana Warren and I visited 98.5 WCKM on March 20th. The interview was on what the American Legion Family is all about and our upcoming events.

Events This Month:

  • April 6th – Auxiliary Basket Raffle 10am - 2pm
  • April 11th – Nat’l Commander Visitation dinner at Holiday Inn Saratoga. 18 guests representing Post 574.
  • April 13th – Fundraising Dinner for Department and Detachment incoming officers. All are from our 4th District. Fourth District meeting at Lake George Post 374. Sign in is at 9am for Legion. Meeting is at 10. Sons meeting 1pm. Dinner and raffles back at our post at 4pm. Signup sheet in the lounge. $15.00 per person. Let’s give them a great turnout.
  • April 20th – Walkathon. Please help sponsor the Auxiliary and Sons. Papers are in the lounge.
  • April 27th – Clean up day and placing of the flags on our Veteran graves 9am at the Legion.

If anyone is interested in putting a golf team together for the Tournament June 17th or if you would like to sponsor a hole the information is at the lounge. Thank you Dana Warren for putting the paperwork together.

April is nomination month. Please contact Joe Bernard or Larry Pratt if you have nominations for officers. We will be voting in May and installations are in June. I would like to let everyone know that I am running for Commander again this year.

Please continue to volunteer. Member involvement is so important to make all of our events successful.

Respectfully,

Larry Montello, Your Commander