Commanders' Message

Fellow Legionnaires; Our March Birthday and Awards Banquet was well attended. For your information the following people were honored: EMS – Michael Gasiewicz; Fireman – Steward Goswick; Law Enforcement – Gregory “Tim” Strickland; Soldier – SPC Brieana I. Powell; Community Service – Dr. Peggy McGhee; and Post Legionnaire of the year – Joe Dillehay. So, as you are out and about and you see one of these individuals, please offer them your congratulation.

Some of you may have missed a news article that was posted in the Fayetteville Observer, as it relates to one of our long-time members, Oscar Davis. Oscar received his Purple-Heart after a 72 year wait. To read the article you can go to the following URL: http://www.fayobserver.com/news/20170325/after-long-wait-wwii-veteran-receives-overdue-purple-heart.

The following candidates have been nominated for offices for the 2017-18 year: Commander – George Tracy, Vice Commander – Harvey Satterwhite; 2nd Vice Commander – Michael Donnelly; Adjutant – Ed Wilson and Ansel Greenwood; Finance Officer – Anthony Kerensky; Chaplain – William Kimbrough; Judge Advocate – Robert Hobgood; Veterans Service Officer – Steve Ijames; Sargent-At-Arms – Ricky Nowell; 1st Sargent-At-Arms – Ernie Dimeler; 2nd Sargent-At-Arms – Joseph Dillehay; Historian – William Hagwood; Executive Committee 3 year team – Renchor Wright; and due to the resignation of Bill Cox, who still had a year left to his term on the Executive Committee, we needed to fill the vacancy, therefore Adrienne O'Neill was nominated to this position.

We have two activities coming up in April: First, the Fish and Oyster Fry, with prep work on 13 April at 2:00pm. and the fundraiser on the 14th from 11:00am. until 7:00pm. Second, a Pancake Breakfast at the Senior Center in Franklinton the last Saturday of the month at 8:30am. Meeting at the Post at 7:30 to transport what we need to the Center.

For God, County, and the American Legion - George Tracy

Auxiliary News

Attention Ladies! You are invited to become a member of the future Post 52 Ladies Auxiliary. Our first information meeting will be at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, June 27, at Post 52. We will have information and registration available at that time.

Our meetings will be the same night that the Post meets, and dinner will be served at 7 pm for those that wish to stay. Registration/dues for the year will be $25 and our charter will begin in July. Until then you can call or email Adrienne O'Neill, (919) 961-5317, oneillnest@hotmail.com; or Carolyn Donnelly, (919) 270-1857, cjdonnelly54@gmail.com, or visit the website at https://www.alaforveterans.org.

Vice-Commander's Report

As we come to the end of our election year, that is for the American Legion and begin another, I want to thank all members that made this year a success. For the officers that have served unselfishly I thank you, For every member I thank you, and for those who came out to work during our Fund Raising activities I thank you, and for those of you who are members and renewed your membership I thank you. It is the combined effort of us all and your support of the American Legion that continue to make the American Legion the largest and most successful veteran’s organization in the world. The American Legion is on the front line daily dealing with Veterans affairs.

Let us not forget that we still have veterans returning from war that need our help and support.

As we enter another year with new leadership I want to take a moment and thank those who serve as our Officers, our Executive committee as well as the members of Post 52 for making our Post the best in the District and a premiere Post in North Carolina. I would ask each of you to continue to support the mission of the American Legion and consider helping the Post in some way. We all have a lot to be proud of. For your convenience our News Letter has a listing of upcoming events to help you in planning. Please review these dates and mark your calendars with the dates you can support an activity here at the Post. If we each chip in a little we can achieve great things.

Membership is the life and power of the American Legion. I know we have a number of members out there that have not renewed their membership. I want to thank you for your support in the past and ask that you please consider renewing your membership by the end of April. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

For God and Country, Harvey Satterwhite

Chaplain's Corner

Workers

2  Thessalonians  3:10 “For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule. If a man will not work he shall not eat."

Our American legion post needs workers. We need the physical work to help with preparing and putting on the fish and oyster fundraiser, April 13th and 14th. On the 13^th the job requires setting up the tables and putting paper on them in order for our guests to eat at the post. Also on the tables, set out and fill up the salt and pepper shakers and fill up the napkin holders. Cut up five to eight 40 pound bags of potatoes in the one quarter size pieces, and cut out the bad places. Clean and cut the cabbage so that the electric shredder can cut it into slaw. Mix in the slaw ingredients. Boy, it smells good already, tastes good too. Set up the service line before we leave.

The next morning, on the 14^th the fish are thawed in salt water, cleaned, and put into the meal. Fire up the cookers and we start serving around 11 AM. Fix the hush puppy mix and make the ice tea. This doesn't sound like too hard of a job, no science degree needed. We need persons on each of the cookers, 3 to 5 needed cleaning and breading fish, 2 to cook hush puppies, 4 to 5 needed on the serving line, 2 needed taking food to the service line from the cooker, 1 serving drinks, 2 greeting customers and collecting the money. The thing that makes the job so hard is that only a few do the work, and have to do it all day. Please come by and give them a break, even if just for an hour or two. For it is your American Legion Post

Jesus saw the crowds following him through the hills of Galilee, and said to his disciples, "the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Asked the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into the harvest field."

Now may God with love and peace be with you and your family. In Jesus name, Amen. Bill Kimbrough