Commanders' Message

Legionnaires of Post 52 March is now upon us and we still have no nominations for post officers for the 2021-2022 year. If anyone knows a legionnaire that may be interested, please get their name into the post as soon as possible. There are still 41 members that have not renewed their dues for 2021. Those who have not renewed will receive a call from me or another Post officer to check on their well-being and to see what the reason is that your dues have not been renewed. If it is determined that members are having financial troubles the post will take care of this for you, we will never let a member’s dues lapse because of financial hardship.

Today, Governor Cooper relaxed some of the Covid-19 restrictions allowing for an increase in the number of people that may attend an indoor meeting. With that in mind, please plan to attend a membership meeting on March 30, 2021. We have not had a meeting in quite some time so please come out if you are able. We ask that you wear a mask and sit as socially distant as possible.

It is my hope that all of you can receive your Covid-19 vaccine shots very soon. I received my first dose and will receive the second dose on March 12, 2021.

As I stated above, we need to find nominees for Post officer positions for the new year. All positions are open and available to be filled. If enough volunteers are not found, then we will be forced to employ other measures to fill the vacancies. If we do not fill the required number of Post officers, we then run the risk of forfeiture of our post charter. Post 52 is so much better than this and we need to set the standard for the rest of the Posts in Division 5.

As of now, all the children and youth programs for this year will move ahead as planned until we receive guidance from the National organization that changes our plans.

Due to the pandemic restrictions that are in place now, we will not hold our annual awards banquet this year. We will however recognize awardees at special individual ceremonies at their locations.

I want to thank all the members of the Post for all their hard work over the last two years. I have recently been appointed to the National Americanism Commission. This is a great honor to be able to represent all members of the department of North Carolina at the national level.

My wish is that you all stay safe and well and continue to check on one another to ensure we all remain safe and well.

Should you need to contact me for any reason, you can reach me at 919-270-1479 or mcdonnelly51@gmail.com.

For God & Country, Mike Donnelly, Commander Post 52

Chaplain's Corner

“You came to greet him with rich blessings and placed a crown of pure gold on his head. He asked you for life, and you gave it to him — of days, for ever and ever. Through the victories you gave, his majesty. Surely you have granted him unending blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence.” (Psalm 21:3-6 NIV)

This Psalm is expressed with praise and thanksgiving for the victories granted to king David by the Lord’s many favors. In this passage, David spoke of the blessings God and believers in God’s army should strive every day to remember the benefits that God has extended upon them. Even when we are tempted to believe otherwise, James tells us that, “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights.” Blessings come in all forms: finances, jobs, health, friends, family, church, and so much more. I want to encourage you to thank God for His blessings. David confronted Goliath and from that came encouragement for every generation of believers; Saul sought after David and from that came the psalms from those difficult times; David’s son rebelled against him, but David knew that God’s hand was upon him. Let us count our blessings, name them one by one, count our blessings, see what God has done! Praying for all, those who are serving, who have served, and for the families represented.

The Lord bless you and keep you all, Thomas Reid

Auxiliary Notes

Hello Ladies, I hope everyone is well. We will be helping the Legion with the Fish and Oyster Fry on Friday, April 2. We will be having a bake sale and Quilt Raffle. For the bake sale, we would like brownies, cookies, and anything small that can go into a baggie. No cakes unless they are sliced and put in a baggie. Our next Unit meeting is March 29, 2021, at 6 p.m. at the legion. Masks will be worn. Our executive meeting will be on March 8, 2021, at 10 a.m. Everyone is welcome to come to both. If you know of anyone that would like to be a secretary or historian, please let me know. If anyone needs anything, please let me know.

Karen Nowell, President Auxiliary Unit 52

Auxiliary District 6 News

I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe!

I have an update to the Division II Spring Meeting. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom on March 20, 2021, at 10:00 a.m.

The other news I want to give you is District 6 is doing very well with our membership. In fact, District 6 is still holding first place in Division II with 92.33% and is also in first place out of fifteen Districts in the State of NC. We only need 27 more memberships to make District 6 a goal District.

If you know a girl who is an uprising senior and is interested in attending Girls State this summer which is being held virtually June 14 – 19, 2021, please let me know.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Carolyn Donnelly, District 6 President