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1 American Legion Topsham Memorial Post Foreside Road Topsham, ME04086 PRST STD US POSTAGE PAID NON PROFIT ORG PERMIT 10 TOPSHAM, ME Hours of Operation Monday Thursday 1 pm 10 pm Friday 1 pm 1 am Saturday 1 am 10 pm Sunday 1 am 6 pm Hall Prices: Members $175 Non-Members $200 Bartender $50 Kitchen $35 "SMOKE FREE FACILITY" The lounge now accepts credit cards

2 April & May 2015 NEWSLETTER -From the Commander- Hello Everyone, Like most of you, I am so happy to feel warmer weather and hear the bird s songs once again. With the changing of the season come with it a lot of changes at the 202. We have elections coming up on April 18th from noon to 6pm and your vote is much appreciated. With that we also need a few more volunteers for our executive board. You do not need super powers, only a willingness to help our Post and our veterans. On April 4th we are going to both celebrate our 50th Anniversary and rededicate the 202 to a Topsham veteran named Corey Edwin Garver who bravely made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. We are honored to have our very first Commander Mr. Charles Payne as guest speaker as well as others for this event. Our membership has reached the 90% mark and we are only in need a few more people to reach last year s numbers. We only have until June 1st to complete this however I know that with your help we can do this. Please make an effort to attend our monthly general membership meetings on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6pm, membership makes the Post. Yours in Service Commander Nicolas Hamlin -Upcoming events - th -- April 4 1pm 50 th Anniversary and Rededication Ceremony / Dinner at 5pm / Vinyl Fossils will be playing 8-midnight April 5 th 3pm Children s Easter egg hunt - egg decorating and games after egg hunt April 11 th Law Enforcement Breakfast April 12th - Legion 8th District meeting at Mid-coast resource center April 18th - Legion Elections of Post Officers - Boy scouts & volunteer grounds clean up - Variety show $ 20 per person with meal, Happy hour 5pm - dinner 6pm - show at 7 contact Past Legion President Janet George or Dave Brunette April 25th - Legion Riders Annual Show & Shine Rain date April 26 th May 2nd - MUD BOWL!! (softball) proceeds will go to Boys camp May 3rd - Installation of Post Officers May 5 th Memorial Day -From the Lounge - Three card challenge every Sunday, Ongoing raffles Live entertainment every Friday from 8 till Midnight Dinner every Friday from 6-7 Ladies Night Every Tuesday Free Juke Box every Saturday from 6-10, Daily Happy Hour Specials!! 3:30 5:30 M-F and during 3-Card Challenge on Sunday

3 -Friday Night s- April 04/03 SAL Haddock & Steak 04/10 LEG TBA 04/17 SAL Scallops & Steak 04/24 LEG TBA May 05/01 AUX Fried Haddock / Steak 05/08 AUX Spaghetti w/ meat balls 05/15 AUX Fried Clams or Steak 05/22 AUX Pricilla's baby back ribs 05/28 AUX Crabmeat rolls or Steak -Friday Night - 04/03 Juke Box 04/10 Billy Pelletier 04/17 Jeff Rockwell 04/24 Keith & Kathy Kent 05/01 Jeff Rockwell 05/08 Keith & Kathy Kent 05/15 Jeff Rockwell 05/22 Keith & Kathy Kent 05/28 Billy Pelletier - Service Officer - Veterans who have appointments at Togus Hospital and need transportation can get free ride through the DAV. The van runs Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday for the local area. Call DAV Transportation toll free at , ext This service is door to door with no out of pocket cost to the veteran. - Chaplain - Sgt. Arms Post 202 acting as Chaplain for Don Rahn attended a Funeral Wake on behalf of Post 202 for American Legion Post 202 member USAF Retired William Dewitt at the bequest of the Widow and presented a folded American Flag to the family. In addition to the gratitude of the immediate family, many Veterans present expressed their thanks at our attendance. It was an honor to serve. Louis Larios Sgt. Arms. - From Madam President Auxiliary - Hello ladies, Our next meeting is April 7th at 6pm. We will be having elections of officers. Nominations will be taken floor. April 12th at 2pm is 3rd district conference at our post. We will be having elections and installation of rd district officers. April 18th National President Janet Jefford will be visiting Smith-Tobey Post 21 for brunch and packing boxes for deployed troops. A collection box is in the lounge with some of the items needed. All are welcome. Scholarship applications are available in the lounge and need to be returned by May 1st. May 29th at 2pm 3rd district May Day sale at Tobey-Smith Post 21. Baked goods and items needed. Money raised will go to Child and Welfare. Yours in service, Madame President Jane Feeney -From the Legion Riders - Hello All, Spring is finally here and the snow is melting fast, which means there are few items to keep in mind and put them on your to do list. March is motorcycle registration month. Did you remember to register your bike? On Saturday April 18 th starting between 8am and 9am we are having our annual parking lot clean up. Please bring your push broom, rakes or any other items you d like to use to help assist in the clean up. As in the past the Boy Scouts will also be there raking and cleaning up the

4 grounds and would appreciate a hand. April 25 th is the annual Bike Show and as always we will need your help to make our part of the day run smooth. Please plan on attending and lending a hand. This year s ALR Winter Meeting held in Rockland had a great turn out, with a lot of energy and positive thoughts and plans for the upcoming year. The Summer Rally will be held this year in Millinocket, date to be announced in a few weeks. I will go over updates at our next meeting. I m honored to announce that I was reelected as the ALR State Director and will continue to support and work for the good of the Riders throughout the State of Maine. There are many activities coming up this year and hope you can all be part of them. Your support and dedication keeps the Riders strong. Riders Lead the Way!!!! It s time to renew your ALR membership, make sure you have also renewed your Legion, Auxiliary or SAL membership. Please remember to attend your Post affiliated meetings, as well as our monthly ALR meeting which is the first Thursday of the month at 6pm. Please contact me if you have any question. HUGE thank you goes out to Post 202 Legion, for donating $400 to the Homeless Veterans Program of Maine. Proceeds were raised from the Softball tournament. No Veteran should ever be homeless! Safety is NO Accident Kaye Bouchard ALR Maine State Director ALR Chapter 202 Director -From the S A L - Listen S.A.L. members, I know you are probably getting sick of hearing the same thing over and over but it needs to be said, WE NEED your input to make things better for you, the Legion, and most importantly for our veterans. Our meetings are on the last Thursday of each month at 6pm. They don't last long and it is only once a month. We could also use some help in the kitchen. If there is something you would like to see on the menu, let us know. I would like to see a lot of you at the Post Rededication on April 4th at 1pm. Yours in Service SAL Commander Mike Owen -Thank you from Troop The American Legion Post 202 is the Sponsors for the Boy Scouts of America Troop 202 in the Abenaki district of the Pine Tree Council. The men and women of The Legion have given us so much more than a space to have meetings or a shed to store our equipment. Currently with 17 Boys and 7 Adult leaders we continue to hike the path of the Eagle. You have supported us with more than money over the years, you have set the example we strive to achieve. You give us guidance, along with sharing your wisdom. They say you get out of Scouts, is what you put into it. Well it s because of you we can say we are proud to be in the Boy Scouts of America- Thank you for your support and Thank you for your service. Respectfully from our Troop 202 Dear Legionnaires, -From Election Committee - It s that time of the year where we have the opportunity to elect new officers for our post. We are grateful for our Commander, 1st & 2nd Vice, Adjutant, Finance Officer, and Chaplain for volunteering their time and effort. Please consider running for an office in our Post. The more people we have working together, the less work we as individuals have to do. Elections will be held on April 18th from 12 noon until 6pm. The below link has each officers duties for your information. Also we will place a description of each position on our website at Yours in Service, Louis Larios Sgt Arms / Election Committee

5 Current Officers Commander 1 st Vice 2 nd Vice Sgt. Arms Chaplin Judge Advocate Finance Nicolas Hamlin Eric Cifelli Matt Jabaut Louis Larios Don Rahn Adela Cifelli Steve Wilkins MEMORIAL TO DEPARTED COMRADES Grandville Johnson Post 202 maintains a web site and a Facebook page Check out what s happening at: post202me.org or on facebook at AmericanLegionPost202, TopshamMaine In order to cut expenses we would like to continue sending the newsletter via , if you have an address please send it toamericanlegionpost202me@gmail.com You can play an important role in helping to make the mailing of our Newsletter continue to be possible! Become a sponsor and have your name posted in the Newsletter. All it takes is a donation of $5 or more. Wouldn t it great to see your name listed as a proud sponsor of Post 202!!! Please send your donation to: American Legion Topsham Memorial Post Foreside Road Topsham, ME (Please designate donation is for the newsletter) Newsletter Sponsors Charles N Payne Jr. Anthony Bernier Spouse Muriel C. Bernier Lin Stevens, David Mockler, Franklin Leavitt: The Lemont family in Memory of Charles and Joanna Lemont, and June Sherman.

6 April 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 ALR 6pm th Anniversary Re-Dedication Ceremony 1pm Vinyl Fossils 8pm Aux. 6pm Law Enforcement Breakfast 8am Free Pool E-Board 6pm FLR 1pm VFW 6pm Post Elections 12-6p Free Pool 5-9p Gen. Mem.Legion 6pm SAL 6pm May 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 MUD BOWL Installation Ceremony Challenge 3pm Aux. 6pm ALR 6pm Challenge 3pm E-Board 6pm Free Pool Gen. Mem.Legion 6pm FLR 1pm FLR 1pm VFW 6pm Free Pool Challenge 3pm Memorial Day SAL 6pm 31