44th Annual Mid-Winter Conference

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1 The American Legion Department of Connecticut 44th Annual Mid-Winter Conference January , 2018 Trumbull Marriott 180 Hawley Lane, Trumbull, CT Edward A DeGumbia Department Commander Robert Coffey Director Harry R Hansen Jr Adjutant

2 Summary of Events Friday, January 26 th - Registration (5:30 7:30 PM) _Foyer 6:00 PM Past Department Commander s Club Dinner Augusta Room 6:00 PM Liquor Commission speaker & Lottery speaker Salon D 8:00 PM D.E.C Meeting Salon D Saturday, January 27 th - Registration (8:00 9:00 AM) Foyer 9:00 AM Combined Opening Salon D Quilts of Valor Presentation 10:00 AM Breakout Sessions Salon E-F-G American Legion Providence Room 10:00 AM American Legion Auxiliary Session Merritt N/S 11:45 AM Lunch Break On Own 1:30 PM National Security Committee meeting Boardroom 1:30 PM Breakout Sessions American Legion Salon E-F-G Providence Room S.S. & M Fund Augusta Room Sons of The American Legion Boston Room 2:30 PM Service Officers Augusta Room 3:00 PM American Legion Riders Meeting Boston Room 4:00 PM Forty & Eight Chemanol Salon E 6:00 PM Cash Bar Social Foyer 6:45 PM Hall of Fame Dinner Buffet Ballroom A-B-C-D Legion Hall of Fame Induction - Immediately following dinner Sunday, January 28 th 9:00 AM Memorial Service Salon D 10:00 AM American Legion Auxiliary D.E.C. Meeting Salon D

3 Directory of Activity in the Foyer 1. Registration Table & Door Prize Ticket Sales 2. Department Awards Package Distribution 3. ALA Department of Connecticut (4 Tables) 4. CT Boys State & Girls State Foundation 5. ALA Misc. Vendors in Atrium from 1-5 pm (6 Tables)

4 The American Legion, Department of Connecticut 44th Annual Mid-Winter Conference Friday, January 26, :30 7:30 PM Registration Foyer 6:00 PM State of CT Liquor Commission - Stan Burke Merritt Connecticut Lottery Corporation (KENO) Sol Ramsey 8:00 PM Department Executive Committee meeting Merritt Saturday, January 27, :00 9:00 AM Registration Foyer 9:00 AM Opening Ceremonies Salon D Presentation of Colors Department Color Guard Invocation Dana Murphy, Dept. Chaplain Pledge of Allegiance Welcome Remarks: 9:15 AM Special Presentation: Bob Coffey & Jeanne Berry, Chairmen Mid-Winter Conference Rich Pacino, Trumbull Marriott Allan Kennedy, Detachment Commander Sons of The American Legion, Connecticut Laura Santino, President American legion Auxiliary Edward DeGumbia, Commander The American Legion Department of Connecticut Lydia DeGumbia Quilts of Valor 10:30 AM Legion Break Out Sessions: Things Needed To Properly Maintain Your Post Now and Into The Future 10:30 AM My Legion Training Salon E 10:30 AM Electronic Media Training Salon F 10:30 AM IRS/990 Training Salon G 10:30 AM Consolidated Post Report Training Providence Room

5 11:45 1:15 LUNCH Break Breakout Sessions: 1:00 PM American Legion Auxiliary Merritt/Concord/Hartford 1:30 PM SSM Fund Reps / Service Officers Augusta 1:30 PM Sons of The American Legion Boston 1:30 PM American Legion Breakout Sessions 1:30 PM National & Homeland Security Committee Meeting Boardroom 1:30 PM Honor Guard Training Salon G 1:30 PM Pitfalls of Membership Processing Providence Room 1:30 PM My Legion Training Salon E 1:30 PM Electronic Media Training Salon F 2:30 PM IRS/990 Training Salon F 2:30 PM Consolidated Post Report Training Providence Room 3:00 PM American Legion Riders Meeting Boston Room 3:30 PM Introduction of Candidates for Department Office Salon G 3:40 PM Door Prize Drawing - Commander Edward DeGumbia & Treasurer Chuck Berry 4:00 PM Forty & Eight Chemanol (after close of General session) Salon E 6:00 PM Cash Bar Social Foyer 6:45 PM Hall of Fame Dinner Buffet - Ballroom ABCD 7:45 PM Connecticut American Legion Hall of Fame 2018 Inductions 13 th Class CHARLES BERRY Post 96 WEST HARTFORD WAYNE R. MORGAN Post 71 WEST HAVEN DAVID B. JUDSON Post 74 FAIRFIELD GERALD F. DIERMAN Post 19 WILLIMANTIC LOUIS ERNST * Post 128 NIANTIC BENJAMIN B. TRUSKOSKI * Post 20 TERRYVILLE JAMES E. BEARDSLEY Post 61 DEEP RIVER *deceased

6 Sunday, January 28, :00 AM Memorial Service Salon E Dana Murphy Department Chaplain The American Legion 10:00 AM American Legion Auxiliary D.E.C. Meeting Salon E Please Remember to Complete and Turn in your Evaluation Page. Thank you for attending. Please drive safely!

7 Saturday, January 27, 2018 American Legion Auxiliary Agenda Merritt Room North/South & Concord/Hartford Rooms 9:00 am American Legion Family Joint Opening Quilts of Valor Presentation 10:00-11:30 General Session-Auxiliary Initiation Ceremony Merritt N/S 11:30-12:50 Lunch Break 1:00-2:00 Breakout Session One Poppy Production-How to make Poppies Pocket Flag Folding- How to Fold Pocket Flags Secretary/Treasurer Training Juniors- What can Juniors Do? Merritt North Hartford Merritt South Concord 2:10-3:20 Breakout Session Two Leadership -Roles and responsibilities of Officers and Chairman, How to run a meeting Membership/ALAMIS- ALAMIS set and training, How to attract new members and engage current members Merritt North Merritt South 2:10-5:00 Quilts of Valor Day of sewing open session Hartford Room 3:30-4:30 Breakout Session Two (repeat from earlier Sessions) Poppy Production Pocket Flag Folding Junior s Meeting Merritt South Merritt North Concord 4:30-5:00 Announcements Merritt Raffle Drawings Questions Closing

8 The American Legion, Department of Connecticut January 2018 MID-WINTER CONFERENCE EVALUATION FORM In order to better serve you we would appreciate your feedback on this conference. LOCATION/HOTEL: 1. Was location convenient? 2. Did room set-up work? 3. Was parking adequate? 4. Was hotel staff accommodating? 5. COMMENTS: CONFERENCE: 1. Was program interesting? 2. Did the format work? If no, what would you change? 3. Was total time allotted adequate? Would you want a longer session? 4. Was time allotted to programs enough? Too short? Too long? 5. Would you like more or less content? 6. More handouts? OR Fewer handouts? 7. Will you encourage other Post leaders to attend? 8. Will you advise new Legionnaires to attend? IMPORTANT: (Comments please use reverse side as necessary) How can we improve? Type of speakers? Type of presentations? More or Fewer Legion programs covered? What topics should be covered that were not? What topics should be dropped? Optional - Name & Post: Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire! Report Prepared By: MNH-2/2/2017

9 Preamble of the Constitution of The American Legion For God and Country, We associate ourselves together For the following purposes: To uphold and defend The Constitution of the United States of America; To maintain law and order; To foster and perpetuate A one hundred percent Americanism; To preserve the memories and incidents Of our associations in the Great Wars; To inculcate a sense of individual obligation To the community, state and nation; To combat the autocracy Of both the classes and the masses; To make right the master of might; To promote peace and good will on earth; To safeguard and transmit to Posterity The principles of Justice, Freedom and Democracy; To consecrate and sanctify our comradeship By our devotion to mutual helpfulness.