THE BOUTON BUGLE THE AMERICAN LEGION ARTHUR E. BOUTON POST 770

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1 THE BOUTON BUGLE Aug 2018 THE AMERICAN LEGION ARTHUR E. BOUTON POST Circulation: 488 Telephone: (607) CDR: Lee Stepp ADJUTANT: Phil Colvin AUX PRES: Marti Smith SAL CDR: William Krom CALENDAR AUG 2018 Fri Aug 3 Class of '68 Reunion Dinner Sat Aug 4 4 pm - 10 pm Rukas Grad Party Mon Aug 6 7:30 pm SAL meeting Wed Aug 8 12 pm Senior Citizens meeting Aug 8 7:30 pm Legion Board of Trustees meeting Fri Aug 10 4 pm - 11 pm Birthday Party, small meeting room Sat Aug 11 2:30 pm WWIA Ride Mon Aug 13 7:30 pm Legion Membership meeting Sat Aug 18 6:15 am - 12:45 pm Red Cross Blood Drive Aug 18 Wedding Reception Sun Aug 19 11:30 am Bike Ride Aug 19 1 pm Volunteers needed - setup for Fair (Tent, equipment, etc) Mon Aug 20 6:30 pm Veterans Job Fair meeting Tues Aug pm Legion Fair Concession Wed Aug pm Legion Fair Concession Aug pm - 5 pm Tom Overbaugh Car Collection Luncheon Aug pm Senior Citizens BBQ at Lower Treman State Park Aug 22 7:30 pm Legion Board of Trustees meeting Thurs Aug pm Legion Fair Concession Fri Aug pm Legion Fair Concession Sat Aug pm Legion Fair Concession Aug 25 4 pm Fireman's Parade - marchers meet at Legion, 3:30 pm Sun Aug pm Legion Fair Concession Mon Aug 27 6 pm Tear down at Fair (Tent, equipment, etc) Tues Aug 28 Finish Fair tear down Upcoming Events: Sept 20 Paint Night at 7 pm NEWSLETTER: Contact Lee Stepp or Patrick Richar via website at or call the Legion at (607) Newsletter Deadline: 15th of the Month If you have news or information to share with veterans and members of the post send the details along via to news@post770.com or the postal address below. Questions? Concerns? Want to be notified as soon as the newsletter is online? Please let Patrick Richar, our newsletter producer, know via the contact form at or via the postal address below. For missing dates & times, please check our website or call the Post during business hours. Arthur E. Bouton Post 770 PO Box Seneca Rd Trumansburg, NY 14886

2 Post Hours Monday 2 pm - 9 pm Saturday 2 pm - 11 pm Tuesday - Thursday 4 pm - 9 pm Sunday 1 pm - 6 pm Friday 4 pm - 11 pm SPECIAL EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS For current event information seek us out on Facebook and join American Legion Post 770, Trumansburg, NY Trumansburg Fair Concessions Tent: August 21st 26th. We need shift team leaders and teams! Please sign up for this important event for the Post. Create a fun crew and provide community service at the same time. Sign up at the Post. Fair Concession Setup: Volunteer help needed. Meet at the Legion, August 19th at 1 pm, to transport equipment and set up the Legion concession stand at the Fairgrounds. Also volunteers needed to work the various shifts at the fair concession. Trumansburg Fair Parade: volunteer marchers needed to lead the Parade - meet at the Post at 3:30 pm on Saturday, August 25. Parade begins at 4 pm. Call Phil Colvin, , if you have questions. Also, any Youth who would like to participate with the parade, please meet at Salo Drive at 3:30 pm on Saturday, August 25th. The group will be passing out candy. Rotary Club: Aug 9: Chip & Tammy Longabaugh re: Twin Tiers Honor Flight Comedy Show: Saturday, October 20 The Arthur E. Bouton Post 770 of the American Legion and The Not Too Far From Home Comedy Tour Proudly Present: An Evening of Professional Standup Comedy Starring: Headliner, Tom Anzalone, America s Funniest People, Showtime Comedy Club Network, All Things Considered, appears regularly in Atlantic City and Las Vegas Feature: Erin Harkes, The Funny Bone Comedy Clubs, NYC Comedy Clubs, Comix at Foxwoods Emcee: Aaron David Ward, TV s Glenn Slingerland Situation, Boston Comedy Festival, World Series of Comedy Las Vegas Saturday, October 20, 2018 Dinner 5:30 pm 7:00 pm Show 8 pm *Tickets: $35 per person for dinner and show (presale tickets only). Show-only tickets $20 per person, tickets on sale at bar we have 120 dinner and show tickets and 20 show only tickets. Walk of Honor: Contact the Post to purchase a brick ($77) for your veteran loved one for the Post Walk of Honor. For veterans benefits visit this site: More info at: For Suicide Prevention: To learn about Scouting visit: Our Troops Abroad please keep the Post up-to-date on our troops abroad by providing names and addresses. Thank you. DD Form All members who have not placed a copy of their DD214 on file with the Legion are requested to do so. Membership please renew your membership and encourage other eligible veterans to join. We all know how important our membership is and how important it is to support your Legion. Dues are $35. 2

3 Post Honor Guard - If interested in helping to honor our fallen members with this important function, please call Phil Colvin at (607) for information. Newsletter please share your news with the members via the newsletter. Send items to Patrick, our publisher, at: newsletter@post770.com. MEMBERSHIP The AL new fiscal year (2019) starts July 1 and dues are due by Aug. 1st. Legion membership quota for 2018 was 230 and 210 paid-to-date. Send in your dues ASAP for continuous membership. Send dues (payable to Post 770) to Post 770, PO Box 456, Trumansburg, NY COMMANDER S CORNER Trumansburg American Legion Post 770 extends our most sincere appreciation for all of our volunteers that participated in our concessions tent at Grassroots This important event as well as the Trumansburg Fair concessions tent aids our post in continuing to serve our community. For now we are caught up on our bills but need more events in order to be comfortable over the slower winter months. If you have ideas please bring them to our attention and even more importantly VOLUNTEER to run an event. Ideas are great but they don t get the job done. Our current volunteer base is stressed at present and welcome new members! Please reach out to Veterans and those from our community actively serving our country. There are many within our communities that are not aware that they are eligible to be part of the American Legion Family in Trumansburg. With consideration of our 100th Year anniversary coming up next March, we are welcoming all that wish to participate in a committee to create a memorable event. Please join us, we need your help! Service to Youth: Scouts, BSA Troop 13 attended week 3 summer camp at Camp Barton from 7/15/18 7/21/18. Thank you to all of our Scouting Volunteers and Parents for providing supervision in order for the Boys to attend. Mission 22 serves to aid our Veterans ACCORDING TO A DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS STUDY EACH DAY OVER 20 VETERANS TAKE THEIR OWN LIVES. BUT TOGETHER WE CAN WIN THE WAR AGAINST VETERAN SUICIDE. JOIN MISSION 22 TO LET OUR VETS KNOW THAT THEY HAVE AN ARMY BEHIND THEM. YOUR DONATION DOLLARS ASSIST US IN GETTING VETERANS TREATMENT WHEN THEY NEED IT THE MOST, RIGHT NOW. Please look into this. Special Events / Volunteering: The Post could use some help planning and executing events. We re also looking for some new ideas. If you have an interest, please reach out to me on Facebook or via . Some examples might be: Paint and Sip type of Event Bands Social Dances or DJ type parties Art shows 3

4 A joint meeting will be held in the near future. Please pay attention to your and our Facebook page for details and for upcoming event information. Thank you! Lee Stepp Commander Arthur E. Bouton American Legion Post 770 MILITARY NEWS Our thoughts are with the troops! Welcome Home to those soldiers returning from combat duty. Send info to share about solders serving via to AUXILIARY NEWS Meetings: No Aug meeting Sept 4 7:30 pm Dues are due ($25 for seniors, $5 for juniors [under 18]). Please mail payment payable to Unit 770, American Legion Auxiliary to: Dawn Smith, 26 Cayuga St., Trumansburg, NY Our 2018 quota was 117. Paid to-date 91 [87 seniors, 4 juniors]. If you have not paid for the membership year 2018 please do quickly for continuous membership, the 2019 membership year begins July 1, Be sure to review the calendar and announcements it its entirety for other Legion functions. Come, enjoy, and support your Legion. Thank you to all who are baking desserts for our Dinners. The Bath Veterans will visit on Sunday, September 16. Be sure to sign up at the Posts of help with the Fair food tent. Have a safe and happy summer. Marge Bennett, Historian SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION NEWS Dues for 2019 are $20 ($8 for Junior members). If you haven t paid your dues, please do. SAL t-shirts are still available. Get yours now. All SAL members are encouraged to attend the monthly meetings. Your voice is important. Please help us to help you. 4

5 CHAPLAINS CORNER Taps: Condolences to Legion member Ray Terry on the loss of his mother, Grace Terry earlier this year. Condolences to Legion member, Dana Smith, on the loss of his brother, Paul Smith, in July. RELAY FOR LIFE Team 770 participated in the July 14 Relay for Life and would like to thank everyone who participated in helping Team 770 raise money for the American Cancer Society. To-date $1, has been raised. The Relay team would like to thank the following for their donations: American Legion Post 770 American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 770 Not My Dads Jack & Gloria Fulton Toro Run Winery Americana Winery Pine Tree Farms Beer & Brats American Legion SAL. Legion Rotary Golf Club Classic

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