From Commander Steve Jackson From Auxiliary President Chrissy Padovano Summer is upon us, the time of year when everyone vacations. Hope you all have a safe and fun summer. Are you all ready for another exciting year with the Auxiliary. I would like to thank everyone who went to the district meeting. The elections went well. Eileen Piekarski is the District Secretary, Kathy Enriquez is the District Chaplin, and Betsy Klitch is the District Conductress. Please congratulate them if and when you see them. I would like to thank everyone that helped to make the Memorial Day picnic a success. I really do appreciate all that you do. Fun was had by all. On June 9th @ 6pm we will be having the Commander and President dinner. We will start with the Installation of Officers and then we will have dinner following the installation. All officers that are being installed please have your uniform. The Auxiliary luncheon has been changed to September 15th. More information to follow as we get closer. We are looking for volunteers for the Vietnam luncheon on August 18th. Please if you are here we would appreciate your help. This is my last input to the monthly newsletter. Thank you to all the Post Officers, appointees and volunteers who have supported me for the last 2 years. We have accomplished a lot but there is still much to be done. I hope that you will continue to support the new Post Commander; Keith Tremblay. He is a dedicated member but cannot do it alone. Thank you to the Auxiliary for your continued support over the past 2 years. I realize that at times the task has been difficult but you stuck to your charter and I appreciate all your efforts. We must all remember if it wasn't for the Auxiliary we would have closed our doors long ago. Despite the Post being open to the public, it is managed by the membership. If you are a Post member and have a suggestion on how to improve the Post, put it Here are your officers in writing and drop it in the mail slot on the President - Christine Padovano Commander's door. It is your Post, get Sr. Vice - Eileen Piekarski involved. Jr. Vice - Shirley Cortese Treasurer - Kathy Enriquez Guard - Pat Davis Stephen 1yr Trustee - Katie Stark 2yr Trustee - Sue Tremblay 3yr Trustee - Betsy Klitch Conductress - Linda Anderson Chaplain - Kari McDonald Thank you all for your service this coming year, let s do our best to help our veterans. I hope to see you all at the upcoming events. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me as always. Respectfully Christine Padovano VFW Auxiliary President
VFW 8696 has immediate openings for the following postions: Sr. Vice Commander Keith Tremblay presented a check and award to JROTC Cadet, at the FPCHS JROTC Awards Banquet on Saturday, 4/21/2018. BINGO Caller, Thursday Bingo floor help, Friday Night Dinner Cashier, Friday Night Dinner Prep room servers, Monday thru Friday Lunch Cashiers, Post closer's to secure and lock the post at night. None of the jobs are labor intensive, but need to be done. The pay is not great, heck there is no pay, but you will receive a free dinner. Contact Commander Keith Tremblay BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS Happy Birthday to the following auxiliary members whose birthdays occur in June. Theresa Ammitzboll Judith Back-Zack Melissa Bentley Bernice Blaskey Hilda Brazil June S. Carlson Peggy Carter Rosemarie Del Bene Janet Donnelly Mabel Eagan Vivian Feinberg Mary Ferrelli Carmela Flynn Dorothy Halevy Cynthia W. Holt Rose Jackson Imani Kinshasa Grace Knapik Marion Marrone Millie Maxim Dorothea Mayne Linda McIntyre Melissa McLellan Ellen Meyers Marisa Nieves Kathleen Papson Melanie Partelow Alice Spangenberg Josephine Tantala Dorothy Timmerman Rosanne Vastano Irene Wade Any additions and/or corrections can be made by calling 386-586-7742. Kathy Enriquez, Membership
On June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline, to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which, we will accept nothing less than full victory. More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day s end, the Allies gained a foot-hold in Continental Europe. The cost in lives on D-Day was high. More than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded, but their sacrifice allowed more than 100,000 Soldiers to begin the slow, hard slog across Europe, to defeat Adolf Hitler s crack troops. Thank you to the members of the Post and Auxiliary who volunteered to help with the Memorial Day Picnic. Thanks to your hard work and long hours the picnic was a great success. Steve
VFW Post 8696 VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS 47 Old Kings Rd. N. Palm Coast Fl 32137 (386)446-8696 P.O. Box 351003 Palm Coast FL 32135 Post Fax 446-4474 Post E-Mail vfwpost8696@pcfl.net Post Commander cmdrvfw@pcfl.net Post website: www.vfw8696.com An Association of Veterans Who Have Fought America's Foreign Wars on Land, at Sea, and in the Air June 2018