Announcements
From Dick Schreck
Sous Directeur Public Relations
(Area
1)
Bernie
Sampson was appointed Correspondant National at the 89th
Promenade.
With the
passing of the resolution on membership eligibility we now have
to do only one new thing. Always before the Legion would check
DD214's and to become a member of La Societe all that was
required was a legion card and to be asked. Now we have to
check the DD 214's of anyone we wish to invite into the 40/8.
All they need is an honorable discharge (no dates required) or
be active duty and a
invitation.
So now is the time to get out there and start working our new
membership base. Yours for La Societe: Bernie Sampson
Correspondant National It is our ambition that we begin
providing our local American Legion Posts, VFW Posts, Marine
Corps Detachments and other Veteran Organizations with
information about all the good that the Locale, Grande, and
Nationale Voiture Militare are doing in the Locale areas. Some
of the things we do like Nurses Training Programs, Americanism
– Flags for First Graders, Child Welfare, VAVS,
etc.
Members
of the American Legion and other Veteran Organizations don’t
know who we are because we are very bad about sharing all the
good that we do. We need to change the opinion of some of those
who believe that this organization is only about the fun and
games that we do. We also provide lots of support to the Locale
Youth Sports programs, etc.
We do a
good job of letting each other know what we do; however, we
don’t do a very good job of telling the local media,
newspapers, radio, and TV stations. We need to get much better
at that. We march in parades, provide volunteers, and support
AAU/JO, and other worthy programs in your local areas. However,
we don’t tell the local area press, etc. The general public
needs to know all the good we do and that we are also members
of the American Legion or other Veteran Organization. That will
go along way to assisting the joint efforts of both the 40
& 8 and other Veteran Organizations; therefore, growing our
candidate pool.
Please
open to view & print
Revised Nomination for Membership
Form PDF
format.
Revised Nomination for Membership Form Word
format.
I have also included 2 other
Attachments
Message from Tony Gallagher Word format.
The
American Creed Word format.
It is
recommended that each Voiture name a Locale P..R. Director and
that way there will be immediate opportunity to communicate and
coordinate all Public Relations and Information Programs up and
down the chain. Please feel free to contact me either by E-Mail
or Phone.
Yours in
Service Sincerely, For God and Country,
Dick Schreck
Sous Directeur Public Relations
(Area 1)
Voiture Nationale
244 Sessions Drive
Aiken, SC 298903-7672
803-643-0675
973-479-1602 (Cell)
803-643-0729
(Fax)
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