| By Alyson Teeter Greetings comrades, I hope you’re enjoying the lovely PNW summer. Post comrades had fun in the sun while participating in the Ballard SeafoodFest in July, where we interacted with the local community and visitors from near and far. We’re also keeping up our social events, like trivia in July and our annual picnic August 19 at the Seelig’s house on Lake Serene. If you’re in town and available, please consider joining in on our events! It helps build bonds and keeps our community going strong. I’m open to new and creative ideas for socials too (comedy? bingo? karaoke? sip and paint?!). If you’re looking for service opportunities, there are plenty of projects we could use help with. First off, we need folks to help staff our office on Thursdays and Saturdays. If you could devote an hour or two a month, we’d be grateful! Also, is there anybody handy with a weed wacker? We have a lot of growth in the back of the post that could use some trimming. We’re also hosting a service event with The Mission Continues September 16, which will include more landscaping work and lounge upgrades. Lastly, consider helping with our fundraiser October 21. The proceeds from the event will help us purchase a new flag pole, fund youth scholarships and replenish our relief fund. I want to call out our post and auxiliary volunteers who helped move the new and old refrigerators. It was definitely more than a 2 or 3 person job so the extra hands made it much easier! As my kids say, teamwork makes the dream work. Stay safe, and as the military says, these are the 101 critical days of summer. Due to risky activities, summer is a time where there’s an increased need for blood donations and we’re hosting a timely blood donation drive August 3-4, at our post. See details in the newsletter. PSA from the VA: There’s no deadline to apply for PACT Act benefits. But if you file your PACT Act claim—or quickly submit your intent to file—by August 9, 2023, you may receive benefits backdated to August 10, 2022. So don’t wait, apply today. |
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Trivia Night July 20
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Quartermaster’s Report (July 2023)
By Harold (H2) Hamilton
Thank you for the opportunity to serve as Quartermaster. First, a huge shout out to H1, Harold Rodenberger. H1 has walked me through the process of what the Quartermaster does and means to their post. He has also shared much of the official and unofficial wisdom necessary to continue in the role. I thank H1.
H1 and the leadership team has set the tone for an ambitious shift in our posture. This is what we will continue. The post is currently on solid ground but there is much action afoot.
The post needs all its members to participate in continuing the make this post an outlet for Seattle area veterans and the larger community.
Let’s continue working together to make the post more vibrant and welcoming. We should see much in the way of improvement thanks to the day of service a couple weeks back. Paint jobs, new lights, and even new folks.
Our Memorial Day buddy poppy distribution was a blast. The Fremont Festival was interesting… Let us continue as a post to get out and be seen in the community. This is a large part of how we will make the impact this post if capable of. The community can benefit from the skills and talents present within the post. If anyone has ways we can get into the community and offer some service, feel free to let myself or anyone else know.
Last meeting there was even discussion of a group to simply talk. I do not know where we will arrive but working together, we can achieve a great deal. It is possible and we can do it.