AMVETS VANGUARD
RANDY P. HILL POST 1957
ADRIAN, MI.
www.amvets1957.com
July 2008
FROM THE COMMANDER:
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or
ill, that we will pay any price, bear any burden, meet
any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in
order to assure the survival and the success of
Liberty.
~ President John F. Kennedy ~
Greetings,
As we prepare to celebrate the Fourth of July let us
remember that the significance of the holiday is the
Declaration of Independence was first adopted by
the Continental Congress. Let us salute our flag and
say thank you to those men and women serving in
our military to preserve our freedom. Let us not
forget that the price of freedom is not free.
God Bless America. God Bless Our Troops.
Yours in Service
Eloise W. Hosken
Commander
AMVETS Officers 2008-2009
Eloise Hosken
Aaron Ricketts
Jim Naismyth
Larry Meredith
Rob Hosken
Glenn “Chip” Keist
Jim Naismyth
Robert Perez
Max Powell
Robert Whipple
Commander
1st Vice-Commander
2nd Vice-Commander
Adjutant
Finance Officer
Provost Marshal
Chaplain
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
The Ladies Auxiliary Officers were installed at
the May meeting. We are hoping for another
great year and thank our devoted officers for all
that they do throughout the year. The ladies
hosted the AMVETS Installation dinner in June
and did a wonderful job as usual. Thank you to
Carol Lemle, Kim Lemle, Rhonda Clark & Sue
King for coming down to help make the
installation dinner a great success.
The Ladies Auxiliary would like to send their
heartfelt sympathies to Linda Hawkins who lost
her husband Marvin June 21 after a lengthy
illness.
The next meeting will be on Monday July 21st @
7 p.m. Have a great 4th!
Pat Miller
Ladies Auxiliary President
Auxiliary Officers 2008-2009
Pat Miller
Rhonda Clark
Carol Lemle
Kim Lemle
Rhonda Clark
Cathy Sliker
Sue King
Cathy Sliker
Cathy Sliker
President
1st Vice
2nd Vice
Secretary
Treasurer
Chaplain
Sgt. of Arms
Americanism
Historian
AMVETS Bingo
AMVETS Bingo will be closed down during the month
of July due to the fair. It will reopen on Wednesday
August 6th at its normal times.
**Interesting Tip
Did you know that if you itemize deductions on
your taxes that you can claim .14 cents per mile
for volunteering your services to the post?
Ladies Auxiliary
Sons of AMVETS
The Sons are working on several projects at
this time. They are working on a Golf
Tournament for August 23rd and are working on
having a pool tournament in October. There will
be prizes for both events and more information
will be provided as the time approaches.
Every Thursday is ladies night at the post. The
ladies and their friends are invited down to play
cards here at the post from 6:30 – 11 p.m. We have
had quite a turn out and hope that the ladies are
enjoying their night out.
Gaylord Hill
Sons Commander
Happy Birthday
Sons of AMVETS Officers 2008/2009
Gaylord Hill
Commander
Tony Hawken
1st Vice
Graham Teague
2nd Vice
Josh Feltman
Adjutant
Carl Meddick
Finance Officer
Bryan Snyder
Chaplain
Sam Faz
Sgt. at Arms
Howard Brooket
Clifford Smith
Dave Smith
Robert Bilyou
Sonya Clouse
Roger Phalen
Richard Tice
Robert Boley
Lori Leuenberger
Rudy Poupard
Judy Conrad
Thomas Johnson
Andrew Waldfogel
Harold Vincent
Ralph Benschoter
Pete Vargas
Ryan Baughey
Larry Ganun
Jack Pressler
James Fischer
Larry Ganun
Rex Lewis
Dennis Trombley
Daniel C Hamann
Thomas Jaurez
Paul Bidlack
Sheldon Hilyard
Rick Coscarelli
Gary W Mohr Sr.
Steven Carr
Volunteer Tip
Did you know that when you volunteer your time,
you can deduct 14 cents per mile as a yearly tax
deduction? If you itemize your taxes this is an
option that you can use, so come on down and
use those tax deductions to help out with events
at the post!
The next Highway pick up will be Saturday July
12th, 8 a.m. at TLC. Breakfast will follow the pick
up. Please come down and show your support
for our post and keep our highways clean.
Bob Whipple
Coordinator
RECAP: Paul Hill Memorial Scholarship Change
The scholarship applications for the 2008 year are
finished. If you are a member and have a child or
grandchild graduating from high school or are
attending college they are eligible to apply.
Applications are available at the post or can be
downloaded from the post website at
www.amvets1957.com.
The scholarship deadline is July 15th and will be
awarded on Saturday August 16, 2008 at 10:00
a.m. with a brunch to be served to the applicants
and their families. If you need information on the
scholarship please feel free to call the post.
Ladies Night
1-July
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3-July
3-July
4-July
4-July
6-July
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7-July
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24-Jul
24-Jul
28-Jul
Happy birthday to anyone I may have
missed. If you do not see your
birthday on this list please contact
me and I will add it to my list.
AMVETS Riders
The AMVETS Riders are the newest addition to
the AMVETS Family. Anyone that is a current
member of the AMVETS post can become a
member of the riders, if you don’t own a
motorcycle you can join as a supporter. Our
membership dues are $10.00 a year, and there
are temp membership cards behind the bar.
The Paul Hill Challenge is the first event
sponsored by the Riders, come ride with us,
and help fund the scholarship fund, or you can
ride the train if you don’t have a motorcycle.
The ride starts at 11:00am and returns by 6:00
pm on the 26th of July, cost is $15.00 per
person and an extra $10.00 if you wish to ride
the train. If you have any questions about the
ride or the Riders, call me @517 605-5225.
Keep it shiny side up,
Josh Feltman
Riders President
Blissfield Beer Tent Volunteers
Needed
We will be helping to host the Blissfield beer tent
again this year and we will still need a few
volunteers to fill some of the time slots. We have a
sign up sheet at the post with time slots for you to
choose the best times for you. We appreciate all of
you who volunteered last year and hope that we can
count on your participation again this year. The days
the beer tent will be open will be Friday afternoon –
Saturday night (July 11th and 12th). The beer tent
will not be open on Sunday this year but we are in
need of some strong men and women to help set up
the equipment on Wednesday July 9th and Sunday
July 13th for teardown. Please contact Rob Hosken
for information.
Dues Renewal Form
Name__________________________________
Address________________________________
RECAP: Membership information
Phone______________________________
The AMVETS meets every 2nd Monday of the
month at 7 p.m. Any member can attend these
meetings and address any concerns or ideas
for the post. The Ladies Auxiliary meet on the
3rd Monday of the month at 7 p.m. The Son’s
of AMVETS meet on the 4th Monday of the
month at 7 p.m. The AMVETS Riders meet on
the 2nd Saturday of the month at 12 noon.
(The 3rd Saturday this month) We hope with
this information that you will plan to attend
some of the meetings in the coming months
and give us your support.
Birthdate ____________________________
Summer Highlights
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July 12 – Summer Highway Pickup
July 11-12-13 Blissfield Beer Tent
July 15 – Scholarship Deadline
July 19 - Color Guard - Clayton Summerfest
Parade 10:30 a.m.
July 26 - Poker Run 10:00 a.m.
July 28 - Grey Goose Toast
August 8-9 - Relay for Life
August 10 - Tigers Baseball Game
August 16 – Scholarship Brunch 10 a.m.
August 23 – Sons Golf Tourney
Have a safe 4th of July!
Email_______________________________
Amount Paid_________________________
Group (AMVETS, Sons, Auxiliary)
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AMVETS annual membership dues are $30.00
AMVETS Life Membership dues are $150.00
AMVETS New Members Life Membership dues
are $180.00
Son’s annual membership dues are $30.00
Sons Life Membership dues are $325.00
Ladies Auxiliary $27.00 ($3.00 goes to VA
Hospital)
Please report any change of address or
phone numbers to the post.
AMVETS POST 1957
122 N. MAIN ST.
ADRIAN, MI. 49221
517-264-5555