American Legion Post 155 Newsletter

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1 American Legion Post 155 Newsletter American Legion Post #155 Commander 1st Vice 2nd Vice Finance Officer Adjutant Chaplain Historian Sgt. At arms Service Officers Auxiliary President Karen Todd 1st Vice Donna Mobley 2nd Vice Kathy Bolander- Secretary Cindi Trebing Treasurer Barb Duke Chaplain Kathy Allen Historian Sara North Sgt-At-Arms Rose Nieten Executive Committee: Judy Holmes Shirley Browne Jr. Past Pres. Kym Olivares Commander 1st Vice 2nd Vice Adjutant Finance Officer Chaplain Sgt-At-Arms Historian Post Advisor S.A.L J.R. Gooch Chuck Krise Randall Kirk Don Merrick Bob Trebing Tom Beck John Harrington Jeremy Robins Bob Beck Executive Committee: Barry Platt Jason Plummer Craig Olivares ALR Andy Carson Charlie Holmes Bob Beck Steve Browne Don Hudson Bob Beck Jim Frederick Sam Haskett Doug Reynolds Executive Committee Bob Moffitt Al McKinnon Director Charlie Holmes Asst.Director Bud Boyter Secretary Judy Holmes Treasurer Teresa Perry Ride Coordinator David Zwergel Sergeant at Arms Mike Perry Chaplain Connie DePadilla Historian Debbie Boyter Membership Dir Dori Burton Communications Barry Schafer 852 W Main SStrStreet Street Street Carmel Indiana From the Commander, They say time flies when you are having fun, apparently, I ve been having fun because it doesn t seem like two months since I wrote my last article. We have had a great start to the fall. The ALR s Cobe s Kickin Cancer Ride was a big success. The ALR raised enough money to pay for Cobe s eye. That was a tremendous burden eased for Cobe s family. The scholarship golf outing was another great success. We raised $6,000 for the scholarship fund. Thank you to the committees and volunteers who made both of these events successful. Our Post was given a Certificate of Appreciation from the Indiana Department of Reserve Officers Association. Thank you to Craig, Mary and the staff for the great job of taking care of our guests. Veteran s Day is quickly approaching and we are receiving lots of requests for Honor Guard support from the community. Honor Guard detail is the most visible demonstration of our support for the community, so we hate to turn them down. We are always accepting volunteers to fill the ranks. Contact Bob Beck if you are interested. Also, take advantage of the many offers of gratitude that will be forthcoming. The support from the community is always appreciated. Following up on a previous topic, our webpage will be getting a few minor tweaks. There will be a calendar button on the homepage to allow quick access to the Post calendar events. There will also be links to our social media pages. As we start posting content we need you to like and share our Posts. Please share with your non-legion friends that we are open to the public on Saturdays and most Fridays. At the October meeting we voted to change the Friday night game from Queen of Hearts to Treasure Hunt, due to lack of support for two games. Unfortunately, the Queen of Hearts was hit before we could communicate the change. Queen of Hearts was capped at a $5000 prize and for Legion members only. Treasure Hunt is open to the public and is uncapped. We are expecting larger jackpots and increased business on Friday nights. We have several activities planned for the upcoming holiday season so stay tuned for details. I wish everyone a peaceful and relaxing holiday season. Andy Carson, November - Decemeber 2017

2 PAGE 2 AMERICAN LEGION POST 155 NEWSLETTER 852 W MAIN Welcome to Fall! I want to thank everyone who attended our 1 st Prime Rib Dinner and to the volunteers who helped with the prep, serving and clean up. We had many positive comments about the dinner and are looking forward to having another one in the future. We were able to donate $500 to the Indy Vet House for their needs thanks to the support we received. Our garage sale did not have the turn out we would have liked to received. Thank you to all who participated and all the efforts of our volunteers who put it on. The Early Bird Breakfast will be on November 11 th. Dues must be paid by October 31 st in order to receive a free breakfast. The HVAF Christmas Breakfast will be on December 2 nd. Please have any cookies or candy to the Post on November 30 th. We will do duffle bags and cookies for the homeless veterans. The Auxiliary Christmas Party pitch-in will be December 11 th. Please bring a dish to share and a $10 gift to exchange if you wish to participate. The Children s Christmas Party will be December 16 th from 1-3 pm. The next Auxiliary meeting will be November 13 th and the December meeting is the pitch-in on December 11 th. Please pray for our military and veterans. Karen Todd, President THANK YOU MEMBERS OF THE LADIES AUXILIARY!! I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the ladies who have returned my many voic messages regarding donating a dessert for the SAL Dinners. Being courteous and retuning calls makes my job so much easier to get an accurate count so that we have the opportunity to increase our coffers for the benefit of our deserving Veterans. If I have left you a voic and you would prefer not to have future calls, it is ok to call me back and let me know. Your next opportunity to donate a dessert is November 4, If you would like to help in this regard, you do not have to wait for me to call you. You can call me. Thanks again for all your efforts to make our dessert table a very popular addition to the SAL Dinners. Kathy Bolander, 2nd Vice President H: or C:

3 852 W MAIN AMERICAN LEGION POST 155 NEWSLETTER HVAF Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation PAGE 3 Our September HVAF Food Drive was only mildly successful. Our biggest contributors were our friends at RoseWalk. We received many bags of canned goods from them. Thank you, Kathy Allen for making the deliveries. I must say, we were a little disappointed in the lack of support we got from our Post members. Since the contributions were low we are asking that you bring a canned good item with you if you are attending the Early Bird Breakfast on November 11. Thank you to those who did contribute. We truly appreciate your support. The big Holiday Breakfast in December plans are well on their way. Along with a huge breakfast menu, thanks to your donations throughout the year, we are again able to fill duffle bags full of much needed personal items, hats, gloves, snacks and many other useful things. We are also making the homemade cookies/candy boxes for them again. If you care to donate home-made cookies/candy (a huge hit), we will be collecting them on November 30. We thank you in advance for your continued support. Our Veterans and the Auxiliary truly appreciate your help. Judy Holmes American Legion Post #155 HVAF Committee Chairman (317) (317) AMERICAN LEGION RIDERS The fire is out on the ALR summer cookouts until next year. Our last cookout we served over 70 dinners. Thank you to everyone who helped and supported our cookouts. These funds help us to help Veteran s and Veteran families. Our Cobe Kickin Cancer ride raised enough funds to take care of one of Cobe s large medical bills. We presented Cobe with an honorary Rider Doo Rag! We will be having an End of Season ride on October 28 with KSU at Post at 10:00. We will be riding to Brown County area with rain date October 29. Hopefully, weather will cooperate! Our meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 6:30. We hope to see you there. Charlie Holmes, ALR Director

4 PAGE 4 NEWS LETTER TITLE 852 W MAIN Cobe s HOMEMADE COOKIES AND CANDY NEEDED Help us make a Veteran s holiday memorable. The Auxiliary is putting together Goody Boxes for the HVAF Veterans. If you would like to donate homemade cookies and/or candy please deliver them to the Carmel American Legion Post on November 30. All are Welcome Non-Denominational Bible Study Taught by Dr. Ralph Walls Meets Wednesday s 12:00pm-1:00pm Buffet Lunch Available at 11:30am for $9.00

5 852 W MAIN NEWS LETTER TITLE PAGE 5 NEW YEARS EVE OPEN NOON OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!!! COLTS GAME 1PM PITCH IN 1:00PM LIVE MUSIC! SUNDOWN: 8:30-12:30AM PITCH IN 7-11PM PARTY FAVORS & CHAMPAGNE AT 12AM OPEN TO THE PUBLIC NEW YEARS DAY OPEN AT NOON JOHN AND LUCY BRINGING CHICKEN N NOODLES PITCH IN-BRING A SIDE OR DESSERT PAJAMA PARTY-WEAR YOUR JAMMIES AND GET YOUR FIRST DRINK FOR $1.00 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28th OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!! HALLOWEEN PARTY KARAOKE 8-12AM-PRIZES COSTUME CONTEST-PRIZES PRIZES PITCH IN (CHANCE TO WIN $25.00)

6 PAGE 6 NEWS LETTER TITLE 852 W MAIN Paid Advertisement Remember Robin Williams in the movie GOOD MORNING VIET NAM! I was in college while most of my male classmates were in Viet Nam. We are also the oldest of the Baby Boomers and just about to take over as being the largest population in the country. Many have their homes paid for but their equity is dead. It just sits there and does nothing for the homeowner. I read an article that said we baby boomers have $6.75 trillion dollars in dead equity. I used to teach school. Now I teach my own generation (age 62 and over) how they can have a more peaceful life and feel more secure by using the HECM program/reverse mortgage to put that equity to work. Ask questions. Be open to getting information. Believe me, it is all good or I would not be spending my time trying to reach out to senior citizens. If your home is paid for, we can set you up with a line of credit that grows just under 6% TAX FREE (sounds too good to be true but IT IS TRUE). You always have access to it. If your home is at least half paid for, we can get rid of your mortgage payment which frees up extra money each month. Many many options. Get the facts. And then tell other senior citizens what this is all about. Linda Begley Hello members and friends: I am Doug Reynolds and am the Carmel American Legion Post Service Advisor. I can be contacted at The VA offers two types of benefits for the survivors of citizens. DIC Service Connected and Indemnity Compensation. You may be eligible for monthly tax free compensation and children may be eligible for education benefits. You may also go to If I can help guide you through any VA issue, please feel free to contact me. -Doug Reynolds

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8 PAGE 7 NEWS LETTER TITLE 852 W MAIN JEFF D. OLIPHANT INJURY & WRONGFUL DEATH ATTORNEY OLIPHANT LAW, LLC 6100 NORTH KEYSTONE, SUITE 624 INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA JOLIPHANT@OLIPHANTLAW.NET PERSONAL ATTENTION AND EXPERIENCED REPRESENTATION FROM A CARMEL RESIDENT AND LIFELONG HOOSIER WHO HAS BEEN HELPING INJURY VICTIMS FOR OVER 22 YEARS FREE CONSULTATION, OFFICE OR HOME - NO FEE IF NO RECOVERY BUSINESS SPECIALTY AUTO/HOME INSURANCE Call Today Receive a no obligation quote for your personal home or auto. Patriot will donate $5 to this Post. Patriot Is a Legionnaire (Post 155) and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business. 160 W. Carmel Dr., Ste 264 Carmel, IN

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10 Respect, Honor & Gratitude VA Home Loans YOU served the U.S., now let us serve YOU by providing a Free Appraisal and 1% off Real Estate Commission RE/MAX ABILITY PLUS Marilyn Parrish Marilyn@IndyHomeTeam.com Private Capital Mortgage Group Inc. Todd Hollingsworth todd@pcmginc.com NMLS # Presents: DONUTS & COFFEE with Attorney David M. Seiter MAJ, USAR (Ret.) Please join us at American Legion Post #155 for free Donuts and Coffee on any (or all!) of the listed dates to learn about an area of Indiana law impacting Hoosier Veterans. Presentations are prepared by local professionals and will last approximately 30 minutes with time for questions afterward. These are FREE legal seminars and not sales presentations. Donuts generously provided by our local sponsor: Where else can you receive free legal advice with a delicious pastry?! About the Host: Attorney, David M. Seiter, is an Iraqi War Veteran and retired U.S. Army JAG officer with over 25 years military experience. He is a member of the American Legion, Post #155 and presently practices law with CATE, TERRY & GOOKINS LLC in Carmel. You may reach him at (317) or dseiter@ctglaw.com! Jack s Donuts of Carmel 516 East Carmel Drive; Carmel, IN (317) CATE, TERRY & GOOKINS LLC 301 East Carmel Drive; Carmel, IN (317) Open to the Public & Non-Members! DATE Feb 3 rd, 2017 Apr 7 th, 2017 Jun 2 nd, 2017 Aug 4 th, 2017 Oct 6 th, 2017 Dec 1 st, 2017 TOPIC How to Expunge Criminal History Estate Planning Family Law Issues Firearm Laws Veterans Courts throughout Indiana Specialized Driving privileges Join us at 9:30am at the AMERICAN LEGION Post # West Main Street Carmel, IN 46032

11 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 4 Texas Hold em 3:00pm-? SAL DINNER 6-8pm Entertainment Sundown 11 Veterans Day Texas Hold em 3:00pm-? 18 Texas Hold em 3:00pm-? Entertainment Dean Neal November Weekly Draw 7:00 pm 2 LEGION MTG 7:00 PM 3 Treasure Hunt 5 1pm Pitch-in Colts vs.texans 6 7 Euchre 7:30pm 8 ALR MTG 6:30PM Weekly Draw 9 10 Treasure Hunt Partners Euchre 7:30pm Entertainment Kem Morris Live 12 Monthly Drawing $3,000 Jackpot 3pm Kitchen open 1-4pm Colts vs. Steelers 13 AUXILIARY MTG. 7:00PM 14 Euchre 7:30pm 15 Weekly Draw Treasure Hunt 7:00 pm SAL MTG 7:00PM 21 Euchre 7:30pm 22 Weekly Draw 23 THANKSGIVING DAY-CLOSED 24 Treasure Hunt 25 NO TEXAS HOLD EM 26 1pm Pitch-in Colts vs. Titans Euchre 7:30pm 29 Weekly Draw 30

12 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 9 Children's Christmas Party 1-3pm Texas Hold em 3:00pm-? 23 NO TEXAS HOLD EM 30 NO TEXAS HOLD EM December Specialized Driving Privileges 9:30am Treasure Hunt Entertainment Kem Morris 2 NO SAL DINER 3 1pm Pitch-in Colts vs.jaguars 4 5 Euchre 7:30pm 6 Weekly Draw 7 LEGION MTG 7:00PM 8 Treasure Hunt Partners Euchre 7:30pm 10 Monthly Draw 3pm Kitchen Open 1-4pm Colts vs. Bills 11 AUXILIARY MTG 7:00PM 12 Euchre 7:30pm 13 Weekly Draw Treasure Hunt 16 Texas Hold em 3:00pm-? NO SAL MTG 19 Euchre 7:30pm 20 Weekly Draw Treasure Hunt 24 Christmas Eve Open until 8:00pm-? 25 CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY 26 Euchre 7:30pm 27 Weekly Draw Treasure Hunt 31 New Years Eve 1:00pm Pitch-in Colts vs. Texans New Years Party Sundown 8pm JANUARY 1 OPEN NOON TO 7PM PITCH IN

13 American Legion Post W. Main Street Carmel IN American Legion Post 155 UPCOMING BANDS SAT. NOV.4 "SUNDOWN" Open Mon-Saturday 10am-? FRI. NOV. 10 "KEM MORRIS" Open Sunday 12 noon -? SAT. NOV. 18 "DEAN NEAL" (we close no earlier than 10pm FRI. DEC.1 "KEM MORRIS" and will remain open nightly SUN. DEC 31 "SUNDOWN" as business dictates) Lunch hours 11-2 Mon-Friday Dinner hours 5-8 Tues-Friday