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| VFW Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. Johnson-Brown Post No. 1736 P.O. Box 8785 Alexandria LA 71306-1785 Tel: 318-448-9271 FAX: 318-487-9665 WEBSITE: www.vfwpost1736.org |
| VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES |
NEWSLETTER: OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER 2011
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DANCE EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT 7:00 P.M. ‘TIL 11:00 P.M.
BINGO EVERY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT 1:00 P.M.. AND THURSDAY EVENING AT 7:00 P.M.
WORKERS ARE ALWAYS NEEDED. ASK OUR QUARTERMASTER BILL CRAFT HOW YOU CAN HELP!
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OCTOBER 2011
MON 10 ►Columbus Day.
WED 12 ►POST & AUXILIARY REGULAR MEETING AT 7:00 P.M.
THU 13 ►U.S. NAVY ESTABLISHED (1775)
TUE 18 ►VAMC BINGO AT 7:00 P.M. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! COME OUT AND SPEND AN HOUR
WITH YOUR COMRADES AT THE HOSPITAL. THEY APPRECIATE YOUR GENEROSITY
AND THE ATTENTION YOU GIVE THEM.
MON 31 ►VFW COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION. BEST WESTERN IN ALEXANDRIA. TRAINING
FOR THE COMING VFW YEAR.
NOVEMBER 2011
SUN 6 ►DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS. SET CLOCK BACK ONE HOUR.
TUE 8 ►ELECTION DAY.
WED 9 ►POST & AUXILIARY REGULAR MEETING AT 7:00 P.M.
THUR 10 ►U.S. MARINE CORPS ESTABLISHED (1775)
FRI 11 ►VETERANS DAY.
TUE 15 ►VAMC BINGO AT 7:00 P.M. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! COME OUT AND SPEND AN HOUR
WITH YOUR COMRADES AT THE HOSPITAL. THEY ARE ALWAYS SO HAPPY TO HAVE
YOU COME, GREET THEM, SHAKE THEIR HANDS, AND SPEND A BIT OF TIME
WITH THEM IN THIS PLEASANT PASTIME.
THUR 24 ►THANKSGIVING DAY.
DECEMBER 2011
WED 7 ►NATIONAL PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY.
THUR 8 ►WAR DECLARED ON JAPAN (1941)
SUN 11 ►GERMANY AND ITALY DECLARED WAR ON U.S. (1941)
WED 14 ►POST & AUXILIARY REGULAR MEETING AT 7:00 P.M.
TUE 20 ►VAMC BINGO AT 7:00 P.M.
THUR 22 ►WINTER BEGINS.
SAT 24 ►CHRISTMAS EVE.
SUN 25 ►CHRISTMAS DAY.
SAT 31 ►OFFICIAL END OF WW II (1946)
NOTE: You can always call the Post Lounge at 448-9271 to find out if there are any special events taking place. You
can also find special event information on our Post Home bulletin board located in the Post Lounge.
RECRUITING EFFORT FOR OUR JUNIOR GIRLS:
Our very unique Louisiana VFW Junior Girls Unit is recruiting young girls between the ages of 5 and 16 to join its very
active organization which does so much to help our Veterans in so many ways. This is a prestigious organization and
restricts membership to such girls with either a father, mother, grandfather, brother or sister who is or was eligible to
become a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Only eligibility counts, not actual membership by the relative. For
information on how to join please call Linda Kieffer at 473-0578.
IMPORTANT REMINDER FROM YOUR OFFICERS:
BINGO VOLUNTEER WORKERS ARE STILL NEEDED. Bill E. Craft, Post Quartermaster
& Gaming Manager
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
JOHNSON-BROWN POST 1736
P.O. BOX 8785
ALEXANDRIA LA 71306-1785
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DANCE EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT 7:00 P.M. ‘TIL 11:00 P.M.
BINGO EVERY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT 1:00 P.M.. AND THURSDAY EVENING AT 7:00 P.M.
WORKERS ARE ALWAYS NEEDED. ASK OUR QUARTERMASTER BILL CRAFT HOW YOU CAN HELP!
**************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
OCTOBER 2011
MON 10 ►Columbus Day.
WED 12 ►POST & AUXILIARY REGULAR MEETING AT 7:00 P.M.
THU 13 ►U.S. NAVY ESTABLISHED (1775)
TUE 18 ►VAMC BINGO AT 7:00 P.M. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! COME OUT AND SPEND AN HOUR
WITH YOUR COMRADES AT THE HOSPITAL. THEY APPRECIATE YOUR GENEROSITY
AND THE ATTENTION YOU GIVE THEM.
MON 31 ►VFW COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION. BEST WESTERN IN ALEXANDRIA. TRAINING
FOR THE COMING VFW YEAR.
NOVEMBER 2011
SUN 6 ►DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS. SET CLOCK BACK ONE HOUR.
TUE 8 ►ELECTION DAY.
WED 9 ►POST & AUXILIARY REGULAR MEETING AT 7:00 P.M.
THUR 10 ►U.S. MARINE CORPS ESTABLISHED (1775)
FRI 11 ►VETERANS DAY.
TUE 15 ►VAMC BINGO AT 7:00 P.M. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! COME OUT AND SPEND AN HOUR
WITH YOUR COMRADES AT THE HOSPITAL. THEY ARE ALWAYS SO HAPPY TO HAVE
YOU COME, GREET THEM, SHAKE THEIR HANDS, AND SPEND A BIT OF TIME
WITH THEM IN THIS PLEASANT PASTIME.
THUR 24 ►THANKSGIVING DAY.
DECEMBER 2011
WED 7 ►NATIONAL PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY.
THUR 8 ►WAR DECLARED ON JAPAN (1941)
SUN 11 ►GERMANY AND ITALY DECLARED WAR ON U.S. (1941)
WED 14 ►POST & AUXILIARY REGULAR MEETING AT 7:00 P.M.
TUE 20 ►VAMC BINGO AT 7:00 P.M.
THUR 22 ►WINTER BEGINS.
SAT 24 ►CHRISTMAS EVE.
SUN 25 ►CHRISTMAS DAY.
SAT 31 ►OFFICIAL END OF WW II (1946)
NOTE: You can always call the Post Lounge at 448-9271 to find out if there are any special events taking place. You
can also find special event information on our Post Home bulletin board located in the Post Lounge.
RECRUITING EFFORT FOR OUR JUNIOR GIRLS:
Our very unique Louisiana VFW Junior Girls Unit is recruiting young girls between the ages of 5 and 16 to join its very
active organization which does so much to help our Veterans in so many ways. This is a prestigious organization and
restricts membership to such girls with either a father, mother, grandfather, brother or sister who is or was eligible to
become a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Only eligibility counts, not actual membership by the relative. For
information on how to join please call Linda Kieffer at 473-0578.
IMPORTANT REMINDER FROM YOUR OFFICERS:
BINGO VOLUNTEER WORKERS ARE STILL NEEDED. Bill E. Craft, Post Quartermaster
& Gaming Manager
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
JOHNSON-BROWN POST 1736
P.O. BOX 8785
ALEXANDRIA LA 71306-1785
