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| Adjutant's Notes for January 7, 2010 |
Printer friendly version The Adjutant's Notes is your bi-weekly source for vital information to assist in the operations of The Wisconsin American Legion. |
| Red Arrow Run |
 The Wisconsin American Legion is hard at work preparing for the return of the members of the 32nd Infantry of the Wisconsin National Guard. We will have many volunteers on site at Fort McCoy this weekend and through the end of the month as they demobilize. Many groups have made donations to support our efforts. Oscar Meyer donated 500 pounds of hot dogs and Pete Pappageorge of Century Services donated 63 pounds of Honor Grounds Coffee to be served to the soldiers as they demobilize. Pappageorge is a member of SAL Squadron 120.
Sergeant-At-Arms Michael Zapka and Director of Internal Affairs Chad Zuleger loaded the products into the Adjutant's van this morning to run them up to Fort McCoy through a driving snowstorm.
Service Officer James Fialkowski will also be on site to assist soldiers with claims and other related issues.
Anyone wishing to make a donation to support this effort can do so online at http://wilegion.org/howcanyouhelp/. Designate your gift for "Troop and Family Support."
We are also looking for donations of products such as hot dog buns and paper plates. If you can help secure large quantities of these items, please contact Jessika at jessika@wilegion.org. |
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| Mid-Winter Membership Drive |
Two new membership awards will be presented at the Mid-Winter Conference this year. The winning District Commander of each award will receive a personalized gift from the National Commander.
District Membership Award - Total Renewals
The winner will be the district with the greatest number of 2010 memberships turned in between January 1, 2010 and the beginning of the Department Executive Committee (DEC) meeting on January 30th.
District Membership Award - Percentage of Total Goal
The winner will be the district with the largest percentage of their 2010 membership goal turned in between January 1, 2010 and the beginning of the DEC meeting on January 30th.
Get your membership in! |
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| Register for the Mid-Winter Conference |
Registration is required for the Mid-Winter Conference. Anyone who has failed to register will not be admitted to Saturday night's preview party for the Discover Wisconsin program on The Wisconsin American Legion.
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Hotel Rooms Available at Ho-Chunk Casino
Due to an overwhelming response, only a few hotel rooms still remain at the Wilderness Hotel for the Mid-Winter Conference.
The Department has made arrangements for a block of rooms to be held at the Ho-Chuck Casino down the road to accommodate those who have not yet made reservations. The Casino will run a FREE shuttle back and forth to the Wilderness for guests convenience.
The room rate is $79/night.
You can make a reservation at the Ho-Chunk Casino by calling (800) 746-2486.
The rooms are reserved under the "American Legion - Portage" block.
Please make your reservations early as we expect rooms to fill fast!
For those who already have reservations at the Wilderness:
After the December 29th deadline, there is a 72-hour cancellation policy per room. Reservations canceled prior to the 72- hour mark will be charged a $20 fee. Cancellations within the 72-hours pay for the entire room rate. |
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| Grand Marquis |
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The Grand Marquis, which is located less than one mile from the Wilderness, is also holding rooms for the Department.
Rooms can be booked there for $59/night for Thursday and Friday and for $78/night for Saturday.
The first night stay will be charged to your credit card at the time of booking.
To book a room at the Grand Marquis call them at (800) 447-2636 and ask for The American Legion block. |
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| Contact Senators Kohl and Feingold |
The Care and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009. The American Legion supports this bill because of the impact it will have on the lives of America’s veterans and their families.
Following are some provisions in the bill:
-Will allow the VA to recruit and retain nurses, home health aides, and specialty care providers.
-Contains measures that would improve the efficiency of health care delivery to veterans.
-Would expand eligibility and authority of the Vet Centers to provide needed services.
-Would direct the VA Secretary to waive charges for care provided by VA in emergency cases to attendants accompanying veterans severely injured while on active duty on or after September 11, 2001, while such veterans are receiving VA care for such injuries.
-Would authorize the furnishing family caregiver assistance to family members of veterans in need of personal care services due to a serious injury incurred or aggravated during active duty.
-Would allow for reimbursement of attendants for travel expenses, including lodging and subsistence, in connection with authorized VA treatment for veterans.
-Would require the VA Secretary to: evaluate the services needed for each veteran, provide training for certification to caregivers; designate a primary personal care attendant for each eligible veteran; provide on-going family caregiver assistance to such family members; provide respite care, in appropriate cases; pay monthly caregiver stipends; conduct oversight of the caregiver assistance program; provide program outreach; and report on program implementation and evaluation.
Go to www.legion.org then click on Legislative Action Center, then under Info Center click on Elected Officials or contact your local Senators Office in your area. Ask them to become a co-sponsor of S.1963. |
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| Census Takers Needed - Veterans Have Testing Advantage! |
The Census Bureau needs to build a pool of qualified candidates from all counties in Wisconsin for their spring work efforts on the 2010 Census. Veteran's receive 5 or 10 point preferences on the test. A DD-214 copy is required for claiming a 5 point preference.
Positions include Census Takers, Crew Leaders, Crew Leader Assistants, Recruiting Assistants and Census Clerks. They are especially in need of bilingual applicants. This is also a good opportunity for retired seniors, students and anyone that could benefit from a part-time job that pays well.
Interested parties need to call the National Number: 866-861-2010 as soon as possible to register for upcoming testing sessions. Test sessions are going on Now!! At the time of the test, applicants will be able to complete their application, finish the paperwork, and take the test. They are constantly tweaking the schedule as they add more sites and dates so candidates should call to get the most up-to-date choices and test times.
Click here for the flyer put out by the Census Bureau.
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| Upcoming Events |
January 13, 2010
Shullsburg |
Lafayette County Oratorical Contest
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January 13, 2010
Portage High School |
Columbia County Oratorical Contest
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January 16, 2010
Minong |
Douglas County and 12th District Oratorical Contest
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January 16, 2010
Avoca Community Center |
Iowa County Oratorical Competition
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January 17, 2010
Tomah American Legion Post |
7th District Oratorical Contest
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January 17, 2010
Bradford High School, Kenosha |
1st District Oratorical Contest
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January 17, 2010
Grafton |
2nd District Oratorical Contest
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January 23, 2010
Post 52, La Crosse |
Post 52 Past Commander Banquet
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January 24, 2010
Masonic Lodge, 810 Chicago St, Manitowoc |
6th District Oratorical Competition
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January 24, 2010
Fennimore |
Grant County Oratorical Competition
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January 27, 2010
New Glarus High School |
Green County Oratorical Competition
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January 29-31, 2010
Wilderness Resort, WI Dells |
Midwinter Conference
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February 6, 2010
Department HQ, Portage |
Badger Boys State Board Meeting
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February 6, 2010
Darlington |
3rd District Oratorical Contest
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February 7, 2010
Matousek Chapel, 5000 W National Ave, Milwaukee |
4 Chaplain Sunday Observance
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February 11-12, 2010
Springfield, IL |
Lincoln Pilgrimmage
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February 20, 2010
Ripon College |
Oratorical Competition
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February 20, 2010
CJ's in Ripon |
6th District Americanism Banquet
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February 20-21, 2010
Lakeshore Lanes Bowling Alley, Sheboygan |
2nd District Bowling Tournmant
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February 28 - March 3, 2010
Washington DC |
Washington Conference
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