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Duxbury Post 223 American Legion, Inc. Post Office Box 1113 Duxbury, MA 02331
Email- ALPost223@comcast.net Web site ALPost223Duxbury.com
Greetings from Post 223
Post News: We are already back in business after a very hectic summer season. Our new Commander Joe Giannangelo took over the job of directing the operation of the post activities and has already demonstrated quality leadership. We are extremely happy to have him as our commander. The annual Pig Roast will be held Saturday. October 17. 2009. The festivities will get underway with cocktails at 5:00 pm followed by the meal at 6:00 pm. Tickets are $5.00 for each member of the Legion, the Auxiliary and the Vets Club. Guests will also need to purchase a ticket at $5.00. One guest per member. Tickets must be purchased at the bar before the cutoff date of Monday. October 12th. No tickets will be sold at the door: Each person when they purchase their ticket will receive two tokens for complimentary drinks. “Krazy Cook Catering” out of Middleboro will provide the food "Midnight Express” again this year will entertain us.
With the heating season soon to arrive
Legionnaire Tony Binsfield has reminded us of the program at Mass Energy
which provides information on how those that heat with oil can save
money. The Mass Energy Consumers
Alliance offers a discount heating oil
buying network. Savings can range from $150.00-$300.00 per heating
season.
Dues are due for 2010 Let’s pay up ASAP Your dues of $30.00 can be paid at the bar or Legionnaires can send their dues payment to: Duxbury Post 1223, P.O. Box 1113. Duxbury, MA 02331. Vets Club members can send a $30.00 check to Duxbury Veterans Club, P. 0. Box 1113, Duxbury, MA 02331. CIO Joe Tougas, Treasurer.
The Vets Club and the Legion are running a promotional to increase membership in both organizations It goes like this, sign up two new members (that have never been a member before) The reward is a free one year membership to your organization
On Tuesday November 10th, Post 223 will host a breakfast at the Duxbury Senior Center at 900 am The program will be informative as the Post’s officers describe the many programs in which the Post is involved The program is open to men and women, veterans and non-veterans. Those planning to attend should call the Senior Center at 781-934-5774 and make a reservation 24 hours in advance of the breakfast.
Veterans Day will be celebrated the next day Wednesday, November 11 at the Post Hall beginning at 11:00 am. One of our speakers will be the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, Betsy Sullivan. On this day we will pay tribute to all the service men and women who have served their country in time of war. We will also honor some of our members who have served the post continuously for 25 and 50 years. A buffet will follow. The public is welcome.
The following are Legionnaires who hove served continuously for 25 years: John A. Capocefalo, Stephen F. Doherty, William K. McCann, Robert J. O’Shea, Henry P. Reynolds and Thomas W. Taylor. A 50 year member is Daniel A Welch. All of these Legionnaires have served in the American Legion, not necessarily just in Post 223.
Post Everlasting
Legionnaire Thomas F. Burgess Former Legionnaire John E. Whitley
Recently we have had two incidents of vandalism of Post 223 number plates from Legionnaire’s motor vehicles. If you have experienced the same we would ask that you contact us and let us know about it.
Attorney and Legionnaire Peter Bizinkauskas has provided us with a recap of the Post 223 baseball season. “Our team returned after a one year absence, fielding a maximum hard-charging roster of 18 young men hailing from Duxbury and Marshfield. Despite starting as an entirely new group of players, under the leadership of Head Coach Ryan Kane, Legion Post 223 nearly qualified for the playoffs with a record of 9 wins and 11 losses. Your team beat league leading teams including Plymouth, Hingham and Brockton’s Hawkeye club (twice). Get ready for next year folks at least one half of this team will be returning as veteran players. We are extremely proud of our new General Manager, Peter Bizinkauskas and Coach Ryan Kane. We thank them for their efforts. They started from scratch and gave us some exciting moments on the field this summer. With these dedicated coaches and players we will certainly become a team to be reckoned with in the future.
Peter has his law office in Duxbury and he wilt welcome calls from his comrades to discuss any legal matter. There is no chargé for the initial consultation and if he cannot assist: his goal is to point you in the right direction You can reach Peter at Peterbiz@comcast.net Or go to his website at www.peterbizlaw.com .
It’s never too early to inform you of the Children’s Christmas Party. This year it will happen on Saturday December 12 2009 at 1000 am As usual Joy the Clown and Santa will be present. Your children, grandchildren, or great grandchildren aged 10 and under are cordially invited. Please get in touch with us and provide the following information, Name, age (infant to age 10), sex, relationship and the name and phone number of the parent or guardian. We need this information to plan the number and kind of gifts. You can call Ann Reid at 781-585-3784 or write Ann at P.O. Box 1404, Duxbury, MA 02331. Or, you can also call Olga Allen at 781-934-5262 Or write her at P 0 Box 1074, Duxbury MA 02331 The party is for Legion, Auxiliary and Vets Club offspring. |