VFW Post 3761 & Auxiliary

Bit’s O’ News

2018 Volume One VFW Ohio Charities

Sick Call: If you know of any VFW member who is ill or

in the hospital, please call or send the information to:

VFW Post 3761, Commander/QM, 2155 Reynoldsburg

-Baltimore Rd., Baltimore, Ohio, 43105.

Oops, will the real Bud Carlson accept his Lifetime Membership? Sorry for the misspelling in last newsletter.

Our Post paid a final tribute to

fallen veterans Tom Simpson,

Kenneth Davis, and Robert

Keller.

Rest in Peace Comrades!

Ph # (740) 862-4028 — vfw3761@frontier.com

Emails Members: If you would like to be on our

email list and receive updates to what is going on at the

post, please send your email address to me at

(ckkeller@frontier.com) or the post

(vfw3761@frontier.com). If your email has changed

or you are not getting our updates, please resend your

address so I can up date our listings. Help us keep you

informed and cut the cost of mailing out the

Newsletter.

Thanks, Chuck Keller, Post Quartermaster

Post 3761 Voice of Democracy (VOD)

and Patriot Pen entrants earn 2nd

place honors at District level.

This year our program participants

earned over $2,700 for their entries.

Congratulations to district 2nd place

winners as well as our Post winners.

The VOD theme was “American History: Our Hope for the Future” and the Patriot Pen (PP) theme was: “America’s Gift to My Generation.”

Award winners in picture (L to R)

2nd Place VOD—Michael Hiles

5th Place PP—Alison Sponseller

2nd Place PP—Reese Short

1st Place PP—Emily Dininno

3rd Place PP—Gabrille Huber

LU Teacher—Marcus Ashford

Missing from photo

1st Place VOD - Parker Thomas

4th Place PP—Summer Heistand

A special thanks goes to VOD Chairman Joe Paumier for making this program work

and congratulations to all participants!

VOD Chairman Joe Paumier, Thomas

Parker and Michael Hiles at District

Banquet. Mr. Parker won $1000 for

his 2nd place VOD entry.

Gabrille Huber shows

her 2nd place award for

her Patriot Pen entry

that won her $300

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National VFW website. http://www.vfw.org

Want to contribute pictures/articles to the next

Newsletter; please submit by 24 Febuary.

Volunteers needed! Can you cook? Want

to have fun and help out the post’s Saturday

morning breakfast crew? Can you take

orders, bus tables or wash dishes? Or how

about helping with the monthly dinners? If so,

contact the post commander or canteen manager and

volunteer your special talents or skills.

Poppy Plates are still available.

Honor a veteran, friend or business

by donating to our Veterans Relief

Fund. Leave your donations at the

canteen or give to our poppy chair-

men Dave Hard and Joyce Miller.

Canteen Corner: Hello from the Canteen!

Our big news for this issue is the

fact we changed our Monthly

Drawing from the 4th Friday of

the month to the 4th Saturday.

We will also have live entertain-

ment that night for all out mem-

bers and their guests to enjoy. If you haven’t been to the canteen in

awhile, you will find that we now

have Keno machines in place. Play

it or get your Lottery tickets while

enjoying a Blue Moon and some chicken tenders with

friends. Our Tuesday Wing Night hours of 5:00-

7:00pm provide ample time for our clamoring fans to

order and devour these tantalizing delicacies. And

breakfast is served as well every Saturday morning

from 7:00 to 10:30am. Come enjoy the “Blue

Bomber”, our “SOS Camper Special” or other

menu items with neighbors and friends. Don’t

forget Monday night drawings, Wednesday Queen

of Hearts, and Friday jukebox night where the mu-

sic is free and the fun level is up to you. The post

is hosting another gun raffle that will be held on

March 24th. Three weapons will be given away to

lucky ticket holders. Tickets are $10. Lastly,

along with our monthly fish fry, the post will host

one every Friday during Lent starting February

16th. The event is open to the public from 5 to 7

pm and costs $8.50.

To use post facilities for

a reunion, wedding re-

ception, or anniversary

etc, call

(740) 862-4028.

Mike Hamilton, Mgr

Sue Henry, Asst Mgr.

KENO!

COMMANDERS COMMENTS:

Over the past holidays, I had

time to reflect on all of the 2017

experiences we’ve shared to-

gether and the cherished memo-

ries of those whom we have

lost. Winter of 2018 is upon us

and it will not be slowing us down. We will continue

our Drawings, Tuesday Wing night, Wednesday Queen

of Hearts, Saturday Breakfast, and our Monthly Fish

Frys. And since our Monthly drawing moved to the

4th Saturday of each month, we will provide live enter-

tainment that night from 8 to 11. We still need volun-

teers to help with our many functions. Only a few

hours a month are needed to ensure we accomplish our

mission and lessen the workload for all. Additionally,

we have recently had several retirements among our

Color Guard volunteers and we are recruiting new team

members from our VFW membership. If you are able to

honor our Veterans as they are laid to rest, please con-

tact Danny Paumier or myself. It is our solemn duty to

pay respect to fallen comrades no matter how long ago

they served their country, and these military funerals

are among our proudest traditions. Thank you and have

a safe 2018. Commander Joe Gillen

Commander Joe at

Anniversary Banquet

Saturday Breakfast

patrons

Monthly Drawing is changed from 4th Friday to 4th Saturday of the month—and includes live Entertainment!!

FISH FRYS every

Friday during LENT Feb 16 thru Mar 30

Come enjoy from

5:00 to 7:00 pm

Cod and fixin’s

$8.50 a plate

Open to the Public

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Auxiliary Membership: Men are now eligible to

join the auxiliary. Initial Dues are $25.00 and an-

nual dues are $20. For information please call 740-

808-6010. Membership Chairman Donna Pierce.

MEMBERSHIP: New members: Korie Palm,

Tom Smith, John Stewart, Steven Arnette, Kayston

Weaver and transfer William McNeer, Jr. If you

are, or know of someone on active duty, suffers

financial hardship or is over 80 years old,

please contact me about annual dues at

740-215-7928. Membership , Chuck Keller

Auxiliary President’s

Comments: Happy New Year. With the

holiday season over, we need to

get back to business and starting looking

forward to spring. I would like to thank

everyone who helped with the ‘Santa with

Cookies’ event this year. We served the

Shriners on December 21st and had a great

turnout. My thanks for everyone’s help

this year.

I was able to go to Washington DC, for

Wreaths across America on Saturday,

December 16th. I was able to take my

mom (Donna Moore) to lay wreaths on

our fallen heroes at Arlington Ceme-

tery. What a great experience that was

and which we will never forget. We

also visited many historical sites, Lincolns Cottage, Mt. Vernon

(George Washington Estate), Pentagon, and met new friends.

In the next month on the 1st Friday of February, the VFW does

their Fish Fry and the Auxiliary will do a bake sale. So please

come out and support our VFW and your Auxiliary, we all need

to work together. Our District Meeting will be March 11th, at

VFW Post 1388, Buckeye Lake at 10AM. We will have our

election of officers coming up at the April meeting. Our meet-

ings are the fourth (4rd) Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm. I

will miss Januarys due to the Mid-Winter Conference.

To those that have been ill, I wish a speedy recovery, and for

those that have lost a loved one my deepest sympathy.

Loyally,

Susan Stover-Hite, VFW Auxiliary President

Auxiliary President

Susan presenting post

Patriot Pen winner

Emily Dininno

Veterans Day at LU

Elementary school! It was another visit to the

school on Veteran’s Day

as we posted the flags

and listened to almost

300 children recite the

pledge and sing the

National Anthem.

This was followed by

patriotic songs and

poems by students and then the introduction of all

the veterans who

showed this day. We

then went over to the

Jr High for their lunch

with a veteran pro-

gram. Here we min-

gled with the 7th-8th

graders enjoying our

chicken tenders and

their company. 7th

grade teacher Marcus

Alford then announced our Post’s Patriot Pen win-

ners. Yes, it was another Veterans’ Day to

remember.

Dan Landis, Chuck Keller, Joe

Paumier and students listen to

the Veterans’ Day program

(L to R) Brian Jones, Susan

Stover-Hite, Chuck Keller, Margit

Jackson, Frank Yenichk, Dan

Landis, Joe and Dan Paumier

The Blue Plane Post Visitors

come from throughout the State

to visit and take pictures of our

Post’s Icon. This aged Navy

plane’s paint is beginning to fade

and the aircraft is in need of a

cleaning and repairs. Currently, pilots Pat Ferguson

and ?????? are researching methods to restore the

aircraft to it’s original condition. Estimated costs for

this venture is $10,000 of which we already have

pledges for $4,000. If you would like to donate to this

worthy cause, or can help us in this restoration pro-

ject, contact Commander Joe or the canteen manager

at 740-862-4028.

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE At VFW post 3761 on Feb 27th, 1—7:00pm

Want to advertise your business?

Would you like to post a

message for a special event?

Use our 8 foot sign along busy

Route 256 to broadcast your

message to all those who drive

by. Call the post for more

information at 740-862-4028.

VFW Post 3761 & Ladies Auxiliary

2155 Reynoldsburg / Baltimore Rd.

Baltimore, OH 43105

Ph (740) 862-4028

vfw3761@frontier.com

Non-Profit Organization

U.S. Postage Pd.

Permit No. 1

Baltimore, Oh

43105

Occupant or

IMPORTANT DATES (see calendar)

17-21 Jan —Mid-Winter Convention

11/25 Jan —House Committee Mtg—7 pm

18 Jan —VFW and Auxiliary Meetings 7 pm

27 Jan —House Committee Meeting—7 pm

1 Feb — VFW Meeting—7:00pm

2 Feb —Fish Fry—5:00—7:00 pm

8/22 Feb —House Committee Meeting—7 pm

15 Feb —VFW and Auxiliary Meetings 7 pm

Commander—Joe Gillen

Senior Vice—Desiree Collins

Junior Vice—David Hard

Quartermaster—Chuck Keller

Chaplain—Hayden Kandel

3 Year Trustee—John Frase

2 Year Trustee—Waid Cosgray

1 Year Trustee—Joe Paumier

Surgeon—Gene Parrish

Judge Advocate—Mike Hamilton

Officer of the Day- Waid Cosgray

Post Adjutant—Dan Landis

Guard—Dan Paumier

President—Susan Stover-Hite

Senior Vice—Pat Miller

Junior Vice—Joyce Miller

Treasure—Donna Pierce

Secretary—Karen Keller

Chaplain— Tina Keller

Conductor—Brian Bibler

Guard — Lisa Frase

3 Yr Trustee— Karen Ruble

2Yr Trustee– Brian Bibler

1Yr Trustee-Jerri Nafzger

Rebecca, Allen and Gabrille

Huber with Marcus Ashford at

District VOD Banquet

(L to R) Keller, Young,

Yenichek, Paumier and Jones

post flags for Lancaster Chorus’

“For God and Country” event