LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FOR September 18, 2023, IS POSTED FOR YOUR REVIEW  

 

Fellow Sons, AMVETS family members, and friends,

Congratulations to all week two winners (yellow ticket) listed below. Your prize will be mailed to you shortly.

Sunday 5/10 #323 NO WINNER

Monday 5/11 - $50 - #399 - Robert Bourgault - Biddeford ME

Tuesday 5/12 - $50 - #276 - Deb Quellette - Saco ME

Wednesday 5/13 - $50 - #974 - Jenny Perry - Athens OH

Fellow Sons of AMVETS, AMVETS National Executive Committee (NEC) voted to cancel the 2020 National Convention. Therefore, Sons of AMVETS (SOA) 2020 National Convention is canceled. All SOA National elected and appointed officers will remain in place until the next election at the 2021 SOA National Convention in Greensboro, NC.

Congratulations to all week one winners listed below. Your prize will be mailed to you shortly.

Friday May 1 - $50 - #569 - Lisa Donovan - Biddeford ME

Saturday May 2 - $100 - #969 - Stephen Gray - Biddeford ME

Sunday May 3 - $100 - #144 - Sierra Donovan - Biddeford ME

My fellow Sons, Today, Wednesday, April 15, AMVETS National Headquarters issued a memorandum to their Departments regarding Department Conventions.

Fellow Sons, “Stay at Home” directives combined with Post closings has impacted and isolated many Veterans and AMVETS family members. Limited social contact can lead to loneliness, low self-esteem, and fear of the unknown. Experts agree that social interaction is vital to maintain physical and mental health.

Fellow Sons, AMVETS family members, and friends,

My fellow Sons,

I am sure by now you are all as sick as I am over the Coronavirus and the phrase “out of an abundance of caution”.  That being said, many states have shut down all food service and drinking establishments and with them most of the Posts.

The Sons of AMVETS Squadron 1-ME, an integral part of the AMVETS family of Post 1 in Biddeford, is organizing a golf tournament and is seeking hole sponsorships at a cost of $50.00 per hole. All sponsors will have a sign set up at a hole or holes for all to see.

The “Pine Tree” State, AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary 1 & Sons of AMVETS Squadron 1 will be hosting a TESTIMONIAL DINNER to proudly honor the Sons of AMVETS National Commander of 2019-2020, Richard H. Thibodeau.

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National Commander's Message

  

Commander Mick's Project - Gary Sinise Foundation

         

Fellow Sons, AMVETS Family, and Friends,

During our 40th Anniversary year I have selected the Gary Sinise Foundation (GSF) as my project. The Gary Sinise Foundation serves our nation by honoring our defenders, our veterans, our first responders, our country’s heroes, and their families, and those in need.

They accomplish their mission by creating and supporting unique programs designed to entertain, educate, inspire, strengthen, and build communities. Their R.I.S.E. program (Restoring Independence Supporting Empowerment), builds specially adapted smart homes for our most severely wounded heroes. They also provide home modifications, mobility devices, and adapted vehicles to our injured, wounded, ill, and/or aging heroes.

Another GSF program is Soaring Valor. You may find it interesting that fewer than 500,00 World War II Veterans are still with us. Through Soaring Valor, World War II veterans and their guardians are brought to New Orleans to tour The National WWII Museum built in their honor. Their experience includes entertainment, celebratory meals, and community building with their fellow heroes. Students who accompany our veterans continue their stories with a new appreciation for the sacrifices made by an entire generation, the Greatest Generation. As a Son of a World War II Marine, it is imperative that we make every attempt to honor those Veterans.

The GSF Snowball Express, serves the children and surviving spouse of fallen military heroes. GSF is committed to programming and support that holds space to honor their fallen heroes while also helping create new memories as they move forward. Since 2018, 11639 children of fallen military heroes & their surviving parent/guardian joined us for Snowball Express.

To learn about other GSF programs or help us do a little more by making a donation, please visit: https://donate.garysinisefoundation.org/SonsCommanderProject

Thank you in advance for your consideration and support.

Sincerely,

Michael ‘Mick’ Ciesla - Commander

National Sons of AMVETS

 

 

2023 August Calendar Raffle

 

Congratulations to all the August 2023 Calendar Raffle Winners!

August Number Amount Name City State
1 399 $50 Scott Krumbholtz Zephyrhills FL
2 996 $50 No Winner    
3 336 $50 Sons of AMVETS IA #49 Cedar Falls IA
4 340 $50 Pat Cook Holiday FL
5 970 $100 No Winner    
6 883 $100 No Winner    
7 727 $50 Jutta Wachowski Lackawana NY
8 263 $50 No Winner    
9 354 $50 No Winner    
10 310 $50 Sons of AMVETS #1 Biddeford ME
11 217 $50 No Winner    
12 482 $100 Butch LaRoche Biddeford ME
13 662 $100 Frank P. LaHaye II Dade City FL
14 993 $50 No Winner    
15 433 $50 Janise Bee Ft Pierce FL
16 267 $50 Dawn Wehrfritz Buffalo NY
17 556 $50 Joan Wielinski Cheektowaga NY
18 998 $50 No Winner    
19 563 $100 Raynald Thibodeau Winter Haven  FL
20 541 $100 No Winner    
21 960 $50 SOA FL 1992 Mt Dora FL
22 309 $50 Bob Cook Holiday FL
23 819 $50 No Winner    
24 609 $50 No Winner    
25 064 $50 No Winner    
26 745 $500 No Winner    
27 302 $100 No Winner    
28 061 $50 No Winner    
29 751 $50 SOA FL 1992    
30 388 $50 Jim & Rich Thibodeau Biddeford ME
31 081 $50 Richard Thibodeau Chelsea MA