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Second Vice Commander's Column |
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Second Vice Commander's
Column I hope all of the posts out there have put together programs for the Memorial Day weekends. Many of the small towns look forward to these programs every year. Some of the posts still have parades and many people in your towns still participate in these programs. Keep in touch with your communities as they can help you build your membership. Your District Conventions are coming up very soon and you will be electing new officers to serve you. Try to help them get adjusted to their new jobs and get them off on the right foot. You will also be electing your National Convention Delegates at your conventions. Please make sure they want to go before you elect them. Buckeye Boys State is also just around the corner I hope everyone has gotten your boys lined up and ready to go. Please make sure that all boys attend their orientation, even the alternates. We really need more boys to attend. The Department Convention is just around the corner and Toledo is ready to welcome all of you from all over the state of Ohio. We will have one big hospitality room for all 7 candidates on Friday and Saturday nights. I look forward to seeing everyone at the convention. There will be a lot of business to take care of on the convention floor. There will also be all of the standing committee meetings before the convention. If your district commander puts you on any of these committees please take the time to attend as they are all important to the Department of Ohio. Neva and I have traveled all over this state and the hospitality at all of the posts and districts has been second to none. I'm always ready to go at any time or place if you need me to speak or even just for a visit. At this time I would like to thank all of the chairpersons that have taken care of all of the activities that the Department has had all year. Without your help and input these programs would never get off of the ground. We started out with the Golf Tournament, Trapshoot, WII Tournament, Bowling Tournament, Euchre Tournament, Pool Tournament and the Cornhole Toss. Brenda and I attended most of the functions and had some great times. I attended the Legion Riders meeting on April 24. They would like to start increasing their membership along with the American Legion, the Auxiliary, and the Sons of the Legion, this would also make the Legion Riders more visible. We are also talking about a membership round up to be held in September with the cards to be delivered to Department Headquarters on September 25 at the next Legion Riders Meeting. Will have more on this later. I would like to see a huge turn in of membership cards on the convention floor on Sunday, June 27, in Toledo. Let's get this year off to a great start and show the incoming Commander Dennis that we are ready to work the program of membership. I would also like to state that I am a candidate for the high office of Department First Vice Commander. Bring On Bob means it's time to bring the membership back up to where it is supposed to be. I'll close for now and see you in Toledo. Bob Klostermeier, 2nd Vice Commander |
