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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Post 295                                                                               9 May 2014
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Hope all of the mothers out there have a nice Mothers Day. If you are not doing anything on Saturday come out to Glen Echo for the 2nd Annual Veteran Resource Fair, free to all.
  
At the general membership meeting, it was decided to move ahead with securing a Post home and to apply for the Intant Ticket Lottery Machines from the Maryland Lottery.
  
Another Post in Montgomery County is looking into getting rid of thier BINGO equipment. we have a possibility to get it from them in the near future.
  
What all this means is that Post 295 has the opportunity to raise funds to secure a home in the long term and increase the amount of dollars we can apply toward our programs. 
  

Thank you for your service. 

 

Bob Ouellette

Post Commander

DoD seeks info on Veterans traveling to D-Day Anniversary
  

The Office of the Secretary of Defense has reached out to The American Legion and other organizations in order to get an idea of how many D-Day veterans will be travelling next month to France to participate in the 70th Anniversary Commemoration.

 

Pentagon Officials are trying to coordinate in-country travel, as well as inform Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel of possible meeting arrangements during this time.

 

The American Legion National Headquarters, Washington, D.C. Office needs the following information:

-  Names of any D-Day vets who will travelling to France for the commemoration.

- The unit they served with.

- Where they will be staying while in France (i.e. Paris).

- Dates of their visit.

  

Second Annual Veteran Resource and Community Volunteer Fair 


  

Veterans, local members of the military, their families and those interested in helping local veterans are invited to attend the second annual Veteran Resource and Community Volunteer Fair on Saturday, May 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Glen Echo Park. Participants will have an opportunity to meet with local veteran service officers and organizations providing financial and employment assistance and to learn about volunteer opportunities with military and veteran serving organizations. There will be live music during the event with free carousel rides and The Puppet Co.tickets available on a first come, first served basis. Those attending can also participate in an art-based service project honoring veterans.

 

The event is a partnership of the Montgomery County Veterans Collaborative; the Glen Echo Partnership for Arts and Culture, Inc.; and the Montgomery County Volunteer Center. The Veterans Collaborative is a joint initiative of the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services and the Serving Together: Troops, Veterans and Family Care Project - a project of the Mental Health Association of Montgomery County, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, local funding partnerships and other valued community partners.

 

Glen Echo Park is located at 7300 MacArthur Boulevard in Glen Echo. Parking is free.

Membership: Spot, assess, recruit
  
The American Legion - May 6, 2014

 

Posted inDigital Dispatch
 

American Legion Post 295 in Germantown, Md., had 27 members when Bob Ouellette transferred there 13 years ago. Now, the post currently boasts 466 members. And for the current membership year, the post will surpass 129 percent. Ouellette attributes the tremendous growth and recruiting success to "working harder than other posts and going out in the community to seek new members," he said. "Every Legionnaire has the ability to stop the slide because you believe in The American Legion."

 

Members of Post 295 are active in their community by serving food to family members of wounded warriors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, and by attending events that draw like-minded people such as Rolling Thunder, the Military Bowl Parade and job fairs for veterans. During the most recent job fair that Post 295 members attended, 54 new members were recruited in four hours.

 

"To achieve this success, Post 295 members have used sales techniques and our knowledge of American Legion programs to break down barriers to membership," Ouellette said. "And we use another technique that we developed called Spot, Assess and Recruit (SAR).

 

Spot: 'Hello, did you serve or are you currently serving in the military?' Assess: Listen to their response to see if they meet the Legion's membership dates. Recruit: 'Thank you for your service! What Legion post do you belong to?' If they don't belong to one, explain the benefits of membership. The American Legion has something to offer everyone."