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WEST SUBURBAN CLINCHERS, 16 INCH SOFTBALL

LET’S PLAY BALLRemember the days, when you played on the corner and the sewers were the bases or in an empty lot or the park? Well I miss those days of laughing hitting and running the bases


Join the Department of Defense 60th Anniversary of the Korean War Commemoration Committee as we honor Korean War Veterans of Illinois during a special Commemoration Program in Orland Park, Illinois.
Following official remarks and wreath laying ceremony, Korean War Veterans will be presented with Certificates of Appreciation signed by the Secretary of Defense.

New GI Bill for Unemployed Vets - 35 to 60 years old

60th Anniversary of the Korean War Certificated are Available  - Apply by using the link below.. 

TO ALL DISTRICT COMMANDERS - Please announce at your district meeting and include in your newsletter that any changes of post delegates and/or alternates for the division mini-convention must be received by me no later than May 23, 2012. This will allow time to make any revisions to the voting lists for the June meeting.
Please review your appointments for judge and clerk for June's election.
Please verify: - your selections will be attending the June 2, meeting
- they are not seeking an office that will be voted on that day. Please report any changes to me by May 23, 2012.
A brief meeting for judges and clerks will occur on June 2, before elections begin.
Ken Rasmussen, 1st Div. Adjutant

We need your help!
We need your help! Certain member(s) of the Mt. Prospect Park District board of commissioners are determined to stop the building of the Veterans Memorial in 2012. An “ipetition” has been put up to kill the project. Understand that the initial plan to build a memorial began 17 years ago. Every year, the project has been shelved because there is always somewhere else to spend the money. Now, several board commissioners want to get it done this year. Let’s support them and get it built without any further delays. Please go to this web site and sign if you support this project. http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/build-the-veterans-memorial-in-mt-prospect/


Veterans Related Bills have passed the House.


Veterans related bulls have passed the house in the first session of the 112th congress.  The American Legion has their support.


National Announces Post Excellence Award
To qualify for the Post Excellence Award, a post is required to achieve excellence in four areas: membership, youth activities, community service, and support to currently serving troops or veterans.
The purposes of this award are membership growth, exposure of American Legion values to the youth of the community, and increased visibility of the American Legion family through service project.


Carpenters Apprenticeship Training Offered to Chicago Veterans

We received a call from the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters. They have received a grant to train 100 veterans for Carpenters. The veterans will take a pre-apprenticeship course for 9 weeks.


 Time to renew your CTA Military Service Pass

Applications are now being taken for Illinois Premier Boys State.

It’s that time of the year again to apply for the American Legion Department of Illinois Premier Boys State. This year's event will take place June 9 - 15, 2012.  As in previous years the First Division will have a bus available to take the boys  down state.  Registration and transportation forms can be found by following the link below.


The American Legion Extension Institute is now available on-line

The American Legion’s official training program for officers, members, Legion College applicants and those who simply want to expand their knowledge of the nation’s largest veterans service organization is now available online.
The American Legion Extension Institute has been rewritten, updated, streamlined and enhanced with videos, digital photos, clickable links, a historical timeline and additional features. To register and take the course, just click more. The program is designed to take less than two hours to complete. It is divided into six sections, with a quiz at the end of each, followed by a final exam

Illinois Department of Transportation - There are employment opportunities at the IL Department of Transportation for women veterans. The contact information is below. Please pass it on to our comrades and let's help women vets get those jobs!.  Mr. Ivan Barajas, 312-723-0456, Ivan.Barajas@illinois.gov
Rochelle


You are cordially invited to the Elvin J Carey Memorial Service, Saturday, 6/30/12 
4:00pm - 8:00pm, at
Matthew House Chicago, Inc

 

 
 


Next Division Meeting
June 2, 2012
Mini Convention

Evergreen Park Post #854, 9701 S Kedzie Avenue, Evergreen Park, IL, (708) 422-9513

Any chairmen with reports are asked to limit them to 5 minutes.  Additional details of reports can be typed and copies placed at the entrance table.

 

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