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American Legion Auxiliary GALA – REMINDER

Written by Jeff Mattingly on September 5, 2025. Posted in Announcements, Post 281 Auxiliary.

I think I heard or read somewhere that the 8th is the last day that you can purchase tickets.

Please let me know if that’s incorrect: FEEDBACK

American Legion Auxiliary, Department of Tennessee, GALA

Friday, September 19, 2025. Franklin Marriott Cool Springs, 5:30pm-11:00pm

$60.00 per person, Dinner, Music, Silent and Live Auction.

Some auction items have already been donated: Various Venues in Pigeon Forge a very nice motorcycle backpack and home decor items.

This is just a sample!

More donations are coming in every day..

Please contact Gwynne Queener for tickets:

ALA@mtjulietalpost281.com

615-218-9452

As more information becomes available and the date gets closer we’ll send out updates. Please check the Events Calendar (9/19/25) to easily add this to your personal calendar.

Veteran Fall Festival

Written by Jeff Mattingly on August 30, 2025. Posted in American Legion Post 281 News, Announcements, Post 281 Auxiliary.

Our American Legion Auxiliary Unit is planning to attend this event.

They’d like to see any veterans and caregivers connected with Post 281 at the festival.

Hopefully it’ll cool down and we can have a wonderful day!

Join Us!

Alvin C. York VA Medical Center, 3400 Lebanon Pike, Murfreesboro, TN 37129

October 17, 2025, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Recruiting Opportunities

Written by Jeff Mattingly on August 20, 2025. Posted in American Legion Post 281 News, Announcements.

With Commander Ward’s recent unveiling of the Recruiting Challenge our post Service Officer, Patti Whitmore, has made some contacts and authorizations for the post to set up our pop-up canopy with table and chairs before and during local youth football events.

SO Whitmore is heading up MJHS Aug 29 home game. Set up time 1730.

Looking for persons to lead set up for:

@Green Hill HS on Friday, Sep 19 vs Gallatin & Friday, Oct 17 vs Lebanon , Set up time 1730 – 1800.

There may be some other opportunities. If you know of any details we can use, please reach out! Gathering times and dates for the following locations seems to be a challenge:

MJYFC (youth football) at Sgt. Jerry Mundy Memorial Park, 300 Mundy Memorial Dr, Mt Juliet, TN 37122 off Belinda Pkwy. Time?

Tennessee Heat (Home School Program) at Charlie Daniels Park. Aug 30 (or any Saturday morning) Times?

Do you have kids or grands playing? We need to know if you can help with setting up or would be attending any of these events. If you have some other ideas and want to use the pop-up canopy or need materials. Let us know! We’ll need to coordinate with you for materials etc.

Please coordinate with SO Whitmore: ServiceOfficer@mtjulietalpost281.com or phone: 615-482-1220.

Recruiting Challenge

Written by Jeff Mattingly on August 14, 2025. Posted in American Legion Post 281 News, Announcements.

And 3 ways to help out at the fair

At last night’s meeting Commander Ward put forth a Recruiting Challenge. Here’s how it works:

Bring in FOUR new members to our post and your 2026/2027 membership will be paid.

If a person recruits five new members, they receive a $50 dollar gift card too.

If they recruit six new members, the gift card will be $60.00, seven recruits earn a $70.00 card, and so on,

up to 10 recruits earning a $100 gift card.

If a member brings 2 new members, they get $20 off our Christmas banquet ticket , 3 new members earns $30 off the banquet ticket. If you bring 1 new member, At-A-Boy, We really do appreciate you!

This contest will start immediately and ends November 28th. The winner will be announced at our December Christmas banquet.

There are still time slots to fill for us to help raise awareness and funds for our post and our brothers & sisters in our local Vietnam Veterans Association, the Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America, and Veterans of Foreign Wars organizations.

Here are the Sign Up links for your convenience:

VFW Post 5015 & Vietnam Veterans of America –

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B44A4AA2EA0F9C07-50308612-wilson

The VVA is looking for help during the fair in their food trailer and as Mike says, the offer still stands, $20.00 per person per hour worked for a donation to your organization.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050B4FA8A923A7FB6-57629130-wilson

And our own booth coverage in the Air Conditioned Veteran’s building –

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4DAFA62DA7F5C52-57514006-tennessee

Hope to see you there!

VFW Post 5015 & Vietnam Veterans of America, (Lebanon Chapter ) Food truck helper sign up genius.

Written by Terry Ward on August 12, 2025. Posted in American Legion Post 281 News.

For all members of American Legion Post 281, if you can help the VVA with their food sales at the fair, our post will be able to earn some of the VVA’s profit.

To all members of Post 5015, this is the Sign-up Genius form that you can use to sign-up for your work time at the Fair in the Veteran’s Building. It’s simple, open the URL and go to the time and day that you want to work and sign up. If you have any questions let me know at this email address.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B44A4AA2EA0F9C07-50308612-wilson

Yours in Service

W. Tom Gordon

Quartermaster/Adjutant

VFW Post 5015

Agenda for American Legon Post 281’s regular meeting, 12Aug 2025

Written by Terry Ward on August 11, 2025. Posted in American Legion Post 281 News.

Charlie Daniels Park, Community Center, Room B – Conference room, food and social at starting @ 5:30 pm, regular meeting starting NLT 6:00 pm

Regular meeting primary agenda events:

Meeting protocol : Welcome guest and all members in attendance

Adopt minutes as posted on the website 9 Aug https://www.mtjulietalpost281.com/latest-news

Guest:

Recognize Vincent Lenning with Burdine Supply for his continued support with the donations he has given to HAF which benefit the Exchange Club and our Post. Acknowledge Nancy Britt with Exchange Club and the amount receipt of her award to the post.

Boys state attendees and their parents as the young men addressing the post:

GHHS MJHS

Nicholas York Tanish Bangera

Niko Hailu Oliver Brown

Arvin Otoukesh David Constantin

CDR: Discus Wilson County Fair Veterans Booth coverage

Volunteer Signup sheet / Gate Passes to be distributed.

Workers for VVA with their food trailer

Flag display at entrance to fair grounds

Officers/Special Reports: 1stV/2^nd V/Adj/FO/SO/CH-sick call/HG/ALR/POW-MIA/Aux

Old Business: Kroger Advantage Card signup.

Website ….issues of effectiveness, value of newsletter, Facebook page?

CDR / New Business:

Picnic/Social update

Halloween in the park discussion.

Recruitment ….new focus on getting members

Update on Mt. Juliet’s REC and PARK and our invitation to use their room

Next meeting : 9 Sep meeting / Mt. Juliet HS JROTC D&C expedition in CDP parking lot 5:30pm

Closing Protocol

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES – from 8 July 2025

Written by Bruno Padovani on August 9, 2025. Posted in Minutes.

General Meeting Minutes

COMPILED/SUBMITTED BY: ADJUTANT Bruno Padovani

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES – Date: 8 July 2025

Reviewed, Approved By: COMMANDER Terry Ward, POST 281, Tyler Cates, Dept of TN

CONVENED: __1730____ ADJOURNED: __1941____

MEMBERS PRESENT: __22__ VISITORS: __3__ POST OFFICERS: __7__ TOTAL: __32__

Kroger Community Rewards

Written by Jeff Mattingly on August 8, 2025. Posted in American Legion Post 281 News, Announcements.

Most everyone has one of these. That is an account with Kroger that allows you to take advantage of their discounts and accrue fuel points or other rewards.