COMMANDER NOTES

Welcome to May which looks to be a busy month with the Crawfish Boil, Baseball Fundraiser, Elections and Junior Diabetes Fundraiser.
But first I would like to thank all Legionnaires and Auxiliary members who helped with the warrior breakfast and the VA Marion cookout.
A great time was had by all and your help is greatly appreciated.
I'll let Hardy discuss the elections, crawfish and baseball fundraiser in his column.
I would like to talk about our 1st Juvenile Diabetes benefit since we have several members directly affected by this disease.
I hope it will be a big success. It will be May5th in the banquet hall featuring the Craig Russell Band.
There will be a $5.00 cover charge at the door. All proceeds go JDRF.
Thanks go out to Auxiliary members Amanda and Donalyn for getting all this together in "Helping Chasing a Cure with Paige".
Everyone keep supporting the post to help it grow and prosper.

Be sure to check out the calendar for the upcoming events. We have a lot going on this month.

Thanks! Everyone for your support and God Bless America and Post 31

Brad Siress, Commander

SPECIAL NOTES

District 1 Meeting May 6th. Registration is at Noon. Lunch 1PM, Meeting 2PM.District 1 Meeting May 6th. Registration is at Noon. Lunch 1PM, Meeting 2PM.
Meetings on 2nd Tuesday of the month for Legionnaires and Auxiliary 7PM.
Meeting SAL on 2nd Wednesday of the month 7PM.
Meeting Riders 3rd Tuesday of the month 7PM.
Queen of Hearts Raffle Drawing every Saturday at 10PM.
If you know of anyone not receiving the newsletter via email or by mail please let Hardy or Sylvia know so we can get your information so you will get one.

FUN THINGS TO DO AT THE LEGION

NEW! $1.00 daily drink specials

New! Beer by the pitcher

NEW! Ladies Night Wednesdays, $1.00 draft & $1.00 drinks. Free Jukebox 6pm - close.

NEW! Beer Specials on Saturday

Pool tournaments are held every Saturday at 1pm.

Karaoke every Friday night from 8-11pm.

All day Happy Hour prices on Mondays.

Band on the 3rd Saturday of each month.

Free pool on Tuesday nights from 6pm - closing.

Corn Hole Tournaments every 2nd & 4th Saturday at 5pm

Thursday night open pool tournament "kitchen open".

Friday May 4th
Karaoke with Marty. 8PM

Saturday May 5th.
Derby Day Party All Day
D.J. Music with Marty 8PM (in clubroom).
JDRF Fundraiser Craig Russell Band 8PM. $5.00 Cover charge. (in hall).
Queen of Hearts Raffle Drawing 10PM

Friday May 11th
Karaoke with Kevin. 8PM

Saturday May 12th.
D.J. Music with Kevin. 8PM
Queen of Hearts Raffle Drawing 10PM

Friday May 18th
Karaoke with Marty 8PM

Saturday May 19th
Band Critical Condition 8PM.
Queen of Hearts Raffle Drawing 10PM

Friday May 25th
Baseball Fundraiser $10000.00 Raffle. Doors open at 6PM. Cash bar, $5.00 Buffet.
Karaoke with Lisa. 8PM (in clubroom).

Saturday May 26th
D.J. music with Lisa. 8PM
Queen of Hearts Raffle Drawing 10PM

KITCHEN NEWS

Remember our kitchen is open from 11-2 Monday through Friday serving lunch.
Make sure you come by and check out our food. Eat it here or take it with you. Everybody is welcome.

May 4th. Fish Fry 6PM

May 18th. Fish Fry 6PM

ADJUTANT NOTES

We still need a few members to pay their 2012 dues, we are running out of time. The deadline is May 15th.

Our 2012-2013 Election for Officers of Post 31 will be May 5th 9:00AM - 6PM. Please come and vote.
Remember these are the people that will be in charge of the business of Post 31. A list of candidates is posted in the clubroom.
Come by and see who is running for office.

The annual craw fish boil is on Saturday May 19th. You have to have a ticket to get into the craw fish boil.
The Riverways Inc. rent the back lot of American Legion.
If you would like to help us with the boil please contact us at the Post 442-2525. We need a lot of volunteers for this activity.

Remember our troops in your prayers.
Hardy Gentry, Adjutant

BASEBALL NEWS

Our ticket sales is going great!
If you received two tickets in the mail please help us support the two teams we have by sending in your tickets with a check for $20.

Our season starts the first week of June. We have schedules for both Junior and Senior teams at the clubroom. Come by and pick one up.
We play all home games at Brook Stadium. Hope to see you this summer at the ball park.
Remember these young men are playing for you as a member of the American Legion Post 31.

Hardy Gentry

SAL NOTES

Hello Everyone, here we are starting the month of May. We have a lot of activities for May.
To start with May 5th is election day for the SAL and Legionaries. Voting is from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, please come out and make your vote count.
May 6th is our district meeting; if anyone would like to attend.
May 12th is the fund raiser for diabetes, May 19th is the craw fish festival and May 25th is the baseball fund raiser.
Come out and enjoy all the fun for May and help out and support our American Legion Post 31.
It is great to see Billy Farmer is doing well and back at the Legion.
Everyone be safe and enjoy the month of May with all our activities.

Todd Styers Financial and Adjutant

AUXILIARY NOTES

Well, I want to say that this year is almost over. As it is time to elect new officers. So please come out to Vote or run for an office.
As everyone's vote and impute is important. Again, please come out and vote Tuesday May 8th.
I want to thank everyone for their help with the Easter Egg hunt, the Warrior Breakfast, the cookout at the Marion VA and
the food on Thursday nights during pool and for playing pool.
Spring conference was very informative to all. If you have never been please try to attend, it's a lot of fun and you will learn a lot.
District Meeting is May 6, 2012, sign in is at 12PM, lunch at 1PM and at 2PM election of new officers. We need desserts for the luncheon.
Baseball fundraiser is May 25th, so please stop by the Post to buy a ticket for $10.00. We will need all the help we can get to have everything done.
Plus we need things to raffle off for the Baseball fundraiser.
The Craw fish Boil is May 19th, we will need a lot of HELP to pull that together.
We are having a cleanup day, so if you can help out cleaning up the Post please stop by and help.
A Special Thank You to all the Officers for your Help and Support..

For God and Country,
Penny Bowling, President Unit 31.

LEGION RIDERS

Hey Post 31 the riders are working hard on getting new members to join in the run.
As months turn to weeks and the weeks turn into days until the 1st Annual Memorial Ride for D. R. Johnson it is really beginning to come into shape.
The ride date is June 9th with a rain day of June 16th. The ride will start at Four Rivers Harley Davidson and end at Post 31.

I would like to extend a special thanks to Billy Farmer for getting out and shaking the bushes and getting some really nice prizes
that will be given away the night of the ride.
If anyone has anything that they would like to donate, we can use door prizes and items to auction off that night.
You can leave them with Hardy or one of the Riders officers. They would be greatly appreciated. Also we could use some help the day of the ride.

There will be a bunch of new rides coming up this year and maybe a bunch of new riders coming to be a part of the Post 31 family.

As the weather gets warmer for everyone to be out on their bike please be careful.

Anyone who hasn't paid their dues, please do so.

COME ON LET'S RIDE
Scott Dalton, Director

SICK LIST

Skid Turner

If you have a family member or a loved one that you would like to add to our prayer list,
please call the Post and we will list their name in the next newsletter the following month.

TAPS

Upcoming Events

JDRF's Walk to Cure Diabetes, on June 9, 2012 at Noble Park, Paducah, KY.

"Chais"ing the Cure with Paige

Hello! This year, Amanda and I will be taking part in JDRF's Walk to Cure Diabetes, on June 9, 2012 at Noble Park, Paducah, KY. Along with one-half million other walkers across the country, we all will try to reach our goal of raising $89 million.

Type 1, or juvenile diabetes, is a devastating disease that affects millions of people, a large and growing percentage of them children. My son, Chais, is type 1 diabetic and has been since he was 11. He is now experiencing some of the complications associated with diabetes at age 27. Amanda's daughter Paige(age 13) is facing the challenges of a recent diagnosis of T1D. Like many others, this age (any age) is too young for these challenges/complications.

There is good news, though. JDRF is our best hope for finding a cure. It funds more type 1 diabetes research than any other charity worldwide and it's making progress along many promising paths toward better treatments and a cure.

Now, more than ever, you can make a crucial difference. If you can, please donate to JDRF, in any amount, to further the progress. Together, we can make the cure a reality!

Follow link below to donate.

http://www2.jdrf.org/site/TR/Walk-KY/Chapter-Kentucky4233?team_id=44596&pg=team&fr_id=1660

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