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MONTHLY MEETING & PRE-MEETING MEAL
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MONTHLY MEETING NOTES
for September 2024
The minutes for September 2024 are now available for download.
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QUARTERLY REPORTER
All proceeds from this event will benefit Post 38 and assist in its mission of "Veterans Helping Veterans."
Meat products for this event are graciously provided by Jacobs Meat Market.
This event starts at 1:00 and will go until "?" (the more fun the longer the event).
We look forward to seeing everyone at Post 38 and Club 38 Bar & Grill on Saturday, November 9th!
upcoming club 38 events
ALL YOU CAN EAT TUESDAY
25 September 2024
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On Sundays, Club 38 Bar & Grill are standing by to prepare for you one of our delicious Bloody Mary's with a beer chaser. This wonderfully crafted drink can be yours for only $4.00. Yup, you are reading that correctly, only $4.00!!!!
So, stop by Club 38 and have one of our amazing staff members prepare one just for you!
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Our Friday Night Fish Fry is quintessentially Wisconsin! Served is delicious Baked/Fried Haddock, Perch, Walleye, Shrimp (to name a few) along with a potato of your choice (including Baked, Fries, Sweet Potatoe Fries, Tator tots, etc.) with cole slaw and rye bread.
(Additional Menu items are available)
SUNDAY BROASTED CHICKEN & HOT DELICIOUS BURGERS
Join your American Legion Post 38/Club 38 family for a good old-fashion, down-home country Sunday Chicken Dinner consisting of broasted Chicken, Mashed Potatoes and Stuffing with Gravy, and all the fixin’s starting at $9.95.
SEPTEMBER POST MEETING
On Wednesday, September 4, 2024, the Appleton American Legion Post 38 had the distinct honor of presenting Ms. Diane MacDonald, Executive Director, Old Glory Honor Flight (OGHF) in Appleton, WI with a check for $7,500 to fly veterans to their national memorials in Washington, DC.
Diane has been with the Old Glory Honor Flight for over 15 years, and she recalled her first encounter with American Legion Post 38. MacDonald related how the partnership with Post 38 began with a small “$10.00 donation.” Diane recalled that donation during her visit to the Post, “…wasn’t what I expected, but OK, it’s a start.”
That initial donation set the wheels in motion for Post 38 to do more. Answering the call to service in supporting fellow veterans, our partnership with Old Glory Honor Flight over the years has expanded significantly in raising funds so veterans can take their trips to their memorials. The Appleton Community has equally supported Post 38 in accomplishing its goals, and this years’ Brat Fry Extravaganza on August 21, 2024, raised an impressive $7,500.
Since its inception, the Old Glory Honor Flight has flown 7,000 veterans to see their memorial in Washington DC. The first veterans flown out of the Fox Valley in 2009 were World War II veterans. Sadly, due to delays in constructing their memorial, many of these same veterans did not have the opportunity to see the memorials dedicated to their service. Additionally, the chaperones who accompanied these veterans were Vietnam veterans, and they wanted to ensure the WWII veterans saw their memorial before it was too late.
On June 6, 2024, Old Glory Honor Flight, working in conjunction with American Airlines, flew sixty-eight veterans to Normandy, for the D-Day remembrance event. As Diane stated, “the average age of these veterans was 100.”
Currently, OGHF is looking for Korean and Vietnam veterans to place them on the flight wait list. Any honorably discharged veteran, regardless of where they served (overseas or stateside), whose service is prior to May 7, 1975, can apply to be placed on the list for their flight. This year, on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, the Old Glory Honor Flight will fly Mission 70.
Ms. MacDonald informed Post 38 members during the membership meeting, with the $7,500 donation, it will allow fifteen veterans to fly free of charge to Washington, DC to see their memorials. Post 38 is extremely grateful to its members for their hard work and the many hours of dedication in making this year’s Brat Fry a tremendous success. We are equally humbled for the support of the Appleton community who came out in mass supporting the American Legion Post 38 family, and all the wonderful partners who made this year’s event an enormous success.
Post 38 Commander, Jan Hoffman and Third Vice Wayne Senneke Ms. Diane MacDonald addressing Post 38 members
Present Ms. Diane MacDonald, Executive Director, Old Glory Honor Flight and our partnership.
with a check for $7,500.
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We would like to give special recognition to our partners this year including: The Community Blood Center (Every Drop Counts-Donate Blood Campaign), Fox Valley Humane Association (Pet Adoption Awareness Campaign), Y100 WNCY and 93.5 Duke FM - Wisconsin, all who made this year’s event most memorable.
Your support of our Brat Fry was overwhelming, and we are happy to announce we not only met last year’s funds of $6500, but we exceeded it, by raising $7,500 for the Old Glory Honor Flight. We will be presenting this organization with a check during our September meeting.
We are so proud to be an integral part of the Appleton Community and your support as always, is greatly appreciated – Thank you!
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