KSBY NEWS & Post 66 Raising U.S. Flag
In 2004 the Marine Corps League and Post 66 joined forces to present a new flag pole and American flags to KSBY News. We have continued to provide replacement flags as needed for many years.
Recently members of Post 66, including Rich Powell, Adjutant, and members of KSNY News, including Ed Chapuis, General Manager of KSBY News collaborated to replace an old flag. Working together they took down the old weathered American flag and replaced it with a brand new Old Glory. We purchase the flags, three at a time, to have them available to replace the flag being flow when it became weather-worn and weary. As patriotic Americans, Post 66 is proud of this relationship to keep our American flag flying high
Monday Night Social Menu – Cost $8.00
July Menu
- 4th of July POST CLOSED
- 7/11 – Sloppy Joe’s, salad, dessert (Nora)
- 7/18 – chili dogs plus lots of fixing, chips, fruit salad, and dessert (Laurie & Betty)
- 7/25 – Meatloaf dinner (Denise)
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY (ALA),Unit 66
Hello from the American Legion Auxiliary
Unit 66 President
The American Legion Auxiliary
Be alert for phishing scams
A tip from Microsoft.
“Never open an attachment you weren’t expecting, even if it appears to be from authorities, reputable companies, or someone you know. If an email asks you to sign into a site, open a new tab in your browser and type the URL in yourself (or go to it via a trusted bookmark) instead of clicking a link.”
Post 66 – Member Survey
Our recent Member Survey was a success! Although the number of responses was low, the information we gained about members of our American Legion Family will help us know them better and serve them better. Each of the fory or so responses we received will help make our Post 66 American Kegion Family stonger.
At a very fundamental level, communication requires the giving and getting of information. Communication is a two way street. Often, we do a better job of giving out information than we do at getting information.
With the new survey function on our email service provider, it is much easier for us to get information (feedback) from you, our American Legion Family. When we know things, like what you want, when you want it, where you want it, why you want it, and how you want it, the better we can serve you. Our survey questions (like our Member Survey) and our Contact Us Form gives each of our family members and opportunity to give us feedback that will help us serve you better.
So, please use the Contact Us Form and respond to our survey questions.The Member Survey is expected to remain on our website, so if you have not yet filled it out. Please do.
The contact form and our use of surveys are new. For those we feel, you cannot use these new communications tools and feel “We can’t do it this way, because we’ve never done it this way before, we say: “If you always do what you’ve always done you will always get what you’ve always gotten.” And, we want to get something better, than what we’ve always gotten!
COMMANDER’S CORNER
Hello American Legion Family!
As the new Commander of the Post66 American Legion Family, I want to take this opportunity to thank our Jr. Past Commander, Nora O’Donnell for a job well done. Nora held our post together for the past two years, during one of our post’s worst periods, the COVID-19 Epidemic.
Thank you, Nora – for a job well done!
Our American Legion Family has done an impressive job supporting our activities, this year so far. Including our:
- Pancake breakfast, silent auction and car show, T-Shirt, and Tote Bag sales. Post 66 cleared over $14,000 net (after expenses) from our May 22 Pancake Breakfast event this year.
- We had a fantastic turnout for our June 20, Monday Night Social event was done in collaboration with the SLO County Veterans Sevices as well as statewide Veteran Service Officers. We managed to clear over $1,100 making this the biggest financial success for our a Monday night social. So far!
- Facility rentals are on the rise. This is an important source of income for Post 66 and we currently have over 10 rental bookings through August.
Good job all and thank you for being there to support our American Legion Family!
During my year as commander, our American Legion Family will focus on;
- Improving our financial status.
- Collaboration with other veteran veterans service organizations, such as the Veteran Services of SLO County, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), and fellow American Legion Posts in San Luis Obispo County. (Posts 50, 136, 220, and 432)
- Support for our Boyd Bristol Medical Equipment Program, which is another important way we serve our veterans and their families.
- Supporting the more immediate needs of local veterans and families through our Temporary Financial Assistance (TFA) program, which helps families in need meet the cost of shelter, food, utilities, and health expenses
I am looking forward to working with members of our American Legion Family to reach higher levels of success in serving veterans, their families, and the greater SLO community
Thank you all.
God Bless America and Post 66.
Yvonne Hampton
Commander
commander@post66slo.org
MyLegion.org is an online portal to your information stored by The American Legion. It is for members of The American Legion and Sons of The American Legion only. MyLegion is accessed through The American Legion Nation website and here is a direct link. (MyLegion.org) Below are two training videos to help you set up and mage your MyLegion account.
MYLEGION TRAINING – GETTING STARTED
MYLEGION TRAINING – Manage Your Account
The 2022 Boys State program was a big success! Gary Leach, President The American Legion California Boys State Foundation and Tim Aboudara, Boys State Chief Counselor have led a very dedicated and dynamic staff to produce an outstanding Legion Program.
The 2023 Boys State will see changes mandated by the passage of California legislation. Although these mandated changes will be a challenge, we are very confident California will continue to present one of the highest quality Legion Youth Programs in The American Legion.
This video is from the national website of The American Legion and helps explain why the California Boys State program is considered on of the best.
“California American Legion Boys State citizens elect South Gate student Governor”
David Mendoza of South Gate, Calif. was elected the Governor of 2022 American Legion California Boys State. Mendoza was sworn in by John Perez, the 68th speaker of the California State Assembly, and Sons of The American Legion National Commander Michael Fox attended the inauguration.
JUN 24, 2022″
Department of California Member Survey
Earlier this year the Department of California conducted a survey of our Legionnaires.
The Executive summary of this survey states.
- More than 1400 Department of California members responded to the electronic survey
- Member satisfaction is higher when members are more engaged at the Post level (p.5)
- Patriotism is the most commonly used word to describe The American Legion (p. 10-13)
- Members don’t particularly feel valued with only 1 of every 3 responders saying they are “very valued” (p.8)
- Members don’t feel The Legion is having enough direct impact on them, their families and their communities (p.9)
- Members seek more leadership to deliver patriotism in their communities and more family-focused fun events (p. 14-15)
if you would like to see the published result of this survey visit: Survey Results
Mew Members Page
On Saturday, July 2 there will be a Member Orientation held at Post 66, starting at 12:30 p.m. We encourage all members of our American Legion family to attend. A lot of information about the purpose and function of The American Legion and Post 66 will be presented. In preparation for this training, we developed a New Members page to help answer questions our new members may have.
Check out our New Members webpage.
Save The Date
- 07/02 – Saturday @10 a.m. Member/Business Meeting
- 07/02 – 11:30 a.m. Lunch
- 07/02 – 12:30 a.m. – Member Orientation
- 7/02 – 4th of July Social
- 4th of July – Post Closed
ADJUTANT
Assigned Membership: Post currently has a total of members 391, 371 paid, and 20 unpaid members.
New Members:
- Steve Sicanoff, Army, Vietnam
- Robert Lever, Navy, Vietnam
- Richard Hendricks, Navy, War on Terror
New Transfers:
- Marion McCoubre, Army, Vietnam
Reactivate:
- Jim Mikkelson, Navy Vietnam
Sick Call:
- Chuck Emry, John Archuleta, John Buckley
Post Everlasting:
- Harry Hoover, USMC, Korea, 9-year member
Rich Powell
Post 66 Adjutant
Amateur Radio or Ham Radio
Since the 1930s the American Legion has supported the inclusion of Ham Radio programs in local posts. Ham Radio was encouraged in local posts as part of a national emergency response program In 2010 at the national convention Resolution No. 134, “The
American Legion Role in Homeland Security,” was passed.
Are there any members of our American Legion Family that would be interested in starting a Ham Radio club in Post 66″ If you are interested tell a post leader or send an email to webmaster@post66slo.org
