Commander Powers and the Detachment Officers wish you a Very Merry Christmas and a Safe New Year.
We are ninth in the Nation and second in the Central Region still lagging behind Minnesota.
Posted on our web site www.wisal.org, are the Membership Reports. Here is the report for December 14 2009
Michael Lawler, Detachment Adjutant
Hotel Options Added for Midwinter
Due to an overwhelming response and many Legionnaires being anxious to attend the Mid-Winter Conference, the Wilderness Hotel is completely booked.
The Department has made arrangements with two other hotels in the area to accomodate the needs of those still wishing to attend.
Ho-Chunk Casino
The Department has made arrangements for a block of rooms to be held at the Ho-Chuck Casino down the road to accommodate those who have not yet made reservations. The Casino will run FREE a shuttle back and forth to the Wilderness for guests convenience.
The room rate is $79/night.
You can make a reservation at the Ho-Chunk Casino by calling (800) 746-2486.
The rooms are reserved under the "American Legion - Portage" block.
Grand Marquis
The Grand Marquis, which is located less than one mile from the Wilderness, is also holding rooms for the Department.
Rooms can be booked there for $59/night for Thursday and Friday and for $78/night for Saturday.
The first night stay will be charged to your credit card at the time of booking.
To book a room at the Grand Marquis call them at (800) 447-2636 and ask for The American Legion block.
For Those who have Reservations at the Wilderness
After the December 29th deadline, there is a 72-hour cancellation policy per room. Reservations canceled prior to the 72- hour mark will be charged a $20 fee. Cancellations within the 72-hours pay for the entire room rate.
Happy Birthday
According to our Date of Birth records:
· 107 of you have a birthday in December
o Two of those are officers of the Detachment
o Four members were born on Christmas Day
· 104 members have a birthday in January
o Two of those were born on New Years Day
o Eight will be celebrating their birthday during the Midwinter conference
· Our oldest member was born in 1903 from Squadron 288 Cedarburg
· The youngest was born in 2008 from Squadron 326 Boyd
· Four of you share my date of birth
Make sure your Squadron has your date of birth on file.
The Date of Birth Reports show how many DOB records a Squadron has for their current members.
December 18 2009
October 25 2009
To find out if your DOB is on record use the Change of Address link on the National Legion web site or check with your Squadron Adjutant.
To file the Date of Birth records for your Squadron use the DOB Information Form or the Change of Address link.
If we all keep working on this, we will have PUFL membership program in record time.
National Liaison Noteshttp://www.sal.legion.org/documents/sal/pdf/reports/LiaisonNotes12-1.pdf
Read the National Liaison's Notes online, stay informed.
District ReportNew Years Eve, January 1 2010 is our 85 percent target. We know you can do it. How does your district compare to your Legion and Auxiliary counterparts, make membership a Legion Family event.
1. Eleventh District 166.67%
2. Twelfth District 118.64%
3. Fifth District 88.52%
4. Third District 83.30%
5. Fourth District 80.54%
6. First District 69.23%
7. Sixth District 59.38%
8. Second District 53.83%
9. Seventh District 51.53%
10. Tenth District 46.84%
11. Eighth District 39.82%
12. Ninth District 27.40%
Renewal Post CardsThe 2nd mailing of the SAL renewal postcard will be processed and mailed in January. We expect this mailing to be dropped in the mail on or about January 25th to all SAL members whose record at National Headquarters shows unpaid for 2010. We expect approximately 90,000 postcards to be mailed for this second notice. A follow up postcard mailing will be made in April of 2010 which will be the last one for the 2010 membership year. Just a reminder, these mailings are made in conjunction and subsequent to membership target dates. Therefore, please follow these membership target dates closely. Please, “transmit”, as many Squadrons hold membership. This saves the organization considerable dollars in postage costs. All three mailings will be made usually within a couple of days following the target in that respective month of mailing. The membership target dates are posted on the SAL web page at {www.sal.legion.org}.
Whos Number OneGreat Job, over the 105 percent final goal.
| 547 Lublin |
19 |
41 |
216% |
| 284 Holmen |
19 |
30 |
158% |
| 24 Lake Geneva |
33 |
47 |
142% |
| 143 St. Croix Falls |
23 |
29 |
126% |
| 115 Elroy |
14 |
17 |
121% |
| 189 Watertown |
30 |
36 |
120% |
| 108 Clear Lake |
36 |
41 |
114% |
| 220 Soldiers Grove |
33 |
37 |
112% |
| 433 Barneveld |
32 |
35 |
109% |
| 203 Federal |
27 |
29 |
107% |
| 313 Black Earth |
15 |
16 |
107% |
One Hunder Percent and Counting
Do not stop yet, our final goal is 105 percent and above.
| 48 Beloit |
25 |
26 |
104% |
| 245 Cross Plains |
104 |
108 |
104% |
| 18 Milwaukee |
66 |
68 |
103% |
| 294 Hartland |
84 |
86 |
102% |
| 180 Bay View |
45 |
46 |
102% |
| 214 Darlington |
57 |
58 |
102% |
| 375 Mukwonago |
64 |
65 |
102% |
| 71 Pewaukee |
New |
10 |
100% |
| 171 Union Grove |
13 |
13 |
100% |
| 355 Grafton |
42 |
42 |
100% |
| 84 Monroe |
12 |
12 |
100% |
| 406 General King |
20 |
20 |
100% |
| 10 Wausau |
13 |
13 |
100% |
| 93 Tomahawk |
14 |
14 |
100% |
A Step Above the 85 Percent Goal
| 95 Delavan |
16 |
15 |
94% |
| 120 Tanner-Paull |
25 |
23 |
92% |
| 172 North Freedom |
24 |
22 |
92% |
| 15 Juneau |
11 |
10 |
91% |
| 288 Cedarburg |
53 |
48 |
91% |
| 522 Hubertus |
19 |
17 |
89% |
| 273 Grand Marsh |
17 |
15 |
88% |
| 183 Genoa City |
16 |
14 |
88% |
| 100 Sparta |
32 |
28 |
88% |
| 366 Princeton |
22 |
19 |
86% |
50-84 On Track
You are almost there, stay on track and you will reach the 85 Percent Goal by January 1st.
| 434 Oak Creek |
19 |
16 |
84% |
| 23 Cudworth |
41 |
34 |
83% |
| 481 Madison |
81 |
65 |
80% |
| 150 Wausaukee |
25 |
20 |
80% |
| 121 River Falls |
54 |
42 |
78% |
| 155 Westby |
22 |
17 |
77% |
| 501 Madison |
16 |
12 |
75% |
| 67 Lake Mills |
49 |
35 |
71% |
| 405 Dousman |
43 |
30 |
70% |
| 27 South Milwaukee |
13 |
9 |
69% |
| 333 Sun Prairie |
25 |
17 |
68% |
| 21 Kenosha |
37 |
25 |
68% |
| 534 McFarland |
73 |
49 |
67% |
| 54 Marshfield |
20 |
12 |
60% |
| 38 Appleton |
54 |
32 |
59% |
| 158 Maiden Rock |
37 |
21 |
57% |
| 51 West Salem |
57 |
32 |
56% |
| 209 Orfordville |
93 |
49 |
53% |
| 75 Fond du Lac |
50 |
26 |
52% |
Below 50 PercentIt is time to rally your membership team, contact your Vice Commander or District Chairman for assistance
| 70 Oshkosh |
24 |
12 |
50% |
| 416 Greendale |
33 |
16 |
48% |
| 151 Madison |
19 |
9 |
47% |
| 73 Neilsville |
19 |
9 |
47% |
| 417 French Island |
32 |
15 |
47% |
| 117 Shawano |
43 |
20 |
47% |
| 347 Lomira |
35 |
16 |
46% |
| 437 Mazomanie |
57 |
26 |
46% |
| 157 Horicon |
31 |
14 |
45% |
| 52 La Crosse |
145 |
65 |
45% |
| 449 Brookfield |
86 |
34 |
40% |
| 118 Thorp |
43 |
16 |
37% |
| 53 Eau Claire |
34 |
11 |
32% |
| 302 Oconto Falls |
13 |
4 |
31% |
| 336 Onalaska |
69 |
21 |
30% |
| 44 Wabeno |
35 |
1 |
3% |
Goose Eggs For ChirstmasGentlemen,
Please help us get rid of these goose eggs before Christmas, transmit your members ASAP.
| 91 Oconomowoc |
28 |
0 |
0% |
| 196 Delafield |
60 |
0 |
0% |
| 1 Germantown |
17 |
0 |
0% |
| 62 Columbus |
11 |
0 |
0% |
| 243 Plymouth |
20 |
0 |
0% |
| 271 Poynette |
50 |
0 |
0% |
| 305 Johnson Creek |
19 |
0 |
0% |
| 387 Franklin |
18 |
0 |
0% |
| 385 Verona |
9 |
0 |
0% |
| 444 F. D. Roosevelt |
12 |
0 |
0% |
| 537 Harold Todd |
17 |
0 |
0% |
| 116 Coon Valley |
24 |
0 |
0% |
| 129 Black River Falls |
40 |
0 |
0% |
| 63 Clintonville |
4 |
0 |
0% |
| 339 Almond |
33 |
0 |
0% |
| 11 Green Bay |
37 |
0 |
0% |
| 538 Carlton |
44 |
0 |
0% |
| 168 Glenwood City |
22 |
0 |
0% |
| 326 Boyd |
11 |
0 |
0% |
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