Is your Squadron going to be at Midwinter? We are looking forward to the training and other activities, and it would be great to have quite a few Squadrons in attendance. Commander Powers would like to have you or a representative at Midwinter to receive your awards. We have awards to present to the Squadrons on Saturday. I know there are awards for Squadrons; 433 Barneveld, 180 Bay View, 048 Beloit, 313 Black Earth, 108 Clear Lake, 245 Cross Plains, 214 Darlington, 115 Elroy, 284 Holmen, 024 Lake Geneva, 547 Lublin, 084 Monroe, 375 Mukwonago, 143 Saint Croix Falls, 220 Soldiers Grove, 093 Tomahawk, 171 Union Grove, 189 Watertown, 010 Wausau. Congratulations! There also may be awards that the Vice Commanders were unable to present to the Squadrons during the last quarter.
Michael Lawler, Detachment Adjutant Midwinter Conference January 29-30
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Will your Squadron be picking up an award at Midwinter? Will you be the winner of the $10,000.00 Grand Prize? Will you be on hand for the Educational Workshops? Will you meet the National Commander of The American Legion? Will you be attending the premier of the Discover Wisconsin, American Legion movie? After your meetings will you enjoying the indoor water parks? MIDWINTER… EVERYTHING IT EVER WAS AND A WHOLE LOT MORE!
National Vice Commander Theobald
The year 2009 was a very challenging year, however, I am proud to say that our Region made the membership target goals each time! Membership is vital to every organization and the Membership Chairmen are working extra hard to fulfill the tasks at hand. We are now approaching the 60% target and we in the Central Region have already met that goal a few days ago. I take the time to look at how the Detachments are meeting the challenge with new members, promoting new squadrons, and working on renewal and I do want to let you know I am interested in our progress. FISH O REE at Squadron 294 Hartland February 13 2010Sons of The American Legion Squadron #294 Hartland fundraising Fish-o-ree · Open to anyone and everyone and everyone has a great time. · Raffles all day long. · A cash drawing with a top prize of $200.00. · $10.00 entry fee to fish · 100% pay back of those who fish. The more who fish, the larger the pot. You must fish any Waukesha Co Lake. All fish must be in by 4:00 pm. · This fund raising event helps Squadron #294 support its various programs, Badger Boys/Girls, Little League, Families of Vets etc. · Entry Information: contact Gary Meyer, SAL 1st District Chairman, C 414.419.2625 H 262.369.8619. Squadron #294 is also looking for Door Prize donations, t-shirts, hats, refreshments, whatever you have to offer, contact Gary Meyer, SAL 1st District Chairman, C 414.419.2625 H 262.369.8619, to make arrangements. Child Welfare Foundation National Report
This year we Pledged $2500.00 to the Child Welfare Foundation (CWF), our pledge is less than 80 cents per member. We are at 26 percent of our pledge, less than 21 cents per member. We a little creativity and a couple of Brat Frys, Fish O Rees or Bowling Tournaments, we should be back on target. We are 5th of 8 in the Central Region and 34th out of the 53 Detachments in the Nation, lets show them our Wisconsin Pride! Bring your donations to the Midwinter Conference January 29-30 at the Wilderness Lodge in the Wisconsin Dells. Checks/Money Orders made payable to CWF or Child Welfare Foundation. Or mail them to our Detachment Finance Officer. Dennis Stockfisch N56W18346 Evergreen Ln, Menomonee Falls WI 53051, this helps us record the squadrons who donate and helps you get credit for the donation.
Central Region StandingsWe thought losing to Favre and Minnesota in football was bad, now we are losing the membership playoffs to Minnesota and Ohio. I know we can do it, last year at this time we were at 82 percent, so we need a quarterback sneak to get back in the game.
Retention, Retention, RetentionWe are Sixth in the Nation for Member Retention, rising to 62.76 percent. We all know we can do better; typically, Wisconsin retains 85-95 percent of our members. Has everyone in your Squadron renewed?
Top Dogs!The following 14 Squadrons are doing an excellent job on membership, maybe they will be at Midwinter to give us some pointers.
Midwinter District StandingsRemember 90 percent and over is the goal for Midwinter. Contact your Vice Commanders and District Chairmen if you need help or have any questions. Legion and Auxiliary District Reports are available on their web sites. Over 100 Percent
18 Squadrons are over 100 percent and well on their way to 105 percent goal. Great job!
Over 90 Percent GoalOur goal for Midwinter is 90 percent, and these 8 squadrons are on target.
A Few More To GoThese 39 Squadrons are so close to the goal, they just need a few more members. Can you help them?
Naught NaughtCan someone please tell me who the Squadron Contact is for these 10 Goose Egg Squadrons?
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