Newsletter
January 2024 NEWSLETTER
AMERICAN LEGION George Beach Post No. 4
R E S P E C T Y O U R F L A G
IF YOUR FLAG IS WORN OR UNSERVICEABLE, PLEASE BRING IT TO THE POST.
WE WILL RETIRE IT WITH THE HONOR IT DESERVES!
Post 4 Facebook page: AmericanLegionGeorgeBeachPost4
POST 4 WEBSITE – gbeach4.org
POST 4 TELEPHONE - (970) 484-0418
EMAIL gb4manager@gmail.com
ATTENTION: ALL Veterans: 2024 Membership cards are in. Renew in person, snail mail, or online. Queen of Hearts Drawing EVERY TUESDAY UNTIL SOMEONE WINS TICKETS SOLD PRIOR TO DRAWING AT 5:00 pm AND STOP AT 6:00 PM DRAWING AT 6:15 pm Joker drawn wins $100. Queen of Hearts drawn wins the pot. Tickets to enter drawing are $1.00 each. CONSOLATION PRIZE IF QUEEN OF HEARTS OR JOKER IS NOT PICKED - $5.00
Daily Lunch : Tuesday - Friday – 11AM – 2PM
Burgers, Hot dogs, Chicken Strips, Fish & Chips, Wings, BLTs,
Side Salads, Patty Melt, Sides, Kids Menu
Kids under 4 Eat Free!!!!!!
POST No. 4 COMMANDER NOTES
Happy New year to everyone and welcome to 2024! I hope everyone had a great holiday season filled with blessings. Let us all continue to work together in 2024 to make our post a success. Let us commit ourselves to supporting the four Pillars of the American Legion, VETERANS, CHILDREN, AMERICANISM, and NATIONAL DEFENSE, and let us continue to commit ourselves to supporting each other. Let us not forget our deployed troops and all those serving our nation as they protect our freedoms, during the holidays. THE BACKBONE OF THE AMERICAN LEGION ARE THE POST VOLUNTEERS. Our post needs volunteers for many upcoming events in 2024. Be sure to volunteer as often as possible.
We need YOU to promote our post! Bring in your family and friends. We have lots going on that you can participate in. Be sure to sign up to volunteer on our east bulletin board.
For more information about upcoming events and monthly happenings for our post, please visit our website GBEACH4.ORG or our Facebook page, American Legion George Beach Post 4 Fort Collins.
WE SUPPORT THE FOUR PILLARS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION.
VETERANS, CHILDREN AMERICANISM, NATIONAL DEFENSE.
Manny Madrid – Post Commander
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BAR MANAGER NOTES
Veterans… Thank you for reminding us we have so much to be so grateful for.
Please keep your eye on upcoming flyers on our TV’s for these special days for month of January:
We are excited to announce our kitchen is open for lunch 11am-2pm and dinner 5pm-7pm Monday through Friday with daily lunch specials. Kitchen will also be open from noon to 6pm on Saturdays! Check out our weekly beer specials and daily lunch specials! Need Volunteers- We are needing more volunteers for Bingo, Taco Tuesday, and Friday Steak Nights! Please help out when and where you can! We are more than happy to train new volunteers to make these great events work in the future! There are sign-up sheets posted, ask your bartender if you have any questions! Taco Tuesday volunteers will be from each of our Legion’s groups-Starting in January we are asking 2 members of the following groups to volunteer for serving and cleaning up Taco Tuesday. Tuesday January 2nd-Auxiliary, Tuesday January 9th-Riders, Tuesday January 16th-Sons, Tuesday January 23rd-Vets. Please keep in mind that Taco Tuesday’s sides/condiments may vary based on members' donations! Please welcome our new bartender, Nicole who will be pouring all your favorite beverages on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights! Jen, our Office Manager will also be behind the bar during Thursday days. For those on Facebook please check out our page and share with your friends. We will continue to post daily/weekly food and beer specials.
Don’t forget:
•Kitchen is open for lunch 11am-2pm and dinner 5pm-7pm Monday thru Friday and some
•Every Tuesday- Taco Tuesday (5:30pm – 6:30pm), Queen of Hearts Night (6:15pm) Game Night (6:30pm)
•Every Wednesday- $1 Wing all day! (11am-7pm)
•Every Thursday- Thirsty Thursdays with drink specials. Self-serve dinner in the game room (6pm-9pm)
Happy New Year!!!
Kassie Krug – Bar Manager
Post Adjutant Notes
Membership dues are being raised by National $5.00 for 2025. Our Post presently retains $9.00 of the current $45.00 dues. I'm afraid Post #4 will be raising our membership dues by $5.00 to $50.00 starting the renewal year of 2025. Thank you for your continued support of Veterans through your Post # 4. Renewal notices are sent by National. Our Post has no control of this. Please don't waste your time or stamp to let us know you have already renewed. Don Flaherty Adjutant/Finance Officer God Bless America! American Legion George Beach Post #4 "Pride of the Front Range"
Happy holidays to you and yours. Post Adjutant – Don Flaherty
AUXILIARY NEWS
To All Auxiliary Members, I say thank you. You all do what you can to help our Auxiliary and Veterans, at
all our events and meetings. You are all fabulous and I want you to know you are deeply appreciated.
Happy New Year Everyone! The first agenda of the new year is to plan the events for 2024. We will
discuss Auxiliary plans at our meeting, January 3, but the Event Planning Committee will meet January
10 at 6:30 to plan Post events for the year. You all have ideas and I invite you to attend both meetings, so we get all your ideas on the calendar for the next year.
Are you or do you know any of our members who are Gold Star or Blue Star members?? If so, please let me know.
Still looking for someone to instruct CPR classes at the Post. If you know anyone or are an instructor.
yourself, please let me know.
Auxiliary President - Kathy Flaherty 303-619-8885
Sons of American Legion Howdy Sons
Thank you to all those who participated in our Veterans Christmas boxes this year. Our next meeting will be on January 15th at 6:00 p.m. We will be discussing The Super Bowl chili cook-off. The bar will not be open at this meeting.
Tony Souders, SAL Commander 970-213-4410
American Legion Riders
Happy New Year. Let’s make this the best year so far!!!
Thank you to all for your continued support!
Thanks to all volunteers that helped with all the various things at the post and events. You are the ones that keep it going!
Mick Dillan – President.
Buy a Brick – Build a Wall Fundraiser Update
Holiday Monthly Raffle
Congratulations to our November raffle winner, Audrey Rykowski. The December raffle winner will be drawn on Tuesday January 2nd. The deadline for entering the monthly raffle is up to the closing time for purchasing the Queen of Heart tickets.
Special Consolation Drawing
Periodically there will be a second consolation drawing in addition to the regular monthly drawing.
The consolation drawing will occur at the same time as the regular monthly drawing by selecting a second envelope from the entries. The consolation prize will not include the free brick. This drawing is based on items that represent a theme, gag gifts, or something fun to enhance the event. The January 2nd drawing will be the first event to include a consolation prize. Visit the table in the activity room for information on entering the monthly raffles and purchasing Honor Wall bricks.
Honor Wall Update
Thank you to all who have purchased a brick or have contributed by purchasing tickets to our monthly Holiday Raffle. Without your support and dedication this wall would not happen. Your patience in waiting to see the wall be built is appreciated.
Remember, you do not have to be a veteran or have served in the military to be part of the Honor Wall. This wall is your wall to pay respect and to honor whomever you wish.
Thank you for your support!
Kathy Macke - Auxiliary Vice President
alpost4events@gmail.com
THE FORT COLLINS ALL VETERANS HONOR GUARD
In the last month we have been have done three funerals, travelled approximately 345 total aggregate miles with 95 man hours involved. We had our annual honor guard Christmas Banquet, and we enjoyed fine food along with some good socializing,
Anyone interested in joining our exceptional detail. Give me a call at (970) 219-4546 or George McCambridge at (970) 493-6412.
Terry E. Hartfield
Fort Collins All-Veterans Honor guard
CHAPLAIN NOTES I am the New Year. I am the unspoiled page in your book of time. I am your next chance at the art of living. I am your opportunity to practice what you learned about life in the past 12 months. All that you sought but did not find is hidden in me, waiting for you to search it out, but with more determination. All the good you tried but did not achieve is mine to grant. All you dreamed about but did not dare to do, all that you hoped for but did not will, all the faith you claimed but did not have-these all wait to be achieved by the touch of a strong purpose. I am your opportunity to renew your allegiance to him who said, "Behold I make all things new". Amen George McCambridge Chaplain
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Michele Yarberry is offering free sessions for veterans and their immediate family members, one or two days a month. Please see the bulletin board, across from the ice machine, for posted session availabilities, and more information.
(To be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance)
Call/Text/Email for appointment times
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•BINGO EVERY SUNDAY @ 1:00 PM (Volunteers Needed!!)
•Rider’s Breakfast January 21st from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
•Taco Tuesday is from 5:30 PM until sold out or 6:30 PM (Volunteers Needed!!)
•Queen of Hearts Drawings every Tuesday @ 6:15 PM; ticket sales end at 6:00 PM
•Game night after Queen of Hearts every Tuesday starting at 6:30 PM (Volunteers Needed!!)
•Wing Night 11 AM to 7 PM
•Thursday Night Football - We will have bar manager’s choice appetizers.
•Karaoke is the First and Third Saturday.
•Kitchen is open for lunch 11am-2pm and dinner 5pm-7pm Tuesday thru Friday
•The kitchen will also be open from 12pm to 6pm on Saturdays.