AMERICAN LEGION POST 17
JOHN T. ALEXANDER
MAY – JUNE 2013
NEWSLETTER
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May 11th Dinner with the Sons of the American LegionMay 12th Nashville Sounds Day Out May 12th
Happy Mother’s Day!!!May 13th Executive Board Meeting May 14th
May Monthly MeetingMay 18th War Birds Fly Over at the Gallatin Airport May 18th
Chazz Wesley & Common Ground BandMay 18th Armed Forces Day May 25th
Ladies Auxiliary Poppy DayMay 27th Memorial Day Service June 8th
Breakfast at the LegionJune 8th Flea Market at the Legion June 10th
Executive Board MeetingJune 11th June Monthly Meeting June 14th
Flag DayJune 16th Happy Father’s Day!!! June 29th AUCTION at the American Legion
Please drop off all old flags at the Legion for disposal!!
Monthly Activities
Dinner with the SONS – May 11th starting at 7pm. Dinner will be from 7 to 9pm and the band will play from 7 to 11pm. $20 per person or $35 per couple, tickets must be prepurchased. Come out to the legion and enjoy a great Steak Dinner and live music.
Nashville Sounds Day Out – May 12th game starts at 2:05pm and gates open at 1:05pm. Get a $15 reserved seat for only $5 and hot dog and soda voucher for only $7. Tickets much be ordered by May 10th. Call Josh Barnes at (615) 690-4487. Additional information will be available on our website in the Special Events Section!!
May Monthly Meeting – May 14th at 6pm. Come out and enjoy Dinner and Program with your fellow Veterans! Swearing in of all new officers.
Legion Riders Meeting – May 14th following the monthly meeting to elect new officers.
War Birds Fly Over – May 18th at the Gallatin Airport from 9am until 4pm. Contact Mike McCartney for more information at(615) 804-4679
Ladies Auxiliary Poppy Day - May 25th from 8am until Noon. Come out and support your veterans by buying a Poppy. They will be setup and various locations in Gallatin.
Memorial Day Celebration – May 27th at 9:30am. Memorial Day ceremony at Sumner Memorial Gardens.
Flea Market – June 8th from 7am till 3pm at The American Legion Parking Lot. All please come out and support! Space rental is $15 for one spot or $25 for two. Contact Greg Johnson615-604-1657 or the Legion 615-452-0590 for more information
Breakfast- June 8th at 6:30 am come out and enjoy a wonderful all you can eat breakfast. Bring your sweetheart or your friends and catch up with some of your fellow veterans. Only $6.00 per person.
June Monthly Meeting – June 11th at 6pm. Come out and enjoy Dinner and Program for the month. Catch up!!!
Auction – June 29th starts at 10am in the parking lot of the American Legion. Please help make this Auction a success, come out and bid!!! All proceeds go to continue the renovations at the Veterans Home!!!! (If you would like to make any donations please contact Connie at the Legion at 615-452-0590).
*******Jr and Sr Baseball Teams*******
Check with the Legion for information and schedule
Special Thanks Go Out To!! – Everyone who has helped at the American Legion and Veterans Home. Good job Sons on the trailer.
Lounge Notices
Chazz Wesley & Common Ground Band – May 18th from 8 to 12. Tickets are $7.00 each. Come out and listen to an amazing band!!!
Thursday Night – Karaoke Night at the Bar from 6 pm to ?
Nascar Fans - Come out and watch the Nascar Races on the Big Screen at the bar.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for vehicle maintenance, cleaning & buffing Legion Hall floors. Please call the office if you can give any of your time to help with the upkeep of our post.NEED VOLUTEERS FOR THE COLOR GUARD AND HONOR GUARD
GET WELLS – Jimmy Perry, Jim Hall, Joe MonteblancoCHECK WEBSITE for upcoming changes. http://www.americanlegionpost17gallatintn.org
Post EMAIL: americanlegion17@att.net
Phone Number for Post 0017 is (615) 452-0590
Always check for the latest updates!!!
Office Hours
8 am – 4 pm Monday-Wednesday
8 am – 2 pm Thursday
