Quarterly Membership Meetings
23 June 2012:
* 9:30 AM, Saturday
* Haymarket Town Hall,
15000 Washington Street, Suite, Haymarket, VA 20169
* Annual Post Elections
Monthly Post Executive Committee Meetings
14 May 2012:
* 7:00 PM, Thursday
* 14400 Slatemore Ct., Haymarket, VA 20169
* All Post members welcome.
Scheduled Special Events
26 May2012:
Memorial Day Fund Raising.
* Saturday, 1000-1400
* Giant at Dominion Valley
* Giant at Gainesville
* Post Volunteers needed
* Contact Post Finance Officer Jim Hannon for details at (703) 743-5378
Welcome to American Legion Post 1799's website. Veterans are invited to contact the Post Adjutant (see CONTACT page) for joining the American Legion. All visitors interested in contacting Post 1799 are invited to contact the Post Adjutant. We are proud to be in the 16th District of the Department of Virginia.
Virginia Girls and Boys State. Post 1799 awarded certifications to three young men and three young women at Battlefield High School on 26 March 2012. All Legionnaires can be proud of our selectees as they are all outstanding students and citizens. Photos will be posted to our NEWS page soon. Our Post supports the community with action.
JAG/Adjutant's Note. We are in the national political campaign season. We need to remember some ground rules. Our Department of Virginia Constitution prohibits partisan political campaigning at official American Legion meetings. All military veterans are welcome at our general membership meetings. Our coffee reception prior to the scheduled meeting is not an official American Legion meeting. First Amendment rules!
10 March General Membership Meeting. Saturday morning at 9:30 AM at Haymarket Town Hall, our Post made progress on the Post By-Laws and planned Post elections. With the good company of fellow veterans, we also heard about USAA and their benefits for Legionnaires and their families. Be sure to attend the next meeting!
EXCOM 14 May Meeting: At the 10 May EXCOMM meeting, we reviewed an invitation to sponsor a Senior-Level American Legion Baseball Team. After a thorough discussion by the Post EXCOMM, a discussion that revealed strong support for American Legion Baseball, a vote was taken. Post 1799 will not sponsor a team in 2012 due to a lack of funds necessary for successful team sponsorship. Coach Howell was notified on 15 May.
10 May Post Executive Meeting. Post Commander Karnecki chaired the meeting. Following highlights:
- Membership now 90 with goal of 94. New member jointed this week! One more pending.
- Updates to website include NEWS, GALLERY & BUSINESS pages. Comments are invited.
- Haymarket BSA Troop 1882 will host the charter ceremony to Post 1799 on 5 June at Haymarket Town Hall
- 26 May fund raising coordination discussioned with Finance Officer Hannon. Volunteers still needed.
- Department of Virginia By-Laws updates passed to JAG Mike High for comments back to EXCOMM.
- 3 June 16th District Convention at Post 295, Middledburg, discussed. 16th District Cdr Ron Bantom spoke.
- Post finance report reviewed and accepted.
- Discussion on joint action with 16th District on encouraging PWC School Board recognition of H.S. graduates joining the US military.
- Discussion on Coach Keith Howell's proposal for Post 1799 to sponsor new senior-level American Legion Baseball Team for 2012. EXCOMM lacked details so Legionnaire Dave Karnecki volunteered to report back to EXCOMM after talking with Coach Howell. 16th District Cdr Bantom provided additional assistance.
- Report provided on 4H Trigger Time Team outstanding performance at 5 May Air Rifle Tournament. Trigger Time Team will visit at our 23 June General Membership Meeting. Be there to meet our youth shooters!
