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Post Clubhouse: ........................................................633-9242 Lamm Post Grove: ....................................................634-6965 Editor/Mailing-Dominic Savarino: ...............................207-0349 Email - dominicsavarino@verizon.net

Lamm Post Officers 2015 - 2016

Commander: Ernie Bacon................................(585) 317-8946 1st Vice: Dominic Savarino.......................................207-0349 2nd Vice: Gregory Traves........................................ 204-8181 3rd Vice: .................................................................Open Adjutant: Phil English .............................................. 894-0563 Mobilization: Jim Gibson ......................................... 688-4646 Sgt-At Arms: Don Helminiak ................................... 668-2905 Service Officer: ........................................................Open Finance Officer: Richard Brown ..............................836-0418 Corp President: Guy Puccio ................................... 839-3017 Chaplain: Jerry Schnettler ...................................... 683-1189 1st Asst. Chaplain: Carl Domescek.......................... 768-4878 2nd Asst Chaplain: Wayne Sorrentino .................... 891-5164

ExEcutivE Board at-LargE MEMBErs 2015 - 2016 Joseph Kirisits: ........................................................ 276-3088 Jim Gibson: ............................................................. 688-4646 Jim Aprile: ................................................................837-7747 Ray Wood: ...............................................................633-5669 Duane Swiergos: .................................................. .688-2581

auxiLiary officErs 2014 - 2015

President: Sally Dean .............................................632-0829 1st Vice: Sharon Hubert ..........................................671-8667 Secretary: Debbie Diebold .......................................836-9617 Treasurer: Cindy Fries ............................................683-3172 Chaplain: Dorothea Elsaesser ................................835-0013 Sgt - At Arms: Gloria Gibson ....................................688-4646

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From Our AdjutantPhil English

A greeting card means a lot to someone who is ill. If you know a member who is sick, hospital-ized or in a nursing home, please contact Phil at 894-0563. Thank You.

The George F. Lamm Post #622Website:

americanlegionpost622.com

Me M b e r s h i p Al e r t

The following members in “good standing” have sub-mitte their names to run for the high office of Board of Directors for the George F. Lamm Enterprises.

Don HelminiakGuy Piccio

Dominic SavarinoWayne SorrentinoDuane Swirergos

If you are a good member in standing and still want to run, call the nominating committee before the “4th” fourth week in June. Your name will be on the ballot but not in the Lamm Lights.

Nomiating Committee

Members of the Nomiating CommitteeRichard Brown - H: 836-0418 Cell - 812-6000

Phil English Cell - 398-8008Chck Herschlag - 681-5969

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Commander’s Message

Erine BaconCommander

This is my last message as your Commander for 2016-2017. It has been quite a year. It definitely had it ups & downs. Our membership goal for the year was 432 members. I am sorry to say that we have 70 plus members who have decided not to renew. It sure

doesn’t look good to prospective members when they ask why mem-bers are not renewing. At that rate in six years there will not be a Lamm.

Party rentals have gone up, as well as Lamm Lights ads thanks to Dom. Without them we would have no income at all. We need the support of members to have fundraisers to keep the Post operating. Dom cannot do it all.

We are getting requests for donations to children’s & veterans’ organizations and taking no action. These are programs the American Legion stands for! At May’s meet-ing there was a motion to buy a full page ad for our OWN Baseball Team & it was balked at cause we “don’t” have the money. Our own Youth Program! We have repairs to both the main building and the Grove that HAVE to be made. As an American Legion Post we are supposed to support our veterans and their families. We need to be doing more. We should have a fund to pay the dues for members who quit because the cost is a hardship to them.

There have been a couple issues this past year I wish I did not have to take part in. On the other hand there have been some positive events. One major event has been the involvement with the Buffalo Niagara Hon-or Flight Organization. John Arnold & Charles Latona from our Post were on the May 6 flight to D.C. I went as Chuck’s guardian. There are too many highlights to mention all with the exception of one. Every Saturday 93 yr. old “Senator” Bob Dole is at the WWII Monument

to greet the veterans for a short conversa-tion and to shake their hand in thanks for their service.

For those who may be interested in going on an Honor Flight (WWII & Korean Veter-ans), the next one will be September 23. ’17. You may contact me

for information. I will try to also get the information in our newsletter and on our webpage. If you are looking for a place to donate you might consider Honor Flight. The cost of a trip is approximately $40,000, all from dona-tions.

Now to take the hat off & put it back on, I will be your Command-er again for the 2017-2018 year. Happily, we have a full slate of officers this year. I will try to run the year with a half full glass. I am looking forward to increased membership, support of our members, having events to take us out of the red. John Scalisi has come for-ward to help Jack Michel mow the lawn. Tony Gugliuzza could use some help with minor repairs. These are not big construction jobs. We could use help at Bingo. We need someone who knows some-thing about sound systems & wiring. Whatever your talent is, we can find a spot for you - if only a couple hours here and there.

I want to thank all those who have worked all year - Bingo, around the Post doing so many varied jobs, those who have worked parities, my officers, Enterprise, including the Auxiliary. A special thanks to Dominic Savarino for his hard work publishing the Lamm Lights and all the work booking parties and the hours devoted to the Post. A big thanks also to the four members who made donations to the Post.

Judy & I are looking forward to seeing you August 6 for the Lamm Family Picnic. Look for details elsewhere.

We could use a couple bodies to cook hots & hamburgs at the picnic – also August 9th for the Baseball Team picnic. Contact me 716-689-2775; amleg622@gmail.com

Reminder, our June 12th Membership Meeting will be the last one for the Summer.

Memorial DayA Time To Honor American’s

Heroes

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June 2017Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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ARCMeetingManor4-6p.m.

GroveOpen 1p.m.

Ernie BaconLounge Party

9:30-12 NoonGospel Life Chruch

in Manor

GroveOpen 1p.m.

530-10p.m.Bingo

in the Manor

Exective Board Meeting

7p.m.

AuxilitaryBoard Meeting

7p.m.

ARCMeetingManor5-8p.m.

Elevator UnionMeeting

4-8:30p.m.

Debbie DieboldInstalltion

Grove

Meat RaffleManor

6-10p.m.

McCarthyBaseball League

Tom UngerGove

9:30-12 NoonGospel Life Chruch

in Manor

GroveOpen 1p.m.

530-10p.m.Bingo

in the Manor General Membership Meeting 7p.m.

Auxilitary General Membership

Meeting7p.m.

Amherst Police Picnic

6-11p.m.in the Grove

GroveOpen 1p.m.

9:30-12 NoonGospel Life Chruch

in Manor

GroveOpen 1p.m.

530-10p.m.Bingo

in the Manor Stag in the Grove12-6p.m.

9:30-12 NoonGospel Life Chruch

in Manor

Gradcationin the Grove

1-7p.m.

530-10p.m.Bingo

in the Manor

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George F. Lamm Ladies AuxiliaryHo Down 2017

George F. Lamm Auxiliary

Friday June 9th the George F. Lamm Auxiliary is once again proud to host the installation of our own Debbie Diebold who is being installed for a second year as Erie County President.

All Auxiliary, Legion members, and friends are invited to attend. Please join us in wishing Debbie and her officers success in the up coming year. Time 6:30 in the Lamm Post Grove.

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Annual Election and Meeting

6/28/17

The annual election and meeting of the Enterprises will be held at the Post 962 Wehrle Drive Willams-ville, NY on the fourth Wednesday in June (6-28-2017).

A list of all members nominated shall be named in the Lamm Lights which is mailed to each member of the Corporation at their last know place of residence.

Upon written request of twenty five members, the name of those members will then be qualified under sedtion3.

Sec3: No member of this corporation shall be eligible for election to the office of directors until they have been a member of this corporation for at least three (3) years preceding the date of their nomi-nation and has attended at least for (4) of the regular Post membership meeting prior to June 1st in the year immediately preceding such election.

Members qualified under Section 3 will be placed upon the official ballot.

The request must be given to the President of this Corporation not less than one(1) week preceding the election and no member can sign for two nominees.

No vote by proxy.Date: June 28th, 2017

Place: Wehrle Drive, Willamsville, NY 14221Time: Polls open 6:00PM-9:00PM

General Meeting Approximately 9PM

Hi Members:

When you apply for this high position on th “Enterprise Board of Directors” please contact a member of the nominating committee;

Richard Brown - H: 716-836-0418 C: 716-812-6000

Phil English - C: 716-398-8008

Chuck Herschlag H: 716-681-5969

Qualifications for Voting

No member shall be entitled to vote for a member of the Board of Directors unless they shall at the time of such voting, be a member in good standing in the George F. Lamm Post #622 of the American Legion, we are having a difficult time securing members to run for the high office of Directors for the George F. Lamm Post Enterprises.

Due to that, we are asking the membership to allow t he Enterprise to amend Article V, section 1, to eight (8) elected members instead of ten (10) elected members.

If we have enough qualified members to fill the Director positions, we will not have to amend the By-Laws of the Enterprises. If we cannot secure enough qualified members to run for this high office, we will have to amend Article V section 1 item A.

Nominating Committee

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Don’t Forget Tuesday Nite BingoDoors Open At 6p.m. till 9:30 p.m.

Lamm Bingo

$2,500 plus

Weekly

Specials

RED-WHITE-BLUESHARE THE WEALTHCOVER ALL50%/60%/70%

NO GAME PAYS UNDER $50NO COVERALL UNDER $100

Air Conditioned HallWheelchair & Handicapped Accessible

Large Parking Lot

Full Service Snack Bar

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You can rent the Post facilities for any of the following events.

• Anniversaries • Birthday parties • Business meetings • Conference facilities • Community meetings • Graduation parties • Reunions - family/school/friends • Special events • Training & development • Wedding receptions • and more...

Let Us HeLp YoU WitH YoUr entertaining needs

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LAMM MANOR & LAMM GROVE

Geo. F. Lamm Post Manor and Grove is one of West-ern New York’s premier banquet and grove facilities. It is conveniently located at 962 Wehrle Drive, Between Cayuga Road and Union Road, Williamsville, NY just minutes from the Buffalo Airport and easy Thruway access via the NYS 90, I-290 and RTE 33 (Kensington Expressway). We offer full service banquet hall facilities for all your special occasion needs, with plenty of con-venient parking! Lamm Manor and Grove has handi-capped accessible entrance and lavatory.

We will gladly customize a beverage package to fit your needs for your Buffet, Family Style or Sit Down Dinner needs.

The downstairs Manor Lounge is great for smaller

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Municipal Building5583 Main StreetWilliamsvile, NY 14221

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The American Legion. Patriotism, Service. Fraternity. It’s a poweful package! It’s a program of involement in the many facets of your life. It’s a program which can have a positive influence in the lives of you and your family. It’s a program of promise!

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Join the Fleet Reserve Association and help secure your military benefits. Must have prior

service as Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard.Call: Wayne Sorrentino

CDR USN (Ret) @ 716-891-5164email: wayne.sorrentino868@gmail.com

Annual dues is $40.

Monthly meetings are in West Seneca, NY

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Your Loved OnesAre Counting On You. . .

No matter how big or small your estate i s , you need to protec t it so it can be passed on to your loved ones!

We participate in the Erie County Clerk’s“Thank -A-Vet” Discount Program.

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STATE SUPREME COURT

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THANK YOU LAMM POST VETERANS AND ALL WHO HAVE SERVED TO KEEP US FREE!

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Published Monthly By George F. Lamm Post 622962 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville, NY 14221

Jaune, 2017

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