American Legion Post 295

Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Americal Legion Post 295

For God and Country

Preamble to the Constitution of The American Legion

We associate ourselves together for the following purposes:

to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America;
to maintain law and order;
to foster and perpetuate a one hundred percent Americanism;
to preserve the memories and incidents of our associations in the great wars;
to inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state and nation;
to combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses;
to make right the master of might;
to promote peace and goodwill on earth;
to safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom and democracy;
to consecrate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness.

With job losses mounting and the financial crisis deepening please read about the financial programs available from the American Legion.

We Proudly Support

Operation Provide Comfort

Calendar

Apr 9 - 7pm Post Meeting / Elections
Location Golden Bull, 7 Dalamar St, Gaithersburg
Apr 24-26 - Nations Gun Show Raffle Sales, Dulles Expo Ctr
Apr 27th - 7:30pm Montgomery County Meeting, Post 295, Location Golden Bull, 7 Dalamar St, Gaithersburg
May 2nd, SMD Reception for Dept Commander and President, SMD Youth Camp, Cheltenham
May 3rd - 1pm So MD District Meeting, Post 276, Severn
May 9 - 7pm Post Meeting
Location Golden Bull, 7 Dalamar St, Gaithersburg
May 17th - 1pm Dept Executive Committee Meeting, Post 71, Oakland
May 23-27 - Rolling Thunder Thunder Alley, Raffle Sales
Jun 22nd - 7:30pm Montgomery County Caucus, Post 268, Wheaton
Jun 26-28th - SAL Detachment convention, Post 11 Frederick
Jun 28th - 1pm So MD District Caucus, Post 226 Mayo
July 15 - 18, Dept of MD Convention, Ocean City, MD (12 Delegates Available)
Aug 14 - 7pm Post Meeting Location Golden Bull, 7 Dalamar St, Gaithersburg
Sept TBD Golf Tournament, Glade Valley CC
Sept, Gaithersburg Day
Oct 4, Germantown Oktoberfest
9 am to 9 pm

Post 295 Web Shop

For Post 295 items along with motorcycle flags and accessories.

Gaithersburg Post 295 Baseball

Membership Note

Membership is very important to any organization. Post 295's membership goal is 476 members, and now we must work to renew all members by December 31st, for the 2009 membership year.

Pay dues here! $25 for 2009!

Follow this link to be Paid-Up-For-Life, Pay the $25 rate. Email the Commander with any questions.

Gaithersburg Post 295

Schedule is here!

Updated Tuesday June 2nd

Post 295 Membership TickerPost 295: Current Membership 553 = 116% of GoalSquadron 295: Current Membership 67 or 118% of GoalUnit 295: Current Membership 14

2010 Membership Cards are here, renewals now $30, Renew before July 31st and save $5. Dues must be paid by December 31st.

POST COMMANDER'S MESSAGE

Fellow Legion Family Members,

I want to thank, Bob Ouellette Jr, Mary Ann Van Patten, and John McDaniel for coming to help at Rolling Thunder. Their assistance made it a pleasurable experience this year.

I am stepping down as County Commander as of July 12th. It has been fun. But now rest for the weary. I will be sworn in as 2nd Vice Commander for Southern Maryland District on July 13th. I will reprise my role as Post Commander, so you can rest easy.

Please help me out by renewing your membership for 2010 early! I now have 2010 membership cards. There are many reason to renew your membership, from assisting wounded warriors, providing programs for Children & Youth to comradeship.

NOW you can even save on your utility bills if you are living in DE, DC & MD. In VA you can save on your Natural Gas bill only. Contact me via email with any questions. The Post receives a donation from the Coop for every hour of service. So you can save money and know you will make a difference too.

Please promote our raffle of the Armed Forces Tribute Bike, which is a 2005 Harley-Davidson Road King FLH and a former Montgomery County Police Bike for our next raffle. Iron Works Cycles has customized it. The 2nd & 3rd Prizes are 52" Sharp Aquos LCD HDTVs from Sears Gaithersburg. Go to the Tribute Bike page for more info and to order tickets online.

We are continuing to provide support to our wounded warriors, although it will not be as much as we would like to. Our program Operation Provide Comfort has been a success. We have provided more than $10,000 in support to our Wounded Warriors at Bethesda Naval Hospital and Walter Reed.

I am pleased to welcome into the Legion Family 2 members of Patriot Racing! Steve Levow a former Marine and John Porter an Army Veteran. Find out more about them and their work with the Fisher House on the Legion Riders Page.

Sign up 5 new members and your dues will be paid by the post. Active Duty members wishing to join the American Legion, must complete and application and provide proof of Active Duty.

We do not have a Post home. There are several hurdles to overcome before we take that step. As a non-profit we accept donations to work toward a Post home.
For the Veterans!

For the Veteran!

Bob Ouellette

Post Commander

Your officers for the 2008-2009 Legion Year:
• Commander Bob Ouellette
• 1st Vice Commander Nelson Torres
• 2nd Vice Commander Mary Ann Van Petten
• 3rd Vice Commander Tom Finnin
• Adjutant/Treasurer Rick Price
• Chaplain Chris Glass
• Historian John Hardy
• Sgt at Arms Tom Rufty

Annual Post 295 Elections held during the April meeting.

The 500th Post Member is

Felicia K Ewing, a US Air Force veteran of the Persian Gulf Era she will receive a Commemorative Coin to mark the occasion.

Winter Newsletter

Now available online!

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