Home Depot Gift Cards Support Vets

Home Depot is now making available between now and veteran's day
special gift cards for purchase. 5 percent of the proceeds of these
cards will go to veteran's housing issues. Card display is located
near the main entrance at the Dripping Springs Home Depot.

So if you make numerous purchases or maybe a single large one before
11/11/11 buy a gift card and pay for your purchase(s) with the card
and let 5 percent go to vets!

Dinner at Flores

Post 290,

     Don't forget tomorrow (Monday 9/12/11) at 6pm.....Flores Mexican Restaurant.....in the long private room. Those volunteers that labored to spiff up the Hall, will be honored by the VFW and AL posts. Our meals will be on us theirs will be paid for by the Post's. See ya tomorrow.

Paul Savage

Sunday morning (9-11) at 8:30 AM

On Sunday morning (9-11) at 8:30 AM we will meet at the Memorial Flagpole at the triangle for a SHORT service in honor of September 11, 2001.  This is the 10th anniversary of the event in NYC, Washington DC, and PA.  It is now a National Day of Remembrance called Patriot's Day.  We will lower the flag to half staff at 0846 AM and the flag will remain down all day.  There will be a few short comments, a prayer, and the playing of Taps.

 

 

Bastrop TX AL Post 533 and assistance

See below email from Walter Ivie and below for the email from Brad Pack, 10^th District SAL (Sons of the American Legion) commander. Post 76 is also a collection point.

                        Al Banzer

                        10^th District Hubmaster

Post 533 has a facebook page ( Click Here ) that is providing information on their needs.  Brad Pack called last night and saked if I could contact someone about getting 25 cots.  I made several calls to Camp Mabry after hours and finally wound up talking to the Red Cross.  I left my number, but did not receive a call back.  Later Brad informed me that someone at Post 83 called a friend at the National Guard and 500 cots were going to be delivered to the Red Cross early this morning.

The current needs are for clothing.  Post 83 is a collection point.  They will take them to Bastrop around 6:00PM tonight.  I cleaned out my closet and was surprised to have many pants and shirts to donate.  I would suggest you go through you closet and see what you have.  You can drop them off at Post 76 or Post 83.  I'll call Dallas to let him know, but if he is not there, then you can leave them on the benches in front.  Anything left over can go to Goodwill.

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Below is from the 10^th District SAL Commander, Brad Pack.

If anyone wants to know what's going on at Bastrop American Legion, go to Facebook;  American Legion Post 533. They are posting updates about every two hours.

At least 4 members of the post and one SAL member have lost everything in the Bastrop fire.  Many more have been evacuated, not knowing their fate. Yet they are at the post serving hot meals to the firefighters and police. They have several needs X, XL, XXL shirts. Men's pants 36/30, 38/36, 32/34, 34/36. Bedding, cots as they have kids sleeping on the floor.

We (the SAL) are taking things to them from Austin Post #83, and Round Rock Post #447. If you can get donations to either post, we will get them delivered. They will be needing cash donations in future.  If anyone would like to help that way, when I get the info on how to make cash donations I will send it.

Some people we all know have been affected by this fire.  Lisa and Sherry who work for Auxiliary at headquarters live in Bastrop. Lisa is ok. Sherry was evacuated but has returned home until further notice.  Jackie Brown's son has lost everything; his family left with the clothes on their back. This is the time we need to think about helping others; especially our veterans and their families.  Thank you for any help you can give.