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Dallastown Post 605

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WE ARE NO LONGER SENDING OUT NEWSLETTERS. WE WILL BE POSTING THE CONTENTS ONLINE
 

OCTOBER, NOVEMBER & DECEMBER NEWSLETTER

 

Post 605 Commanders Corner

Hello everyone,

Welcome to fall! It's time for the leaves to change, to switch off the air conditioning, and to get your furnace ready for winter.

Our post is still without a small games of chance license, but we have fundraisers in the works, so please come out and show your support—these events really help our Legion.

We also have several membership percentage goals set by state headquarters, which will be posted on the monitors in the canteen. Keep an eye out and help us reach our targets!

Save the Date: Our Veterans Day Ceremony is on November 10th from 2 PM to 4 PM. We hope to see you all there.

We recently had our officer installation on September 8th. Here’s the list of our Legion officers:

Thanks for your ongoing support, and we look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events!

 

Greetings from Chapter 605 of the Riders!

Greetings from the Riders!

I’m excited to formally introduce myself as the new Director of the Dallastown Legion Riders Post 605. I’m deeply committed to supporting our veterans, community, and first responders. As a former law enforcement officer, I’ve had the privilege of working alongside our military in various assignments, and I carry a strong passion for mental health awareness and suicide prevention. In addition to my role here, I lead a large non-profit organization, Building Bridges for Brianna, which focuses on these critical issues.

I’m also lucky to be married to an incredible woman who keeps me grounded—Amber “Mama” Wnek-Dorgan—who has recently joined us as one of our new Riders.

This chapter is all about teamwork. Together, we strive towards shared goals, and it’s only through the support of everyone involved that we can continue to grow and serve.

Looking ahead, we’re excited about the progress our Riders are making as we continue to rebuild and find new ways to give back to the community. Our recent sub/sandwich sale was a great success, thanks to Bob “Buppy” Bupp and Amber “Mama” Wnek-Dorgan for their leadership. Due to popular demand, we’ll now be hosting these sales quarterly. We’re always open to collaborating on new fundraising initiatives to strengthen our programs.

Additionally, we’ve recently secured state approval for several new shirt designs that our Riders have been waiting for. If you’d like to place an order, please see Slade “Skull” Genslicki, as we’ll be ordering shirts several times a year.

Finally, I’m proud to introduce our Chapter 605 Officers for 2025:

Thank you for your continued support, and I look forward to what we’ll accomplish together. 

As a reminder we have our monthly meeting on the last Thursday of the month at 6:00PM.  We encourage you to join us to learn what the Riders are doing and supporting our Veterans, first responders and community members.  

Ride Safe,
Matt “Sandman” Dorgan 
Chapter 605 Director


SAL 605 NEWS LETTER FOR 2nd QUARTER 2024

Welcome to Fall! As we transition from summer to fall, we experience with the warm days and cooler nights, the grass is growing and the leaves are falling. If you are helping a veteran or someone in our community with their lawn work, or other choirs such as picking up medications or groceries, etc., don’t forget to fill out a Consolidation activity slip at our meetings so that can be added to the next Consolidation Report in June of 2025.

Without the Post having a Small Games of Chance (SGC) license, there will be no Meat Raffles. Once the Post obtains the SGC license, raffles will resume. On that note, it would be prudent if folks would pay their dues now. Our dues are still $35. Without being able to have raffles, etc., dues are our only source of income. And with this income we want to make sure our charitable contributions to our veterans and community members in need are there, especially around the holiday periods. PLEASE pay your due ASAP.

I would like to see more members attend our meeting and get involved with our activities. Learn about our incentive program. Help our veterans and our community. Our meetings are the 1st Thursday of every month at 6 pm. For the rest of 2024 they are Oct 3rd, Nov 7th and Dec 5th. For 2025 they are Jan 2nd, Feb 6th, Mar 6th, Apr 3rd, May1st and Jun5th. And enjoy a lite meal with all afterwards.

As far as District 22 goes, the next District 22 SAL meeting will be Sunday, November 17, 2024 @ Post 202 Gettysburg @ noon. Officers are:

Your SAL 605 officers are:

We’ll make sure we keep our bulletin board and TV monitors up to date with all our events.

If you have any questions, please reach out to one of your 2024-2025 officers:

Jerry Stenclik, SAL 605 Commander, jstenclik@comcast.net  717-887-5315


Legion Auxiliary

Congratulations to the newly installed officers of the Dallastown American Legion Auxiliary, Post, Riders, and Sons of the Legion! It's truly inspiring to see such dedicated individuals stepping up to serve our veterans, community, and legion family.

Over the past few months, the Auxiliary has been incredibly active, from recruiting new members at the Dallastown Carnival and selling our delicious baked goods to organizing the installation dinner alongside the Post and hosting a highly successful spaghetti dinner fundraiser.

As we look ahead, there are plenty of exciting events on the horizon: Legion College on October 26, 2024, the Christmas in Dallastown Bazaar on November 2, 2024, coordination with the Post for the Veterans Day celebration, the Auxiliary Christmas Party (replacing the regular meeting) on December 2, 2024, the Council Meeting on December 5, 2024 at Dillsburg Post, Wreaths Across America on December 14, 2024, where we’ll place wreaths at Susquehanna Memorial Gardens cemetery, followed by T-shirt sales and a Soup Sale in January.

We are also proud to support essential causes, including donations to Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation, the Department Scholarship Fund, the Department Children & Youth Fund, the National Security Fund, as well as the Department and National Presidents' Projects, the Santa Fund for VA Hospitals, and Keystone Girls State—all reflecting our ongoing commitment to veterans and their families.

If you're interested in volunteering for any of these events, please reach out to Teri Hollway at (717) 501-6524. Together, through collaboration and dedication across all branches of the Dallastown American Legion, we can make a lasting impact on our community and continue supporting those who have served. Here’s to a year of teamwork and positive change!

Respectfully Submitted,
Teri Hollway
Auxiliary President