Message From Our Post Commander, John Houck

Happy New Year, everyone! Welcome to 2025!

Our January Executive Committee Meeting will be on Tuesday, January 7, 2025@1730 hours. We will have Pizza after the meeting. Our General Membership Meeting will be on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 @1730 hours. Following our meeting, a great dinner will be provided, courtesy of Chef Joe Garvey!

Important January Dates:

• 1/8/2025-American Legion High School Essays are due to Post Locations for submittal to the State Legion Headquarters.
• 1/12/2025@1200 hours, the American Legion Eastern Regional Meeting will be held at Post 440 Liberty Hall. All members are welcome to attend.
• 1/31/2025-Members who have not paid their 2025 Membership Dues, will be be placed into "suspended" status! If you are placed into "suspended" status, you can still pay your 2025 dues to avoid being placed into "EXPIRED" status in February! If you have questions, or need help with your dues, please contact Membership Chairman Rob Boysen. Cell: 267-278-0827 
• As of January 3, 2025, 142 members have paid their dues! You can pay your 2025 Dues via the Post Website, or just send your check for $42.00 to the Post and Rob will take care of it. 

A big "Thank You" to John McGovern, our newest House Committee Member, for taking the lead in replacing the downstairs bathroom ceiling tiles.

As we begin 2025, it's not too early to start planning this year's Memorial Day Parade and Celebration. If you are interested in participating, in this year's Parade planning and preparation, please contact Commander John Houck. As always, parade activities take considerable planning and personal commitment to make it a success.

On a sad note, in late December, former Post 440 Commander, Richard Beresford, passed away. Rich was a very active member of Post 440, and he will be sincerely missed. Rich was a Council Rock High School graduate and a U.S. Navy Vietnam Veteran. Rich most recently lived in Lancaster, PA, and he has been interred in Washington's Crossing National Cemetery. 

Post Website: https://post440newtown.org 
Visit our Facebook Page: Morell Smith Post 440-Newtown, PA

John Houck, Commander
American Legion Post 440
Newtown, PA 18940
Cell: 973 809 5258