Posted 7/13/10 
Updates and news from around the state.
Squadron 29 cooking breakfast every 3rd Saturday!
NOTICE! NOTICE! The Sons of the American Legion Squadron 29 is cooking breakfast every 3rd Saturday of every month from 8:00am until noon. This is open to the public and will include bacon, sausage, ham, and omelets or egg cooked to order, grists, hash browns, pancakes, toast, biscuits and sawmill gravy with coffee, juice and sweet rolls. All for just a minimum donation of $5.00. Join us every 3rd Saturday of the month at the American Legion Post 29 at 921 Gresham Road in Marietta just north of the big chicken from 8:00am to noon. Proceeds go to support the numerous charities of the SAL, some of which are the V.A. hospitals, CWF, CMN, and others.
Detachment Convention-June 25th-June 27th, 2010
The 2010 Detachment of Georgia Convention will be held, the weekend of June 25-27, 2010, at the Augusta Marriott in Augusta, Ga. Please make all efforts to attend!
National NEC & NMI- April 30th-May 2, 2010
The National Executive Committe and National Management Institute will have it's spring meetings in Indianapolis, Indiana the weekend of April 30th-May 2010. Please contact Georgia NEC Bob Brown at SALGeorgia@aol.com for more information.
Cecil Ray Hospitalized
Honorary Past Detachment Commander Cecil Ray is currently hospitalized at Gwinnett Medical suffering from cellulitus and having difficulty keeping down foods.
Cards may be mailed to:
Cecil Ray
2197 Oakland Walk Drive
Lawrenceville, GA 30044-6395
Auxiliary Yard Sale
The American Legion Auxiliary, Post 251 in Duluth is having a yard sale on April 10th, could you post if from 9:00 to 4:00
Detachment Historian Needs Photos for Scrapbook
Submitted by Detachment of Georgia and National Historian Brandon Roberts on 09/25/09
"I have not received any pictures for the Detachment Scrapbook. It is impossible to complete a scrapbook without pictures. I want Georgia to shine at the national level and one way we could would be to complete a scrapbook. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE send me pictures!"
MAIL PICTURES TO:
BRANDON ROBERTS
% SCRAPBOOK PICTURES
215 OAK HOLLOW COURT
WHITE, GEORGIA 30184
GEORGIA, PLEASE HELP ME!!!
National Liaison Notes
September 11, 2009
News and updates from the National Headquarters
Attention All Squadrons:
Birth dates for all members is needed.
The capturing and collecting of date of birth information for the National records of our members has been a slow process.
The information is needed for demographic needs as well as future actuarial studies used for insurance plans, etc.
Please use the form and send the forms to:
The Sons of The American Legion
Detachment of Georgia
Attention: John R. Hill
P.O. Box 90851
East Point, Georgia 30364-0851
Congratulations to Georgia's new National Officers!
Our new National Commander is Mark Arneson!
Brandon Roberts is the new National Historian!
Jason Roberts is the Aide to the National Commander.
Charlie Tucker is the National Sergeant-At-Arms.
Bob Brown is the National Chairman of the Resolutions Committee.
Bob is also our National Executive Committeeman (NEC).
Doug Murphy was named to the National S.A.L. VA&R Committee.
What a great year for Georgia!
Georgia Wins Awards at National Convention in Louisville
National Americanism Awards
Atwood/Beyea/York Memorial Award
First Place - (Detachment) Detachment of Georgia
First Place - (District) 9th District, Georgia
First Place - (Squadron) Squadron 201, Alpharetta
Children and Youth Award
First Place - (Detachment) Detachment Of Georgia
Community Service
First Place - (Detachment) Detachment of Georgia
First Place - (District) 5th District, Georgia
First Place - (Squadron) Squadron 29, Marrietta, Georgia
Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation
Earl Webster Award
First Place - (Detachment) Detachment of Georgia
First Place - (District) 4th District, Georgia
Historian
National History Book Award
First Place - (Squadron) Squadron 192, Evans, Georgia
Slide Show of Sons 2009 Georgia Convention
Check out our new Fund raising Ideas section. If your Squadron needs ideas to make money, check it out! Also, if you are holding a Car Wash this year, here is everything you ever wanted to know about holding one!
National Commanders visit to Georgia photos
Click Here
This is Tommie Cisna's website. You will need to scroll down on the right until you find "Georgia Pictures".
We need your Sons event
photos! With the installation of Mark Arneson as the National Commander for 2009-10, the whole country will be watching us. Submit your event, Veteran outreach or any photo that shows Georgia Sons activities. We are active.........Lets show everyone what we are doing for our Veterans!
We are updating the
History of the Detachment of Georgia. If you have any history information or facts you think should be added to this section, please
send it to the editor. Once the history is journaled, it will always be available for future generations to view.
We have researched and found about all the information you ever wanted to know about the American Flag. Go to that tab and learn some interesting facts.
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