"AT THE ROCKET”
VFW Post 4534
8.16.2021
Greetings Rocket Post,
I do
not even have to tell you all how much our volunteers do around the post. You
see it when you are there for any function from Show me the Money, Bingo, Paint
Stick, dinners on Thursday and Friday. I cannot say enough about our membership
and our esprit de corps. But Friday you showed even more how caring you are and
you showed how well versed our membership is. Without too many details, Friday
night one gentleman was having a medical issue and without even thinking about
it people moved their tables and others help him to a seat and 911 was called.
Thankfully a couple of our members are retired from the medical field and knew exactly
what to look for until medical arrived. For all that were involved, thank you
for being there and placing the needs of others above your own.
Check
out the calendar! Show me the Money is this Saturday again. That’s right, twice
a month now and it is growing. Hope to see you all there this Saturday.
Want
to give you a quick update on our new roof at the Post. The company we hired to
do the roof has been waiting on the city for the permit. Seems they are
backlogged and the number we were told was 1,000 yet to be approved. So, needless
to say we are waiting. Sounds like the city hired some new personnel so
hopefully that will help out and keep these companies working that rely on the permits
to get to work. Of course I think our Post should be moved to the top of the
stack but they seem to think all of the requests are equally important.
General Membership, this Wednesday is our monthly meeting. The House
Committee will meet at 5:30 PM and the General Membership meeting is at 7:00 PM
I hope you can make it.
Bingo
Players! 12 September will be the start of the NFL season and as you all
remember, the screen room and the canteen will have the games on. If you choose
to play bingo in the canteen please remember you will need to use the screens
in the canteen because the speakers will be off. If you wish to hear the
numbers please play in the hall.
Football fans, as always this is a first come, first serve and there is
no reserving the screens for your team. Also reminder that the bar tender will
not reserve any of the screens for anyone. If you want to see your favorite
team on the big screen I suggest getting there when the door opens. This
applies in the screen room as well, there are two televisions and the first one
gets the volume.
Sometimes it is difficult to avoid hearing others conversations and it
happened to me over the past week. I heard some people talking about the vaccine
and how you can still get the virus even if you have been vaccinated. They were
pointing out what a waste of time it is to get the vaccine. I wanted to jump in
to their conversation but I kept my opinion to myself, (shocker right?). I then
spoke to my Doctor about it and I liked his answer. He said I do not listen to
the CDC I do not get my information from Facebook or Social media, I get all of
my knowledge from Science and that is how I practice medicine. He said the
vaccine will not prevent you from getting the virus but that shot will help you
fight it and stay alive. As of now it is a choice that each of us have if we
get the vaccine or not. I for one do not want to pass this virus on to our
grandkids, or anyone for that matter, and if this shot will help with that I am
all for it.
As
always, please share this information with other members that do not check
Facebook or the Post Web Page. I am still hearing from members that say they
did not know what was going on at the Post.
Have a wonderful week.
Sunday 15 Aug.
1:00 – 3:00 PM Burgers and Dogs
2:00 PM Bingo
Monday 16 Aug.
Fun day Monday
7:00 PM Pool League
Tuesday 17 Aug
7:00 PM Paint Stick Bingo
7:00 PM Texas Hold’em
Wednesday 18 Aug.
1:00 PM Cards
5:30 PM House Committee Meeting
7:00 PM General membership Meeting
Thursday 19 Aug.
2:00 PM Bingo
5:00 PM Rocket Tacos and more
6:30 PM Karaoke Connie
Friday 20 Aug
RED SHIRT FRIDAY
1:00 PM Shuffleboard
5-7:30 PM Fish Dinner baked or Fried. Chicken Breast is an
option
7:30 PM Barefoot Brenda
Saturday 21 Aug.
1:00 PM Show Me the Money
7:00 PM Pool League
Sunday 22 Aug
1:00-3:00 PM Burgers and Dogs
2:00 PM BINGO
7:00 PM Close (Bartenders discretion)
On the
Radar:
26 Aug. Thurs. Bad to the Bone
27 Aug. Fri. Rockin’ Robbin
28 Aug. Sat. Barefoot Brenda
04 Sept. Sat. 1:00 PM Show me the Money
12 Sept. Sun. 9:00 AM Breakfast made to Order by Evelyn
18 Sept. Sat. 1:00 PM Show me the Money
18 November 5 PM- ???? Hall Rental
John A. Collier Sr.
John
A. Collier Sr.
VFW
Post 4534 Life member
Sr.
Vice Commander
House
Committee Chairman
Entertainment Chairman
(407) 271-9238
"Never give up on what you really want to do.
The person with big dreams is more powerful than the one with all the facts.” Albert Einstein