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Disabled American VeteransLake County #42 NEWSLETTER
DAV42.org SPRING 2010 440-477-1281
Commander's CornerComrades, The events for the chapter are moving along. The first nominations for next year’s officers started at the February meeting and will continue in March and April, when the election will be held.Also, on April 16, at the Perry Senior Center, will be the Chapter's 75th Anniversary Dinner. May 30, we will have Memorial Day services at Whitehaven Cemetery on SOM Center Road, near Wilson Mills, at 1:00 p.m. May 31, we are at Grand River for the services at City Hall, 12:00 Noon, with food afterwards. As you can see, we have a busy agenda plus more events in the summer that you’ll be hearing about. Remember, our chapter meetings are the 2nd Saturday of each month, at the Marine Corps League Hall in Mentor, on Twinbrook Drive. We start the meeting at 11:00 a.m., Coffee, snacks, and other refreshments are always available. Be sure to check our website DAV42.org for more information.
Vets helping Vets
John O’Malley, Commander
Senior Vice Commander's Corner2009-2010 Officers
Election of new Officers
Additional nominations will take place at the March and April meetings. Elections will take place following the April nominations.
Operation Welcome HomeWe are planning to present an all Veterans event on Saturday, July 24th, at the Lake County Fairgrounds. Yes, the public will be invited also.There will be many exhibitors representing all the Veterans organizations in Lake County. Plus, various other veterans related exhibitors, and much more. The Summer newsletter will contain the full details, or you could attend a chapter meeting and find out now.
DAV42 is moving forward.We greatly appreciate the Marine League for allowing us to use their property for our monthly meetings. However, DAV42 officers now realize the need for a more functional facility, one that would provide our members with a permanent location, and could be used 7 days a week throughout the months, and years ahead of us. We now have started work on this project.Your Senior Vice's Rambling CommentsThe past year has been rough on most of us.Our chapter membership number has now dropped to Some things we have no control over, the cycle of life is one. Try to take a moment out of your daily routine to remember good thoughts of those that are no longer with us. Others might do the same for us. The public seems to have a very short memory when it comes to remembering those that made it possible for them to have what they now have. "For America is today, because of the sacrifices our veterans made yesterday." Best Regards,
Ken Kapes, Senior Vice Commander Chaplains CornerNO ONE'S LEFT BEHIND. (LUKE 15:1-10) It's no fun being left behind, left standing on the outside looking in. This is especially true when you have a stigma attached, a stain you can't get rid of, no matter how hard you try. It's like a scarlet letter that marks you as undesirable. Jesus knew what it meant to be an outsider. He was a Galilean and he was fatherless. He was poor and He hung around with the wrong crowd. Jesus, of course understands the World differently. He wasn't afraid to identify with the lost and the ostracized. Because He was committed to bringing them back inside the circle. And, to do that meant leaving the circle. And going where the lost sheep had gone. In fact, Jesus was willing to leave the 99 behind to find the one that was lost. One of my favorite parables is of the prodigal son. Jesus celebrates God's dedication to bringing everyone into relationship, leaving NO ONE BEHIND. This parable ends with a party to celebrate the return of the one, the return of that which was lost. If you have lost your way from D.A.V. Chapter #42 for any reason, or would like to know more about us, we wish to offer you an invitation to come back into our circle. Please try to make every effort to join us in our celebration of 75 years, at our anniversary dinner. We all wish to leave no one behind. Please Come and join us. I hope to see you there. May GOD BLESS AMERICA! Chaplain Harry
Joke TimeA trio of senior veterans were bragging about the heroic exploits of their ancestors."My great grandfather, at age 13, was a drummer boy at Shiloh", one declared proudly. "Mine went down with Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn", boasts another. "I'm the only veteran in my family," confessed vet number three "but, if my great grandfather was living today he'd be the most famous man in the world." "Really, what did he do?" his friends wanted to know. "Nothing much, but he would be 165 years old." |
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