COMMANDER'S CORNER September 2026
Hello Post 108 Family,
I hope this finds everyone in good health.
We are doing extremely well with our membership drive for 2027. Our goal for 2027 in 119 members. Thus far, just 2 months into the new year, we are at 80 members renewed for 67.2% of our expected goal. Thanks to all who have stepped up and renewed thus far. To renew online, go to www.legion.org, then click on the red renew button on the top right of the screen. You will have several choices to choose from. You can also send a check to our Post Office Box (PV Post 108, POB 26239, Prescott Valley, AZ 86312), or save that $0.82 postage stamp and bring it to a post meeting. We would love to see you there.
As you probably already know, we reached an agreement with VFW Post 10227 to relocate our shed to their property and the move was completed on 21 August. Thanks to those who helped with the move: Ron Arrigoni, Mike Brown, Steve Nelleson, Bill Hudson, Peggy and Curtis Schmidt, and Bob Singer.
We had our latest fundraiser on 18 August at Culver’s in Prescott Valley. We did very well and it brought in $549.08. Thanks to all who helped deliver the meals, manned the donation/raffle table, or who just came out for a meal and supported the Post.
Don’t forget, the Post adopted the American Legion Park on Bob Drive. Members are at the park on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays each month at around 1130 to tidy things up. Please head over and give them a hand. Thanks to all those who are helping keep the American Legion Park looking nice.
Our next flag days will be Labor Day, Monday, 7 Sept; Friday 11 September for Patriot Day; and 18 September for POW/MIA Day. I will send the flag notices out for those later in the month closer to the actual date. As a reminder to the drivers, please go to the VFW lot to pickup the flag boxes. After 6 years at the old location, I know it will be a hard habit to break.
Since Bob Singer has a broken wrist and is in a cast, we could use 1 or 2 more folks to help load and unload the flags at the VFW on Labor Day. He can drive but I don’t want him lifting flag boxes. If you can swing by the VFW by 0630, that would help us out.
Don’t forget to record your Post and Community/Veterans hours and mileage for the month. You can put them in the logbook at each meeting or email them to our Adjutant Ron at: ronarrigoni@gmail.com. Ron now has added spaces for mileages in the log book.
The Auxiliary is back from their annual vacation this month and we will have our welcome back potluck at this meeting. We will begin service at 1630.
Please bring your favorite side dish or dessert. We also expect our Boys Staters there to talk about their experience at Boys State.
Don’t forget the Veterans Creative Arts Festival at Rodeo/Fairgrounds in Prescott on 10-13 September. This is at the same time as the Yavapai County Fair is happening and you can check out Wayne Nelson’s entry in the Creative Arts Festival.
Time is running short if you want to order any Post 108 T-Shirts. John Moffit must submit our order NLT 5 September. And, you have choices this time! Besides the normal range of sizes, you can also choose either black or military green or a mixture if you order more than one. I will attach the flyer for this as well with John’s email address. Please send your orders directly to John. Please do not hit reply or reply all because I send out these messages as a BCC, meaning that any reply or reply all comes back only to the post email address and not to anyone else.
The District 8 annual picnic will be held on 17 October in Camp Verde, the same venue as 2 years ago. The location will be: 11:00 AM, at Campo De Ensueno 115 Camp Lincoln Rd, Camp Verde. The weather should be a lot nicer since we are holding it 2 months later than before. If you want tickets to the picnic ($8.00 each), please let me know as soon as possible. I have sold out the original 10 tickets I had but I can still get more, I just need to know how many. Tickets will also be available at the picnic.
The Red-Light Therapy devices (aka Photobiomodulation) that were discussed at the last meeting have arrived. We will have some available at this meeting and at future meetings, if you are interested in getting one. Due to the agreement with the sponsoring group (National Foundation for Integrative Medicine (NFIM), they are only available for veterans at this time. For more info on about these devices and the NFIM, go to Veteran QRF – The National Foundation for Integrative Medicine. Or just Goggle Photobiomodulation. To receive one of these devices, you will need to complete a Post 108 Hold Harmless Agreement.
I received a not so good news yesterday from one of our post members, Steven Davis. It is copied below:
To whom it may concern,
I’m notifying you that I am currently in hospice at Pronghorn Assisted Living suffering with aggressive cancer of the spine. I am not accepting visitors at this time, but cards are welcome. The address is 8554 N Ridge Rider Trl. Prescott Valley, AZ 86315.
I’m afraid I will not be attending any more meetings.
If needed you may also reach out to my son, Dean at 303-885- 7446 or deandavis65@gmail.com Semper Fi,
Steve Davis
Please keep Steve and the Davis Family in your thoughts and prayers as they go through this difficult time.
Also, Bob Dorfman is recovering from recent surgery shoulder and Elton Anderson will be having hip replacement surgery on 3 SEP, Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers as well.
Attached to this newsletter are the minutes of the August meeting, the Post 108 T-Shirt flyer, and the D8 Picnic Flyer. Also, something new this month, I am including a sample agenda for the meeting. Since this is going out a little earlier than normal, the latest finance report will come under separate cover as soon as Bob gets the bank statement for August.
I hope to see you at the 8 September potluck and meeting, some or all the upcoming flag days, and/or a future post/legion event.
Until we meet again, stay healthy and hydrated, and be safe!
Gary Taylor,
Your Humbled PostCommander