COMMANDER'S CORNER August 2026

Hello Post 108 Family,

I hope this finds everyone in good health and you were not impacted too badly by our recent storm and flooding.

We are doing well with our membership drive for 2027. Thus far, just 1 month into the new year, we are at 72 members renewed for 60.5% of our expected goal. Thanks to all who have stepped forward and renewed thus far. As a reminder, you have some options for paying your 2027 dues. 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. Or, you can send a check to our Post Office Box (PV Post 108, POB 26239, Prescott Valley, AZ 86312) or save that expensive postage stamp (didn’t it just go up again to $0.82) and bring it to a post meeting. We would love to see you there.

We have reached an agreement with VFW Post 10227 on moving our storage shed to their location by Fain Lake/Park. That agreement will be voted on by the post membership at the 11 AUG meeting. Once accepted by our members, we can sign the agreement with the VFW and we will finally have a long-term location for the shed.

We will need some help as we must empty the shed before it is moved. Won’t know that date until after the agreement is signed and the shed moving company schedules us in. Hopefully we can be moved by the end of August.

We have another fundraiser scheduled for 18 August at Culver’s in Prescott Valley. This is from 1700-2000 and, as in the past, we will need at least 4 members to help deliver the orders to the drive-thru customers as well as those seated inside. Culvers has been a good fundraiser for us so come on out and help deliver orders or just get a meal. It all goes to a good cause!

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 those notices out closer to the actual date. I want to thank all our dedicated members who show up to help with the flags 13 times a year.

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 the mileages.

The Auxiliary is still on their normal summer vacation (July and August). They will be back in September for our welcome back potluck on 8 September. We also expect our Boys Staters there to talk about their experience at Boys State.

We had Bingo at the VA Dom on 21 July. I believe we had the largest turnout of veterans ever that night with 35 veterans there. Thanks to Ron, Peggy, Bob, and Pam for helping out.

The District 8 meeting was held on 1 August at Post 25 in Cottonwood and we had 6 members there. Unfortunately, Post 40 showed up in strength with 12 members and took the travelling plague. Trish Aljets discussed the Veterans Creative Arts Festival at the Prescott VA on 10-13 September.

The District 8 picnic will be held on 17 October in Camp Verde at the same venue as 2 years ago. The weather should be a lot nicer since we are holding it 2 months later than before. I have 10 tickets to the picnic - $8/00 each. I will have them at the meeting if you want some.

Attached to this newsletter is the latest finance report, the minutes of the July meeting, the Culvers Flyer, and an article about the 2nd most important civilian in the U.S. Coast Guard, which I thought was appropriate since 4 August is also their 236th birthday. Semper Paratus Coast Guard!

I hope to see you at the 11 August meeting, at Culvers on 18 August, and/or

a future post/legion event.

Until we meet again, stay healthy and hydrated, and be safe! Gary Taylor,

Your Humbled Post Commander