On Friday, July 14, 6PM – 9PM, our VFW and American Legion Auxiliaries, Staples HS Alum and friends will be hosting a festive TGIF event. Everyone is invited to enjoy the fun event with bar specials and food. In addition, Westport Scouts are also having a Flag Retirement Service & Ceremony at the VFW Marina fire pit as part of this evening!
Our 36th blood drive on Friday, June 30th was a huge success with over 70 registered donors! Thank you all for donating! I want to thank all of you for taking the time out of your busy schedules to help our community. Phil Delgado, VFW Post 399 Quartermaster, Blood Drive sponsor, Kristen Bodenstein, owner of Westport Goddard School, Jen Tooker, Westport First Selectwomen and Frank Veno, VFW Post 399 Commander helped to celebrate our milestone.
History on our Blood Drive…we have sponsored 36 straight monthly blood drives with more than 1466 units of blood donated to the community. Just 1 donation can save up to 3 lives! For planning, our next monthly blood drive is scheduled for Wednesday, July 19th between 9am-2:30pm. For appointment, please visit WWW.REDCROSSBLOOD.ORG – use sponsor code: VFWWESTPORT or call 1-800-733-2767.
The American Legion Post 63/VFW Post 399 Pool Tournament held on Sunday, June 25th was the perfect event! Again, a special thanks to Ray Gutman for all his hard work to make the tournament a success. Here’s the tournament results: Rob Mitchell 1st place, Ray Gutman 2nd place and Brandon Gutman 3rd place.
A reminder, our next tournament is scheduled for Sunday, July 16th at 1pm. Sign-up list is posted in the Game Room….$10.00 fee is required. The tournament is always played on 3rd Sunday of each month with a maximum number of 12 participants.
