On Thursday, August 31st the VFW Post 399 and American Legion Post 63 hosted our 38th straight monthly Red Cross Blood Drive with over 40 donors. 4.5 million Americans need blood transfusions yearly and one in seven hospital patients need blood! Our next Blood Drive is scheduled for Wednesday, September 21st in memory of LCPL Charles M. Rochlin USMC – Charley with a Y Foundation (www.charleywithay.org. For appointment, please visit WWW.REDCROSSBLOOD.ORG – use sponsor code: VFWWESTPORT or call 1-800-733-2767.
The VFW/American Legion Pool Tournament held on Sunday, August 20th was an exciting and fun afternoon for our players. Once again, a specials thanks to Ray Gutman for his planning and organizational skills! Here’s the results:
Rob Mitchell 1st Place
Dan Allen 2nd Place
Nick Salmiery 3rd Place
Just a reminder, the tournament is played the 3rd Sunday of every month, with a starting time of 1:00 PM. For planning, our next pool tournament on Sunday, September 17th is the 1 year anniversary of the tournament …..wow!