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January 4, 2018 Vol. 95, No. 1
Official Publications of The Wisconsin American Legion Family
www.wilegion.org
The mission of The American Legion, Department of Wisconsin is to provide service to veterans, their families and their communities.
Season’s Greetings from Camp American Legion
Who said that things slow down here at Camp when winter arrives? It has been quite the opposite. We have several construction projects going on and more to start after the New Year. The main lodge restroom addition project is well under way and scheduled to be completed in late January. When it is complete, we will have two nicely designed, ADA compliant restrooms. One of which will be a family restroom with a baby changing station. This will be a wonderful enhancement, to our facilities with ability to serve all of our Campers. Phase one of the underground electrical service project is complete. The service will be switched over in spring. Besides the aesthetic enhancement this will add for the main lodge, it will also provide a much safer, greater access to the main lodge for delivery trucks. The lower level service area of the main lodge is getting an extreme makeover. We are reorganizing, repainting the floors and walls, repairing mechanical systems and basically reinventing the
logistic flow for operations. The Big Carr Lake overlook/Main Lodge landscape and patio project demolition is complete. When the snow melts we will be back at it. This outdoor space will provide better access for all campers while bringing a softer more natural flow of materials, and a focus for social gatherings. We are making great progress, yet, like many renovation projects, we have experienced some setbacks with the renovation of the Director’s quarters. We found significant structural issues, severe water damage, mold and electrical issues. However, with the support of the department leadership, local area contractors, supporters of Camp and our hard working staff putting in long days (and nights), we are back on track. With hard work and kind winter weather we expect to move our family back in to the house in early February. After our family makes that move we will transition to the renovation project of the main lodge second floor quarters and the completion of the main lodge entrance. Very soon we will be unveiling the
Contractors continue with Camp American Legion renovations.
final drawings of the Goldstar Family Cabin. Wade Weissmann Architecture has donated their services for this project and what an amazing job they have done. The cabin design captures the essence of the Northwood’s experience and the cabin will very respectfully serve the needs of families experiencing grief from the loss of their service member. We will be announcing a fundraiser campaign to help underwrite this project and others at our Midwinter conference later this month. As I discuss progress being made here at Camp, I need to stress that it would not be possible without the backing and vision of our Department of Wisconsin American Legion leadership, our supporters of Camp and basically the American Legion Family as a whole. The age old question is, how do we effectively communicate our mission, vision, values, our needs and more importantly our gratitude for all the support we have received and continue to receive? Of course, this publication is one effective venue. Another is our effort to get out there and meet with the Legion Family at their posts face to face. We speak at organization's events and communicate with Military leaders across the state of Wisconsin. When we receive support, we send out thank you letters expressing our gratitude. However, we can and need to do more. One of our directed efforts has been to engage our stakeholders, partners and Legion family via social media and the internet. As many of you may be aware, Camp American Legion has a very active Facebook page. In fact, there are two pages, which we understand can make (continued on page 3)
CAMP AMERICAN LEGION
WISH LIST 2018 Looking for a way to pay it forward? Consider a donation to Camp American Legion. While a monetary donation is always welcome and appreciated, if you’d rather make a direct purchase, here is Camp’s wish list for the coming year… GIFT CARDS • Walmart • Menards • Home Depot • Ace Hardware • BP Gas • Generic use gift cards used anywhere
CLEANING SUPPLIES • Iron Out liquid spray • Pine Sol cleaner • Scrub a Dub Toilet Bowl Cleaner • Lysol spray • Laundry detergent – Tide • Bleach • Bounce Sheets • Small Liquid Hand Soap • Trash bags – tall kitchen bags and small - Large outdoor bags (30-60 gallon)
OFFICE AND MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES • AA, AAA Batteries • Printer Ink HP Deskjet 61 Black and 61 Tri Color cartridge • Paint Brushes and Rollers • Postage Stamps (forever stamps) • Printer Paper
KITCHEN SUPPLIES • Microwave popcorn • Sturdy paper plates, bowls, cups (not Styrofoam) • Ice Tea Packets – Sugar free • Hot Chocolate • Cereal • Chocolate chips (small bags) • Jell-O • Pudding • Nuts • Flower • Sugar • Brown Sugar • Cases of Water • Maxwell House Dark Roast Coffee MISCELLANEOUS • Large Marine Batteries • Queen Bed Sheets • LED Light Bulbs
BIG TICKET ITEMS • 15 through 20 Daily Reverse Osmosis Water Puri�ication System • STIHL Steel Commercial Grade Leaf Blower BR7000 • Wire Welder • 6 Passenger Golf Cart
Helping To Heal - those who served, continue to serve, and their families, through Wisconsin’s Northwood’s Experience
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