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April 1, 2014 monthly meeting During the meeting, American Legion Shirley Hill Post 94 awarded the Legion Certificate of Appreciation to Becky Deputy and Barbara Tyson for their outstanding support to the American Legion. The certificates of appreciation were presented by, Shirley Hill Post 94 Commander, Darrell Tarrant. Ms. Deputy is a senior at Greene County Early College and Mrs. Barbara Tyson is a member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary. Click for Picture |
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| Awards for Excellence The award for Scholastic and Military Excellence was presented to Bobby Evans and Marissa Barrientos during ceremonies at Greene Central High School on May 10, 2013. The awards were presented by Mr. Lou Cook, former American Legion State Commander & Shirley Hill Post 94 Commander. Bobby Evans is a junior and Marissa Barrientos is a sophomore at Greene Central. Congratulations to Bobby & Marissa. Click for photos |
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| Feb. 5, 2013, Meeting: The recipient of this year’s Legionnaires of the Year, and Membership Recruiter of the Year awards were presented to the American Legion Shirley Hill Post 94 Commander J Ray Edmundson. The presentation was made by Mr. Billy Bell, Adjutant & Finance Officer for Post 94. Both awards were presented to Commander Edmundson for his outstanding leadership, achievements and dedication to duty. Mr. Bell stated that without the commander’s untiring drive and strong believes in the American Legion for more than 40 years the Shirley Hill Post 94 could not have accomplished it goals and objectives. Commander Edmundson was also presented a longevity certificate of appreciation for his continuous service of 40 plus years, as an American Legion member, a mile stone that is obtained by only a few. Congratulations Commander. A certificate of appreciation was presented by Commander J Ray Edmundson to Chris Connolly, Cub Scout Master for his outstanding support of the Cub Scouts and scouting programs. Chris and his cub scouts have been involved in various programs and projects in the community of Snow Hill and the American Legion. Congratulations Chris. A longevity membership certificate was also presented by Commander Edmundson to the following Legionnaires for continuous service to the American Legion and the community. Chris Connolly for 5 years of service John Edwards for 5 years of service Bobby Tyson for 10 years of service Billy Bell for 25 years of service J Ray Edmundson for 40 years of service. Click for Photo _____________________________________________________________ |
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| Sept. 4, 2012 Meeting: The Legionnaires of The American Legion Shirley-Hill Post 94 honored local law enforcement officer Sgt. JC Bryant Jr. for his outstanding service to Greene County. The law enforcement office of the year award was presented by The American Legion Post 94 Commander J Ray Edmundson, to Sgt JC Bryant Jr. Sgt Bryant has been with the Greene County Sheriff’s Office for the past 18 years. Sgt. Bryant is also a US Army combat veteran of the Vietnam War. Congratulation, Sgt Bryant and thank you for your outstanding achievements and your dedication to making Greene County a safer place to live. The Greene County Sheriff Lemmie Smith congratulated Sgt Bryant for his outstanding accomplishments from the entire law enforcement department. During the presentation, Sgt Bryant received congratulation from his wife Tammie and friends. Click for Photos _____________________________________________________________ |
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| April 3, 2012 Meeting: The American Legion Post 94 during their monthly membership meeting honored two local community personnel with the EMT and Fireman of the year award. American Legion Post 94 Commander Lou Cook presented the Emergency Medical Technician of the Year award to Ms. Sarah B Tyndall of Hookerton EMS department. Ms. Tyndall has been an EMT for the past eight plus years and said that she enjoys her work with EMS. She is also a fire fighter for the Wilson fire department. Congratulations to Sarah Tyndall for her outstanding service to the community. The American Legion Post 94 Commander Lou Cook presented the Fireman of the Year award to Mr. Colby Chase of the Shine Fire Department. Mr. Chase has been with the Shine Fire Department for the past 4 years and enjoys his work. Congratulations to Colby Chase for his outstanding service to the community. The American Legion Post 94 Commander at the April meeting honored a long time legionnaire with the membership Go-Getters Award for 2012. Commander Lou Cook presented the Go-Getters award to Jay Ray Edmundson. This is not the first time Mr. Edmundson has been awarded the Go-Getters Award, in fact it is the 39th consecutive year. Mr. Edmundson has also been a Legionnaire for the past 42 years. Congratulation Mr. Edmundson for a job well done, and thank you for your leadership in the community and the American Legion. Click for Photos _____________________________________________________________ |
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The District Commander James Moore gave a short presentation concerning membership drives, support for our veterans and Legion programs. Commander Moore thanked all Post 94 Legionnaires for their support and hard work this past year. Commander Moore then presented Post 94 Commander Lou Cook with an outstanding achievement award for the year 2010/2011. Click for Photo |
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The EMS person of the year award was presented by The Post 94 Commander Lou Cook, to Trey Carter. Congratulations Trey. _____________________________________________________________ |
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| Certificate of Achievement for outstanding service in the American Legions programs, awarded to: Al Carlson, J Ray Edmundson, Michelle Springer & Mark Springer _____________________________________________________________ |
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Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. Award presented by Lou Cook, Commander, American Legion Post 94. |
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| We wish to extend our congratulations to all the Legionnaires who supported the membership drive in 2010. As a result of your tireless effort Post 94 achieved 100% of our membership objective for 2010. Thank you for a job well done. _____________________________________________________________ |
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Certificate of Achievement for outstanding service in the American Legions programs, awarded to: |
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Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. Award presented by Lou Cook, Commander, American Legion Post 94. |
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The outstanding achievement award was presented to Carson Singleton, on Feb. 1, 2011, for his outstanding support as program manager of the Pull Tabs Program for Post 94. Click for Photo A certificate of appreciation and achievement was presented to Jay Ray Edmundson, on Feb 1, 2011, as the recruiter of the year for Post 94. A certificate of appreciation was presented to Michele Springer for her outstanding service on Feb. 1, 2011, as Legionnaire of the Year, for Post 94. _____________________________________________________________ |
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The American Legion Post 94 had the honor of hosting the District 7 meeting on January 22, 2011. Prior to the opening of this meeting Post 94 held its annual public speaking competition and Daniel Nelson, a home schooled senior took the honors. Daniel is also enrolled at Wayne Community College with plans to attend UNC Willington. Daniel Nelson will represent Post 94 during the Division 2 competition on February 12, 2011 at Fayetteville, NC. Congratulations to Daniel. _____________________________________________________________ |
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We wish to extend our congratulations to all the Legionnaires who supported the membership drive in 2010. As a result of your tireless effort Post 94 achieved 100% of our membership objective for 2010. _____________________________________________________________ |
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Legionnaire Al Carlson was presented a certificate of appreciation for his sponsorship of the 5K run. The certificate was presented by Post 94 Vice Commander Michelle Springer. _____________________________________________________________ |
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| On March 1, 2011, The American Legion Shirley Hill Post 94 in Snow Hill, North Carolina, paid homage to four American Military veterans who willingly served their country as outstanding professional airman, soldiers and seamen with honor, integrity and patriotism. We honor the memory of; Kermit M Bunn, USAF 20 Years. Legionnaire 22 Years Melvin Oliver, USA. World War II Veteran. Legionnaire 29 Years Kirby L Letchworth, USN 3 Years. Legionnaire 24 Years Bruce S Grice, USA 4 Years. World War II Veteran. Legionnaire One Year. who have gone on to Post Everlasting and report to the commander of all. Because of men like these we live in a blessed and free country. Click for Photo _____________________________________________________________ |
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| The American Legion Post 94 "GO Getter Award" was presented to Post 94 Commander Lou Cook and Jay Ray Edmundson. Award presented by William Bell, Post Adjutant. Click for Photos A Certificate of Appreciation was presented to Steve M Lamb for his outstanding service which contributed to the advancement of the American Legion programs and activities. The award was presented by Post 94 Commander Lou Cook. Click for Photo _____________________________________________________________ |
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The American Legion Post 94 commander Lou Cook presented the law enforcement officer of the year award to Shanon Brown, Dep. Sheriff for Greene County. Officer Brown has been with the Greene County Sheriff Department for the past five years. Congratulation Officer Brown, and thank you for your outstanding achievements and your dedication to making Greene County a safer place to live. The Greene County Sheriff Lemmie Smith, offered his congratulation from the entire law enforcement departments for Officer Brown’s outstanding accomplishments. Click for Photos |
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Meeting June 4, 2013: The American Legion Post 94 Commander, J Ray Edmundson presented a new member certificate to Ms Bonnie Powell, during the legionnaire’s monthly meeting. Congratulation Bonnie and welcome aboard. |
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Memorial Day, May 27, 2013: Remembrance Click for Slideshow |
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| May 4, 2013, Walk of Honor On May 4, 2013 a number of Shirley Hill Post 94 legionnaires met at the post for a ground breaking ceremony, to install the first bricks for the Walk of Honor. Legionnaire Darren Howery started the ground breaking with his backhoe, followed by laying the first Honor Bricks with Post 94 Commander J Ray Edmundson. Post 94 Adjutant & Finance Officer Billy Bell congratulated Mr. Howery for a job well done. We anticipate the Walk of Honor will be complete before May 27, 2013 Memorial Day Ceremony. Additional bricks will be added as we receive more orders for bricks in honor of our veterans. A special thanks to all the legionnaires who took time from their busy schedules support for this worthy project. Click for Photo _____________________________________________________________ |
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| April 2, 2013 Meeting: The April 2 meeting of The American Legion Shirley Hill Post 94 had a huge turnout of Legionnaires and guests. During the meeting the Post 94 Commander J Ray Edmundson presented numinous certificates of appreciation and longevity awards to a number of people. It was an honor to have three World War II veterans present for the meeting and each received a longevity award. Click for Slideshow _____________________________________________________________ |
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| American Legion Post 94 Pancake & Sausage Dinner The American Legion Shirley Hill Post 94 hosted the annual pancake and sausage dinner on March 16, 2013. A special thanks to all of Green County, Snow Hill and other communities for their support during this fund raiser event. A special thanks to all the personnel that made this happen, to name a few Billy Bell, Mike Kuehn, Steve Kincannon, Darren Howery, Ken Barrett, Jay Ray Edmundson, Doug Van Dusen, Darrell Tarrant and many others that I don’t have the names. From the World War II veterans to the very young it appears that all had a good time and enjoyed the dinner. Also, special thanks to members of the American Legion Post 536 for there support. Click for slideshow _____________________________________________________________ |
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| March 5, 2013, Meeting: During the Post Everlasting Ceremony on March 5, 2013, The American Legion Shirley Hill Post 94 paid homage to our fallen hero’s Morris Dail, Heber Creech, Hugh Hill, Carl Sutton, J C Bradshaw, Carson Singleton, and Tom Brion that were called to Post Everlasting in the year 2012. During the ceremony Post 94 Commander J Ray Edmundson presented an American Legion Citation to family members. Accepting the citation for Hugh Hill is his wife Mrs. Hilda Hill. Accepting the citation for Carl Sutton is his brother Mr. Mike Sutton. Accepting for Carson Singleton is his grandson Mr. Hill. Also, during the March general session meeting former Post 94 Commander Lou Cook administered the American Legion oath of new members. Click for Photo _____________________________________________________________ |
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| Division Level Oratorical Contest for 2013 The American Legion Post 103 of Mount Olive, NC hosted this year’s division level public speaking contest on Feb. 16, 2013. Pictured above with the American Legion district and division commanders are the winners, in the front row left to right; Walter Jackson, third place winner a 9th grader from Scotland High School in Laurinburg, NC and representing American Legion District 10. Ricki Nelson, First Place winner and a freshman that is home schooled in Goldsboro, NC and representing American Legion District 7. Runner up and second place winner Caroline Tervo, a junior at Hoggard High School in Wilmington, NC, representing American Legion District 9. Each of the winners received congratulations from District 6 Commander Ed Harris. The first place winner Ms. Ricki Nelson will be invited to compete at state level in March 2013. Second from left front row is Division Commander Mike Braswell and far right is District 6 Commander Ed Harris. The contest is open to all public and private school students in the 9th through 12th grade. Each student’s subject for the speech was on The Constitution of the United States. Each student was also given a no notice subject, the 22nd amendment to the constitution to provide a short presentation. This challenges the students to logically think on their feet while presenting the subject. Click for Photo _____________________________________________________________ |
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| District Oratorical Contest Winners for 2013 The American Legion Shirley Hill Post 94 hosted this year’s district level public speaking contest on January 26, 2013. The awards were presented to the first and second place winners by James Moore Jr. Commander district seven. Pictured above in the front row left to right, Jaleisa Best, second place winner, a junior at Green Central high school and representing American Legion Post 536. Rickie Nelson first place winner a freshman that is home schooled in Goldsboro and representing American Legion Post 94. Back Row: Jasper Jones Commander Post 536, J Ray Edmundson Commander Post 94, James Moore Jr. Commander District 7 and Lou Cook Chairman of Oratorical. The contest is open to all high school and home school students and challenges the student to better understand the U.S. Constitution, rights and freedom of American Citizens. The first place winner Rickie Nelson is following in her big brother Daniel’s footsteps, who is a 2011 winner and went on to compete at the national level. Ms. Nelson will compete next at division level in February 2013. Click for Photo _____________________________________________________________ |
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March 6, 2012 Meeting: American Legion Shirley Hill Post 94 Commander Lou Cook presented the Post Everlasting Citation to the families of John S. Harper, Roy F. Murphy, Everette M. Grimm, Michael R. Roberson and Raymond Wade Jr., during the ceremony. |
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Oct. 4, 2011 Meeting:
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Ms. Shannon Hill, RN who is the rural health nurse educator for Greene County gave a short presentation concerning VA health benefits for all military veterans. Ms. Hill also provided an update on the proposed VA clinic that is to be built in Greenville, North Carolina, in 2014. Click for Photo_______________________________________________________________ |
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It was an honor to welcome North Carolina Department Commander Ben Lee and District Commander James Moore, to our monthly meeting. Newly elected officers were sworn in by Commander Ben Lee. After the ceremony Commander Ben Lee provided a short presentation concerning American Legion programs, honor to serve and the honorable respect shown to our fallen comrades. Thank you, Commander Lee for that presentation. Click for Photos |
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The North Carolina American Legion Posts pull-tabs program was a huge success for July 2010 to June 2011. The funds received from the recycling of these pull tabs is donated to the Ronald McDonald House. Please click below for more information, photos and a message from Commander Ben Lee. Click for more Info |
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June 14, 2011, Flag Day: _____________________________________________________________ |
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| June 7, 2011, Meeting: The guest speaker at the June 7, 2011, meeting was Lynn Graves from the Greene County Animal Shelter. Ms. Graves presentation focused on the large number of animals that need a good home, the large influx after tornado’s hit the area, and the need for donations of food as well as financial aid. If you or anyone you know would like to adopt a pet or provide much needed support with donations please contact Ms. Graves at Phone number 252 747 8184 or on face book @ Greene County NC Animal Shelter. Click for photos _____________________________________________________________ |
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May 3, 2011, Meeting: The guest speakers at the May 3, 2011, meeting was representatives from FEMA. The presentation was to inform Legion members and families with the correct procedures for filling a claim for financial relief/assistance for victims of the resent tornado’s that swept through the area in resent weeks. If you or someone you know needs assistance please contact you local FEMA representative. Click for photo |
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| On behalf of American Legion Post 94 members, the Post 94 commander, Lou Cook and vice commander, Michelle Springer visited the State Veterans Nursing Home in Fayetteville, NC on Dec. 9, 2010 for their annual Christmas visit. The objective of this visit was to meet with the veterans an convey a special thanks for their service, a job well done and to wish each one a Joyous Holiday Season. Also, during this visit the commander and vice commander provided 14 sets of sweat pants and shirts to the veterans home. _____________________________________________________________ |
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The Ladies Auxiliary of The American Legion Post 94 as always did an outstanding job of providing the Christmas dinner and entertainment at the Dec 7, 2010 meeting. _____________________________________________________________ |
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The American Legion Post 94 first 5K run was held on Oct. 31, 2010 and was a successful event in that we had 18 runners compete in the event. The overall winner of the event was fourteen year old McKinley Gray of New Bern, NC with a completion time of 19:41 minutes. The winner of the event for the women was Rachel Brassine of Greenville, NC with a completion time of 24:58 minutes. The second, & third place winners for the men were Kevin Cunningham and AL Brantley with completion time of 20:58 and 21:13 minutes respectively. The second and third place winners for the women were Christina Fischer and Sarah Allen with a completion time of 25:37 and 25:46 respectively.Click for Halloween 5K Photos Timing and scoring was accomplished by Kip Sloan and the East Carolina Road Racing Team. The best dressed in Halloween costumes were, Ashley Springer first place, Britney Cobb second place, and Donna Davis third place. Click for Award Presentation Photos _____________________________________________________________ |
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| The Snow Hill Sweet Potato festival will be held Oct. 29 & 30, 2010. Please remember to visit the American Legion Post 94 booth during the festival. _____________________________________________________________ |
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The Colon Furr Nursing Scholarship selection for 2010 is under way. _____________________________________________________________ |
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The Four Chaplains: _____________________________________________________________ |
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The guest speaker at the April 5th meeting was Mr. James Moore, North Carolina Membership Chairman. Mr. Moore provided an update on membership drives and the importance of continuing this campaign to the returning veterans. Mr. Moore presented Post 94 with the 100% membership ribbon and achievement award for the year 2010. Congratulations to all Post 94 members. _____________________________________________________________ |
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A certificate of appreciation was presented to the following individuals for their outstanding support in helping make the pancake cake and sausage dinner a huge success. Irma Edmundson, Bennie Heath, Peggy Heath, Brenda Bell, Michelle Bell, Darren Howery, and Ken Barrett. A sincere thank you, from all the Post 94 members for your support. _____________________________________________________________ |
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The American Legion Shirley Hill Post 94 annual pancake & sausage dinner was a huge success, with a large turnout from the local community and Legionnaires. A special thank you to all those that helped make it a success, as we sincerely appreciate all your hard work and support. _____________________________________________________________ |
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February 7, 2012 Meeting: Click for photos |
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Nov. 11, 2011 Veterans Day _______________________________________________________________ |
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Nov.1, 2011 Meeting: The American Legion Post 94 made welcome FEMA representative Ms. Anita Robinson. Ms. Robinson gave a very informative presentation concerning the payment process, processing time, claims issue notice letter and the importance of completing all paper work, including the small business forms for individuals. Ms Robinson stressed that you should remember FEMA will pay any additional due after your insurance company pays. If any individual is having problems with their insurance company they should call the North Carolina Insurance Commissioners office. For additional disaster assistance information please call 1-800-621-3362 or go online to www.DisasterAssistance.gov _______________________________________________________________ |
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