Upcoming Events
Department President: Janice Sentivany 2024- 2025
Happy New Year!!!
I hope you all will enjoy some down time with family and loved ones to be relaxed and refreshed. December was a wonderful month filled with Christmas Shops in Rocky Hill and with our Veterans in West Haven for the first time since 2019; installing the officers of Unit 20 in Terryville; my Unit/Post 52 Christmas party; our joint Legion/Auxiliary Veteran Gift Distribution to those on the Rocky Campus with Cmdr. John; (West Haven’s will take place later in January) and of course those always informational zoom meetings. Spending time with Legion family members at these events was so much fun. Our Department Christmas greeting card was sent out to all our fellow state Departments and National. Thank you to Taylor Post-Paquin for my beautifully designed card!
But come January it will be time to get back to Unit business as we begin a new year filled with expectations of great things to accomplish. Membership is our first priority, make those calls, renew those members, make your Units visible to gain new members, look to the Juniors as a great additional source. Without our members, we cannot do the work we love to do, that we promised to do. Reach out and talk to the Department Program Chairmen and work these programs. There is so much going on that I am sure your Unit will want to participate in some of them. And every program benefits our Veterans and our Military in some way and that is why we do what we do!
National President Trish has placed a challenge to every Department as part of her Department Excellence Initiative and it is the Department Merit Medallion. There are five areas for us to focus on and the Department will do all we can but we need you to do your part to make this happen. We want CT to step up and receive this, don’t we? I do!
Achieve 85% membership benchmark goal by March 15, 2025 {we need your memberships}
Submit a Department impact report {we need those end of year reports}
Governance Excellence (C&BL annual review, board responsibilities, disciplinary process, meeting and voting authority) (Department is working on these)
Financial policies and process (990compliance and audit standards) Is your Unit in compliance
Financial donation (ALA Foundation Veteran Project Fund, Auxiliary Emergency Fund) {has your Unit donated}
As you know, Mid-Winter was changed and is now taking place on February 1st this year. We will be with our Legion Family in Trumbull at the Marriott and the forms have been sent out to register so I hope to see many of you there as we have an interesting and fun agenda planned for you.
Together we are One Team – One Mission!
For God and Country,
Janice Sentivany, Dept of CT President
860-416-4572
[email protected]
I hope you all will enjoy some down time with family and loved ones to be relaxed and refreshed. December was a wonderful month filled with Christmas Shops in Rocky Hill and with our Veterans in West Haven for the first time since 2019; installing the officers of Unit 20 in Terryville; my Unit/Post 52 Christmas party; our joint Legion/Auxiliary Veteran Gift Distribution to those on the Rocky Campus with Cmdr. John; (West Haven’s will take place later in January) and of course those always informational zoom meetings. Spending time with Legion family members at these events was so much fun. Our Department Christmas greeting card was sent out to all our fellow state Departments and National. Thank you to Taylor Post-Paquin for my beautifully designed card!
But come January it will be time to get back to Unit business as we begin a new year filled with expectations of great things to accomplish. Membership is our first priority, make those calls, renew those members, make your Units visible to gain new members, look to the Juniors as a great additional source. Without our members, we cannot do the work we love to do, that we promised to do. Reach out and talk to the Department Program Chairmen and work these programs. There is so much going on that I am sure your Unit will want to participate in some of them. And every program benefits our Veterans and our Military in some way and that is why we do what we do!
National President Trish has placed a challenge to every Department as part of her Department Excellence Initiative and it is the Department Merit Medallion. There are five areas for us to focus on and the Department will do all we can but we need you to do your part to make this happen. We want CT to step up and receive this, don’t we? I do!
Achieve 85% membership benchmark goal by March 15, 2025 {we need your memberships}
Submit a Department impact report {we need those end of year reports}
Governance Excellence (C&BL annual review, board responsibilities, disciplinary process, meeting and voting authority) (Department is working on these)
Financial policies and process (990compliance and audit standards) Is your Unit in compliance
Financial donation (ALA Foundation Veteran Project Fund, Auxiliary Emergency Fund) {has your Unit donated}
As you know, Mid-Winter was changed and is now taking place on February 1st this year. We will be with our Legion Family in Trumbull at the Marriott and the forms have been sent out to register so I hope to see many of you there as we have an interesting and fun agenda planned for you.
Together we are One Team – One Mission!
For God and Country,
Janice Sentivany, Dept of CT President
860-416-4572
[email protected]
NEC: Rita M. Barylski 2024- 2025
Started off the year by attending the NEC instructions meeting given by Chris Dickie, parliamentarian and did learn a few new things. The Post-Convention NEC meeting followed.
I did turn in a report to the Secretary and the Department Office along with the National Budget and the appointments made by National President Trish Ward, that were both passed.
Copies of the Standing Rules that were presented and passed are in the PIC packets for your information. As Constitution & Bylaws Chair, I also printed out the amendments that were passed at the National Convention; again for your information. Please email or call me if you have any questions I might be able to help you with.
Thank you,
Rita M. Barylski
National Executive Committeeperson
860-208-3923 or [email protected]
I did turn in a report to the Secretary and the Department Office along with the National Budget and the appointments made by National President Trish Ward, that were both passed.
Copies of the Standing Rules that were presented and passed are in the PIC packets for your information. As Constitution & Bylaws Chair, I also printed out the amendments that were passed at the National Convention; again for your information. Please email or call me if you have any questions I might be able to help you with.
Thank you,
Rita M. Barylski
National Executive Committeeperson
860-208-3923 or [email protected]
Department Senior Vice: Kristin Jones 2024- 2025
Hello Musicians!
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This month has been a power struggle with each district battling it out to see who would be on top!
The Disco Divas hustled their way to first place with 76.76%. The Reggae Rastafarians grooved their way into second with 74.48%. Up third on the charts is the Mellow Folk with 70.03% and hot on their tails is Rowdy Rockers with 69.31%. Fifth on the Charts is the Country Sweethearts with 61.15% with 6th place going to the Mo-Town Movers with 59.77% and trailing behind is the Popstar Princesses 57.49%. As a department, we did not make our goal of 75% as of December 7th, but I am sure that we can make our goal of 85% by March 15, 2025. Remember that current year membership expired on December 31, 2024. Please reach out to your members who have not renewed yet to check in and remind them that their membership is important and appreciated! |
For God and Country,
Kristin Jones
Sr. VP / Membership Chairman
860-671-7447 cell and text
Kristin Jones
Sr. VP / Membership Chairman
860-671-7447 cell and text
