Grande Chef's Message
Grande Chef de Gare
Carl Asher
Thank you for electing me to the high office of Grand Chef
de Gare du California. I will make every effort to live up to your
expectations and will do my utmost to promote our Grand Voiture and
its programs.
By now most of you have read the latest California
Legionnaire and my article therein where I address my goals. They
are listed at the end of this article for those who do not receive
the CA Legionnaire.
If you hold a Grand Office, Directorship or a Sous or serve
on a committee, you should make every effort to attend the required
events; Fall and Spring Cheminot and Grand Promenade. As a
Grand Directeur or Sous you should make every effort to work your
program to the best of your ability and make
the required reports to the Cheminots and Promenade.
Make it one of your goals to recruit 5 Veterans into your
American Legion Post and to propose at least one qualified
Legionnaire to a membership in La Societe.
Make your reports in a timely manner, both to Grand and to
Nationale.
As of the close of the Grand Cheminot on July 23, 2007,
California will be a 100% Grand Voiture. Thanks to the Voyageurs who
made it happen. Jr Past Bob Mattson richly deserves to be a 100%
Grand Chef.
Please contact the Grand Conducteur, Bill Reed, for the
events you wish to have on the Grand Calendar or to request a Date
Clearance for a Grand Officer visitation.
Again, thanks and I look forward to working with you this
coming year.
GRAND CHEF DE GARE
CARL
My Goals:
My number 1
goal is to reclaim our lost prestige by our being seen in our
communities as the Honor Society of Veterans,
Community based and helping those Veterans and others in need;
remembering always to
conduct ourselves in a manner befitting our status as Legionnaires
and Forty and Eighter’s.
Number 2
Is Membership:
We need to continue to
stress the importance of recruiting new members and maintaining our
membership rolls. We have a great opportunity before us to recruit
new Legionnaires. Those are the ones whom we will propose for
membership to our great organization.
Propose new members for
your Voiture.
Number 3,
Programs of the Grande Voiture: We have great programs. Yes,
sometimes it seems like our burden of pin sales increases each year.
Certainly each Grand
Directeur who has the task of overseeing his program, including the
sale of program pins, would like you to purchase one of his pins.
Please do so if you
can, this is how we support our programs. Your Voiture may not be
able to support all the programs, maybe only one or two, but support
them to the best of your Voiture’s ability.
Number 4,
Reports:
It is most important
that we report our activity in the various programs of La Societé.
It is not difficult; in
fact it is quite easy.
All it takes is a few
minutes each week to reflect on your involvement in the different
programs. Then write it down.
The Grande du CA
Americanism form is a great tool for keeping track of you activities
in the various programs. I think that form covers just about every
program or can be adapted to include each of the programs
information.
Then hand it in to your
Correspondant at your monthly Promenade.
My goal is 100%
reporting from all Voiture’s in Grande du California to our Grand
Directeurs and 100% reporting to Voiture Nationale by our Grande
Directeurs. It is our collective mission.
Number 5,
Fun:
It
is said that we are a ‘Fun’ organization.
I would like to see the
fun put back into play.
That doesn’t mean
constant haranguing and fines. I mean fellowship. Get together with
your fellow Voyageurs, their families and your friends.
You would be surprised
what that can do for your Locale in membership and prestige.
