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.

 

 

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