April Commander Corner Post 911

April 2026

Greetings, fellow legionnaires. April is our 16th anniversary! Come celebrate with us. We will have a busy meeting with an update from CP Parks and Rec on the Flag ceremony site. We will be awarding a scholarship to a young lady from Vista Ridge High and inducting the 2026 slate of Officers. This will be my last newsletter as Commander. Thank you all for allowing me to hold the position, and especially for your support over the past two years. I feel we have made several positive changes during this time, and I am confident the best is yet to come. Please note that the success of the Post comes from YOUR support. It is your participation that makes the difference. I will see you at the meetings and several of our events. I will also be at our adopted clubhouse most Wednesday evenings. Hope to see some of you there.

- Lee

April Meeting:

Director Mike Devito from the Cedar Park Rec department will present an update on the Flag Ceremony site upgrade project, along with pictures of the final design. Mike should be able to answer any questions you may have.

Post Officers' Elections were held at the March meeting. Please welcome the 2026 slate of Post Officers. Please give them your support. Commander Ray Via II, 1st Vice Commander Charles Auldridge, 2nd Vice Commander Mary Dale, Adjutant Louis Wolting, Finance Officer Raymond Mejia, Judge Advocate Michael Carl, SGT at Arms Michael Brock

Scholarships:

Happy to announce that we were able to award a $1500 Scholarship to Navy ROTC Cadet Abigail Copple from Vista Ridge. Congratulations Abigail! I have extended an invitation for her to receive the check at our April 16th Anniversary meeting. Boys State and Girls State Boys State and Girls State are in full swing. We have nominated several outstanding candidates for both. Our candidate and parent meet-and-greet will be held at the May meeting. Come congratulate them.

Veteran Memorial Park Flag Retirement site:

Veteran Memorial Park Flag Retirement site. For those not aware, we have been holding an annual flag retirement ceremony at the CP Veterans Memorial Park. The site is in serious need of maintenance. The Post reached out to the CP Parks and Rec department about having a formal project to upgrade the location. They were in agreement and offered to go half with us to fund the improvements. The project needed to be formally approved by the City Council, and I am happy to report that it was received on a 7-0 vote at the last Council meeting. Parks and Rec are going to move forward with the goal of it being ready by Flag Day in June. Now we need to raise our portion of the project approx. $7000. Current site Proposed concept

If you would like to donate, or know someone (maybe your firm), they can either visit our website to donate or use the following link. *FlagCeremonialSiteUpgrade - Fundraiser by Post 911 on *spotfund

Meeting Minutes 10 March 2026:

Social hour was enjoyed from 1800 to 1900 hours. The meeting was opened at 1900 hrs by Lee Cooper, Commander. Pledge of Allegiance to the United States and Texas flags was recited, and Prospective Chaplain David Harrison gave the opening prayer. Introduction of members and guests. 15 voting members and Officers. Officers present were Commander Lee Cooper, 1st Vice Commander Charles Auldridge, 2nd Vice Commander Mary Dale, Finance Officer Raymond Mejia, Adjutant Louis Wolting, Judge Advocate Michael Carl, and Sgt at Arms Ray Via II. Guest Speaker Tony Dale spoke about the founding of The American Legion in 1919 and the organization's many accomplishments. Minutes: January minutes were approved after a motion by Larry Steele, seconded by Alan Dale, and an affirmative vote. February Minutes were approved after a motion by Larry Steele, seconded by Alan Dale, and an affirmative vote.

Commander report:

• Scholarship: We awarded a $1,500 scholarship to an NROTC student.

• Flag Retirement Site update. The plan is not final, but completion by June is anticipated.

• Funds and fundraising. We need about $15,000.00 per year for our Post functions

• Finance Officer report: Old accounts at Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union have been closed. The Post invests with Edward Jones and does general banking with South Star Bank. Adjutant/Nomination Committee report:

• Louis Wolting, as the chair of the committee, proposed the following slate of elected Post Officers:

• Commander, Ray Via II

• 1st Vice Commander, Charles Auldridge

• 2nd Vice Commander, Mary Dale

• Finance Officer, Raymond Mejia

• Adjutant, Louis Wolting

• Judge Advocate, Michael Carl

• Sgt at Arms, Michael Brock

Commander asked if there were any nominations from the floor or if any had been received by letter or other communication. There were no nominations from the floor or by proxy. A quorum of members and officers, as defined in the Post Constitution, was present at the meeting. Alan Dale made a motion to close nominations, which was seconded by Michael Carl and passed with an affirmative vote. Commander asked for a motion to elect the slate of Officer nominees by a vote of affirmation. The motion was made by Larry Steele, seconded by Alan Dale, and passed with a unanimous vote. Commander called for a motion to adjourn, which was made by Alan Dale, seconded by Raymond Mejia, and passed with a unanimous vote. Closing prayer was given by the nominee Chaplain David Harrison. Next meeting is Tuesday, 13 April 2026, at Heroes Resource Center. Prepared by: Louis Wolting, Adjutant.