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Fred Brock Post 828 sponsors SAPD Officer Ravven Brown

Post Commander Burrell Parmer of Fred Brock American Legion Post 828 with professional boxer and San Antonio Police Department Officer Ravven Brown. Post 828 became an official sponsor of Brown in support of her boxing career. (Photo by Post Historian Barry Andrews/Post 828)

Continuing to support it veterans, the military and family members, Fred Brock American Legion Post 828, located on the city's East Side, is sponsoring Ravven Brown in the start of her professional career as a boxer.

Brown is not only a highly accomplished boxer, but also represents the community as an officer with the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) and through her volunteer work.

Her motto is "Be for those who I never had growing up.", a motto she lives every day.

For more information, read this article: http://www.legiontown.org/honors/11360/fred-brock-post-828-sponsors-sapd-officer-raveen-brown

Pictured with Brown are (left to right) Post Historian Barry Andrews, Past Post Commander John Rogers and Post Financial Officer Jerry Farmer.

Brown began her professional boxing debut with a firs-round knockout ove Kavarcia Polk during Fiesta Mexicana held at the Boeing Center at Tech Port. (Photo courtesy of Raveen Brown)

A message from our Commander, Burrell Parmer.

3 Sep 2023

Commander's Message - 3 Sep 2023

Sept. 3, 2023

To: Members of Fred Brock Post 828

Subj: MONTHLY POST UPDATE

Greetings,

Always giving honor to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for some who may not have known, I have been out of the state since mid-August. I want to thank 1st VCDR Marcellus Hutchinson and the Executive Committee for their service while I was away.

Although not a vacation, I was on government travel to Orlando to attend the Military Health System Research Symposium followed by a week in Tampa to attend the Prince Hall Shriners National Convention. Right after, I traveled to Charlotte, N.C., to attend the 104th National Convention of The American Legion, where I was recognized by The American Legion Media Alliance as a winner in the Editorial/News Writing Category. It felt great to attend and represent Post 828.

The Adjutant and I have communicated to the Legionnaires regarding online renewals as National Headquarters has not updated our 2024 dues from $41 to $50. This month, we are to be at 50% membership goal of 198. Currently, we are at 71 (17.88%) which is the lowest of 18 Posts in the District. I am asking all members to renew their dues this week to make our 50% goal by 10 September.

There are a couple of ways to accomplish this:

(1) visit the Post this week (Monday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday) and pay the $50 renewal fee (cash/check/debit/credit),

(2) provide you $50 + $2 service fee via the Post’s PayPal: @FredBrockPost828 or CashApp $50 to me at $majbdp, and/or

(3) mail your $50 check to Fred Brock Post 828, P.O. Box 201946, San Antonio, TX 78220. If you paid $41 online, you will be contacted to pay the $9 balance to the Post.

If you didn’t hear, we are actively planning on having free monthly live entertainment for you all during our NCO Appreciation Nights held on the first Fridays of the month. We are selling fried fish plates and will have the 2-hour $5 happy hour. Our first musical group was System-XO (August) 2nd second group was R-DO Band (Sept) so come out on first Fridays and enjoy. Shows start at 7pm. Recommendations for live entertainment are welcomed. The Post pays for the entertainment with funds collected from your dues and from canteen operations, so please come out and be part of the activities. Additionally, thanks to those who provided monetary donations at the events. These donations help with the funding of our charitable programs to include Project Shoes, Boys/Girls State, Thanksgiving/Christmas Charity to local school children, etc.

Once again, thank you all for serving our great Post. If you would like to assist further by serving on a committee, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly. Looking for volunteers to serve on the Post Scholarship Committee and Entertainment Committee.

Happy Belated Birthday to all who celebrated in August.

Semper Fi,

MONTHLY MESSAGES FROM THE POST COMMANDER, BURRELL PARMER

7 Aug 2023

Burrell Parmer, Commander

Commander's Message - 1 Aug 2023

Greetings,

Always giving honor to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, I want to thank you all for continuing to be a part of Post 828. I last sent out an email in June and much has occurred. All great stuff!!!

First, we exceeded our 2022-2023 membership goal of 325 to 397, which is our ALL TIME HIGH! On June 20, the officers of the Post, Unit, and Sons of the American Legion were installed and are ready to work. Please support them to make our Post better and the lives of our community better as well.

In July, I, along with delegates from the Post, attended the annual Department Convention in Austin. I felt so proud to have our Post Name called out numerous times to accept awards. The following were presented to us: All-Time High, Post Recruiting Award, Post Retention Award (90% or more), Post 100% Award, and the coveted Post Excellence Award with White Streamer. Additionally, the Post received first place plaques in the Post History Contest (Narrative) and Press Scrapbook. We also brought home more than $500 in membership cash back.

On July 17, we had the pleasure of having Billy Ray Shepphard and company perform at the Post in support of Project Shoes led by Legionnaire Gus Coleman. This was a free event in which we received $1,000 in donations to support our Cub Scout Pack and Boys Scout Troop.

Also in July, the Post served as a sponsor of the annual Community Junior Chef Competition and Back-2-School Shoe Giveaway hosted by WORLD LOLEI, Inc.

Happy Belated Birthday to all who celebrated in July. We especially had a great time celebrating our S.A.L. Squadron CDR Bubba Tyler and Auxiliary President Pam Money. Just last night we celebrated Cassandra Minor and Kathy Robinson.

If you didn’t hear, we are planning on having free monthly live entertainment for you all during our NCO Appreciation Nights held on the first Fridays of the month. We will be selling fried fish plates and will have the 2-hour $5 happy hour. Our first musical group will be System-XO, so come out this Friday and enjoy. The show starts at 7pm.

In reference to our Biometrics System at the door, we are pending some training. I will let you all know when it comes online.

In reference to membership. The clock has been reset for 2023-2024. I am asking all Legionnaires to renew their dues in August. We must hit our monthly goals: Sept: 50%, Oct. 55%, Nov. 65%, Dec. 75 and so on until May: 100%. I want us to be recognized by the Department and National by being 100% by December. Please help me accomplish this by renewing your dues in August. A reminder that dues are $50 annually. Currently, National is updating our dues price on www.mylegion.org which currently says $41. If you have renewed online at $41, you owe us $9. Please provide those funds to the Post.

In reference to Facebook, I sent a letter to Facebook about our page being restricted and I have not received a response. Thus, our Adjutant has created a new Page. Please visit and like

https://www.facebook.com/fredbrockpost828.

Lastly, I will be out of the area Aug. 13-30, thus 1st Vice CDR Marcellus Hutchinson will be acting Post Commander.

Once again, thank you all for serving our great Post. If you would like to assist further by serving on a committee, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly. We have much to do.

Semper Fi,

Cmdr. Burrell Parmer

Fred Brock American Legion Post 828

Ph.:

210-863-1118

majparmer@gmail.com

www.fredbrockpost828.org