This year’s Department of Kansas Mid-Winter Forum was held February 3, 4, and 5, 2017 at Earl Collier Post 153 in Olathe, Kansas.
Pictured are: Sr. Vice Commander Abe Revira and Post Adjutant Jim Simpson with Leading Candidate for National Commander Denise Rohan from the Department of Wisconsin.
Leading candidate for National Commander Denise Rohan spoke of the burdens and hardships placed on military families. She said her color for the Legion during her tenure will be purple to represent “One Family United.” She listed her valves as: *Family comes first. *Integrity matters. *Justice should prevail. *Service not self. *Honesty is a given. *Humility is a gift.
National Director Jeff Stoffer, Media and Communications Division from National Headquarters spoke on the American Legion Centennial Celebration coming up in 2019. He asked each Post to submit their Post’s history at http://centennial.legion.org to share their story. He made available booklets titled ‘Legacy & Vision ‘ a quick start up guide to help Posts begin planning their centennial activities. Jeff also mentioned the Lottery Commission offers a Veteran’s scratch off ticket where 25% of the revenue goes to funding for Veteran’s benefits. He did say the tickets are hard to find but can be recognized by a yellow ribbon printed on the ticket.
There were many other reports presented Saturday which ended with entertainment Saturday night and closing reports and statements on Sunday.
