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Children Are Our Future
FALCNewApplication2023Class
Dianne Boland, Children & Youth
Jim Ramos, I:Iorida Legion College Complete Basic Training online before
cv@leaionmail.ora falc@leaionmail.ora coming or applying to Florida American
Hello from your new
Children & Youth Our next class will Legion College. (Attach a copy to your
Chairman, PDC Dianne be held February application).
Boland. After following 16-19, 2023. A new
Les Martin as the application will be Remember FALC is $200.00 to apply, and
Chairman, I know I have released soon. Please every application will be checked before
big shoes to fill. He's keep an eye on our you can attend. Make sure you provide a
done an outstanding job Dept. website for more good working email, phone number, and
for the past few years but address so we can communicate back and
don't worry, l'm looking info: www.floridaleaion. forth. When you send your application with
forward to working 9in. a check of $200.00, we will let you know
towards another great year in support of our that we have your application and if you've
Children & Youth. I would like to Thank Department
Commander Eunice Butts for allowing me been accepted or not, within two weeks of
As you all should be aware of by now, April to be the FALC Chair and conductTraining. receipt.
is Children & Youth Month. I've already
started planning on this year's picnic so saire Below is information to prepare you for If you have not heard from us within two
the dare Apri/ Jst. No fooling. April Fool's FALC. weeks, or have questions, email or call
Day is easy to remember. We have been me at 352-226-4370, I will answer your
having the last few year's picnic on the east questions falc®floridaleciion.ora.
coast, so I decided to move it to Post 323, Complete Basic Training online by going to
Lehigh Acres for better access from the west Legion.org (must be within 2 years) You must be readv to work hard and lona
coast. Add the date to your calendar. More hours. vour dav is not finished until the
info will follow. Anyone interested in helping Some Topics at the FALC are as follows:
to put this together please contact me. homework and arouD assianments are
• 2022 0fficer's Guide and Manual of done.
I will be putting together a schedule to visit Ceremonies
during District meetings. I hope to keep o Parliamentary Procedure, on page 99
everyone informed on what's happening and
o Resolutions, on page 121
also to use this as a means to educate our • Legion protocol
legionnaires on the various programs and
• Powerpoint 101
charities involved. THE
• Leadershipand Mentor
There will be a golf tournament this year, • All programs overview AMERICAN
info will follow soon. Also,I have been • Team Building and Goals LEGION
approached to have another C&Y cruise. I • Developing, instructing, and supporting DEPARTMENT OF FLORIDA
need to know how many are interested.
Please contact me if you're willing to go on a your District and Department level LEGION COLLEGE
4 or 7 day cruise. training platform

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; both in the past and will in the future. document your progress. We have both
irotc@leaionmail.ora i the Silver and the Gold Medals that are
I would first like to The ROTC Program is one of the Legion available on Emblem Sales that would be
thank Commander Programs that needs more support by our given at the end of the semester year, 2023
Eunice Butts for posts throughout Florida. We focus most to the outstanding Cadets. The following
appointing me as the on the JROTC Program which has a Mission will give you a better understanding of this
ROTC/JSSP Chairman for Statement to "Build Better Citizens". This valuable program.
this 2022/23 year. It's year let's make an effort to bring more
a program that I take support to the ROTC Units in the State of For over 100 years, ROTC has been widely
most pride in for the Florida. Please follow up with me with any
lives that jt has changed Units that you are supporting so we may <dRCITC/JSSP continued on page 9

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