Post Functions and Information
We will be hosting a Memorial day event at the post this year. Memorial Day is on Monday May 27, 2024. We are still in the process of coordinating this event but it is in the works. This post has held functions for this and other events in the past but due to limited space and officer transitions we have not hosted one in several years.
Post Contact Information:
Email: conroe411@yahoo.com;
Website americanlegionconroe.org;
Post Chaplain chaplainalp411@gmail.com;
or phone: 936-978-0747 and leave a message for our service officer
Post Meetings Information
Our next regularly scheduled meeting is on Tuesday May 14, 2024. The agenda is yet to be determined although the final round of nominations and officer elections and installation will be conducted.
April 2024 Meeting Recap:
The April 2024 meeting was held at the post on April 9, 2024. The following is a brief recap, of that meeting.
1. Mike Rentfrow was not available so the meeting was not posted live on Facebook.
2. The potential merger with Post 615, New Caney, is now a dead issue at this point. They are going tom try to revive that post.
3. The delegates for the D7 Convention were elected. There are 4 members going.
4. The first round of officer nominations was conducted, the results of that first round are:
Commander- Mike Rentfrow
1st Vice Commander- Dennis Goedde
2nd Vice- OPEN
Adjutant- OPEN
Finance Officer- Steve Arrioa
Chaplain – Rex Reeve
Historian – OPEN
Judge Advocate- Art Drouin
Service Officer- OPEN
Sgt at Arms- Chris Kohnhurst
Asst Sgt at Arms- Curtis Cole
Executive Committee( 3 members needed)
Tim Wilhite
Ken Yount
Jim McDermott
REMEMBER, THIS IS ONLY THE 1ST ROUND OF NOMINATIONS AND THESE POSITIONS ARE STILL OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS.
You can nominate anyone for a position. They must accept the nomination at that time or have a Nomination Acceptance letter on file.
5. We will be sending 10 boys to Boys State this year.
6. We accepted 11 new members into the post thanks to Larry Eary’s hard work and getting out in the area and talking to potential new members. Our current membership is at 102.78%. We are currently have 222 of our 216 membership quota.
7. There is new legislation on burial at Arlington National Cemetery being discussed.
8. We will be going to Splendora HS on the 26th to present 2 ROTC awards.
9. We will renew our CD trough Edward Jones.
As a reminder to all members, please attend a meeting and see for yourself what is happening at your post. A new Commander and officers will be installed next month at the meeting. I invite all of you to attend and get to now your new officer. Attend, get involved, and help these new officers carry the post forward. remember the words from Smokey the Bear, “only you can make a difference”
Tuesday, April 9, 2024.(PAST)
Our short presentation for the meting will be by Larisa Silveria from Harbor Hospice in Conroe.
Post 411 will hold its regular monthly meeting here on Tuesday, April9, 2024. ALL veterans and their spouses are encouraged to attend. If you not an active member, come to a meeting and see how we conduct business and then think about being an active member.
We/I strongly urge members to seek an officers position during the upcoming elections. It is only through new and fresh ideas that an organization can survive. While a lot of you are not active members in this post, you are members of THE post. You have a say on how this post is run and how it conducts its business. Only through attendance at the meetings and seeing what is happening, at the post, can you make informed decisions about this post
Our agenda topics will include;
- Topics on the agenda for this meeting are:
1. The nominations for the 2024-2025 elections – 1st round
2. Electing representatives for the upcoming D-7 convention this month.
3. The Splendora ROTC Awards ceremony on the 26th of this mponth. I/we will be presenting 2 awards to students
4. D7 will be in attendance and give an update and possible resolution on Post 615 merging with our post.
5. We will also be finalizing the plans for the Memorial Day Ceremony to be held at the post this year. Your help and input is strongly encouraged.
Please feel free to reach out to an officer if you have any questions or concerns. You can reach us by replying to this email or by one of the following means:
call 936-978-0747
email http://conroe411@yahoo.com
post web site http://americanlegionconroe.org
If you have a topic that you would like on the monthly agenda please submit it through our email, conroe411@yahoo.com, at least one week before the meetings.
