2005-2006
Commander: LAWRENCE “LARRY” SENATO
Senior Vice Commander: Cisco Francisco
Junior Vice Commander: Alex Fores
2005
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May 5, 2005, Past Department Commander Emory Russell
installed newly elected officers.
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May 16, Maintained (paint crosses, clean-up) the
American/Philippines cemetery at Loakan Road.
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May 30, Memorial Day (placed flowers, conducted Memorial Day
ritual with the local American Legion.
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June (1st Saturday) Started feeding of the Street Kids.
Monthly donations for the feeding is (2,500pesos)
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June (1st Saturday) Donated (18,000 pesos for the
street children scholarship)
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June 7, visited the Juvenile delinquents detained at the
Baguio City Jail.
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July 5, Donated 14,000 pesos to the purchase of mattresses,
blankets, and water purifier to the Juvenile Delinquents detained in the
Baguio City Jail.
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Aug 14-16, Commander attended the DAV (Disabled American
Veterans Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Aug 29, Commander Larry visited the Vietnam Memorial Wall in
Washington D.C.
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Oct. 6, Donated 14,000 pesos to the STAC 5, an organization
responsible for the treatment of disabled children.
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Oct 16, Celebrated 9th year anniversary of the
Post with prayers and socials.
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Nov 10, Commander and JVC Alex Fores attended District 7
meeting in Angeles hosted by VFW 2485.
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Nov 11, Commander and 5 representatives of Post 124 attended
the Veterans Day celebration in Angeles.
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Nov 11, attended wake of the brother of Comrade John Lee. 9
VFW members present.
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Nov 12, conducted gravesite ritual to the brother of John
Lee also a U.S. Veteran. assisted by the local Army Reserve Unit(ARESCOM)
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Nov 21-23, Sponsored the Outreach visit of the Philippine
Bureau of Immigration in the application of 549 applicants to replaced
paper Alien certificate of Registration to ACR I-cards.
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Nov 24, SVC Cisco departed for the U.S. with undetermined
date of return.
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Nov 26, Participated in the 14th Chili Cook Off
hosted by Post 9892 in La Union. Post placed 3rd among 23
participants.
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Nov 29, while visiting Texas, Comrade Roy Meyers passed
away. Funeral and services was held in Texas, his Widow was invited to the
Post meeting. She was presented the American Flag and relief fund.
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December 8, Donated 10,000 pesos to the Street Children
Christmas Party.
2006
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Jan 21, 2006, Commander and JVC Alex attended the
Commemoration of the Battle of Bamban Tarlac.
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Feb 8, Sponsored the annual Post Fun Day and Golf Tournament
(109 golfers and 190 guests for the Lunch).
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Feb 9, after suffering from prostate cancer for nearly 5
years, Comrade Gerino Bungubung passed away. Post donated relief Fund and
send American flag to the widow. Services and Funeral was held in Nueva
Ecija, about 10 hours drive from the location of the Post.
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Feb 9, Hosted the District 7 quarterly meeting
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April, Commander left for the U.S., JVC Alex Fores assumed
command of the post while the post commander is in the US.
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JVC Alex Fores elected as District 7 Junior Vice Commander
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JVC Alex Fores elected as PUP 7 Shirt Reader.
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May 15, Clean-up and maintained the American/Philippine
Cemetery 1&2.
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May 30, Memorial Day, Gravesite rituals and flowers at
Cemetery 1&2 with members of the Local America Legion.
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June 9, Commander Larry returned from the U.S. Assumed
command.
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June 1, donated 70,000pesos to the Grace Mt. Missions
Sinipsip Benguet project for the completion of the Girls Dormitory.
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June 14, Commander and 6 members attended the opening and
dedication of the new Save Our Street Children Foundation Building, and
donated 19,500 pesos to the Street Children Scholarship Fund.
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VFW Post 124 closed the year with:
1.
69 Life Members at 109%. No 6 in the Department membership Order of
Parade.
2.
83 community projects, 515 Volunteers, 1,617 hours expended, and
$7,950.66 expended.
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