The year is almost half over, and we still have several Pup Tents who have not submitted their Booster Reports or audits as required by the Supreme By-Laws.  The Grand Officers are waiting to help you complete these tasks if you are having problems – simply send out an email and let us know.  I am looking forward to seeing many of my fellow Cooties at the Midterm in December.  If you are a Cootie, and are planning on being at the Midterm, please make an effort to attend the Grand Social that the Cooties of PT 11 have put together.  It has a family oriented theme, so you don’t have to worry about feeling embarrassed.  It is also time to start thinking about what positions you might want to consider running for next year – this is a good time to meet with the incumbent of that position and ask for their insight as to the amount of work required.

Now for a reminder – the Rim of Fire is published every other month, so the next issue will come out in January 2009.  All Grand Officers should be providing a short article to Cootie Jim Malott who is the Rim of Fire Editor.  Feel free to submit Cootie related pictures with your article – if we can’t get it in the Rim of Fire, it will be passed on to the Around the Pacific.  Cooties, let’s get out there and lead the way again by recruiting those members for our home Posts.  We all know that we are the heart and soul of our Posts, and I know that our Department Commander Larry Lyons greatly appreciates the effort that our Cooties make every year.

Let’s work together this year – let’s communicate, - and let’s remember that Veterans are Our Priority

Yours in L.O.T.C.S,

Kenneth P. Swierzewski   click here to read more in this months Rim of Fire