December 2012 Volume 3, Issue 12 Wayne V. McMartin American Legion Post 91, 922 N. Alma School Rd., Chandler AZ, 85224 (480) 855-3268 WWW.AZLEGION91.ORG MEETING INFO Legionnaire General: 2nd Thursday 6:00 PM Legionnaire E-Board: 1st Wednesday 6:00 PM S.A.L General: 3rd Wednesday 6:00 PM A.L.A. General: 1st Thursday 6:30 PM A.L.A. E-Board: As required A.L.R General.: 3rd Sunday 9 AM House Committee: Last Monday 6:00 PM Highlights from Inside Commander s Corner 2 A.L.A. Announcement 2 S.A.L. Update 3 A.L.R. Message 3 Club News 4 Post 91 Victory III Dinner a success! First of all I would like to extend a very special Thank You to Tina for single handedly preparing 10 trays of her pasta dish, to Carlos for preparing the salad for Victory III, to Marcia and Tip from The Vet Store for making a huge donation to Victory III and helping with serving and clean up and to Bob who made a donation to Victory III of items his neighbor donated and some items the Girl Scouts collected. Saturday November 17 we were expecting to serve about 200 but I think there were only about 120 or 130 meals served including our volunteers. Commander JD presented to Bill Hoedebeck-Victory III Resource Coordinator, five $100 grocery cards from the Post. We also got to meet David Magee the recipient of a Jazzy scooter the ALR had donated. He was very excited at having it and explained how it has improved his life. I would like to thank the Post 91 Legionnaires, SAL, Auxiliary and ALR. We had 17 volunteers, 15 of which are Post members and 2 from The Vet Store. JD & Laura, Leo & Tina, Chuck & Sharon, Bob, Bill, John, Dave Sr, Ernie, Terry, Patty, Bill & Kathy and Marcia & Tip. Thank you all, Bill Pless December Calendar 5 Kitchen Menu 6 Current Events 7 More Fun at Post 91 8 Post 91 Sponsors 9 Post Leadership 10
2 AMERICAN LEGION POST 91 DECEMBER 2012 NEWSLETTER Commander s Corner Post 91 Commander JD Geiser commander@azlegion91.org Welcome New & Transferring Legionnaire Members: Clyde Johnson Robert McKay Kenneth Scroggins Doby Snedigar David Witt We had a fantastic November. We had so many great things happen this month. I want to thank everyone for coming together and working towards making Post 91 great. Because of your help, we were able to donate $5000 to Wounded Warrior Project. This is a big deal for being a small post. We had a terrific turnout for our Veteran s Day celebration. Spending the day with fellow Veteran s and friends, with a good meal, made for a magnificent day. We had a special visitor, The Saluting Marine, Staff Sergeant Tim Chambers. He spoke about his experiences and goals for promoting Americanism, Patriotism, and Veteran s Awareness. He also spent time talking and signing autographs for all who attended. The ALR, Auxiliary, Legionnaires, and SAL all agreed, in a very short time frame, to donate $100 each ($400 total) to Staff Sergeant Chambers for his endeavors. We had a fun time serving dinner to the Veteran s residing at Victory III. They provide low cost housing for Veteran s of all ages. The guys and gals were very appreciative that we made dinner for them, and that we made time to talk and hang out with them. We also gave them $500 in gift certificates to buy food for the holidays, and there still is a strong need for food and supplies. There will be many more projects coming in the future to look forward to. See your entity leaders to volunteer. If I don t see you before then, I wish all of the Post 91 Family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. For God and Country JD Geiser Commander, Post 91 Auxiliary Announcements Auxiliary President Kathy McMartin alapresident@azlegion91.org Welcome New & Transferring Auxiliary Members: Jackie Egan Robyn Krumwiede Amber Nelson Lrylah Roelker LeAnn Taylor MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL I want to take this time to wish a very Merry Christmas to all of our Legion family members. Let us not forget our Military personnel that are away from their families during this Holiday Season. Thank you for all the donations for the VA home for the Goodie bags and personal hygiene items for the Department Presidents special project. These items will be taken to Fall Conference to be combined with other Units donations then to the JUSTA Center for distribution. Our Auxiliary worked with S.A.L. members to serve 80 Veterans steak dinner on Sunday, November 10 in honor of Veterans Day. Thank you to all of our Veterans all over the world. CVS Pharmacy came to the Post to give Flu shots on Sunday Nov 10. Next year we will have the Flu shot event earlier in the year. We will be decorating our Post for Christmas on Saturday morning Dec 1st. The Post will be open at 9:30 A.M. for us. Please come help decorate and enjoy the fun. Later that evening the Post will be hosting the Early Bird dinner. Woofstock was a great success. Kathy Pless did an excellent job of putting it all together. Barbara White is, again this year, selling Village Inn Pie Cards. The cost of the card is $11.00 - a portion of that goes to our Auxiliary for Girls State. You will be buying pies for the Holidays anyway so get your card now and support your Auxiliary. We have 4 girls to support this year. Each girl is $250.00. Please help support this worthwhile program. Contact Barbara for more information @480-732-0372 or 602-908-2980. The Auxiliary is always in need of funds. The Post voted to give the Auxiliary the fund raiser of a raffle for a 20 foot Flag Pole with an American Flag and a POW Flag. We will only sell 60 tickets at $10.00 each. (continued on page4)
3 S.A.L. Squadron 91 News S.A.L. Commander Tim Harvey salcommander@azlegion91.org Welcome New & Transferring S.A.L. Members: Sean P. Cleary Tracy K. Traylor 2013 S.A.L. Membership cards are waiting for you - Squadron 91 is currently at 57% of our membership goal this is awesome! Welcome to our new members, we look forward to seeing you at our monthly meetings. We need your help and input. If you ve already renewed your 2013 dues please remember to pick up your SAL card at the bar. Just ask the bartender to look for your card in the SAL bag. This will help reduce Squadron 91 s costs for mailing them out. to identify two families in Chandler that could use our help. Once identified, Gary will need additional volunteers to help make this project a success. Let s show our local community that Squadron 91 cares and help provide a Merry Christmas to two deserving families. Monthly Meeting. Our next meeting will take place on Wednesday December 19 th starting at 6:00pm at the Post. Please try to make these meetings, we need your help and would like to hear from you. encourage you to do so. This is the time of year when volunteering is needed most. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone! Tim Harvey Squadron 91 Commander Squadron 91 Adopting Two Family s This Christmas Season. Gary Barros is taking the lead on this project and has already begun the process of trying If you feel you can help and volunteer some of your time to help support any local charities during the Christmas season I Legion Riders News A.L.R. President Dave Andersen president@azlegion91alr.org THWR (That s How We Roll) Welcome New & Transferring A.L.R. Members: No new members Let me start out by saying that the last 30 days has been an extremely busy time with a lot of ALR charity rides and events going on. In October alone there were over 12 events so we had to decide what members would go to what events, divide and conquer we called it. In all we logged over 4000 Miles in rides and donated over $1060 during these events. I want to thank Bill Pless our Road Captain for keeping us all together and informed during this busy time. Remember our ALR Website has all of the upcoming events listed on it, if you are curious feel free to visit the ALR Post 91 Website at http://azlegion91alr.org We also had our ALR Raffle Bike on display at some of our local businesses selling Raffle Tickets. Thanks to John Nevins for coordinating these events with the local Business Owners. Some of these local business that have been really great to us in helping us sell Bike Raffle tickets are: Final Round in Tempe, Jolies in Chandler, Pub and Grub in Tempe, Dukes Sports Grill in Scottsdale, Bogeys Bar and Grill in Tempe and Mad Dogs in Mesa. We really appreciate the hospitality that these Business hosts gave us as Veterans, the exposure of the American Legion Riders and what we represent, Thank you! At the time of this writing I am happy to report that almost all 300 Bike Raffle tickets have been sold and if you didn t get your ticket, well there s always next year. It was with much dedication and hard work that many of the ALR and Legion members helped to make this raffle a success. I want to recognize John Nevins and Terry Schroeder as they battled it out to win the Top Gun position in ticket sales. For a couple of guys not in the sales business they sure sold the bulk of these tickets! Congratulations to both, we will announce the actual Top Gun winner between the two of them (continued on page4)
4 AMERICAN LEGION POST 91 DECEMBER 2012 NEWSLETTER Club News Membership Cards The bartenders will be asking each and everyone to show their membership cards. We need to do this for a couple of reasons. 1. The Arizona Liquor Control Board requires that we verify that everyone is a member or a bona fide guest of a member. 2. To make certain that we are all current on our membership dues. We should all be PROUD to carry and show our American Legion Membership Cards! Please help us out by carrying your card and displaying it each time you visit the Post. Christmas Bingo Saturday December 22nd. We re going to be throwing a Christmas Bingo Bash. Stay tuned to the Quick Announcements for all of the details. Whether you like bingo or not. It s going to be a great time with fun prizes and of course CA$H. Shuffleboard Tournaments Every Sunday at Post 91! - The tournaments continue each Sunday starting at 2:00pm, arrive a little early to sign-in. $5.00 buy-in, blind draw and double elimination. If you haven t played your missing out on the fun! Thanks to our friends and neighbors from the A.L.R. (continued from pg 3) Chandler Elks for helping to coordinate these tournaments. Sunday Fundays! - Make Post 91 your NFL Game Day Headquarters every Sunday. The Post currently opens at 11:00am on Sunday s. Darcey has been known to come up with some great whistle blower specials along with the $10 Bucket of Beer specials that run all day Sunday. Carlos is even there cooking up breakfast. Bring a Friend with you the next time you visit Post 91. Show them how much fun we have and see if they would qualify to become a member of our family. Just remember to sign them in as a guest. Please keep in mind that all guests are the responsibility of the member signing them in. Tim Harvey Club Manager manager@azlegion91.org Everyday Is Fun At Post 91! Auxiliary (continued from pg 2) later! Saturday December 8th is the ALR Post 91 Poker run and Bike Raffle at Chester s Harley Davidson. The first place Bike Raffle ticket will be drawn at 4:30PM at Chester s Harley Davidson, the 2nd and 3rd place $1000 winners will be drawn back here at Post 91 that evening. We will be hosting that drawing along with some other raffle prizes and of course look forward to a great turnout at the Post for some fun. Many thanks to Ron Andrews for arranging and planning the Poker run which will have 3 stops and ending at Chester s H.D.. During the day s events at Chester s H.D. there will be Bands, Santa will be there for the Kids and a big cold pile of white snow in the parking lot for the kids to climb on. Proceeds from the ALR Post 91 Poker Run that day will benefit Home Base Youth Services for Homeless Teens. The Holidays are coming up fast, enjoy the season and the time with your families, and please always remember our Service Members that are not home for the holidays. Our Current Service Members and our Veterans are the reason we are able to freely enjoy our American traditions during these Holidays. If you can please give to a Charity or cause that supports our troops and Veterans during the Holidays! Dave Andersen ALR 91 President president@azlegion91alr.org THWR (That s How We Roll) When the 60 tickets are sold we will draw for the winner. The Post members will help us sell the tickets and have volunteered to place the Flag Pole in the ground for the winner. Your winning ticket is at the Post. Please get it now. The faster we sell the 60 tickets the faster we can have the Flag Pole in your yard. All four entities of Post 91 will be supporting a military family. The couple has 3 children. We will have a Christmas tree with angels on it that have the family s names, ages and wishes. Please take an angel and buy a gift for this family. If you prefer to give a cash donation for this family Please leave it with the bartender or any officer of the Auxiliary. The husband is being deployed the day after Christmas for 1 year in Afghanistan. We will be delivering the Christmas presents tentatively Dec 16. Our Military Mail Call project went very well. We sent 1375 Christmas Cards to Friends of Our Troops for distribution. We were able to get an address of a Soldier serving at Camp Leatherneck so many of our cards will be going there. Let us know if you hear back from anyone. Harford Elementary School children made or signed 350 cards. Hartford is the school we help support. We will be having another Planning Meeting in January to plan for the rest of the Auxiliary year. The meeting will be Saturday, January 19th @ 9:30 A.M. at the Post. Please plan to attend and bring your fund raising ideas. Our next Auxiliary meeting will be December 2, 2012 @ 6:30 P.M. Please plan to attend. Kathy McMartin Unit 91 Auxiliary President alapresident@azlegion91.org
Calendar of Post 91 Events December 2012 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Don t Forget: Every Friday is Red Shirt Friday! Wear your red Support Our Troops shirt and receive 50 cents off all drinks. 2 NFL Sunday s 11am close Shuffleboard 2p Kitchen 11a 2p 9 NFL Sunday s 11am close Shuffleboard 2p Kitchen 11a 2p 16 NFL Sunday s 11am close Shuffleboard 2p A.L.R. General Mtg. 9am Kitchen 11a 2p 23 NFL Sunday s 11am close Shuffleboard 2p Kitchen 11a 2p 30 NFL Sunday s 11am close Shuffleboard 2p Kitchen 11a 2p 3 Monday Night Football 10 Monday Night Football 17 Monday Night Football 24 Monday Night Football 31 NFL Monday House Committee 6pm Post 91 Meeting Legionnaire E-Board Auxiliary General Legionnaire General S.A.L. General A.L.R. General House Committee 4 Pull Tabs 11 Pull Tabs 18 Pull Tabs 25 Open 12 4pm Commander s Call 5 Legionnaire E Board 6pm 12 19 S.A.L. General Mtg. 6pm Schedule: 1 ST Wednesday 6:00pm 1 ST Thursday 6:30pm 2 ND Thursday 6:00pm 3 RD Wednesday 6:00pm 3 RD Sunday 9:00am Last Monday 6:00pm 26 6 7 Pull Tabs Auxiliary General 6:30pm 13 Pull Tabs Legionnaire General 6pm 20 Pull Tabs 27 Pull Tabs Post 91 Bar Hours: Mon-Sat - Noon Close Sunday 11am Close Karaoke with Kim 7:30 Close 14 Karaoke with Kim 7:30 Close 21 Karaoke with Kim 7:30 Close 28 Karaoke with Kim 7:30 Close Be sure to check the post web site(s) regularly for the latest news, events and happenings WWW.AZLEGION91.ORG WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/CHANDLERPOST91 WWW.TWITTER.COM/AZLEGION91 5 1 3:00 6:00pm Early Bird Dinner 5:00 7:00pm Kitchen 12 10 8 3:00 6:00pm Bike Raffle Party 5:00 10:00pm Kitchen 12 10 15 3:00 6:00pm Kitchen 12 10 22 3:00 6:00pm Kitchen 12 10 29 3:00 6:00pm Kitchen 12 10 Post 91 Kitchen Hours: Tue, Thur, Fri - 3 9 PM Saturday - Noon 10 PM Sunday 11am 2pm Full Menu on page 6
Carlos' Corner Daily Specials Daily specials available while supplies last Tuesday Calzone (1 item) 6.95 Philly Steak or Chicken 6.95 Wednesday Thursday Pork Loin wrapped in Bacon 8.95 Spaghetti & Meatballs (2) 7.95 Friday Liver and Onions 6.95 Fish & Chips 5.95 Saturday 14" Pizza (1 item) and 10 Wings 15.95 Tri-Tip Steak w/veggies 10.95 Tues, Thurs, Fri 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM Saturday Noon to 10:00 PM Sunday 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Operated by Carlos Metidieri, with a full menu of Italian, Brazilian and Classic American cuisine. Wayne V. McMartin American Legion Post 91 922 N. Alma School Road Chandler, AZ 85224 (480) 855-3268 Create Your Own Pizza Traditional light and flaky crust, always cooked to golden brown 10" Personal 14" Large 16" X-Large Cheese 4.95 9.85 11.95 Additional Toppings.75 ea 1.25 ea 1.50 ea Calzones - Big as a Football! A crispy flaky pizza turnover with hand rolled edges stuffed with mozzarella with our homemade sauce and ingredients of your choice Cheese 5.95 Each Additional Topping: 1.45/ea See additional toppings below Chicken Wings 10 Wings 6.95 20 Wings 11.95 Specialty Pizzas Small 12 Large 14 X-Large 16 Shiela's Favorite - Sausage, mushrooms, onions and green peppers 11.75 14.75 17.75 Lisa's Kick - Sausage, pepperoni, ground beef and ham 11.95 14.95 17.95 Darcy's Favorite - Mushrooms, onions, green peppers and tomatoes 11.25 13.25 15.25 Big "G" - Sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms, onions, green peppers, ham, ground beef, tomato, green and black olives 12.25 15.25 17.25 Pizza and Calzone Toppings Pepperoni Ground Beef Ham Ricotta Mushrooms Black & Green Olives Pineapples Tomatoes Fresh Garlic Italian Sausage Onions Jalapenos Green Peppers Extra Cheese Spaghetti with Carlos Homemade Sauce Add meatballs for 1.00 each Italian Sausage Sandwich Sweet grilled sausage with bell peppers and onions, served on toasted ciabatta Meatball Parmigiana Our family's homemade meatballs, topped with tomato sauce, parmigiano cheese and sliced mozzarella, then baked Fresh Garden Salad Lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrot, black olives, mushroom, onion Mozzarella Caprese Fresh mozzarella, layered sliced tomatoes and drizzled basil oil Little Italy Sausage Platter Homemade sweet fennel sausage with grilled onions & bell peppers served with toasted bruschetta bread Pasta All pasta is cooked Al Dente unless otherwise requested. All pasta dishes include a salad and bread 5.95 Penne with Carlos Homemade Sauce Add meatballs for 1.00 each Hot & Cold Subs 6.95 Philly Cheese Steak Thinly sliced steak with sautéed peppers, onions & mozzarella 6.95 Italian Combo Deli sliced salami, ham and mozzarella, topped with tomato & lettuce, served on toasted ciabatta with mayo & house dressing 6.95 Lasagna Bolognese Pasta with homemade meat sauce, mozzarella & seasoned ricotta - baked to perfection! 6.95 Philly Cheese Chicken Like the original cheese steak but with chicken 6.95 Carlos' Homemade Italian Sausage Parmigiana Sauce and Mozzarella Cheese Salads Dressing: Bleu Cheese, Golden Italian, Lite Italian, Ranch, Lite Ranch, French 5.95 Chicken Breast Salad 6.95 Antipasto Salad 6.95 6.95 5.95 Marinated chicken, oven roasted, served on spring mix with mozzarella and tomatoes Sides Garlic Bread 2.95 French Fries 2.95 Sliced salami, provolone, tomato and a variety of roasted veggies, olives, pepperoncini and hard boiled eggs, served on iceberg lettuce with our house dressing 7.95 6.95 6.95 Pepperoni Bread 3.95
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8 AMERICAN LEGION POST 91 DECEMBER 2012 NEWSLETTER Red Shirt Fridays Every Friday is Red Shirt Friday at Post 91. Join us and many others across the nation showing our solidarity and support for our troops with dignity and respect. Make a donation of $15.00 and get your very own Support Our Troops Red Shirt to wear this Friday and each and every Friday until ALL the troops come home! YOUR FURRY FAMILY MEMBERS CAN WEAR A SHIRT TOO! That s right. We have red Support Our Troops DOG Shirts as well (as supplies last). Donations go toward supporting Unit 91 Auxiliary and our veterans programs here in Chandler, AZ. DON T WAIT - GET YOUR RED SHIRT TODAY! Most sizes are available for immediate purchase at Post 91, or you can special order yours today by filling out a Red Shirt Order form which is located on the Guest Book Podium. Then give your form PLUS your donation to the bartender on duty. Shirts will be ready for pickup within 7-10 business days. Thank you for your support! Not So Bingo Post 91 s Not So Bingo continues to be a great success. If you haven t tried it, you don t know what you re missing. The SUPER BALL JACKPOT is currently at $1,000.00, and is up for grabs every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday! All you have to do to win is: 1. Buy into the SUPER BALL jackpot for $2.00 per session. 2. Bingo on the lucky SUPER BALL number. Come on down to Post 91 and try your luck today you just may end up going home with an extra $1,000.00 in your pocket! All proceeds from Not So Bingo are used to support Veterans and their families in our community, so come on down and give it a try you may just be our next SUPER BALL winner! You ve got to PLAY to WIN! NFL Sunday Ticket at Post 91! We ve got you covered at Post 91 when it comes to Sunday Football. Don t miss a game. Come on down to Post 91 and watch your favorite team each and every Sunday. Stay tuned to our Quick Announcements for some Great New Sunday Food & Bar Specials. Post 91 is open at 11:00am every Sunday just in time for kick-off! Carlos will be here cooking up some fantastic food for us from 11am to 2pm, so you ll definitely want to make Post 91 your official NFL Game Day Headquarters. And remember the fun isn t limited to Sundays! Watch the Quick Announcements for specials on Monday and Thursday night games too! You can also Bring a Friend with you! Show them how much fun we have and see if they would qualify to become a member of our family. Just remember to sign them in as a guest at the podium, and keep in mind that all guests are the responsibility of the member signing them in. NFL Sundays at Post 91- THE place to be for football!
9 Chaplain s Report Prayers for Curtis Sherwood, Post 91, who is currently in Restora Hospital in Mesa recovering from recent surgery. For God and Country Terry Schroeder Legionnaire Chaplin Post 91 Commander JD Geiser with Staff Sergeant Tim Chambers aka The Saluting Marine during his visit to Post 91 on Nov 13, 2012. Post 91 Business Sponsors Please support our business sponsors. Their advertising dollars help us to offset the cost of publishing this newsletter and to provide support for Veterans and their families in our community. Business owners: we offer sponsorship opportunities by way of printed advertising in this newsletter, web site advertising and in-house advertising in our facility. If you are interested in advertising with us, please inquire via email to newsletter@azlegion91.org A representative will contact you as soon as possible to discuss the available opportunities.
10 AMERICAN LEGION POST 91 DECEMBER 2012 NEWSLETTER Wayne V. McMartin American Legion Post 91 922 N. Alma School Rd. Chandler, AZ 85224 (480) 855-3268 December 2012 Newsletter 2012-2013 LEADERSHIP Legion Officers Commander: John JD Geiser Senior Vice: Mike Simon Jr. Vice: Curtis Sherwood Finance Officer: David Ulm Adjutant: Eric McGregory Sgt @ Arms: Tony Gardinier Chaplain: Terry Schroeder Historian: Robert Krumwiede Judge Advocate: Glenn White Service officer: Will Hemphill Elected E-Board Members: Jim Faltermeier Ernie Ponicki Joe Remeika Past Commander: Randy Soutiere Auxiliary Officers President: Kathy McMartin 1 st Vice: Sharon Chapman 2 nd Vice: Gina Soutiere Secretary: Carol Arias Treasurer: Barbara White Historian: Nan Taylor Chaplain: Melynda Smith Sgt @ Arms: Carol Brown Elected E-Board Members: Mary Grant Carol Wuertemburg Kathy Pless Past President: Barbara White S.A.L. Officers Commander: Tim Harvey Senior Vice: John Anderson Jr. Vice: Mikel Robinson Finance Officer: Gary Barros Adjutant: Aaron Beauvais Sgt. @ Arms: <Vacant> Chaplain: David Ulm Jr Historian: <Vacant> Past Commander: Bob Hath A.L.R. Officers President: Dave Andersen Vice President: John Nevins Secretary: Leo Gabryelski Treasurer: David Ulm Sgt @ Arms: Ernie Ponicki Road Captain: Bill Pless Membership Chair: Tina Gabryelski Chaplain: David Ulm Jr Historian: Randy Bunch Past President: David Baker ARE YOU RECEIVING THIS NEWSLETTER VIA U.S. POSTAL SERVICE INSTEAD OF VIA E MAIL OR ONLINE? If you answered yes, please help us save postage costs by submitting your e mail address so we can send future newsletters electronically OR by sending us a note to let us know you ll pick up your newsletter each month at the post so we can remove you from our mailing list Other reasons you should submit your e mail address: We send weekly Post Quick Announcements to let you know about last minute event changes, additional event details, menu or kitchen changes, sick call or taps info, etc. You ll stay connected and informed so you don t miss any fun! To submit your e mail address, reply to: postcommunications@azlegion91.org or ask the Post Bartender for a Contact Form to fill out the next time you re at the Post. Thank you! Leo Gabryelski Post 91 Newsletter Distribution WAYNE V. MCMARTIN AMERICAN LEGION POST 91 922 N. ALMA SCHOOL RD CHANDLER AZ 85224 CUSTOMER NAME Other Leaders: Club Manager: Tim Harvey Communications: Leo Gabryelski Newsletter Distribution & Ad Coordinator: Leo Gabryelski House Committee Chair: Curtis Sherwood