February 2015

AUSA News
January 2015
Next Meeting:
6 March @ 0730
Hampton Inn, St. Robert
Recent Corporate
Renewals
* Richardson’s Carpet
* Veterans United Home
* Fort Wood Hotels
* Mercy Hospital System
* Lebanon R III Schools
* Splash Designs
* Laclede County Commissioners
* Ozarks Coca Cola
* Commerce Bank
* Justice Furniture
* Wal Mart of Lebanon
* Express Stop Convenience Stores
* Robert Shotts, Inc.
* Young Signs
* Central Federal Savings & Loan
* Missouri Enterprise
Thank you for your
continued support!
FLW Mid-Missouri
Tel: 573-336-0221
E-mail: info@ausaflw.org
Check us out on the Web!
www.ausaflw.org
Next Meeting:
1 November @ 0730
Hampton Inn, St. Robert
Month in Review
February 6th was a very busy and
productive meeting for our Chapter.
Each support organization provided
area updates. Three different
organizations presented over $4,100
in checks to our Wounded Warrior
Fund. Our Chapter President
recognized Lisa Thomas for her
dedication to AUSA and our Chapter.
Additionally, the Armed Services
YMCA, Waynesville JROTC and Al
West Collision Center made
presentations during the meeting .
Our next monthly meeting will be
held Friday, March 6, 2015.
Carolyn Handke presents a $835.31 check
to the Wounded Warrior Fund on behalf of
Panera Bread. Monies
were collected
through donation
using a change jar
located near the
register.
Warriors in Town
Join us for our first Warriors in Town Dinner
of 2015 at T’s Redneck Steakhouse in Lebanon, MO on March 4th at 6 pm. For more information please contact Shawn Howley @
irishhowley@embarqmail.com or
Jeff Butler @ jababnmp@gmail.com
Russ Lindenlaub (center) presents a
$1755 check on behalf of the veterans of
the 815th Engineer Battalion to the
Wounded Warrior Fund.
Willard Asphalt/KFLW presents a $1,600
check to the Wounded Warrior Fund.
Pictured left to right: Kevin Greven, Steve Ehrhardt, Tim Gates, Trudy Dils, Tracy O’Quinn, Rick Morris, Brennon
Willard and Blaine Willard.
Steve Ehrhardt, Chapter President,
presents Lisa Thomas, Chapter
Administrative Assistant, with a plaque
of appreciation for her years of dedicated
and faithful service to AUSA.
Scholarship Information
The Fort Leonard Wood Association of the United
States Army (AUSA), Chapter 5501 is offering four
$500 one-time scholarships. The guidelines for
these scholarships are:
Applicants must be a member, spouse, or child of a
member of the Fort Leonard Wood AUSA Chapter
5501. Applications can be found at our web address
www.ausaflw.org
Applicants must be accepted into a technical school,
a 2-year or 4-year
college/university accredited program.
Applicants may be pursuing any area of study.
Applications must be received by April 2015
Barracuda
Randy Clayton, Al West Collision Center, spoke to the Chapter about
a project he working to convert a 2014 Dodge Challenger into a 1971
Barracuda. Randy will raffle the car with a portion of the proceeds
going to the Wounded Warrior Fund. Look for the car at the April
AUSA Monthly Meeting. Also, please welcome Al West Collision
Center as a new Corporate Member in our Chapter.
Please Mail Applications to:
AUSA
ATTN: Trudy Dils, Scholarship Committee
109 Lincoln Lane
Waynesville, MO 65583
Listening Session
COL (R ) Chuck Williams provided an
update on the Waynesville High School
JROTC program and opportunities where the
Chapter could provide assistance. He also
informed the group that Waynesville HS will
be hosting a national Drill Meet during the
spring.
Chapter Activity Reports
Chapter Activity Reports ( CAR Reports)
informs National on all the programs,
events, and amazing things our Chapter
does for Wounded Warriors and Soldiers.
Any business that is conducted for AUSA
can be used to submit a CAR Report.
Submitting a report can be simply done by
visiting this link
http://www.ausaflw.org/chapteractivityrep
ort.html and filing out the downloadable
form and emailing it to info@ausaflw.org
If you have any questions please call
573-336-0221!