Maple Park Car Show
Sponsored by Maple Park American Legion
Main Street Maple Park, Illinois

All WHEEL
Sunday, August 3 1 st
, 2014 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Featuring the Frantic Fueler at 1:45 pm - 250 MPH Front Engine
NITRO DRAGSTER.

8:00 a.m. - Noon Registration
Show Car Entry Pre-Registration Fee is $10.00 before August 31st
or $15.00 At Entrance

Spectators Free! Car Clubs Welcome
Dash Plaques • Participant Voting

American Legion Breakfast Buffet 7:00 - Noon
11 am Food and Beer Garden Opens
Awards & 50150 Raffle Drawing at 2:00 pm
(Proceeds to benefit the Maple Park Fun Fest)
Live Music Starts at 2:30 pm
For More Information & List of Other Events: www.mapleparkfunfest.com

DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM HERE

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Sincerely,

Don Grillo
Commander, Maple Park Post 312

What an honor it was to participate in the Healing Field this past Memorial Day weekend.  It was a true tribute to our fallen comrades in arms.  The weekend started out late Thursday night and early Friday morning with a number of our members setting up nearly three thousand 3X5 American flags on the grounds of Kaneland High School.  It was a sight to behold.  All weekend, Rudy Keller of Kaneland H.S. and organizer of the Healing Field had planned events.  On Memorial Day our Post Honor Guard and Rifle Squad assisted with the service ending with a 21 gun salute.  Stacy Rapach, our bugler played taps with another bugler echoing in the rear to end the ceremony.  I want to send out thanks to all our members that participated and to Legion Post 630 of Elburn and Post 1271 of Sugar Grove for their help and participation.

New Post 312 Officers for the 2014 - 2015 year have been elected.  We would like to thank the members who have stepped up again to take these positions.  As our Post struggles to bring in new active members we appreciate the dedication, time and effort that each one of these members put into this great organization.

Commander:    Don Grillo

Sr. Vice Commander:  Robert Neisendorf

Jr. Vice Commander:  Patrick Mundinger

Adjutant:  Toby Reynolds

Finance Officer: Thomas Dowd

Sergeant at Arms:  Kevin Kostochowski

Service Officer:  Stan Schumacher

Chaplain:  Thomas Dettman

Kane County Officer Election 2014 - 2015

Commander:  Don Grillo, Maple Park Post 312

Sr. Vice Commander: John Reece, Elburn Post 630

Jr. Vice Commander:  Troy King, Batavia Post 504

Adjutant: Dan Clark, Geneva Post 75

Finance Officer:  Norbert Lund, Elburn Post 630

Sergeant at Arms:  Kevin Kostuchowski, Maple Park Post 312
Visit the Kane County Council website for more info: www.kanecountycouncil.org

Here is an interesting set of facts about our U.S. Veterans. 

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Hines V A Hospital provides top quality care to Veterans. We have award winning physicians, and a work force that is incredibly committed to caring for Veterans. As the largest V A in the State, we are conveniently located 12 miles from downtown Chicago near Brookfield Zoo. VA also has 6 community based clinics throughout the surrounding counties to increase access to care where Veterans are located.  Read more here..