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Grande
Voiture
Du
Illinois
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TO ALL THE VOYAGEURS AND DAMES
OF THE GREAT
GRAND du ILLINOIS
GREETINGS,
AGAIN I
HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU AND YOURS HAD AN OUTSTANDING CHRISTMAS AND NEW
YEAR’S.
WOW!
IT IS HARD TO BELIVE THAT THIS “YEAR 2008 -2009” IS ALMOST HALF OVER.
IT HAS BEEN BUSY FOR ME AND IT WILL GET EVEN BUSIER. AS I KNOW THAT
THERE ARE SOME WRECKS BEING PLANNED IN COMING MONTHS IN ADDITION TO
VISITING LOCALES.
I WAS TOLD
THAT WHEN I BECAME THE GRAND CHEF OF GRAND du ILLINOIS, THAT I NEEDED TO
HAVE FUN. YOU KNOW WHAT, I AM!
I HAVE HAD
THE PLEASURE AND HONOR TO VISIT SEVERAL VOITURE LOCALES TO INSTALL
OFFICERS, ATTEND PROMENADES AND AS AN ADDED BONUS, HAVE HAD SOME
FANTASTIC MEALS.
SPENDING
TIME WITH THE VOYAGEURS AND DAMES FROM MADISON-BOND Y V-391, EFFINGHAM
V-1439, PEORIA V-529, CANTON V-812, MACOUPIN-MONTGOMERY V-860,
JACKSON-UNION V-1299, CHAMPAIGN V-238 (WHERE I WAS INTRODUCED TO
“KIRBYVILLE”), AND ST. CLAIR-MONROE V-926 HAS BEEN A SPECIAL TREAT. THE
COURTIES EXTENDED TO ME, MY WIFE AND MY AIDES WERE EXPECTIONAL.
TO
PERSONALLY WITNESS THE DEDICATION OF THESE VOITURES TO THE 40&8
PROGRAMS, SUCH AS NURSES, CHILD WELFARE, POW/MIA AND THE BOX CAR TO NAME
A FEW. I HAVE SEE MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO RAISE DONATIONS IN THE LOCALES
TO SUPPORT OUR 40&8 PROGRAMS.
ANOTHER
GREAT TIME WAS IN NOVEMBER TO ATTEND THE GRAND AIDE de CAMP RON
GILBERT’S SILENT AUCTION FUND RAISER. LOCALE V-344 STOOD TALL AND PROUD
FOR THE SUPPORT THAT THEY GAVE FOR A FELLOW VOYAGEUER.
I HOPE TO
GIVE WEBMASTER RON, ARTICLES ON A REGULAR BASIS TO BE PLACED TO THE
ILLINOIS WEB PAGE, UNDER THE GRAND CHEF’S COMMENTS.
THANK YOU
FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT.
IN SERVICE
TO LA SOCIETE.
JAMES “JIM”
TAYLOR
CHEF de GARE
GRAND du
ILLINOIS
REMEMBER, “FORWARD, ALWAYS FORWARD”
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