January 3, 1985
A donation of $25.00 was given to the Department Headquarters for operation Santa Claus.
February 2, 1985
Death Benefits of $150.00 each was paid to the beneficiaries of Albert Robinson and Benjamin Kunkleman.
Ralph Thompson was approved to be the general manager of the Jr. American Legion Baseball team for the coming year.
March 7, 1985
Death Benefits of $150,00 was paid to the beneficiary of Jean R. Rae and a $150.00 donation to the Girls Softball team.
April 18, 1985
The Death Benefit of $150.00 was paid to the beneficiary of Frank Kurtz and $500.00 was approved for the Jr. American Legion Baseball team.
May 14, 1985
The post approved on sending two boys to State Police Youth Week and four boys to the Keystone Boys State and donating $20.00 to the Scotland School Football Program.
June 2, 1985
The Death Benefits of $150.00 each was paid to the beneficiaries of William Duncan and Walter Fickes, Harold Killian, Charles Koontz, and Bert North.
$35.00 was donated to the local radio station for the Loyalty Day Program. Post member William Murray made a personal donation of $25.00 to the same program.
A discussion was held to change the article 9 of the Post's By-Laws to read one meeting per month instead of two as it now reads.
election of officers to serve the post for the following year are as follows:
Commander--Tommy Everett
1st Vice Commander--Charles Alpaugh
2nd Vie Commander--Robert Bufkin
Finance Officer--Tommy Everett
Chaplain--William Burkhart
Sgt at Arms--Carl E. Clugh
Historian--Robert Finkey
Judge Advocate--Benjamin Brechbiel
July 17, 1985
The Death Benefits of $150.00 was paid to the beneficiaries of George Foreman, Harvey Mentzer and Victor Sleighter.
August 1, 1985
It was announced that the post will sponsor the Christmas party for the Scotland School children at the school December 8, 1985 and have a Christmas party at the Post 223 for the Cumberland County Scotland School children December 11, 1985.
October 3, 1985
The death Benefits of $150.00 was paid to the beneficiary of James Gardner and $25.00 was donated to the Shippensburg United Way.
November 7, 1985
The Death Benefits of $150.00 each was paid to the beneficiaries of Harold F. Reed, Earl L. Tarner and Donald B. Wiebly.
Fifteen dollars was donated to the Lebanon Veterans Hospital for a bowling night for the patients and fifty dollars was donated to the Midget Football Team.
January 8, 1986

View more history for Post 223 in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania