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Title: The American Legion


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The American Legion
  • A valuable piece to the community puzzle

2
The American Legion Story
  • The American Legion was chartered by Congress in
    1919 as a patriotic, war-time veterans
    organization, devoted to mutual helpfulness.
  • It is a not-for-profit community-service
    organization which now numbers nearly 3 million
    members, men and women, in nearly 15,000 American
    Legion posts worldwide.

3
The American Legion Family
  • Legionnaires
  • Ladies Auxiliary, Junior Auxiliary
  • Sons of the American Legion
  • American Legion Riders

4
The American Legion Programs
  • VA R Local Service Officers helping veterans
    get the benefits they deserve.
  • Boys/Girls State Teaching basic government and
    citizenship concepts to our youth.
  • Legacy Scholarships Securing college educations
    for the children of fallen heroes.
  • Heroes to Hometowns Assisting with transitions

5
The American Legion Impact
  • Last year Legionnaires put in 2,290,256 hours of
    community service.
  • We awarded nearly 4 million dollars in
    scholarships.
  • Over 2,000 kids attended Boys/Girls State and
    nearly 200 attended Boys/Girls Nation
  • Legion posts have chartered over 2,800 scouting
    troops nation-wide.
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