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Official Publications of The Wisconsin American Legion Family
December 13, 2018 Vol. 95, No. 10 www.wilegion.org
The mission of The American Legion, Department of Wisconsin is to provide service to veterans, their families and their communities.
National Commander Offers Membership Incentives New membership incentives for departments and posts
As an incentive to reach 100 percent membership department wide in celebration of The American Legion’s 100th anniversary, posts and departments have a chance to earn money. American Legion National Commander Brett Reistad has announced two new Team 100 membership awards that provide an opportunity for departments and posts to earn financial means to support their programs while growing membership at every level of the organization.
DEPARTMENTS: • $2,500 will be awarded to each department that achieves 100 percent of its established 2019 membership goal by the Armed Forces Day (May 8, 2019) 100 percent target date.
• $5,000, in addition to the $2,500, will be awarded to each department that achieves 105 percent of its established 2019 membership goal by the delegate strength target date (30 days before start of national convention). If a department does not hit 100% by the Armed Forces target date they are not excluded from being able to receive the $5,000 for hitting 105%.
POSTS: • $5 for every expired 2014, 2015 and 2016 member that renews for 2019 will be awarded to posts. To receive credit for renewing a 2014, 2015 or 2016 Legionnaire, they must renew in your post and you have to use their current membership ID number. The ID number will be on the expired listing downloaded through
MyLegion or provided by your department. If the expired Legionnaire was not a member of your post, please transfer them into your post and then process their dues payment. Additionally, the national commander is designating the week of The American Legion's 100th birthday, March 10-16, as "Week of Personal Engagement." He is calling on Legionnaires to make contact with veterans in their community to ask them join and be a part of Team 100. "The American Legion soared from zero to 685,000 members in its first eight months," Reistad said. That was without direct mail or internet. "The Legion was built on personal contact and engagement. Let's do our founders proud by moving with strength and momentum into our second century."
Thanks to Operation Hope for coming out to our Veterans Home at King for the fifth straight year of spreading holiday cheer to the hundreds of our members. Ron Miller, his wife Cindy, and their neighbors have spent much of the last few months shopping, organizing, bagging, and planning for this event at King. Ron is part of the Wisconsin American Legion, which continuously donates funds for Operation Hope's mission. Each member on our King campus received a gift bag filled with a variety of gifts. #WisVetsKing
THE AMERICAN LEGION VETERANS
VETERANS AFFAIRS & REHABILITATION
January 1 January 17 – 20 February 9 February 11 – 12 February 24 – 27 March 1 March 1 March 1 March 10 March 15 April 1 – 12 April 5 – 7 April 21 May 8 – 9 May 10 – 11 May 11 May 27 June 8 – 15 June 8 June 14 June 14 June 24 – 28 July 4 July 14 – 17 July 15 July 17 – 21 August 4 August 11 August 22 – 29 September 2 September 3 September 6 – 7 September 11 September 18 September 29 October 13 October 16 – 17 October 18 – 19 November 3 November 10 November 11 November 28 – 29 December 25
NEW YEAR’S DAY HOLIDAY Midwinter Conference Oratorical – Ripon College Lincoln Pilgrimage – Springfield Washington Conference Schneider-Emanuel Scholarship Deadline Eagle Scout of the Year App. Deadline Jr. Shooting Sports Postal Match ends Daylight Savings Time Begins American Legion Birthday 3/15/1919 Americanism & Govmn't Scholarship Test National Oratorical Finals - Indianapolis EASTER National Spring Meetings - Indianapolis Department Spring Meetings - Portage Commander Frank’s Testimonial Dinner MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY Badger Boys State – Ripon Samsung Scholarship Deadline Flag Day Army Birthday 6/14/1775 WALLECA – Ft McCoy INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY Commander Frank’s Legacy 100 Ride Baseball Scholarship App. Deadline Dept. State Conv. Madison Marriott West Coast Guard Birthday 8/4/1790 Baseball – All Star Game – Miller Park National Convention – Indianapolis LABOR DAY Department of WI Legion Birthday 9/3/1919 100th Centennial Celebration – Portage Patriot Day Air Force Birthday 9/18/1947 Gold Star Parents Day Navy Birthday 10/13/1775 National Fall Meetings – Indianapolis Department Fall Meetings – Portage Daylight Savings Time Ends Marines Birthday 11/10/1775 VETERANS DAY HOLIDAY THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
FOUR PILLARS OF SERVICE AMERICANISM
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NATIONAL SECURITY
2019 DEPARTMENT MEETING DATES AND HOLIDAYS
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