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Thursday, May 07, 2020
Legion Feeds Cortland County First Responders, ER Staff
Department Commander Mike McDermott helpes deliver meals to ER staff at Guthrie Cortland Medical Center. Photos by Wayne Dunckel.
Department Commander Michael McDermott and the Cortland County Legion Family turned out to provide spaghetti and meatball dinners to first responders from throughout the county on May 5.
“It was fantastic,” Commander McDermott said. “We served 235 dinners and had lots of help. We really worked as a team.”
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Wednesday, May 06, 2020
UPDATE: SBA Loan/Grants, Baseball, Nat’l Visits, Nat’l Commander Candidate
Message from Department Adjutant
Legionnaires, SAL members, Legion Riders,
Don’t Overlook SBA Loan/Grants
James Casey
I hope this message finds you, your family and friends in good health and spirits. During these trying times it sometimes seems there is no end to this pandemic but please remember that there is light at the end of the tunnel. We will get through this and come out stronger in the end. I am writing to you from our HQ in Troy as I have spent a few days up here attending to Department business. We have secured an SBA loan/grant to assist in our expenses. A big thank-you to Anne Rounds, who continues to maintain our Troy office and is a great asset to the Department. Her assistance to our accountants and Berkshire Bank were pivotal in our securing this loan/grant. I would advise all the Posts in the Department to attempt to avail yourselves of these SBA loan/grants. Please contact your accountant or local bank for guidance and assistance.
No Tournaments, But Trying to Maintain a Baseball Season
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Sunday, April 19, 2020
Meals for Geneva First Responders
Past Department Commander Rena Nessler (center) and Geneva Post Commander Dale Mosher (right) pose with police officers after they delivered fish fry dinners to the Police Department. IN PHOTO BELOW: They pose with Geneva firefighters.
The Geneva American Legion in partnership with The American Legion Department of New York handed out fish fry dinners to City of Geneva police officers and firefighters on April 17 “in appreciation of their service to our community in keeping it safe,” declared a Facebook post by Geneva Post 396.
Past Department Commander Rena Nessler, Geneva Post Commander Dale Mosher and Past Ontario County Commander Jim Nessler made the deliveries.
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Thursday, April 16, 2020
NY Legion Family Continues to Step Up During Crisis
By The American Legion
Stay-at-home orders, along with self-isolating and social distancing, have provided an opportunity for American Legion Family members to show just how capable they are when it comes to stepping up for others amidst a crisis.
In Valhalla, N.Y., American Legion Adolph Pfister Post 1038 Legion Family members have been performing Buddy Checks on local veterans, including those at-risk, as well as local senior citizens. The post also is donating, shopping for and making food deliveries for those self-isolating or unable to go out in public because of health risks. And just last weekend a Post 1038 member delivered much-needed medication to a Legionnaire isolating with his wife, a member of Auxiliary Unit 1038.“Even though it’s small, guess what: For this family, it really means a lot,” Post 1038 Commander John Creskey said. “It’s a real challenge for folks around the country, and around the world, and everybody’s doing the best they can. We’re pleased as the local post to be able to do this stuff.”
Post 1038 has grown its membership every year since 2012, in part because Creskey said its relationship with its community is strong. “We never stop bonding with the community, whether it’s with Scouts or Americanism or needs, etc.,” he said.
Munnsville’s Easter Bunny
Munnsville American Legion Post 54 had to cancel its Easter breakfast and egg hunt, so the post instead set up a drive-thru that allowed the Easter Bunny to hand out treats to children inside their vehicles.
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Message from Department of New York Adjutant
Convention Cancelled, But Other Business Goes On
Legionnaires, SAL members, Legion Riders,Just an update on where we stand today and a few notes on where we are going. The Department Convention for 2020 has been cancelled and the Visitors Bureau has notified all the hotels of that fact and all hotel reservations have been cancelled. The Binghamton Convention Committee is working on shifting the Convention to 2022 and we look forward to a successful transition.
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Wednesday, April 15, 2020
State and National Conventions Cancelled
Health emergency forces cancellation of American Legion Department of New York convention
“Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Department convention (scheduled for July 16-18 in Binghamton) has been cancelled,” Department Adjutant James Casey announced. (See his update.)
All officers elected for 2019/2020 will remain for the 2020/2021 Legion year.
