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Thursday, March 21, 2024
Department Leaders’ Homecoming Dinner Is May 18
May 17-19 is the weekend of The American Legion Family Homecoming Event in honor of Department Commander Tim Collmer, President Karen St. Hilaire and Detachment Commander Peter Deangelis. The Homecoming takes place at Vernon Dows Casino Hotel in Vernon, with the dinner at 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 18.
Deadline is May 1 for hotel and dinner reservations.
See flyer for details.
Homecoming Flyer (PDF)
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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
How Posts May Obtain a Grant for a Capital Project
American Legion Posts are eligible to submit a grant application for capital projects involving such things as kitchen, community room and HVAC under the Veterans’ Nonprofit Capital Program (VNCP).
Applications for VNCP Round 2 are due April 19, 2024.
Applicants should be sure to:
Obtain a prequalified State Financial System (SFS) Prequalification Application (or maintain the prequalification status in SFS – as a reminder the Grants Management System converted all prequalified Grants Gateway Document Vaults to SFS in January 2024). Please refer to the Grants Management website (https://grantsmanagement.ny.gov/get-prequalified) and the Questions and Answers noted below for additional details.
NOTE: It is highly recommended that you start the prequalification process no later than March 31 as it may take a significant amount of time to get through the process.
Review the VNCP Round 2 Request for Grant Applications (Round 2 RGA) including all of the Exhibits and Appendices on the NYS Department of Veterans’ Services Website. https://veterans.ny.gov/veterans-nonprofit-capital-program-0
Review the VNCP Zoom Conference Call video on the NYS Department of Veterans’ Services Website.
Review the VNCP Round 2 Questions and Answers in the Documents Section of the NYS Department of Veterans’ Services Website.
Submit an Application based on the Round 2 RGA requirements.
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Friday, March 15, 2024
American Legion Membership Impact Report – Feb. 2024
Check out the impact of American Legion membership.
American Legion Impact Report – Feb. 2024 -
Monday, March 04, 2024
Nia Gooden Is the NYS American Legion Oratorical Champion
ALBANY — Nia Gooden, a junior at New Rochelle High School in Westchester, New York, is The American Legion New York State Oratorical Champion for 2024, Oratorical Chairman Anthony Paternostro announced. Department Commander Timothy Collmer presented her with the first-place plaque.
This year’s contest was conducted on March 2 at the Crown Plaza-Desmond Hotel, Albany.
Nia received a Department of New York Scholarship Award of $6,000 and competes in the National Finals on May 17-19, 2024, at Hillsdale College in Michigan. She competed against four other finalists from a cross section of the state in the 87th Annual American Legion Department of New York Oratorical Contest. She was sponsored by the Yorktown Heights American Legion Post 1009, Westchester County, 9th District, Zone 1.
Other contestants were:
• Maureen Kennedy, who won a $4,000 scholarship as the second place finisher. She was sponsored by the Greenlawn Post 1244 of Suffolk County, 10th District, Zone 2
• Orianna Cotten, who finished third and won a $2,500 scholarship. She was sponsored by Brushton-Moira Post 939 of Franklin County, 4th District, Zone 3;
• Grant Gillman and Hannah Brundage, who each won $2,000 scholarships. Grant was sponsored by the Carthage Post 789 of Jefferson County, 5th District, Zone 4. Hannah was sponsored by the Jewell Buckman Post 529 of Orleans County, 8th District, Zone 5.
Photos by Frank Carletta.
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Tuesday, February 06, 2024
2024 Consolidated Post Report
The 2023-2024 Consolidated Post Report Form is available on the Resources page (and below) as a fillable PDF.
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Friday, January 26, 2024
Congrats to Mid-Winter Sweepstakes Winners
Congratulations to our 2024 Mid-Winter Sweepstakes Winners:
$ 250.00 Winners
Martin Moot, Hamburg NY
Rodney Daeffler, Waterloo NY
Charles Rayno, Waterloo NY
John T Kelly, Churchville, NY$ 500.00 Winner
Loraine Vonglis of Lima, NY$1,000.00 Winner
Glenn S. Martin of East Meredith NY$2,000.00 Winner
Charles Anderson of Albany NY$5,000.00 Winner
Thomas Cole of Conesus, NY