Alert: SPECIAL NOTICE FROM DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS
April 13, 2020
As the United States and the world tries to control the COVID-19 Pandemic, the National American Legion has canceled the 2020 National Convention. With no clear end in sight to the extraordinary restrictions on business and personal travel, hard decisions have to be made now. The National American Legion after much discussion and weighing of the options determined that it was most prudent for the safety of our members to cancel all Legion meetings until September 30, 2020. The National American Legion Auxiliary and National Sons of The American Legion are also following the guidance recommended. They are strongly urging the Departments Legion, Sons of The American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary to follow a similar course of action. The Leadership of the Illinois Legion Family has met and agrees with that guidance.
The National organization is retaining current national officers until the 2021 convention. That includes all National Vice Commanders and National appointments on commissions and committees. They have recommended Departments do the same and retain District and Division officers. This would include commissions and committee members until the next convention.
Districts and Divisions can make changes during their next regular meeting, in compliance with their own Constitution for replacement of officers that do not want to serve the additional time. If you have any questions about what this means for your District or Division please contact the Department Adjutant at 309-663-0361.
The American Legion has never faced this type of situation. Please be understanding and we as an organization will make this work. Together we will grow stronger as a The Illinois American Legion Family.
Roy Weber, Dept. Commander, Sue Cunniff Coughlin Dept. Auxiliary President,
Phil Stander, SAL Commander
April 13, 2020
As the United States and the world tries to control the COVID-19 Pandemic, the National American Legion has canceled the 2020 National Convention. With no clear end in sight to the extraordinary restrictions on business and personal travel, hard decisions have to be made now. The National American Legion after much discussion and weighing of the options determined that it was most prudent for the safety of our members to cancel all Legion meetings until September 30, 2020. The National American Legion Auxiliary and National Sons of The American Legion are also following the guidance recommended. They are strongly urging the Departments Legion, Sons of The American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary to follow a similar course of action. The Leadership of the Illinois Legion Family has met and agrees with that guidance.
The National organization is retaining current national officers until the 2021 convention. That includes all National Vice Commanders and National appointments on commissions and committees. They have recommended Departments do the same and retain District and Division officers. This would include commissions and committee members until the next convention.
Districts and Divisions can make changes during their next regular meeting, in compliance with their own Constitution for replacement of officers that do not want to serve the additional time. If you have any questions about what this means for your District or Division please contact the Department Adjutant at 309-663-0361.
The American Legion has never faced this type of situation. Please be understanding and we as an organization will make this work. Together we will grow stronger as a The Illinois American Legion Family.
Roy Weber, Dept. Commander, Sue Cunniff Coughlin Dept. Auxiliary President,
Phil Stander, SAL Commander
Upcoming Events
10/19/2020 Officer’s Meeting 7pm Post
10/28/2020 General Membership Mtg 7pm Post (tentative)
11/06/2020 Veteran’s Day Drive Cancelled
11/07/2020 Veteran’s Day Drive Cancelled
11/16/2020 Officer’s Meeting 7pm Post
11/25/2020 General Membership Mtg 7pm Post (tentative)
12/09/2020 Christmas Party Cancelled
Legion dues should have been paid on 08/01/2020.
A reminder that, other than our Post coffee get-together on Friday morning, many of our members meet for breakfast at The Orland Oasis, Located on the corner of 143rd and Union St, across from the Irish Patriot and the Orland funeral Home at 0900 hours each Wednesday. Please join us if you have time.
2019-2020 Fiscal year Post Everlasting
John J. Manestar, U.S. Army, DOD: 07/12/2019
Marcus O’Donnell, U.S. Army, DOD: 08/04/2019
Donald Walters, U.S. Army DOD:09/13/2019
Ralph Bechtold, U.S. Navy DOD: 01/15/2020
Raymond Gierut, U.S. Navy, DOD: 03/01/2020
Roger Schubert, U.S. Navy, DOD: 03/01/2020
Frank Wierzbowski, U.S. Air Force, DOD: 03/01/2020
Walker Busse, U.S. Navy, DOD: 08/17/2020
Richard Balboa, U.S. Army, DOD: 08/19/2020
Ray Manring, U.S. Navy, DOD: 09/22/2020
Marvin Campa, U.S. Navy DOD: 09/24/2020
