We know that the posts are anxiously waiting for the 2021 cards to be delivered so that they will be ready when the renewal notices come out on July 1. At last we can give you some firm idea of when that will be. The last of the National membership materials should be arriving at … Read more
By unanimous vote of the Department Executive Committee on May 2, the 2020 Department Convention, the commission and committee meetings preceding that convention, the Department Executive Committee meeting following that convention and the Color Guard competition during that convention have all been cancelled. The Holiday Inn will cancel all room reservations associated with the convention. … Read more
Virtual Meeting Training Offered The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted many events including The American Legion National Convention, many Department conventions and our District and Post meetings. Here in Iowa we have begun holding our Department Executive Committee and some of our Department Commission and committee meetings as virtual meetings using Zoom. This allows our officers … Read more
Memorandum to: All Legion Leadership From: Daniel S. Wheeler – National Adjutant Subject: Resolution #3 – Cancellation of 2020 National Convention and awarding of 2026 National Convention Attached (click on the link) please find a copy of Resolution #3, originating from the NEC Subcommittee on Resolutions concerning the cancellation of the 2020 national convention in … Read more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that recently was enacted into law contains a provision that some of our posts and our members that own or work at a small business will find useful.This program is the Paycheck Protection Program. This program allows certain businesses and nonprofits (including veterans organizations) to borrow … Read more