COMMUNITY SERVICE

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Timelines and suspense dates for all awards are in the document link and provided below.

 

An outstanding, well organized, perfectly executed and well publicized Community Service Program is one of the major responsibilities of every American Legion Post.

Regardless of the many other activities in your Post, COMMUNITY SERVICE MUST GO ON, in order to retain your prestige of intelligent leadership and to hold the position of being the most unselfish, active veterans organization in your community.

There are two aspects of Community Service; First, the ACTION program requiring pre-selection of the activity, planning, carry-out and completion; Second, the REACTION program is a spontaneous decision dictated by nature (floods, tornadoes, disasters, etc.) and our humanitarian response is dictated by the heart. It is the ACTION program that fulfills our obligation in the PREAMBLE to the Constitution of The American Legion in the words, "To inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state and nation."

The Community Service Committee is proud to distribute the 2024 Program for all Department of Illinois Posts to review.  It has been revised to better assist Posts to submit entries for Community Service Awards.  If you have any questions, please contact your Division Committee representative.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

The great future destiny of The American Legion does not lie in nationwide concepts. It rests upon the vision of Legionnaires everywhere, of what they can do locally as enthusiastic individuals and as organized groups for their hometowns. The key to this is the spirit of COMMUNITY SERVICE. In the spirit of COMMUNITY SERVICE lies the great promise of tomorrow for The American Legion.

TO ALL POST COMMANDERS & ADJUSTANTS

On behalf of the members of the Community Service and Publicity Committee, I want to express our appreciation to the Department Headquarters Staff for their excellent cooperation during the past year. I also want to thank all the Posts who participated in the Hall of Fame Award Program, Post Scrapbook, Post Newsletter and the Department Commander's Award Program. This is what makes everyone aware of our Program - Participation. It is this Committee's intention to make all Legion Posts in the Department more aware of what Community Service is all about. Let's be proud of this Program, and then let's report our Program.

Community Service Committee

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Department Commander's Community Service Award

Varied
30 April
May-July

Target Activity / Event / Varies

See instructions.

Deadline to Department

All entries are due at department by the deadline date.

Judging & Award

Committee meets and selects winner.  Winner announced at Department convention.

Post Newsletter Award

May 1 - April 30
30 April
May-July

Target Newsletters

  1. Illinois Posts may submit their newsletters for judging. Newsletters must be published between May 1 and April 30 of the judging year. See contest rules for details.

Deadline to Department

All entries are due at department by the deadline date.

Judging & Award

Committee meets and selects winner.  Winner announced at Department convention.

Post Sprapbook Award

May 1 - April 30
30 April
May-July

Target scrapbooks data

  1. Illinois Posts may submit their newsletters for judging. Scrapbooks must cover May 1 and April 30 of the judging year. See contest rules for details.

Deadline to Department

All entries are due at department by the deadline date.

Judging & Award

Committee meets and selects winner.  Winner announced at Department convention.

Hall of Fame Award

Varied
30 April
May-July

Target Activity / Event / Varies

See instructions.

Deadline to Department

All entries are due at department by the deadline date.

Judging & Award

Committee meets and selects winner.  Winner announced at Department convention.

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MEMBERS

Chairman: Jerry Howard
Vice Chairman: Josefina Frances

Members by Division:

1. Josefina Francis '25
2. Jerry Howard '25
3. William J. Seward, Jr. '25
4. Ronald E. Hoffman '24
5. Gary Reynolds '24

Minutes

READY TO SERVE?