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Community Service

Post 80 continues to remain active in community service. 
Some of those activities include:

Vietnam Moving Wall

Displayed on the American Legion Post 80 Grounds from October 1 to October 5, 2009 and was available for visitation 24 hours per day
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  • Communication and/or visitation to veterans who are temporarily ill or indisposed.
  • Upon request, provide wheelchairs and similar aid to those unable to provide for themselves.
  • Maintain a scholarship fund for Post members’ relatives.
  • Provide scholarship stipends to local middle and high schools.
  • Sponsor entrants in the Oratorical contest: producing winners at different levels (area, county, state and national) or runners-up.
  • Annual Gifts for Yanks day, the money going to help veterans in hospitals and nursing homes.
  • Sponsor Boy Scout Troop, Cub Scout Packs and Venture Crew. Visit Boy Scout Troop 80 website at www.bsatroop80.org to view activities.
  • Annual Poppy Day (under supervision of the Auxiliary).
  • Annual Labor Day Picnic.
  • Annual children’s Christmas party for members’ children & grandchildren.
  • Sponsor a Sons of American Legion (SAL) organization, recognized officially by the National Legion.
  • Provide an honor guard for all ceremonies where such action is customary. 
  • Also provide honors for funerals of Post members, when requested.
  • Weekly Bingo at Post, the main source of revenue for activities noted herein.
  • Monthly Game Night for members and their guests.
  • Occasional parties and the like whenever a special event comes about. These are often in conjunction with village organizations.
  • Provide booths at local functions displaying items relative to Legion and its role in the community.
  • Sponsors many athletic teams in all sports. 
The original list of above activities was compiled by Bill Westrup, “Red” Harkness, Herb Morrison and Pete Tepler, among others.