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The American Legion, founded in 1919, is one of the largest nonprofit community service organizations in the world. It has more than 3 million members and provides support services to military personnel, veterans and their families. The various member... Read more benefits and services offered by the organization include career assistance, financial guidance, travel discounts and medical aid. The American Legion sponsors American Legion Baseball, Junior Shooting Sports, the National Oratorical Contest and scouting programs.
​The organization also publishes political articles, magazines and research papers. Its program, American Legion Riders, raises funds for hospitals, veteran relief organizations, and women and children centers. The American Legion Riders also teaches motorcycle riding and encourages driver safety in communities and schools in cooperation with other national motorcycling organizations. In addition, it undertakes fundraising activities and participates in various commemorative, social and charity events. The American Legion is headquartered in Indianapolis and maintains a location in Imlay City, Mich.
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Each year, American Legion department service officers help thousands of veterans receive VA benefits they earned through service to their country. The Legion conducts, promotes and supports hundreds of career fairs for veterans and transitioning service-members, bringing employers face to face with job hunters. Through Operation Comfort Warriors, the Legion raises funds to provide comfort items for U.S. troops recovering in military hospitals and transition units worldwide. Legion staff lobbies Congress for better quality of life for U.S. military personnel.
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Through American Legion Baseball, nearly 100,000 young men get to experience teamwork and competition each year. The Legion provides more than $138,000 in scholarships through The National American Legion High School Oratorical Contest. And Legion Riders, through the annual Legacy Run, have raised more than $2 million for the Legacy Scholarship, helping ensure the children of U.S. service-members killed on or after Sept. 11, 2001, have a chance at a college education, and MORE!
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None of these facts may be news to active Legionnaires, but chances are most prospective members do not realize all The American Legion does for people of all ages at the local, state and national levels. Now, it’s much easier to share that information with those prospective members.
The Legion’s “Why You Should Belong” booklet, available for download here