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Vision 2010-2011
Every American Legion Post, American Legion Auxiliary Unit, Sons of the American Legion Squadron and Legion Riders Chapter within the Commonwealth to be proactive, growth oriented, with informed, trained and knowledgeable members who understand and communicate the programs and principles of The American Legion to all eligible veterans, military personnel, family members, communities and Post members.
Mission
Our mission is given to us from the National Organization it is our Preamble to the Constitution from which we are given the four pillars on which we were built – Providing for our veterans, a strong National Defense, The care and education of the children and promoting patriotism and honor.
Goals
1. Programs
Every Post will endeavor to promote and accomplish one or more American Legion programs annually.
- Each District should endeavor to increase the number of participants in American Legion Boy's State Program.
- Each District should endeavor to produce one nominee to be considered as the department nominee as the National Law Enforcement Officer of the Year.
- Each District should endeavor to produce one nomination of an employer that has significantly enhanced opportunities of hiring veterans.
- Each Post should endeavor to adopt a local National Guard or Reserve Unit; and that the Family Support Network is fully operational to support these units.
- Each Post should endeavor to fully support all established ROTC programs in their local area.
- Each Post should endeavor to fully publicize the Eagle Scout of the Year program.
- Each Post should endeavor to fully establish a liaison team with all local veteran's healthcare or extended care facilities.
- Each Post should endeavor to establish and fully train a team to provide Military Funeral Honors.
- Each Post should endeavor to fully establish a voter registration and awareness forum to fully educate voters on important issues.
2. Partnership
- Every Post should establish a viable, functioning American Legion Auxiliary and Sons of The American Legion Squadron, and when possible a Legion Riders.
3. Image
- Every Post, Unit, Squadron and Chapter should develop their own vision statement.
- Legionnaires are considered to be in uniform when wearing the official American Legion cap, therefore all Legionnaires are encouraged to wear his/her Legion cap during all Legion activities.
- Every Post should exemplify the ideals of the American Legion as set forth in the preamble and vision statement.
- Every Post should be a value-based organization, and will perform periodic self-evaluation using the checklist contained in the Post Officers Guide.
- District Commanders must take a more active role in assisting Posts. Every active Post will be visited by a District Officer during the year.
- District Commander must work with every Post to help them complete and submit their annual Consolidated Post Report (CPR).
4. Public Relations
- Every Post should utilize available media to educate and inform the community of local Post, State Wide (Department) and National patriotic events and other local Post activities.
- Every Post should strive to have at least one article each month published in local newspapers to keep veterans and local residents informed of Legion activities, events, or important issues.
- Every Post should establish an annual Public Relations plan outlining the Public Relations activities of the Post as overseen by a Public Relations committee.
5. Training
- All Department Officers should attend all training sessions provided by Department or the National Organization.
- Every Post should have a representation of officers or members at the Department Convention.
- Every Post should be represented, by at least one officers of the Post, at all District Meetings.
- All Department Officers (elected and appointed) should endeavor to successfully complete The American Legion Extension course.
- All District Commanders shall be prepared and available to assist Posts in training, as needed.
- District Commanders shall encourage all Post Officers to successfully complete The American Legion Extension Institute course.
- Each District Commander will endeavor to obtain the application of at least one post-Vietnam era Legionnaire to The National American Legion College.
6. Mentoring
- Every Post member who signs up a new member should introduce them to the Post. The new member will be provided a mentor until they are familiar with rules and activities of the Post.
- Every Post will establish a mentoring program for inactive Legionnaires, including those Legionnaires confined to nursing home, hospitals, or homebound.
- Every Post should establish a mentoring program to work with local members who are members of the Department Headquarters Post 462 and work to encourage them to transfer to an active Legion Post.
7. Communication
- Every Post should endeavor to keep all Post members informed by the proper dissemination of information received by the Post.
- Every Post should endeavor to develop a means of reaching Post members that do not attend regularly scheduled meetings or functions to keep them informed of items of interest impacting their community.
- Each Post should strive to establish electronic communication venues (Email) and establish a website. Each Post website should be linked to both the Department and National website.
8. Membership
- Membership has been on a downward spiral for around the last ten years. We cannot set unrealistic goals of increasing prior year’s membership until we stop the bleeding. Therefore my goals for each post are the membership strength for that Post on the day of my installation. I will utilize the Department Officers to reach any additional goals set by the National Organization
- The Department will meet National membership goals.
- The Department will fully challenge elected and appointed officers.
- Each District Commander should strive to revitalize at least one dormant post within his/her respective district. However, I encourage consolidation when effort to revitalize a non-performing Post fails..
- Every District will establish, train, and maintain a team to serve as the District Membership Team.
- Every District will hold one Membership Information night within their District.
- Every Post in the immediate vicinity of a military installation, National Guard, or Reserve unit, should establish, train, and maintain a team to serve as the Reconnect team.
- Every Post and the Department should strive to be 100% by January 1st.
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