Post Officers 2024-2025

Commander           Rick McCrum
1st Vice                     Bruce Dauer
2nd Vice                   Chris Simpson
3rd Vice                    Lynn Jennings
Adjutant                   Butch Auchterlonie
Finance Officer       Jim Taylor
Sgt-at-Arms            George Hotaling
Chaplain                  Heidi Heidenreich
Historian                  Frank Puettner
Service Officer        John Terry
Trustees (3)              Kevin Lynch, Joe Pitre
                                    & Phil Hildreth
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General Membership meetings are on the 3rd Thursday each month at 6:00pm. Must show current membership card.
      Next Meeting: Thursday, Nov. 21st
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We send out an email every Monday morning at 7:00 am detailing the events and happening at the Post for the coming week.If you are not getting this email, please send your current email address to:
     legionnews@ciceropost787.org
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The Legion has the BINGO kitchen duties on the 2nd Wednesday each month.
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Summer 2024
 New York Legion  Magazine
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The American Legion Boys’ State is a one week-long program that immerses rising high school seniors in proper citizenship and leadership training. They learn the practical aspects of government as it exists in New York State, and come to recognize that the individual is integral to the character and success of government. They also participate in physical training, teamwork, as well as other activities under the guidance of American Legion counselors and U.S. Marines.
  Congratulations to Christos Banks, from Liverpool High School as Post 787s 2024         Boys State participant.
        Post Commander Rick McCrum
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        2025 Membership

          Membership Goal        867

           Members to Date         642
         
                             74.0%
                       Post Constitution, By-Laws
                              and House Rules
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                          2024  Membership Report

       The James Harvey Spire Post 787 remains the largest membership Post in New York State. We currently have 880 paid members for 2024, the highest number of members we have ever had and have exceeded our goal. We have 51 members from 2023 who did not renew their membership for 2024. We had 23 Legion members transfer into our Post and 11 members transfer out. We recruited 66 new members into the Post and sadly 39 members passed away this past year.
       We had an individual Post goal of 868 which is almost 300 higher than any other Post (832 Posts) in New York and is higher than the goal of 30 entire counties.
       Congratulations to Phil Hildreth and Joe Pitre for each recruiting three new Legionnaires for 2024 and earning the Department Commander’s Pin and The National Commander’s “Be the One” recruitment pin. The Post will pay their 2025 dues.
       We have 71 PUFL (paid up for life) members and 54 Honorary Life members. Honorary Life members include all Past Post Commanders, Post 787 members having at least 41 consecutive years as an American Legion member and Post 787 WW II veterans. The Post pays the dues for Honorary Life members. We also have 31 women veteran members.

        2024 Members by War Era                           Branch of Service
       World War II                       19                  Army                     316
        Korea                                    62                  Navy                      174
        Vietnam                            478                  Air Force              203
        Lebanon/Grenada            69                  Marine Corps        86
        Panama                                15                  Coast Guard             6
        Gulf War on Terror           81                  Unknown               95
        Persian Gulf                      102
        Unknown/Other               54
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                             American Legion Riders   ALR787

American Legion Riders chapters are well known for their charitable work, which has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for local children's hospitals, schools, veterans homes, severely wounded service members and scholarships. Since 2006, Riders nationwide have participated in The American Legion Legacy Run to annually raise money for the Legacy Scholarship Fund, established to provide scholarships to children of U.S. military personnel killed since Sept. 11, 2001.
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  The recent Feed Our Vets Ride resulted in collecting $2177 pounds of food, $8000 in cash donations, $560 in bottle and can collections and a $250 gift card donated.  Thanks to all.
                                                   There is no better cause.
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ALR787 meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM
             Next Meeting: Nov. 12th

               ALR787 Member Eligibility Requirements
1.  Current member in good standing of the American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary or Sons of the American Legion
2.  Legally registered owner of a motorcycle of at least 500cc engine displacement or the legal spouse of an ALR787 member in good standing.

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    The Riders have bingo kitchen duty the    1st Wednesday of each month.
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              Randy Stevermer
    ALR787 Chapter President
                      ALR787 Officers 2024 - 2025
                     
                       President                 Randy Stevermer
                       Vice President        Larry Brown
                       Treasurer                 Mike Van Ryn
                      Acting  Secretary     Larry Brown
                       Chaplain                   Open
                       Sgt-At-Arms &        Rusty Robison
                       Road Captain
                       Historian                   Open