Hello Legion Family!

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer!
I would like to take a second and brag on our Ladies Auxiliary! We have been attending as many Fourth District meetings as possible over the last two years. For those that don’t know what that is; our state is divided up into 11 Districts. We are a part of the Fourth District of Indiana. We attend these meetings with many other local Legion Auxiliary members in our area. We have 26 Units in our District. Our District has had a few Poppy Contests to enter the last several months. LaGrange Unit 215 has won the last three contests that we have entered! I am proud to announce the Cindy Devine won the Poppy Hat Contest, Erin Zinkie won the Craft Con[1]test for her Diamond Art Poppy Painting, and Kay Cross won the Historian Book Contest, along with help from active members, Cindi Dekay, Becky Miller, and Jamie Parish. These ladies’ crafts will on to another contest at the state level at the American Legion Auxiliary Conference in Indianapolis July 12 and 13 for another chance to compete against the other District’s winners. Diann Scott, our current District President will be wearing the Cindy Devine hat proudly at this conference!

So please wish our ladies good luck when you see them and congratulate them on efforts made to put us on the map in our district!

We have some important upcoming events in the next 2 -3 months that you will want to mark your calendars for. Also we have a few Saturday nights that we will have entertainment hired and have also been hosting Craft Fairs about every couple months as well.

So, please watch our calendar and check on our website; lagrangepost215.org for those as well.

We have a Legion Family Fundraiser August 10 to help with the maintenance of our beloved Post! Please come out and enjoy all the activities, games, raffles and support your Post! This will be open to the public, so spread the word!

We are planning a LaGrange Legion Idol Contest on August 24. Details are being worked out! Pay attention to our website for more information!

We will hold a Cancer Fundraiser in October for Patrick Fair. He is the son of an American Legion S.A.L. member and as been fighting cancer all of his adult life, 25+ years. Pat is a fighter! His mother, Donna Fair is an asset to Auxiliary. She volunteers and helps any time she is free. Our Post, SAL, Auxiliary and Riders will all be involved in these two mentioned events. Check website for upcoming details.

If you would like to volunteer for these or any other events, please contact any of the following people as we are actively putting together committees and details.

  • Rick Seibert, Post 215 Commander
  • Brandon Garrison, S.A.L. Squadron Commander
  • Lisa Olinger, Auxiliary President
  • Alex Patten, American Legion Rider Director

For all information please visit our website at: lagrangepost215.org

See you all soon! For God and Country!

—Lisa Olinger, Unit 215 Auxiliary President