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The Mighty 10th District

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March 2026 Newsletter


Kristy Janigo

Greeting Mighty 10th District. I am working on my jokes, don’t except stand-up comedy LOL. You all are doing a bang-up job on membership, let’s not stop now press a little harder, ask a few more questions. The following are a few excerpts from the history of the American Legion. “The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veteran’s organization.” “Today, membership stands at over 1.6 million in more than 12,000 posts worldwide.” “From the nation-changing of The American Legion-drafted GI Bill to relief for veterans exposed to toxic contamination in the service, veterans of The American Legion have worked for over a century to improve and strengthen the nation they swore with their lives to defend.” As our National Commander as stated we are “Stronger Together” and “Better Together” A lot of Mid-Winter conferences have been completed, planning and progress has been made on testimonials and joint testimonials, Past Commanders, Presidents, Directors dinners, rallies, and many other events.


The Consolidated Post Report (CPR) is an annual report used by American Legion posts to document their activities and community impact, submitted to both Department and National Headquarters. Purpose of the CPR The CPR allows American Legion posts to record and report their activities over a 12-month period, typically from June 1 through May 31. It includes volunteer hours, fundraising efforts, youth programs, funeral honors, and other community service initiatives. The data collected helps National Headquarters quantify the contributions of posts for Congress, media, and national leadership, and supports testimony by the National Commander on Capitol Hill.


We DO NOT stand alone!! Legionnaires, Auxiliary, Junior Auxiliary, Sons of the American Legion and American Legion Riders. All are members of the American Legion Family working for one cause. Veterans and their Families. “Coming together is the Beginning, Keeping together is Development, Working together is Improvement. To clarify.


Coming together signifies the initial stage where individuals unite for a common purpose, marking the beginning of collective efforts.


Keeping together refers to the commitment to maintain that unity over time, which is crucial for sustaining progress and overcoming challenges.


Working together highlights the active cooperation and coordinated effort necessary to achieve success, indicating that true success is realized through harmonious collaboration. This quote serves as a reminder of the foundational role of teamwork and collaboration in any successful endeavor.


Bill Gordon

10th District Commander


Membership

Hello Mighty Tenth District,

The month of February saw the 10th District make the National goal of 90% before the National date in March. The next National membership goal of 95% is April 8th. As a District we are at 6179 members of our goal of 6846. I am confident that with a little hard work from the Posts membership teams we can make it. Remember if you need assistance that your District officers are here to assist you in any way we can. Please make some phone calls to your unpaid members and as always keep recruiting new members. The Vice Commanders have provided the pots in their Sub-District with the 1982 Department holding Post information of members you can contact and see if they will transfer into your post. There are a lot of members on the list that paid their 25 dues that have not paid their 26 membership each of them transferred into your Post counts for you 26 goal and helps the District obtain ours. If they don’t want to transfer into your Post ask them if they would transfer into our District holding Post Cedar they can contact me by my email copherjasmes421@gmail.com or phone 612-396-9730 and I’ll get them transferred into the Cedar holding Post for the 10th District .


Congratulations to the Denham Post361, Waverly Post305, Golden Cally Post 522, Excelsior Post259 and Bloomington Post 550 for making 100% or better of the 26-membership goal in February. There are a lot of Posts in the District that only need one member and others that are very close to their 26 goals keep working on your 26 membership goals please and put the Mighty back into the Mighty Tenth.

KEEP THE FAITH

Jim Copher

10th District Membership Director


Chaplain

It was nice seeing so many attendees at the Mid-Winter Conference. It was also impressive to see so many attended the Riders Conference. A lot of great information was presented at both.


As we move into February, we start Americanism Month with several youth programs ramping up for spring. Also in February we celebrate President’s Day and an important date for Chaplains is “Four Chaplains Sunday”. Many Posts have a special program to commemorate this date in history. If your Post does not maybe it should be part of your future plans?


Dear Heavenly Father, we gather here in this month of Presidents giving thanks for this great country and for the many freedoms afforded us under the flag. We are mindful of the many men and women who gave their all to preserve those freedoms. May their souls rest in peace. And for those suffering the ravages of wars in hospitals and homes, we ask a special blessing. And, Dear Lord, for the good of us all, we reverently ask that “God Bless America”. Amen.


Tom Merino

District Chaplain


SAL Commander

Hello SAL Members and Legion Family


Hope all is well with everyone. We just got back from sunny AZ. It was nice to get away for a bit. There is a lot of events coming up in the next couple of months. I will put a list of the events coming up. Elections for coming up, if you want to be an officer for Squadron now is the time to set up and help. It’s nice to get new blood and new ideas.


This is my last year as your District Commander. We have a new Commander coming in our District Convention in May. His name is Colby Sherman from the Mound Squadron. It’s been an honor to be the Commander for the past 2 years.

Membership is coming along nicely. We have Squadrons at 100% and some over 100%. Congratulations to these Squadrons. And we have some close to 100% and some below 50% and lower. Do what you can to get your members signed up.


Here’s a list of up coming events

March 20-21 SAL Detachment Spring Convention- Arcade- Falen Post

March 29- Bowling Starts at Sundance

April18th- District Testimonial at Anoka Legion

May 16th- District Picnic at Lions Park in Sandstone

May29-30- 10th District Convention in Buffalo


Thank You everyone for everything you do.

Tom Olson

10th District SAL Commander

Pine County Vice Commander

Hello everyone.

Pine County has 1 Post at 100% and that is Denham!!! Nice job! We have Beroun that is 1 away and 5 Posts that are 10 and under from Goal. Let’s see what we can do to get the last ones signed up. I will be in the Pine County area on March 20-21. There are several post meetings I will be attending. I will be dropping off Flyers for the 10th District Picnic at Sandstone on May 16th. I hope to see a strong showing from Pine County.


Thank you for everything you are doing for Veterans and your Community. Thank you for everything you do.

Tom Olson

Pine County Vice Commander



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