May 2025 Newsletter
- 10th District
- May 11
- 3 min read
Thank you to everyone who came to St. Paul for Veterans Day on the Hill April 9. Approximately 650 veterans were there to advocate for our legislative priorities. By the time you receive this issue of the Legionnaire, the 2025 session will have ended. Thank you for using our grass roots
actions at mnlegion.org/action. Check back next year for new action items. The 2026 legislative platform should be available at mnlegion.org/legislation around December.
I am excited to see what my successor, Paul Hassing, will do with
legislative in the future, as I step back from this role to pursue other things.
One last reminder about the 10th District Family Testimonial. Social
hour is 5:30 p.m., with dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person for
dinner - pork loin, potato, vegetable, roll and salad. Payments can be
sent to Osseo-Maple Grove Legion Post 172 c/o Carley Lynch. RSVP to
marketing@legionpost172.org if you plan to pay on site. Thank you to
Post Commander Jacob Lynch for generously hosting our joint
testimonial!
I attended the Every Third Saturday gala April 25 to celebrate their
accomplishments serving homeless and justice involved veterans, along
with many of my other partners in the work. If you’ve not had the
chance to donate to my commander’s project, Every Third Saturday’s
donation page is https://www.everythirdsaturday.org/monetarydonations
for credit card donations. If issuing a check, please send a check to attention: Every Third Saturday, 5402 43RD AVENUE S.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55417. Write 10th District in the subject line.
In Service.
Kristy Janigo
10th District Commander
Membership
Dear Members and Friends of the Mighty 10th District, Continue to turn in memberships. We all know this is the hard time of year for renewal but talk to them and they will renew. Congratulations to those posts that have already reached their 2025 goal: New this report is Harris 139, Onamia 395 and Lino Lake 566. They join Stacey 312, Denham 361, Taylors Falls 392, Edina 471 and Dayton -Rogers 531.
10th District Director of Membership James Hultgren
Chaplain
Heaven Father
We thank You for the beautiful weather we are having in May a great time of the year we are thankful for the April showers that wake up the beautiful greens, lawns, gardens ,and our farmers fields.
We are going into summer when our Legion Families celebrate a lot of Veteran Memorial services a time when we honor all the military service people who served for this great nation ,watch over us.
Father we ask that You watch over all the people who are in harms way while doing their jobs .we also Pray for our service people here and abroad. keep our police and our first responders too .we ask all of this in Jesus name, Amen
Walter Dixon
Chaplain
SAL Commander
Hello SAL Members and Legion Family
Hope everyone is enjoying Spring so far. The 10th District Convention is coming up soon. It’s on June 7th in Buffalo. The dinner is June 6th at the Buffalo Legion. The Memorial is at 9;00 AM at the Legion, then the SAL Meeting is at 10:00 AM at the Buffalo Community Center. Hope to see some new SAL Members this year.
The address for the Legion is 304 10th Ave. S. Buffalo MN. 55313. The Address for the Community Center is 206 Central Ave. Buffalo MN 55313. Follow the signs for parking and entrance to the Center.
The Newsletter will have the forms for the dinner and registration.
Let’s keep working on Membership, we have several Squadrons that are at or over goal. If you have Membership and not handed it please get it in.
Once again Thank You for everything you do for Veterans and the community. Hope to see you in Buffalo at the Convention.
God Bless our Troops and their Families.
Tom Olson
10th District SAL Commander
God Bless our Troops and their Families
Rider Director
Greetings from your ALR.
Greetings from your ALR. As the saying goes, April Showers bring May Flowers. May also brings out Motorcycles. This first full week in May has been an absolute bonus for the beginning of the Riding Season. Looks like great weather the Magnus Ride.
The 10th District Testimonial is on May 31st and the 10th District Convention will be coming up in June. The ALR schedule for the convention is on Thursday the 5th of June at 7:00pm at the Buffalo. I truly enjoyed my time as the 10th District ALR Director, and I am grateful for having that opportunity.
See you down the Road,
Dan Freund
10th District ALR Director
Personify 360 issues or comments, please contact Adjutant Paul Orson, paulorson@comcast.net, 612-325-2899.
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