News & Events
August 4th is Coast Guard Day
Observed annually on August 4th, the day commemorates the birthday of the Coast Guard, which was established in 1790.
August 7th is Purple Heart Day
Observed annually, it is a day to honor and remember the men and women who have been awarded the Purple Heart medal in recognition of being wounded or killed in action while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Weekly Activities in The William and Helen Martis Lounge:
Cribbage: Every Wednesday @ 7:00pm. New players are always Welcome.
Meat Raffle: We have had the last meat raffle for the 2024-25 year. Stay tuned for return of the meat raffle at the end of summer.
Friday, August 1st Live music from Rock N Whiskey
Friday, August 8th and 22nd: Karaoke
Friday, August 29th: Live music from Adam Rice
Summer Meat Drawing: One package of meat will be drawn each week on Saturday at 5pm. $5 for one strip of tickets.
Food Service: Andrea formerly of “Big D’s” will be bringing her culinary skills & home cooking to Post #24, 4-8pm on Thursday and Friday (takeout available)
To Access the May 2025 Post Newsletter, click the below link
Post #24 Sponsoring Bone Marrow Registry Drive
This year the post is sponsoring a bone marrow registry drive in conjunction with the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP).
The NMDP does vital work in ensuring that individuals with life-threatening blood and marrow cancers and diseases can receive the life sustaining treatment they need. Every year, 18,000 patients are diagnosed with life-threatening blood cancers or other blood disorders that could be cured or treated with a blood stem cell transplant. But 70% of them don't have a fully matched donor in their family. They depend on NMDP to find an unrelated donor.
By sponsoring a Bone Marrow Donor Registry Drive in 2025, Post #24 will be helping ensure that more individuals can get the life saving care they need. A very nice article was published in the Canton Citizen on our efforts (click here). If you would like more information to participate in this effort, please contact Darren at dbbeem@gmail.com
To register for the bone marrow registry you must be between the ages of 18-40. If you wish to sign up for the bone marrow donor registry, please use the below QR Code or you may or text CantonAL24 to 61474.
Once you register, they will have some additional questions for you and they will send you a free swab kit. If you are over age 40, although you may not be able to be placed on the Registry, there are other ways to be involved and we encourage you to use the code and they will provide you with more information.
Meeting Schedule
Regularly Scheduled Meetings will be on hiatus until the Fall
American Legion
Executive Board Meeting: 7pm on the first Tuesday of the month.
General Meetings: 7pm on the third Tuesday of the month
American Legion Auxiliary
Meetings: 7pm on the third Thursday of the month
American Legion Riders
Meetings: 7pm on the first Thursday of the month
Sons of the American Legion
Meetings: 7pm on the third Thursday of the month