Post Everlasting

Posted on June 12, 2019June 12, 2019 by Ziggy Levison

It is with deepest sorrow that the 16th District Chaplain reports on the passing of Richard S. Pregnall, Past Detachment of Virginia Commander. Richard passed away suddenly on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Madison, Virginia. A gathering of family and friends will be on Saturday, June 15 from 6-8 p.m. at Maddox Funeral Home, 105 West Main Street, Front Royal, Virginia. Surviving with his mother are his brother Henry Davidson Pregnall, IV and wife Teresa Jean Jenkins Pregnall of Front Royal; step-sist...

Dixon Golf Fund Raising Idea

Posted on May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 by Ziggy Levison

The information below was received from Dixon Golf and may be helpful to Posts conducting golf tournaments to raise funds for the Post. I thought I would drop you a note about how The Boys and Girls Club recently held a tournament like yours and used logo golf balls to make more money. After they were introduced to the concept, they sold the 'Logo Ball Sponsorship' for $1,500 to Smile Dental. Once they sold it, they turned around and bought 34 dozen Dixon Wind golf balls with Smile Dental's lo...

16th District Call to Attend the 2019 District Convention

Posted on May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 by Ziggy Levison

It appears that there may have been an issue with sending out the Formal Call for the 2019 District Convention. Attached is a copy of the formal letter. Please consider this email and the attached notification letter at our website as your official notice and call to attend the 2019 District Convention for the 16th District, Department of Virginia. We would also like the Sons of the American Legion to join us at this meeting. The District Convention will be held on Saturday June 1, 2019 at 2 P...

Critical Reports Past Due and Coming Due

Posted on May 18, 2019May 18, 2019 by Ziggy Levison

As a reminder there are several important items that were previously due and a few coming up by the end of the month. Post Commanders and Adjutants should be working together to make sure these get completed. If you need assistance, reach out to your District Adjutant, District Vice Commander or District Commander to make sure these get done on time. Your Post Data Form was due by April 15 and we sill have a few Posts that have not submitted their form. You should have received this as p...

American Legion Auxiliary 16th District – First Place in Department Membership

Posted on May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 by Ziggy Levison

The 16th District continues to excel in membership activities for the State of Virginia for our entire Legion family. The ALA 16th District reached 1st place with the May 2 membership report. The District is at 101.84% with the 6th/7th Combined District right behind at 101.56%. ALA Northern Zone continues to hold 1st place with 96.27%. Congratulations to those Units reaching 100% plus----Unit 28 Dumfries 121.88%, Unit 364 Woodbridge 115.63%, Unit 360 Warrenton 115.00%, Unit 72 Warrenton 109...

Warrenton Post 72 ALR Thank You Card Collection

Posted on May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 by Ziggy Levison

You are invited to join Warrenton Post 72 ALR for their Thank You Card collection from the Fauquier County schools. There are two dates for this event. The first run on May 10, 2019 will have everyone assemble at the McDonalds located at 11027 Marsh Road, Bealeton, VA with KSU at 8:00 AM. The second run on May 17, 2019 will have everyone assemble at the McDonalds located at 351 Broadview Avenue, Warrenton VA with KSU at 8:00 AM. For more information see the flyer below or download it ...

Warrenton Post 72 ALR Poker Run

Posted on May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 by Ziggy Levison

Join the Warrenton Post 72 American Legion Riders for a Poker Run on May 11, 2010. Registration and first card draw starts at 10:00 AM at Post 72. KSU at 11:00 AM with stops at Griffin Tavern (Flint Hill, VA), Front Royal Post 53, Old Salem (Marshall, VA), and then returning to Post 72 around 1:00 PM. Turn-in and poker hand results at 1:30 PM or as soon as all bikes return. Prizes dependent upon the number of participants. Pre-registration can be completed at http://www.legionpost72.or...

Post 72 Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser

Posted on May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 by Ziggy Levison

Warrenton Post 72 invites you to join them for a Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser to help support their Junior Shooting Sports Program (JSSP) team known as The Warrenton Rifles. The dinner will be held on May 11, 2019 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. All profits go to support the JSSP Warrenton Rifles team. Please see the flyer below and feel free to download it to share with others. Post 72 Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser

Bealeton Hometown Heroes Day

Posted on May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 by Ziggy Levison

See the flyer below for information on the Bealeton Hometown Heroes event for May 25, 2019. A free lunch will be provided. Bealeton Hometown Heroes Event

Remington Post 247 Food Auction

Posted on May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 by Ziggy Levison

Remington Post 247 will be holding a food auction on Sunday, June 9, 2019 at their Post home. See the flyer below to get additional details. Post 247 Food Auction

	July 2019
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	1 Department Consolidated Post Reports Due Department Consolidated Post Reports Due July 1, 2019 4:00 pm - 4:00 pm Department Consolidated Post Reports Due to National by COB today. See more details •	2	3	4 Independence Day Independence Day July 4, 2019 See more details •	5	6
7	8	9	10 Legion Baseball Scholarship Applications Due to Department HQs Legion Baseball Scholarship Applications Due to Department HQs July 10, 2019 4:00 pm - 4:00 pm See more details •	11 Dept Convention Golf Tournament Dept Convention Golf Tournament July 11, 2019 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Providence Golf Club, 1160 S Providence Rd, Richmond, VA 23236, USA American Legion Department of Virginia Golf Tournament More information and reservations go to: https://valegion.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019-Convention-Golf.pdf See more details Department Convention BBQ Department Convention BBQ July 11, 2019 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm American Legion Post 354, 4800 Welby Turn, Midlothian, VA 23113, USA Beverages, Raffles, Entertainment Bus Transportation provided. Leaving the hotel at 6:15PM See more details • •	12 Department Convention Department Convention July 12, 2019 - July 14, 2019 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Richmond - Midlothian, 1021 Koger Center Blvd, Richmond, VA 23235, USA See more details Post History Book Contest Entries Due Post History Book Contest Entries Due July 12, 2019 4:00 pm - 4:00 pm Post History Book Contest Entries Due to Department Headquarters by COB today. See more details • •	13 Department Convention Department Convention July 12, 2019 - July 14, 2019 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Richmond - Midlothian, 1021 Koger Center Blvd, Richmond, VA 23235, USA See more details •
14 Department Convention Department Convention July 12, 2019 - July 14, 2019 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Richmond - Midlothian, 1021 Koger Center Blvd, Richmond, VA 23235, USA See more details •	15	16	17	18	19 Boys Nation Boys Nation July 19, 2019 - July 27, 2019 Washington, DC, USA See more details •	20 Boys Nation Boys Nation July 19, 2019 - July 27, 2019 Washington, DC, USA See more details •
21 Boys Nation Boys Nation July 19, 2019 - July 27, 2019 Washington, DC, USA See more details •	22 Boys Nation Boys Nation July 19, 2019 - July 27, 2019 Washington, DC, USA See more details •	23 Legion Baseball - Senior State Qualifier Tournament Legion Baseball - Senior State Qualifier Tournament July 23, 2019 - July 27, 2019 Senior Legion State Qualifier tournament, Host and Location TBD, 4, 6, or 8 team double elimination. POC: James Grenier, Post 34 See more details Boys Nation Boys Nation July 19, 2019 - July 27, 2019 Washington, DC, USA See more details Junior Shooting Sports National Championship Junior Shooting Sports National Championship July 23, 2019 Colorado Springs, CO, USA See more details • • •	24 Legion Baseball - Senior State Qualifier Tournament Legion Baseball - Senior State Qualifier Tournament July 23, 2019 - July 27, 2019 Senior Legion State Qualifier tournament, Host and Location TBD, 4, 6, or 8 team double elimination. POC: James Grenier, Post 34 See more details Boys Nation Boys Nation July 19, 2019 - July 27, 2019 Washington, DC, USA See more details • •	25 Legion Baseball - Senior State Qualifier Tournament Legion Baseball - Senior State Qualifier Tournament July 23, 2019 - July 27, 2019 Senior Legion State Qualifier tournament, Host and Location TBD, 4, 6, or 8 team double elimination. POC: James Grenier, Post 34 See more details Boys Nation Boys Nation July 19, 2019 - July 27, 2019 Washington, DC, USA See more details • •	26 Legion Baseball - Senior State Qualifier Tournament Legion Baseball - Senior State Qualifier Tournament July 23, 2019 - July 27, 2019 Senior Legion State Qualifier tournament, Host and Location TBD, 4, 6, or 8 team double elimination. POC: James Grenier, Post 34 See more details Boys Nation Boys Nation July 19, 2019 - July 27, 2019 Washington, DC, USA See more details • •	27 Korean War Veterans Day Korean War Veterans Day July 27, 2019 See more details Boys Nation Boys Nation July 19, 2019 - July 27, 2019 Washington, DC, USA See more details National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day July 27, 2019 Various Locations See more details • • •
28 16th District Planning Meeting 16th District Planning Meeting July 28, 2019 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Manassas Post 10, 9950 Cockrell Rd, Manassas, VA 20110, USA The District Planning Meeting is where the events for the new program year are decided, the budget gets updated, and other business matters may be addressed. It is important for all District and Post Officers to attend. All Legionnaires within the 16th District are invited to attend. See more details •	29 Legion Baseball - Senior State Tournament Legion Baseball - Senior State Tournament July 29, 2019 - August 3, 2019 Senior Legion State Tournament Registration and Dinner, then Games; Host and Location TBD, 8 team double elimination See more details •	30 Legion Baseball - Senior State Tournament Legion Baseball - Senior State Tournament July 29, 2019 - August 3, 2019 Senior Legion State Tournament Registration and Dinner, then Games; Host and Location TBD, 8 team double elimination See more details •	31 Legion Baseball - Senior State Tournament Legion Baseball - Senior State Tournament July 29, 2019 - August 3, 2019 Senior Legion State Tournament Registration and Dinner, then Games; Host and Location TBD, 8 team double elimination See more details •