Congress has made September 16 The American Legion Day!  In commemoration of the day The American Legion was chartered by Congress - The American Legion Day, marks the beginning of a three-month period to promote the organization and the good work done to aid America’s veterans, their families and the communities in which American Legion posts are located.  This is an opportune time to reconnect with your local community and possibly get some free publicity in your local news media.  As I have said many times before “our posts are the window through which our communities view our American Legion”.  Posts should make an effort to reestablish programs in the community and the schools in your respective areas and show we are much more than a bar.  Make your community a Legiontown!  Making your town a Legiontown can begin on The American Legion Day with a ceremony involving city leaders and the public with events and activities continuing through November.  Every community interaction is an opportunity to educate the public about the four pillars of The American Legion and the services provided by your post.  Other opportunities might include a vetereans’ service day, disaster preparedness education, Halloween safety, Heroes to Hometowns troop support events and other opportunities that directly involve members of your community.  The better we educate our communities as to what The American Legion is the easier we will garner participation in our programs and entice new members to join our great organization!  Let’s all make our communities Legiontowns!