Tim Engstrom
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2nd District commander’s August 2024 report
We had a huge turnout for the membership packet pickups in the district. Of 81 posts, 72 showed up at the meetings.
Meet the 2024-25 Auxiliary membership director
I am not alone in this challenge, as I have everyone in the department helping me. My biggest helpers will be your 10 district membership chairmen and their presidents.
1st District commander’s August 2024 report
As I start my second year as 1st District commander, I have more experience than my first year. Which I think makes it easier to do the tasks of the district without the learning curve and can concentrate on the task at hand running out of the gate. If you have the time and patience, then by all means do it.
Scenes from the Auxiliary Department Convention
Minnesota Girls State Gov. Toluca Tellaeche Ramirez of Pine Island addresses the Department Convention in Willmar in mid-July.
10th District commander’s August 2024 report
My theme for this year is “Do Your Part,” a nod to a wartime slogan for the Women’s Army Corps (WACs), to acknowledge all the important roles each of us plays in this organization. I think it fits well with the 10th District Auxiliary President Bethany Dickert’s theme “Lift Each Other Up.”
10th District Auxiliary Honorary Junior President donates to MACV
Tenth District 2023-24 Auxiliary Honorary Junior President Liliana Campero, center, hands a donation check for $10,815 for the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans on July 30.
President: Project has to do with veterans homes
It seems like yesterday that the 2024 Department Convention was just starting. Here we are, the election is over, and I have embarked on this journey as your department president for 2024-25. Thank you to everyone for your support. We are in this together.
9th District commander’s August 2024 report
Now that our 2024 105th Department Convention is behind us. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for a great year, and I am honored to be your district commander for a second term. Let’s start the 2024-2025 fiscal year out with a bang!
8th District commander’s August 2024 report
Legionnaires of the 8th District of Minnesota, my name is Philip Bodle, your district commander for this year. I am looking forward to visiting the posts in our Great Northern Area!
Judge Advocate: The American Legion is a non-political organization
The American Legion Department of Minnesota Constitution & Bylaws states: Article 2, Section 2., “The American Legion shall be absolutely nonpolitical and shall not be used for the dissemination of partisan principles nor for the promotion of the candidacy of any person seeking political office or preferment.”
7th District commander’s August 2024 report
First off, I would like to introduce myself. I am Carl Wilson from Argonne Forest Post 278 in Brandon.