Members of the Legion family, including Past National Commander Mike Helm pictured above, help shovel dirt on a washed-out path in Bartley Park in Reno, Nev., on Friday, Aug. 18, 2017. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.

Volunteer for community outreach project in Minneapolis

The American Legion will once again conduct a community outreach project during the 100th National Convention in Minneapolis. Legion Family members are encouraged to volunteer.

The American Legion and Rebuild Together-Twin Cities will be working at the East 7th Neighborhood Garden at Cambric Senior Apartments in St. Paul, Minn., on Friday, Aug. 24, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. The garden allows residents to grow their own food and flowers, be outside and socialize with their neighbors. Volunteers are needed to help build raised garden beds, a storage shed and a compost bin.

For those interested in volunteering, please email American Legion Membership Marketing Coordinator Michele Steinmetz at msteinmetz@legion.org. Buses will provide transportation to and from the Cambric Senior Apartments. Volunteers will be picked up at 7:15 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 24, on 2nd Avenue/Grant Street outside of the Minneapolis Convention Center.

Click here to watch last year's community outreach project in Reno, Nev., during the 99th National Convention. More than 20 Legion Family members cleaned up the trail at Bartley Ranch Regional Park. Other American Legion community outreach projects held during a national convention include one in Cincinnati here; and in Charlotte, N.C., here.