Departments awarded for membership successes

Departments awarded for membership successes

On stage during the 100th National Convention of The American Legion in Minneapolis on Aug. 30, recipients of the 2018 Department Incentive Award were announced.
The award recognizes departments that continue to show a culture of growth by employing the tactics outlined in The American Legion’s strategic plan for sustained membership growth by retaining existing members. Each department received a monetary award for having the highest retention percentage of 2017 members that renewed for 2018.

Pennsylvania won Category I: Departments of 100,000 or more members
Minnesota won Category II: Departments of 70,000 to 99,999 members
Wisconsin won Category III: Departments of 40,000 to 69,999 members
Nebraska won Category IV: Departments of 25,000 to 39,999 members
North Dakota won Category V: Departments of 10,000 to 24,999 members
New Mexico won Category VI: Departments of 9,999 or fewer members (includes Departments of Mexico and Philippines)

The 2019 American Legion National Membership Awards Points Manual is available online at www.legion.org/publications under Membership.