2018 Legacy Scholarship application online Nov. 15

2018 Legacy Scholarship application online       

Starting Nov. 15, The American Legion Legacy Scholarship application for 2018 will be online for new and returning applicants to fill out. The Legacy Scholarship is available for children whose parents lost their lives while honorably serving on active duty on or after 9/11, as well as for children of post-9/11 veterans with a combined 50 percent or higher VA disability rating. The renewable scholarship will award up to $20,000 for the expense of graduate or post-graduate expenses.

The application deadline is March 1. www.legion.org/scholarships/legacy

Legion blood drive

American Legion members donated more than 78,000 pints of blood in 2016. For 2017, the Legion’s Holiday Blood Donor Drive runs Nov. 22 through Dec. 31. Posts are encouraged to host blood drives during this time and can award donors with an American Legion blood donor tack, available for purchase through Emblem Sales at  http://emblem.legion.org.

Departments that have the highest turnout for Legionnaires and post participation are honored at the Legion’s national convention.

Learn more about the Legion’s blood donor program at  www.legion.org/security/blood.