The platform is a place for Legion Family members to share the great work their post, district or department is doing to support veterans, youth and community members.
Fred Brock American Legion Post 828 and Sons of The American Legion Squadron 828 in San Antonio, Texas, helped provide more than 500 school supply-filled backpacks to children; American Legion Post 199 in Harrison, Ohio, recently donated $20,000 to Harrison Youth Football to purchase a new scoreboard; two Vietnam veterans reunite after 56 years; Legionnaires clean yard of disabled veteran; and more.
These are just a few of the hundreds of American Legion stories shared on Legiontown.org.
The American Legion encourages members to share their post, district and department stories and photos on Legiontown. Stories are shared under categories that include Be the One to support veteran suicide prevention, Buddy Checks, Legion Baseball, Honor & Remembrance, Veterans Helping Veterans, Why I Love My Post, Membership Success Stories and more.
Download this Legiontown flyer that includes both the URL to share stories, and a QR code that will take a cellphone user directly to the page. Feel free to print and distribute the flyers at your post, or send it as a web link to others.
Your questions about Legiontown answered:
How can I contribute? Go to Legiontown.org, sign in and click “Share Your Story.” From there you can select one of 40 categories that fits your story topic. A form will appear for you to fill in the headline, story and photo(s).
What does it cost to sign up? Registration is free so sign up and start sharing.
What if I don’t see a category that fits my story? We’ve got that covered with the “Other” category.
Why do I need to give you my email address? An editor from the National American Legion Media & Communications Division may want to contact you for more information about the story, or consider it for coverage in national media.
Why isn’t it my story automatically posted after submitting it? Each story is reviewed by an editor before being published to the platform.
What’s the benefit to me or my post of submitting a story? Besides your story being seen by other Legion Family members and visitors to the site, Media & Communication Division editors review the material and consider each item for possible coverage or placement in national media, including legion.org and/or the Dispatch e-newsletter, and on social media channels.
- Dispatch