Eagle Award competition winding down

Eagle Award competition winding down

The deadline is approaching for the this year’s Eagle Award competition. Six American Legion departments showing the highest percentage of membership gain in their respective size categories between the October and May target dates of this year will receive a metallic eagle statue.

The Commander Helm Eagle Award will be awarded to the top department in each Big Twelve category showing the largest percentage of membership growth between the 55- and 100-percent target dates. A seventh eagle will be presented to the national vice commander whose region had the highest percentage of membership gain during the same period.

The Big Twelve categories are:

• Category I – departments of 100,000 or more members.

• Category II – departments of 70,000-99,999 members.

• Category III – departments of 40,0000-69,999 members.

• Category IV – departments of 25,000-39,999 members.

• Category V – departments of 10,000-24,999 members.

• Category VI – departments of 9,999 or less members.