Our monthly business meeting starts at 6:30pm.

Our monthly dinner meeting starts with cocktails at 6:00 and dinner at 6:30 PM.

Reminder:
Dinner is $15 per person.

Our monthly business meeting starts at 6:30 pm.

Our monthly dinner meeting starts with cocktails at 6:00 and dinner at 6:30 PM.

Reminder:
Dinner is $15 per person.

Prior to our September dinner to thank the volunteers for Lake Forest Day, we will have a brief meeting open to the public to discuss this year’s Lake Forest Day.

• Where - Flags are posted at Market Square, West Train Station and North Western Avenue and the adjacent business district.

• What – This work entails following one of two truck/trailers drawn along, drawing flags from a trailer, unfurling the flags and setting the flags into pre-drilled holes along the route. Depending on the number of volunteers, this effort can take from 30 minutes to an hour.

• Morning Meet-Up – Meet-up is at the fountain in Market Square/ West Metra train station/ Corner of Laurel and Western as pre-announced by the East Flag chairman (Tom Marks), West Flag chairman (Jim Holmes) and North Flag chairman (Ted Moorman) at 6 AM or so to avoid interfering with commuters.

• Afternoon Follow-Up - Volunteers are needed to help recover the flags by meeting at 4 PM to walk along the routes withdrawing the flags posted that morning, neatly rolling the flags on the staffs, then setting them in groups of 2 or 3 for pickup by the truck-drawn trailers. Again, depending on the numbers of volunteer participating, this effort can take from 30 minutes to an hour.

Our monthly business meeting starts at 6:30pm.

• Where - Flags are posted at Market Square, West Train Station and North Western Avenue and the adjacent business district.

• What – This work entails following one of two truck/trailers drawn along, drawing flags from a trailer, unfurling the flags and setting the flags into pre-drilled holes along the route. Depending on the number of volunteers, this effort can take from 30 minutes to an hour.

• Morning Meet-Up – Meet-up is at the fountain in Market Square/ West Metra train station/ Corner of Laurel and Western as pre-announced by the East Flag chairman (Tom Marks), West Flag chairman (Jim Holmes) and North Flag chairman (Ted Moorman) at 6 AM or so to avoid interfering with commuters.

• Afternoon Follow-Up - Volunteers are needed to help recover the flags by meeting at 4 PM to walk along the routes withdrawing the flags posted that morning, neatly rolling the flags on the staffs, then setting them in groups of 2 or 3 for pickup by the truck-drawn trailers. Again, depending on the numbers of volunteer participating, this effort can take from 30 minutes to an hour.

Our monthly business meeting starts at 6:30pm.

Our Lake Forest Day planning meeting starts at 6:30 pm.

Our monthly dinner meeting starts with cocktails at 6:00 and dinner at 6:30 PM.

Reminder:
Dinner is $15 per person.

• Where - Flags are posted at Market Square, West Train Station and North Western Avenue and the adjacent business district.

• What – This work entails following one of two truck/trailers drawn along, drawing flags from a trailer, unfurling the flags and setting the flags into pre-drilled holes along the route. Depending on the number of volunteers, this effort can take from 30 minutes to an hour.

• Morning Meet-Up – Meet-up is at the fountain in Market Square/ West Metra train station/ Corner of Laurel and Western as pre-announced by the East Flag chairman (Tom Marks), West Flag chairman (Jim Holmes) and North Flag chairman (Ted Moorman) at 6 AM or so to avoid interfering with commuters.

• Afternoon Follow-Up - Volunteers are needed to help recover the flags by meeting at 4 PM to walk along the routes withdrawing the flags posted that morning, neatly rolling the flags on the staffs, then setting them in groups of 2 or 3 for pickup by the truck-drawn trailers. Again, depending on the numbers of volunteer participating, this effort can take from 30 minutes to an hour.

Our monthly business meeting starts at 6:30pm.

• Where - Flags are posted at Market Square, West Train Station and North Western Avenue and the adjacent business district.

• What – This work entails following one of two truck/trailers drawn along, drawing flags from a trailer, unfurling the flags and setting the flags into pre-drilled holes along the route. Depending on the number of volunteers, this effort can take from 30 minutes to an hour.

• Morning Meet-Up – Meet-up is at the fountain in Market Square/ West Metra train station/ Corner of Laurel and Western as pre-announced by the East Flag chairman (Tom Marks), West Flag chairman (Jim Holmes) and North Flag chairman (Ted Moorman) at 6 AM or so to avoid interfering with commuters.

• Afternoon Follow-Up - Volunteers are needed to help recover the flags by meeting at 4 PM to walk along the routes withdrawing the flags posted that morning, neatly rolling the flags on the staffs, then setting them in groups of 2 or 3 for pickup by the truck-drawn trailers. Again, depending on the numbers of volunteer participating, this effort can take from 30 minutes to an hour.

Our monthly dinner meeting starts with cocktails at 6:00 and dinner at 6:30 PM.

Final nominations and affirmation of Post Officers followed by Induction.

Reminder:
Dinner is $15 per person.

0600 hrs - Flag Posting (Downtown, Northside, Westside)

1100 - Memorial Day Service / Post Everlasting ceremony - Market Square Lake Forest

1230 - Honor Guard Service at Lake Forest Cemetery 

1300 - Honor Guard Service at Saint Mary’s Cemetery 

1330 - Honor Guard Service at Saint Patrick Cemetery 

• Where - Flags are posted at Market Square, West Train Station and North Western Avenue and the adjacent business district.

• What – This work entails following one of two truck/trailers drawn along, drawing flags from a trailer, unfurling the flags and setting the flags into pre-drilled holes along the route. Depending on the number of volunteers, this effort can take from 30 minutes to an hour.

• Morning Meet-Up – Meet-up is at the fountain in Market Square/ West Metra train station/ Corner of Laurel and Western as pre-announced by the East Flag chairman (Tom Marks), West Flag chairman (Jim Holmes) and North Flag chairman (Ted Moorman) at 6 AM or so to avoid interfering with commuters. West Side meet-up at 6:30 AM.

• Afternoon Follow-Up - Volunteers are needed to help recover the flags by meeting at 4 PM to walk along the routes withdrawing the flags posted that morning, neatly rolling the flags on the staffs, then setting them in groups of 2 or 3 for pickup by the truck-drawn trailers. Again, depending on the numbers of volunteer participating, this effort can take from 30 minutes to an hour.

• Where - Flags are posted at the Lake Forest and Saint Mary’s Cemeteries

• What – This work entails following volunteers placing flags in front of all veteran grave sites. We will have handout to assist volunteers locate veterans’ graves. This effort can take from an hour to an hour and a half.

• Morning Meet-Up – Meet-up is at the front of either the Lake Forest or Saint Mary’s Cemeteries.

• Follow-Up - Volunteers are needed to help recover the flags by meeting at 10:00 am on Tuesday, 28 May to walk withdrawing the flags posted on Saturday, neatly rolling the flags on the staffs, then setting them in groups of 25 for pickup by the truck-drawn trailers. Again, depending on the numbers of volunteer participating, this effort can take from 60 minutes to an hour and a half.

Our monthly business meeting starts at 6:30pm.

Our monthly dinner meeting starts with cocktails at 6:00 and dinner at 6:30 PM.

Reminder:
Dinner is $15 per person.

American Legion Benefit Concert

Featuring Loan & the Repo Men

with special guests Clare & Sophia

May 11, 2024, 6- 8 pm

RUN OF SHOW

5:30 pm Doors open to public

5:50 pm Warm-up band acoustic set (Clare & Sophia)

6:10 pm Welcome remarks (Mike Borkowski)

6:15 pm Set #1 of Loan & the Repo Men

6:30 pm 1-minute Testimonial (Tom Foley)

6:45 pm 1-minute Testimonial (Sydney Kirages)

7:00 pm Intermission / Paddle Raise (Mike Borkowski)

7:15 pm Set #2 of Loan & the Repo Men

8:00 pm Event concludes