50-YEAR CONTINUAL MEMBERSHIP AWARDSCongratulations to Valley Post 1468 Legionnaires Earl W. Holmes, Allen J. Toomey, and Raymond B. Haines, all Vietnam-era veterans, for 50 years of continuous membership with the American Legion. We are honored to have these Veterans in our ranks.
INFORMATIVE AND TIMELY.Thank you to Onondaga County Health Department representative Tyler Gilyard for taking the time out of his busy schedule to present NARCAN training for our Post last evening.The event was attended by both Legionnaires and our civilian neighbors. The presentation was both timely and informative as well as well presented.If you could not …
THANK YOU to all who participated in our Thursday Blood Drive. It was much appreciated. From the Red Cross, “Our heartfelt thanks to the 11 amazing donors who rolled up a sleeve to help save lives at our March 2nd blood drive with the Red Cross. Missed it? Look for other nearby opportunities by entering …
Post 1468 was Privileged and Honored to attend and Participate in the 100th Birthday of U.S. Navy Veteran Matthew Rybinski at St. Mary’s Parish Center in Minoa, NY today. Coordinated by Honor Flight of Syracuse, the celebration of this Hero was emotional and honorable. Happy Birthday Matt! The event was covered by reporter Jason Klaiber …
FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS PATRIOTS CLUB STEPS UP.We were honored to have the Fayetteville-Manlius Patriots Club donate and participate in our 1st Annual Winter Clothing Drive for Sick and Homeless Veterans.Not only did this impressive group bring in a large number of donations that they collected themselves, but once on site, they got right to work unpacking, sorting, …
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE ON THURSDAY, MARCH 2ND, 2023, AT VALLEY POST 1468. If the scheduling link in the picture does not work, please follow this to register: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=LEGION1468&cid=siebel&med=email&source=bdc_email&utm_source=siebel&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=bdc_email
The 1st Annual Veterans Winter Clothing Drive was a success. We’ve received the donations listed below. 98 new men’s coats. 18 new women’s coats. 27 extension cords. 19 additional boxes of used men’s coats. 8 boxes of women’s used coats 2 boxes of kid’s coats. Thank you to our fellow citizens who stepped up and …
POST 1468 PARTICIPATES IN WREATHS RETIREMENT.On Saturday, January 21st, 2023, Post 1468 was honored to participate in the Wreath Retirement/Clean-Up at the Onondaga County Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Thank you to Joseph Lathrop of the Sons of the American Legion (SAL), Kelly Galvin of the American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) and Juanita Perez-Williams of Valley Post 1468 …
VALLEY POST 1468 HELPS WITH WREATH RETIREMENT AT ONONDAGA COUNTY VETERANS CEMETERY. Read More »
Valley Post 1468 will lead a County wide drive for Winter Jackets for sick and homeless veterans.
Valley Post 1468 was honored to participate in the Syracuse Police Benevolent Association’s (PBA) annual Christmas Basket preparation this afternoon at Green Hills Farms on South Salina Street. The women of the Syracuse Police Retirees were highly organized and efficient, putting together over 175 packages in less than an hour. It was great to spend …
Valley Post participates in Syracuse PBA X-Mas Gift Basket Preparation. Read More »
Valley Post 1468 Legionnaires partook in the Clear Path for Veterans Canteen Luncheon at Clear Path for Veterans in Chittenango. Legionnaires Mike Passarelli, Juanita Perez-Williams, Dan Ellis, James Bass, Wayne Adsit, Marcel Lebrun, Maurice Wightman, John McMahon, Robert Haumann, and William Galvin attended. The staff at Clear Path could not have been more accommodating and …
Valley Post 1468 members continue to advocate for Veterans from all eras. Thank you to Legionnaires Juanita Perez-Williams, James Bass, and Mike Passarelli for participating in this essential task COVID-19 and its shutdown took a toll on many Americans, especially our senior veterans. We lost many members of Valley Post 1468 during that time. We …
Open House introduces local families to Scouting.
Americanlegionpost1468 briefed on dangerous drugs and Fentanyl
In honor of the Legionnaires of American Legion Post 1468 who passed during the COVID Pandemic.
Next Post Meeting Date and Time Changed Our next regular Post meeting will be on Saturday, November 12th, 2022, at 11:00 AM at Post 1468. NOTE: This is changed from Wednesday, November 2nd, on which date THERE WILL BE NO MEETING ON NOVEMBER 2nd. Although we encourage individual attendance because it is so much better …
