Michael Simon Director of Internal Affairs Department Training Committee Programs Texas Boys State Baseball Boy Scouts Sons of The American Legion Oratorical School Awards Junior Shooting Legion Riders ID: 132082
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PROGRAMS
Michael SimonDirector of Internal AffairsDepartment Training CommitteeSlide2
Programs
Texas Boys StateBaseballBoy ScoutsSons of The American Legion
Oratorical
School Awards
Junior Shooting
Legion RidersSlide3
Texas Boys State
Paul BarkerA flagship program of the LegionHeld Annually In June at the University of Texas at Austin
$275.00 per delegate
Delegates MUST be interviewed by the sponsoring post.
Most desired quality is a desire to attend.
Material is sent out Feb-Mar to all Posts and High Schools in Texas
Public school, private school, charter school, home school.
Male who has completed his junior year and one semester of his senior year left.Slide4
Baseball
Dan Cook, dancooklegion@yahoo.comSenior and Junior Teams
A team can be sponsored by a post, district, or other community organization.
Registration must be through the Post.
Team manager must be a legionnaire.
Expense is in uniforms, and equipment. Best if sponsored by another group. Local business, church.
Great program to get the community youth involved. Slide5
Boy Scouts
Don Long, donllong@verizion.netA Post level program. Even if the Post does not sponsor the troop, they can be involved in supporting the troop.
Eagle Scout of the Year application. Must be in a troop sponsored by a legion post or have a parent or grandparent who were or are legionnaires. www.legion.org/scouting/resourcesSlide6
Sons of The American Legion
John Schendel, johnschendel@sbcglobal.net A great program to increase participationAdvisor must be a legionnaire.
Encourage dual membership.
Must be endorsed in the Post C&BL.
Exists at the pleasure of the Post.Slide7
Oratorical
Barbra HemmerA flag ship program of the Legion.
Open to 9-12 grade student.
Public school, private school, charter school, home school.
All level of contest should be held the same way the state contest is held.
Scholarship money for all levels at the state contest.Slide8
School Awards
Barbra HemmerOne of the Easiest Programs to have. A legionnaire goes and speaks to schools “Graduating” classes
Students moving from Elementary to Middle School.
Students moving from Middle School to High School.
Students Graduating from High School.
Recipients selected by the student body for the grade. Slide9
School Awards Subjects
CourageBravery is the face of opposition and danger.
Service
Kindliness, unselfishness, protection of the weak
Honor
Highly developed moral character, moral excellence
Leadership
Ability to lead and to accomplish through group action
Patriotism
An ideal of loyal Americanism, religious tolerance
Scholarship
Attainments in school studies.Slide10
Junior Shooting
Glenn Scott, pisbpa@earthlink.netA program between the post and national.Post sponsoring a shooting program.
Club in a Box (CIB) can be received free from the
Texas State Rifle Association
.
YSSP@tsra.com
This type of program can also increase membership. Slide11
Legion Riders
Gary TowersA post level program.Must be endorsed in the Post C&BL.
A great membership recruiting tool.
Must be a member of the Legion, SONS, or Auxiliary.
Advisor must be a legionnaire.Slide12
Programs
Each post should be involved in some program.Some programs cost little.Community involvement is the key to successful programs.
Programs are about Public Relations.
Successful Programs = Membership GrowthSlide13
Questions?
Each District and Division have chairpersons for all programs. We are here to help you, but can not do your job.
Michael Simon
michaels@txlegion.org
512-472-4138 x6
512-897-7331Slide14
THE STORY OF A MEMBERSHIP TEAM THAT FAILED
This is a story about four Legionnaires named Everybody,
Somebody
,
Anybody
and
Nobody
.
There was a movement in the district trying to reach its membership goals and
Everybody
was sure that
Somebody
would get it done.
Anybody
could have done it, but
Nobody
did it. Now
Somebody
got angry about that because it was
Everybody’s
job.
Everybody
thought
Anybody
would do it.
Nobody
realized that
Everybody
would not do it.
It ended up that
Everybody
blamed
Somebody
when
Nobody
did what
Anybody
could have done.
EVERYBODY
CAN BE A
SOMEBODY
-----
ANYBODY
CAN BE A
NOBODY………
WHO ARE YOU
??????
RECRUIT, RENEW, REINSTATE…
BE SUCCESSFUL
!!!!!!!!!!!!!