top of page
Home: Welcome
Post 315 Ritual Team.jpg

AMERICAN LEGION WILBER-BARTLETT POST 315

MISSION STATEMENT: 
To enhance the well- being of America's Veterans, their families, our military, and our communities by our devotion to mutual helpfulness.

The bartenders do not handle Membership!

If you need help with your Membership, please call your Unit rep. That is Greg Bone for Legion, Lori Booth for Auxiliary and Keith Schultz for the S.A.L. Go to the Contact page for their phone number or the phone number of the Unit commander to get help.

Come help us clean the Legion!!!

We will be at the Post 1000-1500hrs, Monday, 5 Feb 24 to give the inside a good G.I party and clean up the outside. If you can stop and help, please do!!!

Corn Hole!!!

8 Weeks of Debauchery!

Every Thursday starting         11 Jan 24

What we do here!!!

The Honor  Guard has done 48 event s this year.

January

Veteran Pinning Ceremony

Blood Drive

February

Columbia Schools Cash Bash

April

3000 Eggs for Community Easter Egg Hunt.

        $300 Brooklyn Fire Dpt.            Fire Pups Training

May

Four $1000 Scholarships Awarded

Memorial Day two free drinks for Veterans.

Flags for Napoleon Schools

Jul

$100 Knight of Columbus

$3000 Voluneer Appreciation Dinner

Sep

$100 Brooklyn Moose

Oct

$100 Lenawee County Sheriffs

$80 Shipping Deployed Vet

$1000 Halloween 

Nov

Veteran Day two free drinks for Veterans

Dec

$3500 Kid's Christmas Party

$2000 Membership Giving

$2000 Brooklyn Food Pantry

trans.png

From the Desk of the Commander 
23 Feb 24

All,

  

     The Officers and Executive Committee both need your help. Post 315 has really come together over the past 5 years. Our membership is high, our events and fundraising are successful, and the membership seems to be happy. To continue down the path we are on requires good leadership and new ideas. We are holding elections across all 4 Units starting with nominations in March/April and voting in May. I am not sure of the other three Units By-Laws, but the Legion Officers take over 1 Jun. All Legion officer positions are up for grabs, but we have special needs at several of them. 

Finance Officer: The best person for this position will have some type of financial background as an accountant or a business/project manager type but this does not preclude anyone from doing this position. There is nothing that is difficult about it and you have a bookkeeper that works for you to assist. Other jobs that the Finance Officer does are all licenses from the State to include raffles and liquor. We could sure use some help here. 

Adjutant Officer: Our current Adjutant Greg Bone may be leaving as his wife and him are interested in doing some travel. He is not sure yet but if he does, that is another position that is vital. Most of his duties involve membership and meeting minute notes.

Along with these, the others are: 

                                     Commander

                                      1st Vice

                                      2nd Vice

                                      Judge Advocate (currently vacant)

                                      Chaplin (currently vacant)

                                      Service Officer

                                      Post Historian (currently vacant)

Please, we need help, and you could be that person that continues to make this Legion great!!!!

                                      

    Seems like I always fall behind on updating this page and the others so I think that the first order of business is to see if anyone would like to volunteer to run the Web Site for us. Not hard to do and you can do it from home!  Anybody interested please call me at 517-817-6247.

    Queen of Hearts IV is doing very well. We are well ahead of the pace of QH I and are looking forward to widening the delta between the two as we move forward. Originally this was set up as a 6 Legion drawing, but 1 Legion dropped out approximately 3 weeks before the start and we have been looking for a 6th legion for this whole time. Every time we thought we had another it fell out, but we have now gotten our 6th Legion which is Post 557 out of Dexter. To those who not aware of how we divvy up the funds at the end, it is by percentage of ticket sales. Since Dexter has not sold any tickets yet, they have no claim on any current funds and will only have a claim once they sell. They are currently observing this week and hope to sell starting Sunday the 25th.to my knowledge, this is the first time that this many Legions have participated in a fund raising event.   

   

             

                     Thank you,

                                   Mark Young

                                   Commander

                                      Up Coming Events

2024

February 24             Columbia Schools Cash Bash         1900-2300hrs

March 2                   Act III Band                                        1900-2300hrs

March 9                   Guys and Dolls                                  1700-2300hrs

March 16                 48 & 8 Cheminot                               0900-1900hrs

March 16                 Fools Fait Band                                1900-2300hrs

March 23                 Danny M Gun Raffle (Post Closed) 1700-2300hrs

March 30                 Big Nasty Band                                 1900-2300hrs

April 6                      Flyte Band                                         1900-2300hrs

April 13                   Guys and Dolls                                   1700-2300hrs

April 20                   Volunteer Appreciation Dinner         1800-2200hrs

April 27                   Clark Lake Cash Bash                         1700-2300hrs

May 4                      Guys and Dolls                                   1700-2300hrs

May 11                    Auxiliary Cash Bash                            1700-2300hrs

May16-18                Poppy Days                                         All Day

May 27                    Memorial Day                                      All Day

August 17               American Legion Golf Scramble        All Day

September 7          Guys and Dolls                                    1700-2300hrs

September 14        Act III Band                                          1900-2300hrs

September 21        Flyte Band                                            1900-2300hrs

October 5               Guys and Dolls                                     1700-2300hrs

October 12             Hunters Gun Raffle (Post Closed)       1700-2300hrs

October 26             Gruv'n Band                                         1900-2300hrs

November 2           Guys and Dolls                                     1700-2300hrs

November 9           Flyte Band                                             1900-2300hrs

November 10         Marine Corp Birthday                          1800-2200hrs

November 11         Veteran's Day                                        All Day

November 16         Big Nasty Band                                     1900-2300hrs

November 30         Blues Festival                                        1800-2300hrs

December 7           Post Christmas Party                             1700-2300hrs

December 14         Kids Christmas Party                             1300-1500hrs

December 31         Post New Years Party                            1900-0030hrs

Danny Moore Gun Raffle

Tickets on Sale

23 Mar 24

1700-2300hrs

Volunteer Opportunities

Friday Dinners:

Kenny Lausch   517-499-6386

Bob Stockton   517-206-8972

 

Building and Grounds

Dave Moore     517-592-6981 

Ralph Long       517-474-7095

 

Queen of Hearts

       Denny Vescilius 517-605-6561         Joann Kay          517-250-0326

Clean the Legion

Outside-Ralph Long 517-474-7095

Inside-Jodi Wilber 517-395-7081

  Gun Raffles

14 Oct 23

Jason Lucas  734-394-8184

Kenny Lausch 517-499-6386

Queen of  Hearts Volunteers Needed!!!!

As you know, the Queen of Hearts is a one of our fundraisers for fixing our building.  As winter approaches, some of our ticket sellers head south and we are already feeling the pinch. Please help the Legion!!! 

 

Please call Jo Ann Kay at 517-592-9469.

 

Looking for a Veteran event?  Do you need some help or wish to help your fellow Veterans. Hit the button below and see Veteran events in our Area.

Interested in VA care but the VA is too far away? Hit the buttonm below and see how you can access VA Telehealth.

bottom of page