Veteran Groups Announce Meetings, Volunteer Options
Veteran Groups Announce
Meetings, Volunteer Options
Area veteran organizations announced several important upcoming dates as well as opportunities for members to volunteer.
The next meeting of Sons of the American Legion, Squadron 9, Milbank will be Saturday, September 14, at 7 p.m. at the 4-H building in Milbank. Meeting dates through the end of the year are October 14, November 9 and December 14.
The American Legion Birch-Miller Post 9 group will meet on Tuesday, September 19, at 7 p.m. at the 4-H building in Milbank. Additional meeting dates are October 17, November 14 and December 19.
The members of the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 19, Milbank-Sisseton will meet Saturday, September 9, at 10:30 a.m. at Rosalie’s Restaurant in Sisseton. The next three meetings, conducted on October 14, November 4 and December 2, will be at Pizza Ranch in Milbank.
A new organization, American Veterans or Amvets Post 1, Milbank, is forming. The group was chartered in July and there are plans for a second group, Amvets Post 2.
The Amvets Post 1 group is looking for veteran volunteers to commit to working at a regularly scheduled monthly card bingo night. The event would help each unit raise money to assist with operating costs and to support veterans in the community.
Additionally, the American Legion is seeking members to volunteer to assist with the pheasant hunt for youth, which will be October 7.
For more information, contact Scott Malimanek, Grant County veteran service officer, 605-949-0221 or Scott.Malimanek@grantcountysd.us
