MY LEGION
2024 Membership Year
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Membership Target Dates
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 - EARLY BIRD / NEF KICKOFF TARGET DATE 50%
This membership target date is important. The members who do not renew before this target date will get a renewal notice in October.
Do not delay in sending in membership renewals.
OCTOBER 18, 2023 - FALL MEETINGS TARGET DATE - 55%
Veterans Day Target Date 20231115
State/Department Membership award
TO QUALIFY, MEMBERSHIP CARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS MUST BE IN STATE HEADQUARTERS ON OR BEFORE Wednesday - NOVEMBER 9, 2022.
Recruiter Award - A Legionnaire who recruits a new 2024 member by November 9th will have the recruiter's name entered into a drawing. A winner from each district will be selected and will receive a personalized coffee mug. The recruiter's name will be entered into the drawing one time for each new member recruited. The Post adjutant or membership chairman will be responsible for reporting the names of the recruiters to State Headquarters for all new members recruited. If memberships and recruiters’ names are not forwarded by November 30th, the recruiter’s name will not be in the drawing.
District Membership Chairman’s Award - An appropriate award will go to each District Membership Chairman who has no “goose egg” Posts and has enrolled at least 75 percent of his/her District’s membership goal by the above target date.
Post Award – An award plaque will go to all Posts that have met their assigned membership goal and has that membership transmitted to State Headquarters by the above target date.
State/Department Membership award
TO QUALIFY, MEMBERSHIP CARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS MUST BE IN STATE HEADQUARTERS ON OR BEFORE THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2024.
Special recognition for early Go-Getters - All Department Go-Getters who are certified to State Headquarters by their Post Adjutants by this target date will be entitled to attend the Go-Getters reception held at the Midwinter Conference. Each Go-Getter so certified will be able to claim his/her special card at the Midwinter Conference. (Post Adjutants must use GG Form)
First Time Go-Getters - Each Legionnaire who qualifies, for the first time, to be a Go-Getter is entitled to the award above, plus a special First Time Go-Getters award. (Post Adjutants must indicate First Time Go-Getter status on GG Form)
Post Award - A special award will go to all Posts with five or more consecutive years at or beyond 90 percent of goal, including 2024, by this target date. Plaques and framed citations will be awarded for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50 consecutive years with attachments awarded for each intermediate year.
National Honor Ribbon Award - A Post honor ribbon will be awarded to all Posts whose 2024 membership by this target date exceeds the total 2023 membership.
Meritorious Service Certificate - A Post will receive a certificate of meritorious service for equaling or surpassing its previous all-time high membership by this target date.
District Commander’s Award - An appropriate award will go to each District Commander whose District has no “goose egg” Posts and the District has enrolled at least 90 percent of its assigned 2024 membership goal by this target date.
State Vice Commander’s Award – An appropriate award will go to each State Vice Commander whose Area has enrolled at least 90 percent of its assigned 2024 membership by this target date.
State/Department Membership award
TO QUALIFY, MEMBERSHIP CARDS MUST BE IN STATE HEADQUARTERS ON OR BEFORE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2024.
Post Award – A Commander's ribbon will be presented to every Post that has attained 100% of its 2024 membership by this date.
State/Department Membership award
TO QUALIFY, MEMBERSHIP CARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS MUST BE IN STATE HEADQUARTERS ON OR BEFORE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2024.
District Membership Award - A $200 cash award will go to each District that has enrolled, by this target date for 2024, at least 95% of that District’s goal.* (The money is to be used for a District project, program, or even as directed by the District Executive Committee.)
Post Go-Getter Medallion - Each Post that reaches or exceeds 95 percent of its assigned 2024 membership goal by The American Legion Birthday Target Date will receive a Post Go-Getter Medallion.
State/Department Membership award
State Go-Getter Award – Every Legionnaire certified by his/her Post Adjutant by this target date as having enrolled the prescribed number of 2024 members will be a State Go-Getter and receive a Go-Getter card entitling him/her to admission to the Go-Getter meal at the State Convention. (Post Adjutants must use certification GG Form)
POST GOAL NUMBER OF MEMBERS EACH GO-GETTER MUST ENROLL
up to 74 4, ONE OF WHICH WAS NOT A LEGIONNAIRE IN 2023 OR 6 RENEWALS
75-149 6, ONE OF WHICH WAS NOT A LEGIONNAIRE IN 2023 OR 9 RENEWALS
150 and above 9, TWO OF WHICH WEREN’T LEGIONNAIRES IN 2023 OR 13 RENEWALS
Special Go-Getter Recognition - Go-Getters enrolling 25, 50, 75, and 100 members are eligible for special recognition. First time Go-Getters will receive a special award.
Continuous Go-Getter Award - Legionnaires with five or more consecutive years as a Go-Getter, including 2024, will receive an award signifying this record. (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, & 50 years).
State/Department Membership award
TO QUALIFY, MEMBERSHIP CARDS MUST BE IN STATE HEADQUARTERS ON OR BEFORE WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2024.
District Commander’s Award - Every District Commander with a 2024 District membership by this target date that equals or exceeds that District’s membership at the 2023 State Convention delegate strength target date will receive an award from the State Commander.
Consecutive Years All-Time High Post Award - A citation will be awarded to each Post that has five or more consecutive years at all-time high membership by this target date. Posts with more than five years consecutive all-time high performance will receive a citation from National Headquarters for each year that it continues to register an all-time high.
District Commander Achievement Award - This award is earned by each District Commander whose District membership exceeds its 2023 membership by at least one per Post. The award is a plaque.
Fellow Legionnaires,
All Posts Adjutants are able to log into MyLegion.org and process memberships for their post online! You will be able to send your membership directly to National without having to mail any membership card sheets to State Headquarters. Save your money spent on postage and envelopes. This allows a bank to bank transfer to happen just like companies that do “online bill pay”.
Please remember this is Optional and not Mandatory
The “Process Membership” feature in MyLegion allows American Legion Post Adjutants to:
- Renew Existing Members
- Add new members and transfer-in existing members from other Posts if they have not renewed for the most current year. (NOTE: Posts can only transfer-in members that dues are being paid for. Posts are not able to transfer in out of state members or PUFL members, must use Member Data Form.)
- This feature utilizes electronic payment methods via MyLegion, and eliminates the need for Post to send the Department portion of the (3-part) membership cards and paper-checks to the Department Headquarters office
- Electronic check (Echeck) is the only payment method available when using this feature. The account must be a valid business checking or savings account held with a US Bank.
BENEFITS
- Significantly improves membership processing time and the benefits are activated much quicker for the member.
- Renewals/New Member submissions take place in 5-days or less … as opposed to 5+ weeks.
- Significantly improve Customer Service by eliminating unnecessary renewal notices and complaints by members.
- Reduce cost of Direct Renewal Program