Scholarship Opportunities Available
For Graduating High School Seniors
American Legion Post 201 and its Auxiliary Unit 201 counterpart have scholarship opportunities available for graduating high school seniors in the greater north metro Atlanta area.
Legion Scholarship forms may be downloaded by clicking here. April 15 is the deadline to apply. The value of each Legion scholarship to be awarded this year is $1,500, with plans to award at least four. For more information about the Legion scholarships contact the Post’s Immediate Past Commander Tom Billings, Email: tombill03@comcast.net.
Auxiliary Unit 201 plans to award two scholarships, valued at $1,000 each, to graduating high school seniors. Click here to download the Auxiliary Scholarship Application. The deadline to apply is April 15. For more information about the Auxiliary scholarship contact Ellen Terrell-Youngblood, Email: eftot57@gmail.com.
Auxiliary’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt,
Set for 11 a.m. Saturday, March 29
Post 201’s Auxiliary unit has scheduled this year’s annual Easter Egg Hunt on the Post grounds for Saturday, Mar. 29 starting at 11 a.m. – – – rain or shine. The hunt, which is open to the public, is for children 12-years-old and younger.
Egg ‘hunting areas’ will be set aside for each of the following age groups: 0-2; 3-4; 5-6; 7-8, 9-10, 11-12. Each age group will have the opportunity to find two Golden Egg prizes in their hunt area.
Last year saw more than 50 children scrambling around the various hunting areas on the front lawn and finding, as one youngster noted, “tons of eggs.” While no one put a stop watch to the length of the hunt, adult observers noted that the grounds were cleared of several hundred eggs within 12-to-15 minutes of the starting time – – – considerably less time than it took to do to all the planning and other prep work to conduct the hunt.
For more information on the hunt contact Ellen Terrell-Youngblood, Email: eftot57@gmail.com
Roswell Rotary Club Honors Vets
With Washington D.C. Trip, April 9
The Rotary Club in Roswell, Ga., has announced plans to honor World War II, Korea and Vietnam veterans with a day-long trip to Washington, D.C. on Wed., April 9. This will be the 11th “Honor Air” trip the club has sponsored. This year’s trip anticipates honoring 80 veterans.
While in Washington, veterans will visit the World War II, Korea, Vietnam and Lincoln memorials. The day will conclude at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery to see the Changing of the Guard ceremony. There is no cost to veterans who make the trip. Guardians who travel with individual veterans are expected to cover their expenses which are $45 per person.
Click here for more details about the trip, and to download applications to participate. To visit the “Honor Air” page on the Roswell Rotary Club’s web site, click here.
Welcome Veterans and Friends
Founded in 1947, Post 201 is located at 201 Wills Road, Alpharetta, GA, 30009 and occupies 13 acres. It exists to serve the country’s war veterans and is home to a memorial that pays tribute to U.S. veterans, as well as the families and friends of Georgians who served our country and defended freedom.
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Walk of Memories
STILL SERVING AMERICA
Located at 201 Wills Road in Alpharetta, Georgia, Post 201 is home to the only memorial of its kind in Georgia that pays tribute to U.S. veterans who served in conflicts including the Indian War, WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. Veterans, family and friends are invited through a walkway of almost 8,000 bricks inscribed with the names of Georgians who served in the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard. A collection of military equipment adds to this moving experience.
Do you know someone who has served our country?
Have them come to Alpharetta, GA, and step into a by-gone era flanked with true Americana to celebrate the history and heritage that allows us the freedoms we experience each and every day. Remember that freedom is never free. Gather the family for a visit to the Walk of Memories today!