American Legion Post 118

AMERICAN LEGION – ELMER JOHNSON POST 118

                           LEGION NEWS

921 NORTH LAKE STREET. AMHERST, OHIO 44001

                    PHONE – 440-984-3662

                    May and June 

WEB PAGE: www.americanlegionpost118.org      EMAIL: ej118@gmail.com  

Hello Everyone- Well the weather is almost upon us, it’s the time of year when you have to be extra careful and vigilant.  Upcoming events are blessing of the bike’s May 9 at 10AM. May 16^th placing of cemetery flags for Memorial Day. June 20^th 10AM, Post 703 Poker Run 12-5PM, light snacks. Be advised the kitchen will be closed on Thursdays the month of May and Thursday June 4^th, reopening Thursday June 11^th. Have a pleasant and safe summer.

    For God and Country – Jack Critelli  – Commander

Hello, I want to thank everyone that participated in our White Elephant Auction, especially our auctioneer, Tom. A good time was had by all. I wanto thank Deb Gelenius and Teresa Winiasz for the wonderful job they did on the Poppies! On Saturday May 16^th at 9AM we will be going to Crown Hill Cemetery to place flags on the veteran’s graves, if you are interested in helping, please let me know, also on that day we will be placing the Poppies of the 98 names remembered at the memorial. The vigil and reading for the 98 names will be on Saturday May 23^rd at 6PM, if you would like to attend.  Our next meeting will be May 12^th at 7PM. We will be taking nominations and voting at this meeting. We will be installing our new officers at our June meeting.

FOR GOD AND COUNTRY-Pat Kruman - Unit President

I would like to see more of our members get involved and show up at our monthly meetings, the 2^nd Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm.  Our dues will increase effective July 1^st. New member will be $40 and Annual Renewal will be $35.

Richard A. Sand – S.A.L. Commander

Hello Riders, we had another very successful Grill Fest raffle. Now we are preparing for the Blessing of the bikes May 9^th and Special Olympics run on June 20^th. Please be careful and plan to attend all the upcoming events at the post.

Thank you, and safe travels.

For God and Country, Director Jerome Howard  

  From the desk of the Adjutant,  Our roster as of 4/15/26 stands at 493 current members and 83 expired members. We have the extremely important date of June 3, 2026 approaching. That is the Post election of officers date. You MUST show your current 2026 membership card for Amherst Post 118 to be able to vote.

         MAY 2026    

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  JUNE 2026