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Fort Hill American Legion Auxiliary Unit #376A Community of Volunteers Serving Veterans, Military, and their Families The American Legion Auxiliary is the world's largest women's, and now men's, patriotic service
NOTE Day & Date change - Monday, April 8, 2024, 6:30 p.m. - (Date change just for this one time due to a meeting conflict. Next month we'll be back to the 2nd Tuesday as usual.) Our Unit 376 Meeting, 7th of the fiscal year, upstairs - Legion. All ALA members are welcome to attend to discuss upcoming plans (or just meet some nice members) and learn how you can participate. This is how we make a difference in our community! Mon., April 1, at 6:30 pm, the Chenango County ALA meeting at Post 348 (Frank H. Arnold), 8 Academy Street, New Berlin, NY. The dinner is at 6:00 pm. The 2024 American Legion Auxiliary Empire Girls State program representative or "Citizen" is: Addyson Franklin ! 2024 Chicken BBQs: Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 20th, 8:30 AM ‘til …gone. (Often by noon.) $8 /half. BBQ goes PDQ so get there ASAP! This fundraising Chicken BBQ is a benefit for our Auxiliary!!! Come and see the new BBQ pit. As always, thank you SAL Members: TIM, TIM AND TEAM. The American Red Cross is at the Fort Hill Post 376 for blood drives on the 2nd Saturday every other month, six times a year. Correction, it's the 2nd Sat. IF it's 8 weeks from the last blood drive.
The upcoming drive is In the NEWS - WBNG - News 12 covered our 2024 Easter Bunny Breakfast! Attention Football Fans: the Legion bar is going to be open early on Sundays for football season –at 12:30! The 2nd annual Halloween Costume Party was Friday, Oct. 27th. Independent recording artist The Ben Rounds Band played a blend of country, rockabilly, and blues. Bedecked in a white lab coat and goggles, our own “Mad Scientist” Trudy Huggins was behind the bar concocting “Witches Brew” cocktails and a costume contest was held with three winning categories.
The 2023 American Legion Auxiliary Empire Girls State program representative or "Citizens" were: Katie Yates, Elizabeth Knapp (sponsored by Norwich ALA Unit 189), and Madison Laskowski (sponsored by McDonough ALA Unit 1478). We are so proud and fortunate to have had -3- bright, young juniors from Oxford Academy High School accepted! The session dates were (Sun. – Sat.) July 2 – 8, 2023, at SUNY Brockport. Thanks to the EGS Committee and Congratulations students!!! Read more about the program at: EmpireGirlsState.org . There's a fun video about EGS here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIB-_HAWQrc&t=163s Soon there will be interviews for the 2024 season. On Dec. 14, 2022, ALA Unit #376
held a meeting
that honored five special women who have been Unit 376 members
for 50 (or more)
consecutive years. Shirley Sykora (54 yrs), Judy Estelow (51 yrs),
MaryEllen Sherman
(51 yrs), Gloria Case (50 yrs), and Terrie Miller (50 yrs). Pictured are Louise Spicer, ALA president (center), proudly presenting 50-
In January 2024, it was announced that the 6th District needs candidates for Vice President – and that Kathy Soule, of Sherburne Unit 876, has been invited to run. Chenango County ALA will endorse her nomination! Our annual Harvest dinner on October 13 was a great success! Thank you to all the ALA members who donated pies and to all the volunteers including the SAL and Legionnaires, our "Legion Family" who helped make it all possible!!!
News: When at the Legion bar, be sure to ask what food they've got! They often have hot dogs, pizza, sometimes meatball heroes, chili, etc. 2025 Membership dues will remain $30 and Junior dues $6.25. The Legion Post 376 Bar is open. Mondays-Sundays 2:30 - close. 2023-24 - All ALA Program reports are due Nov. 1 & May 1. (Only 2 reports now!) For future, you can get them online here at the NY Dept website. The Chenango County ALA meetings - All MONDAY monthly meetings will be at different posts in our County. Dinner will be served. Business meeting begins at 7 p.m. All CCALA meetings are at 6:30 p.m. [usually] on the first Monday of each month [except not held in Jan, July, Aug. It's on *Tues in March due to the joint "Birthday" party meeting].) The ALA 6th District Field Service Representative to the Oxford Veterans' Home, Tami Zebrowski-Darrow has annual events. Volunteers, usually wanted (but, due to Covid, they're being limited). 5 (screened) volunteers are allowed with prior arrangements. Donations are needed every year for the Christmas gift give-away.
Contact info Home phone - (607) 722-5994 ; Cell phone - (607) 759-6891 Did you know: there are 3 American Legion Posts in Chenango What's happening soon-- (please visit our calendar page too) NEW: Our Unit 376 2020 Constitution and Bylaws as well as our Standing Rules have been updated and officially approved by Dept. Read them to learn the rules we follow. Both docs are PDF links at the top of the "Q and A" list on the FAQ page. This will have to be redone in 2023, for 2024, when the price increase goes into effect.
Have you seen the Veterans' Memorial Walkway in Oxford, NY. The Walkway, with engraved memorial pavers, was officially dedicated on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. in LaFayette Park. It's quite beautiful! For more on this and order forms, visit http://www.villageofoxfordny.com/paver-stones.php
TELEVISION COVERAGE '13: Monday, May 27th, 2013, was the Legion's Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony. (Read more on the fundraising page under Events.) It was filmed by Channel 12 Action news. It's modest, but be sure to see it here! They have a few photos too.
Oxford Auxiliary members have achieved their own unique identity while working side-by-side with the Legionnaires and the Sons of the American Legion (SAL's), of Fort Hill Post #376. They have the honor of marching in the Memorial Day parade but they do a lot more! The ALA is involved in youth activities such as the Oratorical Contest and Girls' State. Some members volunteer at the NYS Veterans' Home, nursing homes, food and clothing banks, and they organize fundraisers like Bake Sales and Soup Sales, Memorial Poppy sales, and the Cinco de Mayo fiesta dinner. They have even established an American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship. They're involved in other community projects such as promoting child literacy*; education; charities; and more. It is all accomplished with volunteers! *Each fall Unit 376 sponsors a Harvest Dinner to raise money for the Finch Memorial Book and Education Fund which donates books to the Oxford Academy Primary School.
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year ALA certificates to MaryEllen Sherman (L) and Terrie Miller (R). Congratulations All!
Congratulations:
The Poppy Poster Contest is completed! Congratulations all!!! Special thanks to Terrill Sutton, Poppy Chairman, and art teachers Charity Gipp and Joni Eaton. The winning posters can be viewed for a month, in the Post 376 dining hall during the Sunday Community Breakfasts. Visit 
Our Oxford Post 376 celebrated its 100th anniversary on March 16, 2019. We received 2 beautiful proclamations from US House of Representatives Anthony Brindisi and NYS Assemblyman Clifford Crouch! At left are Post 376 Legionnaires Ernie Spicer, Commander Darlene Ardron and Ron Blanford with the Assembly proclamation..
County that are "Centennial Posts" and they are Norwich Post 189, Oxford Post 376, and New Berlin Post 348. A beautiful commemorative coin featured a list of all 11 Posts with the Centennial ones listed at the top.
The fifth Chenango County ALA meeting was a special day: Tuesday, March 12, 2019., held at Post #876, 15 S. Main Street, Sherburne, NY- it was the 
May 9, 2018: officers honored special member - Marguerite Stiles - with a 66-year ALA member certificate and lunch out at Applebee's in Vestal to celebrate her 101st birthday! The news coverage was aplenty! The photo at right was a full screen image at the CNY News website! Even Sen. Akshar sent a birthday wish to Marguerite. We were also in the (National) Auxiliary magazine, Aug. 2018 issue. We had a lovely afternoon together. Sadly Marguerite passed away 12-22-2019.
The ALA focuses on three major areas: Veterans, Young People, Americanism and the community. On the local level, the Oxford ALA has over 200 members, giving many volunteer hours to help the initiatives and programs of the Oxford Legion and the Oxford community.
