Finance Committee

About

This committee shall prepare a budget of income and expenditure for the approval of the Department Executive Committee and when such budget is approved shall be charged with its administration. The Department Executive Committee shall have general supervision over all funds raised and expended in the name of The American Legion Department of New Jersey, and shall make report and recommendation thereon to the Department Executive Committee from time to time. It shall also perform such other duties as shall be assigned to it by the Department Executive Committee.

Forms

More information coming soon.

Sweepstakes

Here are the winners of the Fall Sweepstakes!


1st Place - Gene O'Grady (Post232) ($5,000)


2nd Place - Orlando Miller (Post 1000) ($2,500)


3rd Place - John Fallon (Post 68) ($2,500)


4th Place - Robert Scanlon (Post 351) ($500)


5th Place - Frank Russo (Post 1000) ($500)


6th Place - John Hollis (Post 344) ($500)


7th Place - Robert Looby (Post 12) ($500)

Chairman

Larry Platt

Legion Bio:

 Dual Member of the American Legion and Sons of the American Legion (SAL)

 Active-duty from June 10, 1971, until July 1, 1991 - Vietnam Era Veteran

 ID No. 201794691

 American Legion activities:

Post 5 

o 2014 - 2015 – 1st Vice Commander

o 2015 – 2016 – Present – Commander

o 2018 – Present - Adjutant

o 2021 – 1st Vice Commander

o 2019 – Present – Adjutant, Squadron 5 SAL

o 2022 – Present - Commander

Union County American Legion (UCAL) 

o 2014 – 2016 - 1st Vice Commander

o 2014 – 2016 – County Membership Chairman

o 2016 – 2017 – County Commander

o 2017 – Present – Union County Executive Committeeman

o 2017 – 2021 – Member of Department Finance Committee

o 2019 – Present – County Membership Chairman

Department of NJ American Legion

o 2021 – Present – Department Finance Chairman

o 2022 – Present – Treasurer and Trustee, NJVAA


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Budget

More information coming soon!

Annual Department Project

I look forward to leading our great organization this Legion year 2023-2024

with your help of course. We all know that the heart and soul of our organization

are the Blue Cap Legionnaires. You are always there for our Veterans and I know

you will continue to be there this year. You, along with our Legion Family

(Auxiliary, SAL, ALR), will be instrumental in accomplishing our Department

Project Goal of $137,000.

Menlo Park $25,000 Eye Click, Bingo Machine

Paramus $12,000 Chairs, Food Carts, Clean Room Chairs

Vineland $30,000 Casino Royal, Fountains, Recliners

Vet Haven North $ 5,000 For Veterans Needs

Vet Haven South $ 5,000 For Veterans Needs

Service Dog $20,000 Rebuilding Warriors

Veterans Suicide $10,000 Funding for helping Vets in need

Homeless Vets $10,000 Housing for Vets

Vietnam Memorial $10,000 Security System for Holmdel Location

Korean Memorial $10,000 Brass Name Plate for refurbishing

We need to continue to look out for our New Jersey Veterans and one way to do so

is to contribute to our Department Project. I thank you in advance for your

generous donation.


For God and Country,

Larry Bishop

Commander

The American Legion, Dept of NJ

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