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“Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.” – Howard Zinn
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American Legion Post 2001 exists to support fellow veterans, their families, and our community. Our membership represents all five services. Post 2001 supports youth activities, returning service members, veterans in need, and the families of our men and women currently serving our country. We are a social network, involved in the community, and ambassadors and advocates for all veterans. We are a virtual post. That means the money we raise does not go to the costs of maintaining a facility. We focus our resources on helping veterans, their families, and the youth of our community. Past donation efforts have supported those Veterans who were;
- threatened with eviction because they missed one rent payment
- needing emergency home repair because their budget couldn’t support so significant and immediate an expense
- unable to come up with cash for an emergency flight home to be with a dying parent
- at a job loss and while looking for work, had difficulty meeting mortgage expenses
There are many more vets who daily run into difficulties like these. But because of your support, we are able to meet many of their needs.
We provide small American flags to children, Veterans to speak at schools as part of our Americanism program, and recognition to schools who conduct patriotic programs, like Veterans’ Day concerts. We sponsor a Cub Scout Pack numbering over 125 youngsters. We create scholarships, so top contenders in our annual Boys and Girls State high school competition can attend –at no personal cost–the week long Civic awareness program between their junior and senior year. We promote an American Legion youth summer baseball team that allows young men 19-and-under to continue competing in a premiere athletic program and possibly earn a team trip to the American Legion World Series to play against teams from all over the country.
Our Post is also responsible for collecting worn American Flags, as well as periodic flag retirement ceremonies (annual). We properly dispose of flags, in coordination with Boy Scouts of America. In 2020 and beyond, we hope to salvage and re-purpose all or part of retired American flags, as a Veteran keepsake.
Thank you for supporting us in our mission!
You may mail a donation by check to:
American Legion Post 2001, PO Box 1243, Ashburn, VA 20146
OR
Click on the “Donate” button below to go to our secure PayPal site where you can make a donation with a credit card or bank transfer.
We’ll send you a receipt for your tax-free gift to use in preparing your income taxes.
THE AMERICAN LEGION, AND OUR POST, ARE IRC 501(C)(19) ORGANIZATIONS. DONATIONS TO OUR POST ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE BASED ON INTERNAL REVENUE MANUAL 7.25.19.1 (09-01-2005).
CONTRIBUTIONS TO VETERANS’ ORGANIZATIONS [7.25.19.6 (09-01-2005)]: IRC 170(C)(3) PROVIDES AN INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO A POST OF “WAR VETERANS” IF IT IS ORGANIZED IN THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OF ITS POSSESSIONS, AND NO PART OF ITS NET EARNINGS INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE SHAREHOLDER OR INDIVIDUAL. TO QUALIFY FOR DEDUCTIBILITY OF CONTRIBUTIONS, A VETERANS’ ORGANIZATION MAY BE EXEMPT UNDER IRC 501(C)(19) OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE SECTION OF THE CODE, BUT MUST ALSO SATISFY BOTH A MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENT AND A PURPOSE REQUIREMENT.
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