The American Legion
American Legion Post 147 Murray Appleman PA
Legion Post #147 — Roaring Spg, PA. Service and a meeting hall — Roaring Spg.
- Legion Post #147
- Roaring Spg, PA
In 1934 a handful of veterans chartered Post 147 — Roaring Spg, PA. From that first meeting the post grew into a hall that still marks the year with a memorial service, a community project, and a table full of people who know one another’s stories.
Over the years the post has taken on the jobs a town actually asks for: rides to a clinic, a meal after a funeral, help with a ramp, a speaker for a school program. The Legionnaires keep a notebook of what got done and what is still open, and they read it aloud before the meeting adjourns.
The meeting line says the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM, which is the rhythm the directory lists. Come for the business, stay for the people. The portraits and the posts here are sample material, standing in until the post writes its own — Roaring Spg, PA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Roaring Spg, PA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Roaring Spg, PA.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 147 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Roaring Spg, PA.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 147 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Roaring Spg, PA.
92
Years on the calendar — Roaring Spg
Charter story set in 1934
210 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
38
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 147 Murray Appleman PA, written here as the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Confirm with the group before you travel. |
| Mon, May 25, 2026, 11:00 AM | Memorial Day observance | A half-hour observance, then coffee at the hall. The Legionnaires read the names they have been given — Roaring Spg, PA. |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Roaring Spg. |
| Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 147. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 147 Murray Appleman PA. The year opens the usual way: a short meeting, a full pot of coffee, and a list of local families the post already knows. The Legionnaires voted to keep the winter gift drive on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Roaring Spg, PA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Roaring Spg
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 147 set a date, split the jobs, and showed up. A few neighbors who are not members came for the afternoon and stayed to ask about the next meeting — Roaring Spg.
Aug 21, 2026
What the notebook says so far
Late summer the post looked back at the notebook. The honor detail had been out more than once, the community table had fed a crowded room, and the officers reminded everyone that the next business meeting is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Roaring Spg, PA.
Officers
Officers
Commander
First Vice Commander
Adjutant
Finance Officer
Chaplain
Sergeant-at-Arms
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Post 147 — Roaring Spg, PA. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Roaring Spg, PA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Roaring Spg, PA. American Legion Post 147 Murray Appleman PA. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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