The American Legion
American Legion Post 183
Legion Post #183 — Fern Park, FL. A post since 1942 — Fern Park, FL.
- Legion Post #183
- Fern Park, FL
American Legion Post 183. Its post has met since 1942 — Fern Park, FL. The charter came in the years after the World Wars, and the Legionnaires who stayed treated the monthly meeting as a standing promise: show up, look after one another, and leave the town a little better.
The work is ordinary and steady. A flag detail at a funeral. A winter drive that fills a corner of the hall with gifts. A scholarship evening where the Legionnaires hand an envelope to a student and then go back to the coffee. None of it is loud. All of it is the point of the charter.
The meeting line says the second Tuesday at 7:00 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 — Fern Park, FL.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Fern Park, FL. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 183 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Fern Park, FL.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 183 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Fern Park, FL.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Fern Park, FL.
84
Years on the calendar — Fern Park
Charter story set in 1942
100 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
33
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Tue, Mar 24, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 183, written here as the second Tuesday at 7:00 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 — Fern Park, FL. |
| Sun, Apr 12, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the Legionnaires bring the food. |
| Sat, Jun 6, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 183. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 183. 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 Memorial Day wreath on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Fern Park, FL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Fern Park
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 183 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 — Fern Park.
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 second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Fern Park, FL.
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 183 — Fern Park, FL. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Fern Park, FL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Fern Park, FL. American Legion Post 183. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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