The American Legion
American Legion Post 209
Legion Post #209 — Dania Beach, FL. A post since 1958 — Dania Beach, FL.
- Legion Post #209
- Dania Beach, FL
American Legion Post 209, the American Legion Post 209 — Dania Beach, FL. The post dates to 1958, when veterans home from the Second World War and Korea wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Dania Beach. The Legionnaires would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
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 — Dania Beach, FL.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Dania Beach, FL. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 209 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Dania Beach, FL.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 209 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Dania Beach, FL.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Dania Beach, FL.
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Years on the calendar — Dania Beach
Charter story set in 1958
170 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
38
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 209, 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 — Dania Beach, FL. |
| Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 6:00 PM | Holiday sorting day | Boxes along the wall of the hall get sorted into gifts, coats, and pantry food for local families — Dania Beach, FL. |
| Fri, Jun 12, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 209. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 209. 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 spring scholarship on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Dania Beach, FL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Dania Beach
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 209 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 — Dania Beach.
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 — Dania Beach, 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 209 — Dania Beach, 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 — Dania Beach, FL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Dania Beach, FL. American Legion Post 209. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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