The American Legion
American Legion Post 216 Elk Grove Village
Legion Post #216 — Arlington Hts, IL. Service and a meeting hall — Arlington Hts.
- Legion Post #216
- Arlington Hts, IL
American Legion Post 216 Elk Grove Village. Its post has met since 1958 — Arlington Hts, IL. The charter came in the years after the Second World War and Korea, 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.
Meetings are the first Thursday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Arlington Hts. This page is a sample so neighbors can see the shape of the work. The group itself has not claimed the page, so the stories here are an illustration, written in the voice the post might use.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Arlington Hts, IL. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Arlington Hts, IL.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Arlington Hts, IL.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 216 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Arlington Hts, IL.
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Years on the calendar — Arlington Hts
Charter story set in 1958
140 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
47
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 22, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 216 Elk Grove Village, written here as the first Thursday 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 — Arlington Hts, IL. |
| Thu, Apr 9, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the Legionnaires bring the food. |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026, 6:30 PM | Installation of officers | The post installs the new officers for the year and thanks the ones stepping down. Names in this sample are role labels, not the real officers. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 216 Elk Grove Village. 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 — Arlington Hts, IL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Arlington Hts
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 216 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 — Arlington Hts.
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 first Thursday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Arlington Hts, IL.
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 216 — Arlington Hts, IL. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the first Thursday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Arlington Hts, IL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Arlington Hts, IL. American Legion Post 216 Elk Grove Village. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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