The American Legion
American Legion Post 219 John Gella Memorial
Legion Post #219 — Fruitland Pk, FL. A post since 1927 — Fruitland Pk, FL.
- Legion Post #219
- Fruitland Pk, FL
American Legion Post 219 John Gella Memorial, the American Legion Post 219 — Fruitland Pk, FL. The post dates to 1927, when veterans home from the World Wars wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
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 regular meeting is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Anyone planning to visit should confirm the night before they come, because a funeral detail or a weather delay can move it. Between meetings the Legionnaires stay in touch the old way: at the hall, and through the officers listed on this sample site — Fruitland Pk, FL.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Fruitland Pk, FL. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Fruitland Pk, FL.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Fruitland Pk, FL.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Fruitland Pk, FL.
99
Years on the calendar — Fruitland Pk
Charter story set in 1927
40 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
15
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Tue, Mar 10, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 219 John Gella Memorial, 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 — Fruitland Pk, FL. |
| Thu, Apr 9, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Fruitland Pk. |
| Fri, Jun 19, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 219. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 219 John Gella Memorial. 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 — Fruitland Pk, FL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Fruitland Pk
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 219 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 — Fruitland Pk.
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 — Fruitland Pk, 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 219 — Fruitland Pk, FL. 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 — Fruitland Pk, FL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Fruitland Pk, FL. American Legion Post 219 John Gella Memorial. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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