The American Legion
American Legion Post 365 Bay Shore
Legion Post #365 — Bay Shore, NY. Service and a meeting hall — Bay Shore.
- Legion Post #365
- Bay Shore, NY
In 1928 a handful of veterans chartered Post 365 — Bay Shore, NY. 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.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Bay Shore. 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 first Thursday 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 — Bay Shore, NY.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Bay Shore, NY. 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 — Bay Shore, NY.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 365 Bay Shore. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Bay Shore, NY.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Bay Shore, NY.
98
Years on the calendar — Bay Shore
Charter story set in 1928
170 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
38
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 365 Bay Shore, 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 — Bay Shore, NY. |
| 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 — Bay Shore. |
| Fri, Jun 5, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 365. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 365 Bay Shore. 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 — Bay Shore, NY.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Bay Shore
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 365 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 — Bay Shore.
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 — Bay Shore, NY.
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 365 — Bay Shore, NY. 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 — Bay Shore, NY.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Bay Shore, NY. American Legion Post 365 Bay Shore. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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