The American Legion
American Legion Post 616 Hugick Purcell Shepard
Legion Post #616 — Richfld Spgs, NY. Service and a meeting hall — Richfld Spgs.
- Legion Post #616
- Richfld Spgs, NY
In 1967 a handful of veterans chartered Post 616 — Richfld Spgs, 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.
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 third Wednesday at 6:30 PM, at the hall — Richfld Spgs. 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 — Richfld Spgs, NY. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 616 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Richfld Spgs, NY.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 616 Hugick Purcell Shepard. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Richfld Spgs, NY.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 616 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Richfld Spgs, NY.
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Years on the calendar — Richfld Spgs
Charter story set in 1967
140 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
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Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 6, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 616 Hugick Purcell Shepard, 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 — Richfld Spgs, NY. |
| Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Richfld Spgs. |
| Wed, Jun 10, 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 616 Hugick Purcell Shepard. 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 — Richfld Spgs, NY.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Richfld Spgs
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 616 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 — Richfld Spgs.
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 — Richfld Spgs, 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 616 — Richfld Spgs, NY. 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 — Richfld Spgs, NY.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Richfld Spgs, NY. American Legion Post 616 Hugick Purcell Shepard. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
Contact this group
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