The American Legion
American Legion Post 957 Benfer-Miller
Legion Post #957 — New Berlin, PA. Service and a meeting hall — New Berlin.
- Legion Post #957
- New Berlin, PA
American Legion Post 957 Benfer-Miller. Its post has met since 1942 — New Berlin, PA. The charter came in the years after the World Wars, 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.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — New Berlin. The Legionnaires would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM, at the hall — New Berlin. 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 — New Berlin, PA. 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 — New Berlin, PA.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 957 Benfer-Miller. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — New Berlin, PA.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — New Berlin, PA.
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Years on the calendar — New Berlin
Charter story set in 1942
100 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
39
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sat, Mar 14, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 957 Benfer-Miller, 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 — New Berlin, PA. |
| Tue, Apr 21, 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 — New Berlin, PA. |
| Wed, Jun 17, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 957. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 957 Benfer-Miller. 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 a Saturday of hall repairs on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — New Berlin, PA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — New Berlin
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 957 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 — New Berlin.
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 — New Berlin, PA.
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 957 — New Berlin, PA. 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 — New Berlin, PA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — New Berlin, PA. American Legion Post 957 Benfer-Miller. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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