Sons of the American Legion Detachment of North Dakota

05/10/2024

In late April, Detachment Adjutant Joe Camisa, his son Joey, and Detachment Commander Daniel Sauerwein presented stuffed animals to fire relief efforts going on in Mandan on behalf of the SAL and Loyd Spetz Squadron 1 in Bismarck to help the children who lost their possessions in a recent apartment fire. Thanks to Don Weible and the Children and Youth Committee for their assistance in providing the stuffed animals. We hope the children affected by the fire will find comfort in these as they try to recover from the fire.

04/07/2024

Fairmount Post/Squadron 106 puts on an amazing breakfast the first Sunday of the month from November to April. If you have a chance to head down there for it, I highly recommend it.

They have a great group of volunteers from both the Legion and SAL, as well as other community members who give their time to make the event possible. They served French toast, pancakes, biscuits and gravy, sausage links, ham, smoked sausage, juice, coffee, and water, all for $13. When November rolls around, go down and support them and enjoy a great meal.

I wish to thank them for the wonderful time today and the hospitality and welcome to me, as I was happy to finally get there to visit and say hello. Keep up the awesome work Fairmount.

Daniel Sauerwein
Commander
Detachment of North Dakota

04/03/2024

First national convention held 50 years ago this year.

04/03/2024

A cool new online exhibit is sharing the history of the SAL. Go and check it out and learn about our great organization.

First national convention held 50 years ago this year.

03/28/2024

If you're able to go to Lankin this Friday, please go and support their fish fry. SAL Squadron 157 is sponsoring this event and would appreciate your support. Plus, the meal sounds great.

02/21/2024

This is a great page and video that I encourage everyone to take a look at and make use of as you recruit for your Squadron.

https://www.legion.org/sons/261140/here%E2%80%99s-why-you-should-join-sal?fbclid=IwAR19If9O3x7nzuZzrdGbWO5K3GHiDBgbFD9BPMxegdiYE33IRm0Tm2FMhtg

02/28/2023

You guys rock! What a way to end February on a high note with membership by rocketing all the way to 7th place with 923 total members as of the February 23 report. Outstanding job everyone!

Don't stop the momentum now. We've hit the target date for March, but we only need 82 members turned in to hit 95%. I know you can do it and by the next target date of March 15. That would put us at 95% of goal.

Also, let's try to hit goal by April 15 and I know there are possibly two new Squadrons chartering, which is awesome. Is a repeat of the Triple Nickel Award in the cards? Let's strive for excellence and try to hit that again. Get those renewals in, as we're lagging a bit. Reach out to members and encourage them. Do buddy checks.

We're planning some awesome things, both in terms of a fun Detachment project, and starting to work on planning fun activities for our upcoming Convention in June in Bismarck.

Our next Detachment call will be Thursday, March 16 at 7pm Central/6pm Mountain via Zoom. All members are invited, but I especially want Squadron Commanders and Adjutants to attend.

You all are an amazing Detachment and I'm proud to be part of you and serve you as Commander. Great work so far and let's keep being .

Daniel Sauerwein
Commander

02/17/2023

Great job North Dakota! You hit the target and are less than a percentage from the March 80% target. Let's get those renewals in, recruit new members, and reach out to members with Buddy Checks. Let's push for 95% (1004 members) by March 20. I know you can do it. We are .

Let's discover the "Why?" for joining the SAL. Why did you join and why do you continue to be a part of our organization?

As always, remember to to a veteran in need in your community.

Congratulations to the 46 Detachments who have met or exceeded the 75% membership target.

The SAL Membership Reports can be found at:
https://www.legion.org/sons/membershipranking

02/10/2023

The Detachment is 7 members shy of our 75% target, which is coming up on Wednesday. Please get memberships turned in, or submit electronically, so we can roll past that target on time. I know we can do it.

02/07/2023

We encourage members, especially those in officer positions in Squadrons to take a look at this page to learn about setting up a MyLegion account.

MyLegion.org is a free site for Legionnaires and Sons members to use to manage their membership.

01/29/2023

It's been a good two days at the Department of North Dakota Winter Conference. SAL members had a good meeting and enjoyed the banquet.

Detachment Commander Sauerwein brought greetings to the Joint Session Friday evening, sharing our winning of the Triple Nickel Award and where we're at so far. He won a quilt as a door prize as part of the Children and Youth donation table.

Let's get the momentum back on membership and finish strong. Heck, we can still possibly repeat the Triple Nickel if we put our minds to it. We're 15 members shy of the next target on February 12, so get those memberships turned in and let's blow past 75% and go for 90%.

Thank you to all SAL members that have attended the Conference this weekend. Safe travels home on Sunday.