The American Legion, Department of Florida

Congratulations to Post 316 Rattlers on winning The American Legion Florida State Championship. Post 316 will now represent the state of Florida in The American Legion Southeast Regional tournament in Asheboro, NC. Please congratulate them and wish them luck in the Southeast Regionals this August!

Photos shared by Coach Cory Goff

The results are in....
𝟓 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 ($𝟏𝟎𝟎/𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡)
4 votes for 4 prizes ($500/each)
1 vote for 2 prizes ($1,000/each)

Your next Florida Legion 50/50 Raffle will feature 20 Early Bird Prizes. Stay tuned for the official launch and details. You know there will be some BONUS entries... the question is, how many more?!

𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐄: We are calling on YOU to determine the Early Bird prizing for our next 50/50 Raffle. Which choice would you choose?
Hit '𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄' to vote for 𝟐𝟎 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 for $100 each
Hit '𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄' to vote for 𝟒 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 for $500 each
Hit '𝐖𝐎𝐖' to vote for 𝟐 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 for $1,000 each
Voting will end on Monday at 8:00AM EST. Which ever option has the most votes will be featured during the next draw starting on Thursday, August 1st!
Enter current draw here 👉 www.florida5050.org

𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐄: We are calling on YOU to determine the Early Bird prizing for our next 50/50 Raffle. Which choice would you choose?
Hit '𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄' to vote for 𝟐𝟎 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 for $100 each
Hit '𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄' to vote for 𝟒 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 for $500 each
Hit '𝐖𝐎𝐖' to vote for 𝟐 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 for $1,000 each
Voting will end on Monday at 8:00AM EST. Which ever option has the most votes will be featured during the next draw starting on Thursday, August 1st!
Enter current draw here 👉 www.florida5050.org

‼️𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 #𝟏‼️
Judith R. ( #765603)
Supported Post 321, Cooper City
𝑫𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒕 - If your name is not listed above, there are still TWO more chances to win BIG this month!! Get your tickets before the next Early Winner is selected next week! The prize pool will climb all until someone takes home HALF THE CASH on July 31st.
👉𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰: https://www.florida5050.org

𝑻𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚'𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒚, 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒌𝒔! Get ready to witness the crowning of our first Early Bird Winner for July. The clock is ticking, and at 3:00 PM EST, a lucky soul will be $2,000 richer! 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐝 $𝟐𝟎𝐤 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐥, the stakes are high, and the excitement is through the roof. 𝑾𝒉𝒐 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒔, 𝒊𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒕!
𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐌𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐘: www.florida5050.org

National Commander Daniel Seehafer visits Post 347 in Lady Lake, Fl.
Photos by Jim Ramos

Florida American Legion Leadership Retreat. What a great group of leaders. A lot of learning was there for everyone especially the new District Leaders.
Sorry for the Delay in posting these photos.

🎉 The Florida Legion's 50/50 Raffle is 𝑵𝑬𝑾 and 𝑰𝑴𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑽𝑬𝑫! 🥳 As you enter, you can contribute to our mission while standing a chance to win big! Tickets are available online. Every ticket not only boosts our cause but also allows you to split the pot 50/50! 💵🤲 Let's make a difference together. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲, 𝐬𝐞𝐭, 𝐑𝐀𝐅𝐅𝐋𝐄! 🎫✨
𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰: https://fanthem.io/give/fllegion/fllegion/florida-legions-5050-raffle?referralCode=FBLaunch

https://www.legion.org/boysnation/262038/%E2%80%98-veteran-veteran%E2%80%99

‘A veteran is a veteran’ Female Legionnaires an important presence at Florida Boys State.

https://www.legion.org/boysnation/videos/PL1628BEAAE3B583B4/cib-Nmztqmg

Florida State Highway Patrol continues tradition at Florida American Legion Boys State Florida State Highway Patrol continues tradition at Florida American Legion Boys State

https://www.legion.org/boysnation/262039/troopers-and-title-belts-sights-and-sounds-florida-boys-state

Troopers and title belts: the sights and sounds of Florida Boys State Notes from the 80th session of Florida’s premier youth program.

Florida Boys State embraces innovation while maintaining tradition Program grows its social media presence while celebrating historic milestones in 80th year.

‼ 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 ‼ Get ready, folks! Brace yourselves for the epic launch of our upcoming 50/50 Raffle – it's going to be lit!

For a short while, 𝒘𝒆'𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒘 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒐𝒏𝒖𝒔 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒔𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒍𝒍 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒇𝒂𝒔𝒕 and grab your tickets early to up your winning game. 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐬... 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐰 your mind with thrills and spills!

Let's band together, build that community spirit, and amp up the winning vibes. It's a total win-win for all involved! We can make magic happen, friends!

Congratulations to our lucky 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟓𝟎/𝟓𝟎 𝐑𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐥𝐞 Draw Winner!!

Jeff B. ( -30710)
Total Prize Pool: $16,131.70

The Independence Day 50/50 Draw is now officially over and the winner will TAKE HALF very soon! Stay tuned to see who it is...

Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸 May we all take a moment and give thanks to those who protect our independence and freedoms, both past and present!! 🇺🇸

💥🇺🇸 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚! 🇺🇸💥 Get your tickets before the clock strikes midnight and secure your shot at winning over $7,000 in cash – half of the sensational prize pool could be yours!
👉𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫: https://www.florida5050.org

With every entry, the pot grows, and tomorrow we crown our one and only winner! Be part of this patriotic thrill and support our veterans and their families. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒏, so act fast as the winner will be revealed tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM EST! 🎉🎖️ 🎖️🎉

F̲R̲O̲M̲ ̲D̲I̲S̲A̲S̲T̲E̲R̲ ̲P̲R̲E̲P̲ ̲C̲H̲A̲I̲R̲,̲ ̲B̲I̲L̲L̲ ̲H̲O̲P̲P̲N̲E̲R̲:̲
Legion Family - We have reached that time of the year... 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧... which is from June 1 to November 30. Most of the cyclones typically develop between mid-August to late October with Sept 10 being the peak of the season. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫'𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 with 𝟐𝟑 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 of which 𝟏𝟏 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬 and 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝟓 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝐦𝐩𝐡 or greater (category 3).

The number one concern is the safety of your families, friends, and of course our fur babies. In the past 2 years, Florida has seen an influx of people moving to our great state. The question is... how many of these individuals are familiar with hurricanes. I would guess maybe 10%. During disaster preparedness seminars, the number one question always is "𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑑𝑜 𝐼 𝑑𝑜" or those that don't show concern say "𝐼𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑛'𝑡 ℎ𝑖𝑡 𝑚𝑒". 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐤𝐬, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝟐 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝟓‼

I received the list of the Disaster Relief Chairmen for all the Districts. 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒑!

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 - During your next meeting, please take time to identify the below. By knowing this information ahead of time, it will help speed up efforts in affected areas (if needed).
1️⃣ Post(s) that can be used as shelters and distribution points
2️⃣ Room for a storage POD for supplies, if the need arises
3️⃣ Volunteers to assist with NEF (National Emergency Fund) applications. District 13's Amy Kutschbach assisted in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian and is willing to help train these folks on the process. A Zoom meeting will be set up soon.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰...
1️⃣ Is your home insurance up to date?
2️⃣Do you have flood insurance if so is it current?
3️⃣Have I fired up my generator?
4️⃣Do I have supplies if we are hit?
5️⃣Do I have all my important papers at my disposal?
6️⃣Do you have a plan if you have to evacuate?
7️⃣Do you have fur babies and can they go to the shelter with you?

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬:
👉Florida Emergency Management: www.floridadisaster.org
👉National Weather Service: www.weather.gov
👉County Emergency Management website will have specific information for your area. Here's where you can locate those sites: https://www.floridadisaster.org/counties/
👉Florida Legion Disaster Info / Relief Efforts: www.floridalegion.org/relief

We can get through this season with the help of everyone. I will keep you informed as time goes on. I can be reached at 305-968-7979 or [email protected]. if there are any questions or ideas.

𝑨𝒄𝒕 𝒇𝒂𝒔𝒕! The clock is ticking, and entries close this Thursday (7/4) at midnight to enter into the Independence Day 50/50 Raffle.

Be part of something bigger, enter before time runs out. ⏰Remember, one lucky winner will walk away with HALF THE CASH on July 5th at 9:00 AM EST. The excitement is building as the prize pool has soared to almost $11,000, with the goal of hitting $15,000!

👉𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫: https://www.florida5050.org

In the midst of its own bicentennial, Tallahassee, Fla., welcomed a gift from a longtime resident of the city.

Every session of Florida American Legion Boys State (FALBS) has taken place in the state’s capital city, and with this year’s session being FALBS’ 80th, it seemed only fitting to find a way to commemorate both milestones.

Full Story at: https://www.legion.org/boysnation/261994/florida-boys-state-embraces-innovation-while-maintaining-tradition

𝑬𝒙𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒔! The Florida Legion 50/50 Raffle is here with a chance to support veterans and win big! 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐜𝐤... check out the $99 package where you get more entries at your shot of the Independence Day Winner title. Hurry, entries end soon!
👉𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰: https://www.florida5050.org

Our 🇺🇸𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝟓𝟎/𝟓𝟎 𝐑𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐥𝐞🇺🇸 Draw Winner is...
Holly S. ( #80018)
Supported Cooper City American Legion Post 321
Total Prize Pool: $38,370

Don't fret if your name isn't listed above, our Independence Day draw is already opened! Get your tickets in early. 𝐁𝐎𝐍𝐔𝐒 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲!!

👉𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬: https://www.florida5050.org

Florida American Legion Boys State is going LIVE soon. Take a peek into one of the Legion's prestigious programs!! You won't want to miss it!

Join us in this valued Boys State tradition and watch as we honor our fallen. We will be live from inside the Florida House of Representatives chambers starting at approximately 8:45 am.

The Freedom 50/50 Draw 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 $𝟑𝟖,𝟔𝟕𝟎!! The winner will TAKE HALF very soon! Stay tuned to see who it is...

The Independence Day Draw will officially open immediately after the winner is announced. Remember, BONUS entries end on Monday, and there's only ONE WINNER!! 𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖?

‼️𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠‼️ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟓𝟎/𝟓𝟎 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 $𝟑𝟕𝐊!! Tickets are only available until midnight... and the lucky winner will TAKE HALF tomorrow morning at 9:00AM.
𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰: https://www.florida5050.org

Department Convention photos are uploaded and ready for you to view. Scroll through to see all the fun we had.
𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐬: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBvQcz
Special thank you to 2023-2024 Department Historian Edward Lewis for capturing the moment!

2024 Department Convention Explore this photo album by Florida Legion on Flickr!