On the morning of Friday June 14, we will have a dedication ceremony for our first flagpole placed in Veterans Park. That evening we will have a flag retirement ceremony. The Sugar Grove American Legion post collects all tattered, torn, and unusable flags for a proper and honorable disposal.
If you have a flag, or flags, there is a drop box at the village Municipal Building. They are also accepted at the Legion Post in Sugar Grove.. You can also contact us here and arrangements can be made.

Order forms can be downloaded (.pdf) at this link

Come Visit the SG Veterans Park board tomorrow at Holiday in the Grove. We'll be in the craft area at John Shields Elementary gymnasium from 8am to 3pm.
We will be doing our Celebration Brick sales and giving out park information so stop by and say hello!

"To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations. - President Woodrow Wilson

Sugar Grove veterans Park would like to wish all our supporters and their families a safe and Happy Labor Day weekend
We'd also like wish our our veterans at home and overseas well, and Thank You for all you do!.

Whew, what a party...
Many thanks to all of you that volunteered your time to help make this event an outstanding success. There are too many to list individually, but we must give credit to Tammy Carter, Matt McCannon, Beth Johnson, and the whole crew at the Sugar Grove American Legion, because without you this would just not have been possible.

The food was great, and the Zydeco and Blues music by the Sole City Juke Band rocked and rolled, and soon had everyone dancing. If your looking to book quality entertainment we'd recomend them without any hesitation.

Thank you to everyone who came out to support us and enjoy some authentic Cajun cooking! We’ve already been asked if we will be doing this again, and to us, that’s one of the best reviews we could ask for.

We’ll see, maybe we’ll do a different theme next time.

Come out this Saturday, August 11th for a Halfway to Mardi Gras Celebration!
The Sugar Grove american Legion is holding a Crawfish boil to benefit Veterans Park. Starting at 5pm feast on all your cajun favorites; Fresh Crawfish, Jambalaya, red beans and rice, bignets and all the sides.
Starting at 7pm the Sole City Juke Band will carry us into the night with Zydeco and classic rock.
Admission is $10, and includes dinner.
There will be raffles and giveaways and all ages are welcome, although we do ask all children be accomanied by a parent.

On behalf of the entire board of Sugar Grove Veterans Park I'd like to thank everyone who came by to say hello. We had a very good turnout this last weekend and were able to meet some supporters face to face for the first time. There is lots of interest in helping us achieve our goals and without all of you it wouldn't be possible.
We also made some new friends. We had the opportunity to speak with recently returned vets, active duty troops on leave, and families with long histories of veterans.
One particular question should be clarified though. This park, and our celebration bricks are open to all. Military Service bricks do not have to be for a Sugar Grove veteran, and Sponsor Bricks will go toward the many names we have on our rolls that may not have someone to purchase a brick for them.
I personally had some very touching moments hearing loved ones recall the service of their friends and family.

Thank you again,
SGVP

This is a benefit poker run to raise donations
for The Wounded Warrior Project and others.
All vehicles are welcome and price includes
dinner and a band to round out the evening.

Don't ride? no problem the band portion is only a $5 cover

Make plans to participate in the Legion's Benefit Poker Run next weekend. All vehicle are welcome to  participate. Proceeds will go to "The Wounded Warrior Project", among others. Every year is a great time, $15 for the run, food and music. Even if you can't make the run, come for the music. just a $5 cover. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

We're proud to announce that in addition to our brick sales, Johnson Oil, parent company of our  Sugar Grove Express Mart BP is a Sponsor of Veterans Park!
Thank you very much!

Celebration Brick sales are in full swing and fundraising continues in earnest. Orders have come from as far away as North Carolina, all with connections to the Sugar Grove area. There have also been many donations have been made as Sponsors. Sponsor Bricks are bricks to be engraved with the names of area Veterans who may not have someone to purchase bricks in their honor. There are over 300 names on plaques between the Legion and the Community House and we expect about half of those names to be covered by sponsors.

We will have a booth at the Corn Boil this year as well to assist in filling out the order forms and to shake hands and ,meet all of you that have stood with us.

Currently we are at 25% of our budget for Phase One and ask if you have planned to, but haven’t purchased a brick yet that you pick up a form at the club. Tammy, Matt, Beth or I can assist you with any questions you have. Remember, the sooner we reach our goal the sooner we can begin construction. Forms can be downloaded at the link below, and we have a verified PayPal account. (donate.sgvp@gmail.com)
You need not have an account of your own, just follow the prompts, and all major credit cards are accepted.

Thank you all for your continued support!

It's with great pride we can announce the cash donations from the Veterans of the Sugar Grove American Legion Post 1271, and from the ladies of the Legion Auxiliary! Their contributions to not only Veterans Park, but to the community cannot be mentioned enough. From the Auxiliary's Packages from Home, to the Veterans continued support of their comrades at home and afar, The Sugar Grove American Legion is showing itself to be an institution of honor today, and in the future!
Thank You all!

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