The Union County American Legion has one fundraiser a year to help pay for their many projects, and that fundraiser is coming up on Saturday, October 5, from 8 a.m. until noon. They will be at the intersection of Maynardville Hwy. and Hickory Star Rd. asking for your donation. On your way to the Union County Heritage Festival, grocery shopping or just driving around, please go by this intersection and help our American Legion help our Union County veterans, many of whom are alone and/or incapacitated, and donate what you can to the American Legion Post 212.
The American Legion Post 212 flies pretty much below the radar. Sure, we drive by Veterans St. where the ballfield and Sheriff’s office is. But, and be honest now, how often do we think about our Veterans? Or our American Legion? Do we just take it for granted that they served in the military and then forget about them? We are all busy and often get distracted by other things. So, what is it that the American Legion actually does?
Their first and foremost calling is to support any honorably discharged veteran. If there is a veteran in need, they strive to provide whatever support that person requires. Often it is a motorized wheelchair, a walker, building a ramp into their house or delivering food. According to Post Commander Darrell White, Christmas is one of their busy times as they shop for food to fill large boxes at Christmas for around a week’s worth of groceries for 40 veterans. The American Legion has a Christmas party for kids, many of whom might not have otherwise had much of a Christmas at all. And they provide much needed supplies for residents of veterans homes.
“We are here for the veterans, veteran’s families and the Union County community,” say members of the American Legion Post 212.