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SOUTH HOUSTON POST
490
11702
Old Galveston Road
Houston, Texas 77034
Office: 281-481-1179; Clubroom: 281-481-5686
Fax: 281-481-1179; Email: al0490@att.net
General
Information
The American Legion South Houston Post 490 is located across
from the main entrance to Ellington
Field,
south of Houston, Texas. Post 490 is in the
22nd
District,
2nd
Division,
Department
of Texas.
The Post Commander for 2011-2012 is Larry Cockrum.
General Membership Meetings are held on the second Wednesday
of each month at 7:00 P.M. The Board
of Trustees
meet on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:00 P.M., the
Executive
Committee
at 7:00 P.M.
The Post and its activities are supported by the
Auxiliary
Unit 490.
The Post sponsors the Sons
of The American Legion Squadron
490
and The
American Legion Riders.
Children
and Youth
Through our Annual
Golf Tournament
we sponsor five
American Legion Baseball
Teams in the area, sponsor elementary schools in the South
Houston community and give school awards to elementary,
middle, and high school students throughout the
area. We sponsor boys to Boys
State,
conduct Oratorical
Contests,
and award annual scholarships to Post members and their
dependents.
Our
Community
We provide gifts to underprivileged children of veterans and
meals to needy families during the holidays. We
provide funds to the Special Olympics, South Houston
Community Center, needy school children in the area, Jaycees
of Clear Lake, the USO at Ellington and the
Shriners. Our American Legion Riders group
provides funds for battered women and money to the Legacy
Fund (scholarships to children of military personnel killed
in action since 9-11). We provide meeting space
for community related activities.
Our
Veterans and You
Each month we provide food and haircut coupons to our
veterans at the VA
Hospital.
We host 25 to 30 VA patients at our monthly Steak
Dinners.
We donate funds to the VA volunteer services. We
participate in the Annual BBQ
Cook-Off
at the VA Hospital which feeds hundreds of patients and
staff. Our Annual "Great
Underwear Party"
helps us raise thousands of dollars in underwear for
in-patients at the VA hospital. Volunteers from
the Post distribute
the underwear
to the patients in December each year.
We send
care packages
and phone cards to our troops in Afghanistan and
Iraq. We assist veterans in emergency situations
and help them obtain services at the VA. We host
special events for Ellington military personnel.
Our Service Officer provides valuable information on veteran
benefits and Houston military events.
We have several special events honoring our veterans such as
Memorial Day Services, Four
Chaplains Services,
4th of July events, Veterans
Day,
and Pearl
Harbor Remembrance
Ceremonies.
Post
Activities Available To Our Members
Our newly remodeled Post Clubroom is open for members and
their guests on Monday through Friday from 12:00 Noon until
12:00 Midnight; and until 1:00 A.M. on Saturday.
It is open on Sunday from 12:00 Noon until 9:00
P.M. We have many fun events at the Post:
Super Bowl party, Chili
Cook-Off,
Air
Show,
monthly birthday parties for our members, Oktoberfest,
Sunday brunches, steak nights, hamburger nights, soup and
salad lunches on Friday and other get togethers. Click
here for informaion about our next
Chili Cook-Off.
The Post
Hall
is available for rental
for parties, weddings, receptions, meetings, and other
events for a reasonable rate. Post members
receive a special rate on hall
rentals. RV
Parking
is available adjacent to the post.
To continue our great work you need to belong to our great
organization and participate in our programs.
YOU are an integral part of our FAMILY and your membership
allows us to continue our support to the active duty,
National Guard, Reserves, and retired military personnel,
all veterans, Children and Youth, and our Community.
Please join our team and sign up today.
You
Can Now Renew Your Dues Using Pay Pal
Great
Underwear Dance XIV - March 13, 2011
Click
here for more Underwear Dance
photos
Copyright © 2001-2011 by The American Legion
Last Updated: July 2, 2011.
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