The Installation of officers was held at the Woodridge Country Club in Lisle on September 18, 1940. In October work began on the new Post Home. The Auxiliary donated $600.00 to the Post to be used as needed for the new home. The building was an old plumbing shop and needed a great deal of repairs. Cleanup of the old building was begun and repairs followed. By December the building was usable. The "DRAFT" began..
The 1972 Legion year proved to be a real challenge for Commander Kadlec. Looking for new ways to raise funds at the Post the topic of bingo is discussed at great lenght through out the year. Bingo gets the go ahead by the Board of Directors and the membership. Extensive planning is done but there will be no bingo in 1972.
Improvements to the lounge are also discussed at great length. Although approved, updating the lounge..
In July of 1972 the Post began plans for bingo to begin at Post 80. On October 3, 1972 bingo began with 117 players and prizes as high as $20.00 to a single winner. Bingo will be every Tuesday evening and the doors will open at 4:30pm. At the end of the evening $376.00 was ready for deposit in the bank. A new era had begun for Post 80. The following weeks would see nearl..
During 1974 bingo has grown to be the number one source of income for Post 80. Members have worked together to form five bingo teams. Now members need only give one Tuesday a month for bingo. Attendance at bingo now averages over 250 players at each session. Members of Unit 80 have now joined to help the bingo program.
All regular Legion programs are carried out in fine form for Legion year 1974. The Post is..
In the fall of 1974 at the end of the Legion Baseball season plans for the next season began. Due to Little League and High School baseball it has been getting harder to put together a Legion Baseball team so it was decided to drop the Legion Baseball program and begin sponsoring two Little League teams. The land north of the Legion grounds was dedicated as The American Legion Field.
On the night of September 21,1974..
As Post 80 moved into the Legion year of 1976 plans for a Bicentennial Project were also begun. Funds would be set aside for the celebration on July 4, 1976. All regular Legion activities would becarried out as usual but the members wanted to do something big.
Past commander Bill Harkness being an engineer set to paper an obolisk 30 feet tall and made of granite. The membership liked the idea and the plans were started...
1978 saw all Legion activities carried out in the normal grand fashion. A list of names of veterans who served our country during the eligible membership dates was started. These names would be placed on a plaque to be mounted on the new obelisk in our Memorial Park. The actual size of the plaque will determine the number of names which can be displayed. At present it is planned to have 60 to 80 names..