From the first National Executive Committee resolution in spring 2011, to plans for the 2018 and 2019 national conventions, The American Legion has been all-in in planning for its 100th anniversary, which will officially take place in 2019. On Aug. 29, attendees at the national convention in Cincinnati heard about how local posts can continue to honor their legacy while promoting their vision. Representatives Theresa Sims and Susan Mennenga of the National World War One Centennial Commission spoke about the 100 Cities/100 Memorials fund-matching program (www.worldwar1centennial.org/100-cities-100-memorials-home.html) sponsored by the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, in which local organizations can apply to restore local World War I memorials. But most of the two identical workshops concerned more internal Legion projects and initiatives. Legion Visual Media Manager Holly Soria asked attendees to "try to imagine for a moment what your community would be like if the Legion never existed" when compiling their histories and planning 100th Anniversary events in their communities. A focus of National Headquarters efforts is to provide assistance and materials; public relations efforts got a lot of attention, from pitching stories to local media to examining samples of a special media toolkit slated for full release later this year. Montana and Wyoming were the lucky first departments to see completion of a public-directed placemat describing their department's history; all 55 department placemats will be completed by the 100th Anniversary. Bob Sussan, chairman of The American Legion Riders National Advisory Committee, described progress on a special Centennial Legacy Run. Other projects, from Fathead chronologies to exhibits at national war museums, are also in the offing. But Past National Commander Dave Rehbein, vice chairman of the national 100th Century Observance Committee, urged attendees to take the message of excitement back to everyone at their home posts. "Get all of them involved," he said. "The posts is where The American Legion got started."