Fundraising for and donating to The American Legion’s Operation Comfort Warriors (OCW)
program is an ongoing effort for Legion Family members. Post 57's effort shows how change can add up quickly.
American Legion Post 57 of Grandview collected a total of 304,701 pennies for OCW as part of its penny-a-day fundraiser in February. “We thought asking people for a few pennies rather than larger cash donations might help raise larger amounts,” said Jim Davidson,Post 57 adjutant. “I kept the coin machine at the bank very busy during the month.”
The post also challenged the local schools to help, and Davidson would stop by the schools
each week to pick up the donations.
“This far exceeded what we hoped to collect,” said Robert Gates, Post 57 commander. “We
hoped for a $500 response for the month, but had that before the actual campaign began on
February 1.”
The post sent a check for $3,047.01 to The American Legion National Headquarters.
