The American Legion
American Legion Post 37 Pierce Lawton
Legion Post #37 — Bellows Falls, VT. Service and a meeting hall — Bellows Falls.
- Legion Post #37
- Bellows Falls, VT
American Legion Post 37 Pierce Lawton. Its post has met since 1945 — Bellows Falls, VT. The charter came in the years after the World Wars, and the Legionnaires who stayed treated the monthly meeting as a standing promise: show up, look after one another, and leave the town a little better.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Bellows Falls. The Legionnaires would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM, at the hall — Bellows Falls. This page is a sample so neighbors can see the shape of the work. The group itself has not claimed the page, so the stories here are an illustration, written in the voice the post might use.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Bellows Falls, VT. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 37 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Bellows Falls, VT.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Bellows Falls, VT.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 37 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Bellows Falls, VT.
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Years on the calendar — Bellows Falls
Charter story set in 1945
200 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
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Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 16, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 37 Pierce Lawton, written here as the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Confirm with the group before you travel. |
| Mon, May 25, 2026, 11:00 AM | Memorial Day observance | A half-hour observance, then coffee at the hall. The Legionnaires read the names they have been given — Bellows Falls, VT. |
| Sun, Apr 19, 2026, 6:00 PM | Holiday sorting day | Boxes along the wall of the hall get sorted into gifts, coats, and pantry food for local families — Bellows Falls, VT. |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 37. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 37 Pierce Lawton. The year opens the usual way: a short meeting, a full pot of coffee, and a list of local families the post already knows. The Legionnaires voted to keep the Memorial Day wreath on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Bellows Falls, VT.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Bellows Falls
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 37 set a date, split the jobs, and showed up. A few neighbors who are not members came for the afternoon and stayed to ask about the next meeting — Bellows Falls.
Aug 21, 2026
What the notebook says so far
Late summer the post looked back at the notebook. The honor detail had been out more than once, the community table had fed a crowded room, and the officers reminded everyone that the next business meeting is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Bellows Falls, VT.
Officers
Officers
Commander
First Vice Commander
Adjutant
Finance Officer
Chaplain
Sergeant-at-Arms
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Post 37 — Bellows Falls, VT. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Bellows Falls, VT.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Bellows Falls, VT. American Legion Post 37 Pierce Lawton. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
Contact this group
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