The American Legion
American Legion Post 416
Legion Post #416 — Wind Ridge, PA. American Legion Post 416, meeting — Wind Ridge, PA.
- Legion Post #416
- Wind Ridge, PA
In 1959 a handful of veterans chartered Post 416 — Wind Ridge, PA. From that first meeting the post grew into a hall that still marks the year with a memorial service, a community project, and a table full of people who know one another’s stories.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Wind Ridge. The Legionnaires would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The regular meeting is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Anyone planning to visit should confirm the night before they come, because a funeral detail or a weather delay can move it. Between meetings the Legionnaires stay in touch the old way: at the hall, and through the officers listed on this sample site — Wind Ridge, PA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Wind Ridge, PA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Wind Ridge, PA.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 416 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Wind Ridge, PA.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Wind Ridge, PA.
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Years on the calendar — Wind Ridge
Charter story set in 1959
60 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
43
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Tue, Mar 10, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 416, 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 — Wind Ridge, PA. |
| Sun, Apr 12, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The Legionnaires spend a Saturday on the small repairs the post has been putting off. |
| Sat, Jun 20, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 416. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 416. 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 spring scholarship on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Wind Ridge, PA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Wind Ridge
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 416 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 — Wind Ridge.
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 — Wind Ridge, PA.
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 416 — Wind Ridge, PA. 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 — Wind Ridge, PA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Wind Ridge, PA. American Legion Post 416. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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