The American Legion
American Legion Post 521 Robert W Ginther
Legion Post #521 — Fox Lake, WI. American Legion Post 521, meeting — Fox Lake, WI.
- Legion Post #521
- Fox Lake, WI
In 1952 a handful of veterans chartered Post 521 — Fox Lake, WI. 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 — Fox Lake. The Legionnaires would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Fox Lake. 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 — Fox Lake, WI. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Fox Lake, WI.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 521 Robert W Ginther. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Fox Lake, WI.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 521 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Fox Lake, WI.
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Years on the calendar — Fox Lake
Charter story set in 1952
100 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
51
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 6, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 521 Robert W Ginther, written here as the second Tuesday at 7:00 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 — Fox Lake, WI. |
| Wed, Apr 8, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Fox Lake. |
| Tue, Jun 9, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 521. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 521 Robert W Ginther. 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 a Saturday of hall repairs on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Fox Lake, WI.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Fox Lake
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 521 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 — Fox Lake.
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 second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Fox Lake, WI.
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 521 — Fox Lake, WI. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Fox Lake, WI.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Fox Lake, WI. American Legion Post 521 Robert W Ginther. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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