The American Legion
American Legion Post 80 Brighton
Legion Post #80 — Island Pond, VT. American Legion Post 80, meeting — Island Pond, VT.
- Legion Post #80
- Island Pond, VT
American Legion Post 80 Brighton. Its post has met since 1925 — Island Pond, 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 — Island Pond. The Legionnaires would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are the first Thursday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Island Pond. 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 — Island Pond, VT. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 80 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Island Pond, VT.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 80 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Island Pond, VT.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Island Pond, VT.
101
Years on the calendar — Island Pond
Charter story set in 1925
120 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
19
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 80 Brighton, written here as the first Thursday 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 — Island Pond, VT. |
| Sun, Apr 19, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the Legionnaires bring the food. |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026, 6:30 PM | Installation of officers | The post installs the new officers for the year and thanks the ones stepping down. Names in this sample are role labels, not the real officers. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 80 Brighton. 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 winter gift drive on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Island Pond, VT.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Island Pond
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 80 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 — Island Pond.
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 first Thursday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Island Pond, 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 80 — Island Pond, VT. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the first Thursday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Island Pond, VT.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Island Pond, VT. American Legion Post 80 Brighton. 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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