The American Legion
American Legion Post 9 Harry H Renick
Legion Post #9 — Garden City, KS. A post since 1967 — Garden City, KS.
- Legion Post #9
- Garden City, KS
American Legion Post 9 Harry H Renick. Its post has met since 1967 — Garden City, KS. The charter came in the years after the Second World War and Korea, 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.
The work is ordinary and steady. A flag detail at a funeral. A winter drive that fills a corner of the hall with gifts. A scholarship evening where the Legionnaires hand an envelope to a student and then go back to the coffee. None of it is loud. All of it is the point of the charter.
Meetings are the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Garden City. 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 — Garden City, KS. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 9 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Garden City, KS.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Garden City, KS.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 9 Harry H Renick. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Garden City, KS.
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Years on the calendar — Garden City
Charter story set in 1967
210 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
16
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 13, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 9 Harry H Renick, 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 — Garden City, KS. |
| Fri, Apr 17, 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 — Garden City, KS. |
| Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 9. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 9 Harry H Renick. 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 — Garden City, KS.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Garden City
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 9 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 — Garden City.
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 — Garden City, KS.
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 9 — Garden City, KS. 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 — Garden City, KS.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Garden City, KS. American Legion Post 9 Harry H Renick. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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