Thanksgiving Day in Morton Grove with Sailors from Great Lakes Naval Base

Greetings My Neighbors,

Once again this year you are invited to spend some of your Thanksgiving Day with my American Legion Post in support of sailors from Great Lakes Naval Base who are not able to go home for Thanksgiving. This is a great way to spend an hour or two in nearby Morton Grove (6144 W. Dempster, 9:30 AM - 3 PM) with our newest servicemembers. Bring a snack or holiday card and come on over. If you would like to make a contribution to the Sailors Fund, that is also welcome. See below for more information...

And while our sailors are there to relax, before leaving to go back to base, they sing the Navy Song "Anchors Away". Super cool to see and hear if you have not done so before.

Questions? Contact Jac Charlier, at jac.charlier@gmail.com.

On Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, the Morton Grove American Legion Post 134 will be celebrating their 10 th annual Adopt a Sailor Navy Day. We will host 50 recruits from Great Lakes. They should arrive by 8:30 a.m. by bus. They will be greeted by Legion members, village officials, friends, and whomever else wishes to greet them and thank them for their service. There will be refreshments donated by legion members, friends, and local merchants. They will be served a full Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings. Entertainment will be available along with nationwide long distance and international phone service all day long, compliments of AT&T. Computers will also be available. They will have the opportunity to talk and email their loved ones throughout the day. After graduation many of these
young men and women will be sent into harms way. The day’s events will be filmed and a DVD will be sent to their families.

We owe them a thank you for their service. Let’s show them a beautiful day to remember. We also contribute to and support the Comfort/Wounded Warrior Fund and other Veteran and active military activities with our donations. We take pride in entertaining our troops each year. We want to continue to
support them if they should fall victim in harms way.

Anyone wishing to make a donation please make checks payable to:
Sailor Fund
American Legion Post 134
6144 Dempster St.
Morton Grove, Il.