Canton - American Legion Post 45

08/19/2026

🇺🇸 POST 45 — YOUR VOLUNTEER HOURS COUNT! 🇺🇸

Post 45 Family, we know our members are out there serving veterans, supporting our youth, and giving back to our community every month.

Now we need to make sure those hours are COUNTED! ⏰🇺🇸

Your volunteer service helps The American Legion demonstrate the impact we make through our annual Consolidated Post Report (CPR). Every hour we record helps tell the story of Post 45's continued commitment to service.

WHAT COUNTS? More than you may think!

🇺🇸 VETERANS
VA service • Buddy Checks • Veteran transportation • Veteran support • Home visits • Claims assistance • Outreach

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 CHILDREN & YOUTH
School Awards • Scholarships • Scouting • Mentoring • Youth activities • Baseball • Oratorical • Boys State

🤝 COMMUNITY
Blood & food drives • Funeral honors • Flag retirement • Community events • Parades • Fundraisers • Holiday events

These are just some of the activities included on our new Volunteer Service Record.

📋 KEEP TRACK AS YOU GO!
Record your date, activity and hours throughout the month. It's much easier than trying to remember everything at the end of the year!

📣 BRING YOUR VOLUNTEER HOURS FORM TO OUR AUGUST 20 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING!

And please don't think, “It was only an hour.”

That hour counts.

❤️ One hour helping a veteran counts.
❤️ One hour mentoring a child counts.
❤️ One hour serving our community counts.

“No act of service is too small to count. Every hour makes a difference.”

🇺🇸 POST 45 — VETERANS STILL SERVING OUR COMMUNITY 🇺🇸

08/18/2026

🇺🇸 POST 45 MEMBERS — BASIC TRAINING ACTION ITEM 🇺🇸

All Thomas M. Brady American Legion Post 45 members are strongly encouraged to complete The American Legion Basic Training Course.

Whether you are a new member, longtime Legionnaire, or Post officer, this online course is a great way to better understand The American Legion’s history, mission, programs, and the important role each of us plays in carrying that mission forward.

🎓 The course is FREE, online, and self-paced.

➡️ Register and complete the course at:
register.legion.org/alei

📌 ONCE YOU COMPLETE THE COURSE:

Please print your completion certificate and bring it to Post Adjutant Marget Weatherby.

Your completion will be recorded, and Marget will submit the information needed to get your American Legion Basic Training Graduate Pin ordered. 🎖️

⚠️ PLEASE NOTE: Basic Training completion is a metric that Post 45 is currently tracking and reporting monthly to the District Commander. We are asking all members who have not yet completed the course to please make it a priority and complete it in a timely manner.

Already completed Basic Training? Please provide Marget with a copy of your certificate so we can make sure you are properly credited in our records.

The stronger our members' knowledge of The American Legion, the stronger our Post becomes.

🇺🇸 KNOW MORE. LEAD STRONGER. 🇺🇸

08/18/2026

🇺🇸 WHAT DOES THE AMERICAN LEGION DO? 🇺🇸

You may recognize the American Legion emblem. You may have attended an event at our Post. You may even drive past us regularly.

But have you ever wondered… what does the American Legion actually do?

The American Legion is about far more than meetings and a building. For more than a century, Legionnaires have continued their service by supporting veterans, military families, young people, and the communities we call home.

🎖️ WE SERVE VETERANS
We advocate for veterans and help connect them with benefits, resources, assistance, and a community of fellow veterans who understand the meaning of service.

🏠 WE SUPPORT HOMELESS VETERANS RIGHT HERE AT HOME
One of the programs we are especially proud of at Post 45 is the Cherokee County Homeless Veterans Program and The Cherokee County Homeless Veterans Thrift Store (located at 111 Faye Drive in Canton, Georgia)

Through this program, we work to support homeless and at-risk veterans in our community and help connect them with the assistance and resources they need.

No veteran who served our country should feel forgotten by the community they served.

❤️ WE SUPPORT MILITARY & VETERAN FAMILIES
Service affects the entire family. The American Legion Family works together to support those who have served and the people who stand beside them.

🎓 WE INVEST IN OUR YOUTH
Post 45 is proud to support young people throughout Cherokee County through programs that build leadership, citizenship, patriotism, and confidence.

Our youth programs and partnerships include:

• American Legion School Essay Program
• American Legion Oratorical Program
• Boys State
• Support for Boy Scout programs throughout Cherokee County
• Support for JROTC programs within our local schools
• Scholarships and other youth initiatives

These programs help us invest in the next generation of leaders right here at home.

🇺🇸 WE PROMOTE AMERICANISM
We honor our flag, remember those who came before us, teach the importance of citizenship, and ensure the sacrifices of America's veterans are never forgotten.

🎡 WE SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY — INCLUDING THE CHEROKEE COUNTY FAIR
Each year, Post 45 proudly participates in and supports the Annual Cherokee County Fair, one of our largest community events and fundraisers of the year.

The Fair gives our members an opportunity to serve our neighbors, connect with the community, support Post programs, and continue the Legion's tradition of service beyond the uniform.

🤝 WE SERVE THROUGHOUT CHEROKEE COUNTY
Blood drives. Community events. Volunteer projects. Supporting local organizations. Recognizing first responders. Helping neighbors in need.

When there is an opportunity to serve, Legionnaires answer the call.

🏠 AND RIGHT HERE IN CANTON…

American Legion Thomas M. Brady Post 45 is proud to continue that mission right here in Cherokee County.

Our military service may have ended…

OUR SERVICE TO OTHERS DID NOT. 🇺🇸

👀 Follow our page to see Post 45 in action, learn about upcoming community events, and discover ways you can support our veterans, our youth, and our community.

VETERANS SERVING VETERANS.
COMMUNITY SERVING COMMUNITY.
STILL SERVING. 🇺🇸

08/17/2026

🇺🇸 POST 45 — MEETING THIS THURSDAY! 🇺🇸

Post 45 Family, our August General Membership Meeting is coming up THIS THURSDAY, AUGUST 20!

We have a busy season ahead, so we hope to see everyone there for an evening of good food, fellowship, and Post business.

🍖 DINNER — 6:30 PM
The Post is providing Spiral-Cut Ham!

👉 We need you to bring the fixings!
Bring your favorite side dish or dessert to share. Mac & cheese? Green beans? Potato salad? Casserole? Rolls? Pie? Cake? If it goes with ham, bring it on! 😋

🇺🇸 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING — 7:30 PM

📍 Thomas M. Brady American Legion Post 45
160 McClure St.
Canton, GA 30015

DON'T FORGET!

📋 Bring your Volunteer Service Hours form.
We want to make sure the work you are already doing for our veterans, youth, and community gets counted!

🤝 Come ready to JOIN A COMMITTEE!
Our Committee Chairpersons have been identified, and now we need YOU. There is a place for every member to contribute.

Our Commander will be away this month, but Post 45 keeps moving forward—and that takes all of us.

Dinner. Fellowship. Service.
🇺🇸 WE SHOW UP. WE SERVE TOGETHER. 🇺🇸

We'll see you Thursday!

08/16/2026

🇺🇸 NATIONAL AIRBORNE DAY — AUGUST 16 🇺🇸

Today, Thomas M. Brady American Legion Post 45 proudly recognizes National Airborne Day and honors the courageous men and women who have served in our nation's airborne forces.

On August 16, 1940, the United States Army conducted its first official parachute jump by a test platoon at Fort Benning, Georgia—helping launch a proud American military tradition that continues today.

From the battlefields of World War II to missions around the world, our Airborne forces have answered the call with courage, determination, and an unmistakable willingness to go where others cannot.

🪂 They trained to jump into the unknown.
🪂 They accepted the risk.
🪂 They accomplished the mission.

Today we recognize every paratrooper—past and present—who has earned the right to wear those Airborne wings.

To the Airborne veterans within our own Post 45 family and throughout our community, we salute you and thank you for your service.

ALL THE WAY! 🪂🇺🇸

08/14/2026

🩸 BLOOD DRIVE — ONLY 9 APPOINTMENTS LEFT! 🩸

🇺🇸 American Legion Post 45 — Canton, GA
📅 Monday, August 17
⏰ 12:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Our upcoming American Red Cross Blood Drive is almost full — ONLY 9 APPOINTMENTS REMAIN!

Every donation has the potential to help save lives, and this is one simple way we can come together to serve our neighbors and our community. ❤️

🩸 DON’T WAIT — RESERVE YOUR APPOINTMENT TODAY!

Register through the American Red Cross:
Schedule Your Blood Donation

🚶 Walk-ins are welcome, but please remember that donors with scheduled appointments will receive priority. Scheduling ahead is the best way to secure your spot.

📣 Help us fill those final 9 appointments!
Even if you aren't able to donate, you can help by SHARING this post with your family, friends, coworkers, and neighbors.

❤️ GIVE BLOOD. GIVE HOPE. HELP SAVE A LIFE. ❤️

08/14/2026

🇺🇸 NAVAJO CODE TALKERS DAY — AUGUST 14 🇺🇸

Today, American Legion Post 45 proudly honors the Navajo Code Talkers, whose extraordinary service during World War II helped change the course of history.

Using their native Navajo language, these remarkable Marines developed and used a military code that allowed critical battlefield messages to be transmitted quickly and securely throughout the Pacific Theater. The code was never broken by the enemy.

Their contribution remained classified for years, meaning many returned home unable to speak publicly about the vital role they had played in our nation's victory.

Today, we remember their courage, ingenuity, sacrifice, and service.

We also recognize the Navajo Nation and the enduring legacy of the men who answered their country's call and used their language—once discouraged and suppressed—to help defend it.

On Navajo Code Talkers Day, we say:

Thank you. We remember. We honor your service. 🇺🇸

For God and Country,
Thomas M. Brady American Legion Post 45
Canton, Georgia

08/13/2026

Honor our Heroes with Banners for the Brave! The City of Canton proudly honors the men and women who have courageously served our nation in the United States Armed Forces.

Through this program, Veterans will be celebrated on custom-designed banners proudly displayed on light poles throughout Downtown Canton, serving as a powerful reminder of their sacrifice and dedication to our country.

Retired or honorably discharged members of the United States Armed Forces who reside in the City of Canton, or resided in the City of Canton and are now deceased, are eligible for the program.
Applications will be accepted starting today, Aug. 13, through Sept. 18.

Banners will be displayed from Oct. 5 through Nov. 13, 2026, surrounding Veterans Day—a time for our community to unite in honor, remembrance, and gratitude.

Let us come together as a community to celebrate our heroes, past and present, and keep their legacy flying high over the streets of Canton. Learn more at www.cantonga.gov/bannersforthebrave

08/11/2026