Greetings all!
It’s time to gear up for Department Convention, to be held 26-29 June at the Crowne Plaza Resort-Chandler, hosted by Post 35. This is when we come together to report on what we’ve accomplished this last year, and brag about those who have gone above and beyond in service to our communities, state and nation.
There are many awards given out annually, the majority of which come from the membership report (High Post/District/Area, etc.) and also from your CPR (National recognition-if they don’t know what we do they won’t recognize it!!)
5 awards are judged and awarded by Department – Outstanding History Book (Post and District), Outstanding Color Guard, Outstanding Honor Guard, Legionnaire of the Year, and the Richard H. Bieri Memorial Cooperation Trophy. These awards all require submission forms for consideration; information can be found at azlegion.org/awards-and-trophies and aladeptaz.org (Bieri award).
ALL submissions MUST be received via upload to Department no later than close of business on 1 June. Any submission which is incomplete or does not follow the prescribed format will not be considered.
As for History books, National has changed to an all-digital format for judging. Hard copy books will be displayed at National Convention but will not not be entered in Awards judging. We will still accept hard copies for judging at Department; please submit a digital PDF to submit to National as well. We may update this in the future.
I look forward to seeing you at the Department Convention and helping celebrate your accomplishments! Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
For God and Country,
Woodie Woodward
Trophies & Awards Chair
520.730.7047
