Six Legion departments showing highest percentage of membership gain from Oct. 9-May 8 in their respective categories will receive metallic eagle statue.
Six American Legion departments showing the highest percentage of membership gain in their respective size categories between Oct. 9 and May 8 of this year will receive a metallic eagle statue (pictured above).
The Commander Dellinger Eagle Award will be awarded to the top department in each Big Twelve category showing the largest percentage of membership growth between the 55- and 100-percent target dates. A seventh eagle will be presented to the national vice commander whose region displayed has the highest percentage of membership gain during the same period.
The Big Twelve categories are:
Category I – departments of 100,000 or more members
Category II – departments of 65,000- 99,999 members
Category III – departments of 40,0000 - 64,999 members
Category IV – departments of 25,000 - 39,999 members
Category V – departments of 10,000 - 24,999 members
Category VI – departments of 9,999 or less members
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