Convention attendees make a difference in Indianapolis community
American Legion volunteers gather for a community service project in collaboration with Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation during the 101st National Convention in Indianapolis. Photos by Ryan Young![American Legion volunteers pose for a group photo during a Legion community service project in collaboration with Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation during the 101st National Convention in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/230819_NC_ComService_gallery_00001.jpg?itok=ZaZmSXwX)
American Legion volunteers pose for a group photo during a Legion community service project in collaboration with Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation during the 101st National Convention in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young
![HVAF CEO Brian Copes speaks to volunteers during a Legion community service project in collaboration with Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation during the 101st National Convention in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/230819_NC_ComService_gallery_00002.jpg?itok=uG6gBVWP)
HVAF CEO Brian Copes speaks to volunteers during a Legion community service project in collaboration with Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation during the 101st National Convention in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young
![HVAF CEO Brian Copes speaks to volunteers during a Legion community service project in collaboration with Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation during the 101st National Convention in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/230819_NC_ComService_gallery_00003.jpg?itok=mzXc1MWJ)
HVAF CEO Brian Copes speaks to volunteers during a Legion community service project in collaboration with Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation during the 101st National Convention in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young
![Ron Neff smiles as he passes out trash bags during a Legion community service project in collaboration with Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation during the 101st National Convention in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/230819_NC_ComService_gallery_00004.jpg?itok=rp8tLP9F)
Ron Neff smiles as he passes out trash bags during a Legion community service project in collaboration with Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation during the 101st National Convention in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young
![Volunteers help pick up debris and trash during a Legion community service project in collaboration with Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation during the 101st National Convention in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young .](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/230819_NC_ComService_gallery_00005.jpg?itok=wp8wl-Oy)
Volunteers help pick up debris and trash during a Legion community service project in collaboration with Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation during the 101st National Convention in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young .
![Past National Commander Mike Helm of Nebraska Post 311 rolls a wheel barrow during a Legion community service project in collaboration with Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation during the 101st National Convention in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/230819_NC_ComService_gallery_00006.jpg?itok=bfwSRCfq)
Past National Commander Mike Helm of Nebraska Post 311 rolls a wheel barrow during a Legion community service project in collaboration with Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation during the 101st National Convention in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young
![Darrell Paustian of Gladbrook, Iowa cleans windows during a Legion community service project in collaboration with Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation during the 101st National Convention in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/230819_NC_ComService_gallery_00007.jpg?itok=TmE7_wca)
Darrell Paustian of Gladbrook, Iowa cleans windows during a Legion community service project in collaboration with Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation during the 101st National Convention in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young
![Kathy Daudistel of Latonia, Kentucky Post 203 helps to restore picnic tables during a Legion community service project in collaboration with Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation during the 101st National Convention in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/230819_NC_ComService_gallery_00008.jpg?itok=CVr9E2_Z)
Kathy Daudistel of Latonia, Kentucky Post 203 helps to restore picnic tables during a Legion community service project in collaboration with Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation during the 101st National Convention in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young
![Holly Lewis, of Ohio Post 557, tends to a garden during a Legion community service project in collaboration with Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation during the 101st National Convention in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/230819_NC_ComService_gallery_00009.jpg?itok=JmadwfRd)
Holly Lewis, of Ohio Post 557, tends to a garden during a Legion community service project in collaboration with Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation during the 101st National Convention in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young
![Kathy Daudistel of Latonia, Kentucky Post 203 helps to restore picnic tables during a Legion community service project in collaboration with Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation during the 101st National Convention in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/230819_NC_ComService_gallery_00010.jpg?itok=VF2zJGzz)
Kathy Daudistel of Latonia, Kentucky Post 203 helps to restore picnic tables during a Legion community service project in collaboration with Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation during the 101st National Convention in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young
![Jeff Johnson, Department of Arizona, helps to trim a lawn during a Legion community service project in collaboration with Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation during the 101st National Convention in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/230819_NC_ComService_gallery_00011.jpg?itok=fX13MH1N)
Jeff Johnson, Department of Arizona, helps to trim a lawn during a Legion community service project in collaboration with Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation during the 101st National Convention in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young
![Don Zarecki, New York Post 701, left, and Jared Morgan, California Post 123, tend to fallen tree branches during a Legion community service project in collaboration with Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation during the 101st National Convention in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/230819_NC_ComService_gallery_00012.jpg?itok=ysQuHYZN)
Don Zarecki, New York Post 701, left, and Jared Morgan, California Post 123, tend to fallen tree branches during a Legion community service project in collaboration with Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation during the 101st National Convention in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young
![Deb Couture, Maine Post 181, helps to clear fallen tree branches during a Legion community service project in collaboration with Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation during the 101st National Convention in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/legion/photo-album/230819_NC_ComService_gallery_00013.jpg?itok=HxOaOJUL)
Deb Couture, Maine Post 181, helps to clear fallen tree branches during a Legion community service project in collaboration with Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation during the 101st National Convention in Indianapolis. Photo by Ryan Young