October 2020
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AL Post COVID-19 Central Relief Aid
Please click on the link below to apply for the grant from Central Relief. Central Relief Criteria
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COVID Alert NJ
On October 1st, the New Jersey Department of Health launched the COVID Alert NJ app. We strongly encourage all licensees to download and use this app. COVID Alert NJ anonymously alerts users if they have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. The app will also provide
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FLAG RETIREMENT CEREMONY
FLAG RETIREMENT CEREMONY Saturday, November 7, 10am – 12pn, Bergen County Law & Public Safety Institute, 281 Campgaw Road, Mahwah. Bogota American Legion Post 117, Bergen County Veteran Services, Saddle River Volunteer Fire Department, and the Bergen County Law & Public Safety Institute will host a Flag Retirement Ceremony. Bring
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Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC)
Legionnaires, From Service Officer Dennis Duddie please click on link for information regarding the family caregiver Caregiver program
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Membership Numbers
Legionnaires, Please click on the link for the current end of the month membership numbers. Your membership chairperson should be sharing this with you as they get a copy also. Membership For God and Country Sophia Dmoch BCAL Sr. Vice/Adjutant “We Continue to Serve”
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Post IRS Forms Information
Legionnaires, Smaller Bergen County American Legion posts and American Auxiliary units whose annual gross receipts are normally $50,000 or less and choose not to file IRS Forms 990 or 990-EZ instead, stand to lose their tax-exempt status if they have not filed IRS Form 990N. with the Internal Revenue Service by the 15th