What: Minnesota American Legion Appreciation Rally
When: March 14, 2026
Where: American Legion Post 550, 311 W. 84th St., Bloomington
Who: Members of American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary, Sons of The American Legion, American Legion Riders
Host: American Legion Department of Minnesota
Social Hour: 11 a.m.
Meal: TBD
Cost: Free if you register online via Zeffy by March 7. Post 550 Commander Blaine Beste asks that you bring a donation for the Commander’s Project instead. Make a check out to “Minnesota American Legion Foundation” and put “Fund 82” in the memo.
How to register online: Click here to register for no cost with Zeffy before March 7.
How to pay offline: Send a donation for the Department Commander’s Project with a note of names for who is coming. Mail it to American Legion Post 550, 311 W. 84th St. Room 300A, Bloomington, MN 55420.
Make a check out to “Minnesota American Legion Foundation” and put “Fund 82” in the memo.
What is the Commander’s Project? Commander Linda Dvorak’s Project raises funds for the Minnesota Veterans Assistance Fund and the Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum.
Contact: Questions?
American Legion Department Executive Committee Meeting: 9:30 a.m. at Post 550.
American Legion Auxiliary Department Executive Committee Meeting: 8 a.m. at Post 550.
Area lodging:
Bloomington has more hotels than any other city in Minnesota. We can’t list them all. However, here are three the Legion tends to use in recent years:
Embassy Suites by Hilton Bloomington/Minneapolis, 2800 American Blvd. W., 952-967-8700 (This is where the national commander stays when he is in the metro. It is has a relaxing bar and is next door to Cowboy Jack’s.)
Holiday Inn Bloomington Airport South, 1201 W. 94th St., 952-884-8211 (This is right along I-35 and is where the 5th District has conventions sometimes. It is attached to a Green Mill Restaurant.)
Holiday Inn & Suites Mall of America, 7801 12th Ave. S., 952-213-3150 (This is convenient to reach MOA. It is where Legion Baseball teams stay when they play at state tournaments in Bloomington. Outback Steakhouse is next door.)
