The American Legion Robert E. Coulter Jr. Post 1941 in La Grange gave away $61,500 to 15 local nonprofits at its annual Charitable Giving Night on Wednesday, Aug. 19, with representatives from most organizations on hand to receive checks.
Combined with about $15,000 in scholarships to Lyons Township students, the post has donated $75,000 locally in 2026.
Post Commander William Kiddon said the post funds the donations through its own fundraising — bingo on Mondays, facility rentals, concerts, pancake breakfasts, and spaghetti dinners. “Very few people give us money,” Kiddon said. “We’re earning the money through these different fundraisers to turn around and do this.”…