DEPARTMENT CONVENTION

The 103rd ALA Dept. of New York
Convention will be held in Niagara Falls, NY.

Please note registration will be held on
Tuesday, July 16th 3pm-6pm.
Wednesday will be our opening session.
Installation will be Thursday afternoon July 18th*

*SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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AUXILIARY HEADQUARTERS: 
Hyatt Place Niagara Falls
310 Rainbow Blvd.
Niagara Falls, NY  14303

$169 per night. Breakfast and parking are included in the room rates.

CLICK HERE for the direct link to book your room at the Hyatt.

To reserve rooms and get info on hotels & attractions, go to:

https://www.niagarafallsusa.com/nyslegion/

Visit the American Legion, Dept. of NY website for the other hotel options.

Department Convention

**Fillable forms

  • Only a Past Presidents Parley business meeting will be held- no breakfast this year. Breakfast is included with your hotel stay.
  • No Flag Registration this year.
  • 2024 Convention Letter, Booster Sheet, & Program Book Ads Mailed from Convention Committee to every Unit.
  • Registration and all sessions on Wednesday and Thursday, will be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Niagara Falls Convention Center. ( A 4 minute walk- 0.2 miles from the Hyatt place)
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The following are announced candidates, for
Department Office for the Administrative Year 2024 – 2025

Kimberly A. Quick      Saratoga County     Department President

Maureen Morgan       Rockland County     Department 1st Vice President

Lora Rowe                 Chenango County   Department 2nd Vice President

Judy S. Wallace         Jefferson County    Department 3rd Vice President

Yvonne M. Brunner    Nassau County      Department 3rd Vice President

Julianne C. Barton     Oneida County       Department 3rd Vice President

Please note: 

  • Candidates for Department 3rd Vice President are listed alphabetically by County affiliation.
  • Click on their names to read their County endorsement letters.

The following are announced candidates, for
Department Office for the Administrative Year 2024 – 2025

Department President

Kimberly A. Quick, Saratoga County 

Department 1st Vice President

Maureen Morgan, Rockland County

Department 2nd Vice President

Lora Rowe, Chenango County

Department 3rd Vice President

Judy S. Wallace, Jefferson County

Department 3rd Vice President

Yvonne M. Brunner, Nassau County

Department 3rd Vice President

Julianne C. Barton, Oneida County 

CONVENTION DATES:                 July 17 & 18, 2024

ALA DEPT. HEADQUARTERS:
Hyatt Place Niagara Falls
310 Rainbow Blvd.
Niagara Falls, NY 14303
716-229-0646

SESSIONS:    

All sessions on Wednesday and Thursday, will be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Niagara Falls Convention Center.  All sessions will begin at 9:00 a.m. sharp.

Niagara Falls Convention Center (NFCC), 101 Old Falls Street, Niagara Falls, NY 14303

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Parking at the Niagara Falls Convention Center

There are over 2,000 paid parking spots within one block of the Niagara Falls Convention Center at the following municipal lots: Sheraton Niagara Falls lot, Third Street lot (near Jefferson Apartments), and the Rainbow Ramp (6′ 7″ clearance). Limited street parking is also available.

When using the Third Street lot (near Jefferson Apartments), we kindly ask that you park in non-reserved spaces, which are located on the right side of the lot. Reserved parking spaces are labeled and restricted to Jefferson Apartment residents and hotel guests only.

PLEASE NOTE: 

Dress code for Department Convention:  Department Officers and Past Department Presidents – White – all others are encouraged to wear Red, White, and Blue.  It is requested that dresses or pants suits be worn at all sessions.  No shorts or jeans please.

HOUSING:

You will be responsible for making your own reservation directly with the hotel link https://www.niagarafallsusa.com/nyslegion/ All rooms will be assigned according to availability. 

CREDENTIALS AND REGISTRATION:  

3:00pm-6:00pm Tuesday, July 16th  and Wednesday, July 17th 7:30am-8:30am only at the Niagara Falls Convention Center – Grand Foyer.

CONVENTION COMMITTEE MEETINGS:

Pre-Convention

DEC Meeting

Tuesday

July 16, 2024

2:00 pm

Niagara Falls Conv. Center

Governor’s Amphitheatre

Constitution & By-laws

Resolutions

Tuesday

July 16, 2024

3:30pm

Niagara Falls Conv. Center

Red Jacket Rm.

District Caucuses

Wednesday

July 17, 2024

                 3:00pm   

Rooms to be

announced

Past Presidents’ Parley Business Meeting

Thursday,

July 18, 2024

                8:00am

Grand Ballroom

Post-Executive DEC Meeting

Friday

July 19, 2024

                8:30am

Niagara Falls Conv.

Center

Governor’s Amphitheatre

***SUBJECT TO CHANGE

EXHIBITS: 

All exhibits to be displayed must be brought to The Niagara Falls Convention Center on Tuesday, July, 16th  from 3 – 5:30p.m.  Be sure all items are marked with the member’s name, Unit name and # and County submitting item/article. Please give all exhibits to  Exhibits Chairman.

Exhibits will be displayed in the meeting room on Wednesday and Thursday.  All exhibits must be picked up on Thursday at the end of the session.   If not picked up, they will be destroyed.

FLOWERS: 

If you wish to order flowers, please (see attached order form) Order directly with the florist.

STATE DINNER: 

A Dinner honoring our Department President Karen D. St. Hilaire will be held Wednesday, July 17th  at The Niagara Falls Convention Center.  Cash bar 6-7 pm – Dinner at 7:00 pm – The Cost is $49.00. Checks must accompany all reservations. Please complete the reservation form attached and return it by July 1, 2024.

 PLEASE NOTE: State Dinner tickets may be picked up only in the Registration area at the Niagara Falls Convention Center – Grand Foyer on Tuesday or Wednesday only.

CANDIDATES’ RECEPTION: 

Wednesday evening, July 17th, immediately following the State Dinner at the Hyatt Place Hotel.

PAST PRESIDENTS PARLEY BUSINESS MEETING:  

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 8:00 am in the Grand Ballroom of the Niagara Falls Convention Center. 

DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE INSTRUCTIONS

Per the Department Constitution ARTICLE VII, DEPARTMENT CONVENTION, SECTIONS 4 and 5:  Each Unit in the Department shall be entitled to one (1) delegate and one (1) alternate for the first ten (10) members and one (1) additional delegate and one (1) additional alternate for each additional one hundred (100) members or major fraction thereof, whose current dues have been paid thirty (30) days prior to the date of the Convention. Unit delegate’s entitlements unused by Units may be elected from the respective County’s membership at the June County meeting.  The immediate Junior Past President of the Unit shall become the first delegate to be elected.

If a Delegate cannot attend for any reason, the highest elected Alternate present would become a Delegate in her/his/their place. (Immediate Past County President is the delegate)

Members PAID

Delegates

  

Members PAID

Delegates

10 – 60

1

  

461 – 560

6

61 – 160

2

  

561 – 660

7

161 – 260

3

  

661 – 760

8

261 – 360

4

  

761 – 860

9

361 – 460

5

  

861 – 960

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Please complete the County Delegate form and enclose your payment of $20.00 and send it to the Department Office no later than July 1, 2024.  Please be advised that you will need to show a photo ID at registration.

COUNTY Instructions: Once Delegate and Alternate is chosen, please remit to the Department Office the original County delegate form. Also, include a check for the registration fee of $20.00 per member payable to: American Legion Auxiliary, Dept. of New York, 1580 Columbia Turnpike, Bldg.#1, Suite #3, Castleton-on-Hudson, NY 12033.

If your County or Unit desires to present a resolution at the forthcoming Department Convention but did not submit it to the Department Office, it may still be sent to Department Office to arrive by July 1st or else may be given to the Department Secretary, between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m., on July 16th, 2024 at Auxiliary registration in Niagara Falls, NY.

Flower Order
If you wish to order any flowers, corsages or boutonnieres for the Convention, please contact the Florist. They do not deliver.
Evergreen Florist
7620 Buffalo Ave.
Niagara Falls, NY 14304
716-283-3014
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SCOOTER – WHEELCHAIR RENTALS
SIGHT SEE RENTALS
716-345-5446
SightSeerentals.com
Free delivery and pick at Niagara Falls Hotels
Mobile chairs $35.00 per day plus tax*
Scooters $55.00 per day plus tax*
*must have tax exempt certificate for taxes to not be charged
Cancellations with full refund 30 hours prior to scheduled delivery
Mention ALA when booking mobile chair/scooter

UPDATED 5/2/2024