TO BE SENT OUT MAY 2025 TO UNIT AND COUNTY PRESIDENTS.

• 2025 Convention Call-Full
• County Registration Form**
• Unit Registration Form**
• State Dinner Reservation Form**
• Delegates and Alternate Instructions
• Proposed amendments to the Department Constitution and Bylaws
  • Proposal #1:
• Scooter-Wheelchair Contact Information
• 2025 ALA Department Convention AGENDA (*Subject to change)

**Fillable forms

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

Maureen F. Morgan, Rockland County—————Department President

Lora A. Rowe, Chenango County————-Department 1^st Vice President

Yvonne M. Brunner, Nassau County———Department 2^nd Vice President

Please note:  Candidates for Department 3^rd Vice President are listed alphabetically by County affiliation.

Julianne C. Barton, Oneida County———–Department 3^rd Vice President

Patricia A. Galley, Wyoming County———Department 3^rd Vice President

• Click on their names to read their County endorsement letters.

The following are announced candidates, for
Department Office for the Administrative Year 2025- 2026

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Department President

Maureen Morgan, Rockland County

Department 1st Vice President

Lora Rowe, Chenango County

Department 2nd Vice President

Yvonne M. Brunner, Nassau County

Department 3rd Vice President

Julianne C. Barton, Oneida County 

Department 3rd Vice President

Patricia A. Galley, Wyoming County

*Please note:  Candidates for Department 3^rd Vice President are listed alphabetically by County affiliation.

CONVENTION DATES: July 16-19, 2025

ALA DEPT. HEADQUARTERS:

Collegian Hotel & Suites
1060 East Genesee Street
Syracuse, NY 13210

SESSIONS:     All sessions on Thursday and Friday, will be held in the Ballroom of the Collegian Hotel.  All sessions will begin at 9:00 a.m. sharp.

PLEASE NOTE:  Dress code for Department Convention:  Department Officers, District Presidents, District Vice Presidents 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. The link is on the ALA Department website deptny.org.  All rooms will be assigned according to availability. 

AUXILIARY HEADQUARTERS: 

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

Click the link below to visit the Syracuse Convention page: 

2025 Syracuse convention

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

Department Convention

CREDENTIALS AND REGISTRATION:  3:00pm-6:00pm Wednesday, July 16^{th and} Thursday, July 17^th 7:30am-8:30am only at the Collegian Hotel -Lobby Foyer. 

CONVENTION COMMITTEE MEETINGS***:

***SUBJECT TO CHANGE

EXHIBITS:  All exhibits to be displayed must be brought to the Collegian Hotel on Wednesday, July, 16^th 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 Fran Holz, Exhibits Chairman.

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

Department President

Kimberly A. Quick, Saratoga County

STATE DINNER:  A Dinner honoring our Department President Kimberly A. Quick will be held Thursday, July 17^th at The Syracuse Marriott Hotel, 100 East Onondaga St. Grand Ballroom (10^th Fl).  Cash bar 6-7 pm – Dinner at 7:00 pm – The Cost is $65.00. Checks must accompany all reservations. Please complete the reservation form attached and return it by June 25, 2025.

PLEASE NOTE: State Dinner tickets may be picked up only in the Registration area at the Collegian Hotel Registration in the Lobby area on Wednesday.

CANDIDATES’ RECEPTION:  Thursday evening, July 17^th, immediately following the State Dinner at the Syracuse Marriott Hotel.

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)

Unit delegates should be elected, and Unit delegate forms should be completed and submitted to the County President so she/he may poll the elected delegates to determine voting on candidates for Department Officer, amendments to the Department Constitution, and such other business as may come before the Convention. 

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, 2025.  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, 2025 at Auxiliary registration in Syracuse, NY.

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SCOOTER – WHEELCHAIR RENTALS 

For things to do during Convention, please click the photo or link below to be taken to the Syracuse American Legion Website:

Things To Do During Convention

Visit Syracuse!

Visit Syracuse is the official site for Syracuse and our surrounding communities.  If you’re looking to explore a little bit while you’re here, this is the spot you want to check out!  Events, shows, local attractions, etc.

Click Here To VISIT SYRACUSE!

Check Out ARMORY SQUARE SHOPPING

Check Out VETERAN’S HALL at the WAR MEMORIAL

Check Out – DESTINY U.S.A.

UPDATED 5/9/2025