Digital Bulletin Board for American Legion Posts
Every Post has the same problem. The Commander posts the monthly calendar on the bulletin board. The Adjutant tapes up the fish fry flyer by the canteen door. The SAL slides a bingo sheet under the glass. By mid-month, half of it is out of date, three flyers are missing, and members still ask “wait, is bingo tonight?”
Mango Display puts a single source of truth on a TV by the entrance or behind the bar. Your Adjutant updates Google Calendar from their phone, and every screen in the Post home updates itself.
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Built Around How a Post Actually Runs
A Post home isn’t one organization — it’s five sharing a building. The Post, the Auxiliary, the Sons of The American Legion, the Legion Riders, and whoever rented the hall this weekend all have events on the same calendar. Mango Display shows them all clearly, color-coded if you want, without crowding each other out.
Events every Post home uses it for
- Post meetings — Monthly Post meeting, E-board, Finance Officer’s report.
- Auxiliary meetings — Unit meetings, Auxiliary fundraisers, Americanism events.
- Sons of The American Legion (SAL) — Squadron meetings, SAL bingo, SAL breakfasts.
- Legion Riders — Chapter meetings, ride schedules, poker runs.
- Canteen events — Friday fish fry, Saturday meat raffle, karaoke, trivia, open mic.
- Ceremonies — Color guard practice, flag retirement, Memorial Day ceremony, Veterans Day ceremony, POW/MIA observance.
- Hall rentals — Weddings, funerals, graduation parties (visible so members know the hall is booked).
- District & Department events — District meetings, Department Convention reminders, Boys State deadlines.
Why Post Commanders and Adjutants Sign Up
Your Adjutant already does this work. If the monthly calendar comes from the Adjutant’s computer anyway, Mango Display just plugs into the same Google Calendar. No second system. No training.
Members actually see the events. A TV behind the bar is visible every Friday night. Attendance goes up because people walk in, see what’s on this week, and show up.
Hall rentals get noticed. When a member sees “Saturday 4 PM — Anderson Wedding (Hall Rental)” on the screen, they know not to plan the steak fry that night. No more double-booking.
Memorial Day and Veterans Day get the visibility they deserve. Put the ceremony time up a full week in advance on every TV. Members see it every time they come in.
Works With What You Already Have
Mango Display runs on most displays your organization already has. Supported devices include Amazon Fire TV, Samsung Smart TVs (Tizen), Android TV & Google TV, LG Smart TVs (WebOS), Apple iPad, Android and Fire tablets, Amazon Echo Show, Windows PCs, any modern web browser, and Raspberry Pi. If your TV is a smart TV, you can usually install Mango Display directly with no streaming stick at all. If it isn’t, a $30 Amazon Fire Stick or Chromecast does the job. See the full list on our supported display types page.
Add your Post’s Google Calendar and existing Wi-Fi and you’re 15 minutes from a working digital bulletin board — no contractor, no installer required.
Show PDF Flyers and Newsletters, Too
Many Posts build a monthly newsletter or flyer in Word or Canva and print it for the bulletin board. With Mango Display’s Business plan, you can upload the same PDF and it rotates on the TV alongside your calendar — so the newsletter reaches every member who walks in, not just the ones who grab a paper copy.
The Business plan also supports:
- Google Sheets — If your Adjutant keeps the schedule in a spreadsheet, point Mango Display at the Sheet.
- Auto-generated event graphics — Skip the Canva work. Mango Display builds clean event images from your calendar entries automatically.
Pricing
- Free — One screen, no calendar sync. Good for trying it out.
- Pro — $5.99/month — Google Calendar integration. What most Posts run.
- Business — $19.99/month — PDFs, Google Sheets, auto-generated graphics, multiple screens.
- Enterprise — $49/month — Department- or District-level deployments.
That’s less than what most Posts spend on a single month of paper flyer printing.
FAQ for Post Officers
Who should own setting this up? Typically the Adjutant, because they already manage the calendar. The Sergeant-at-Arms or a tech-comfortable member can help with the physical TV install.
Can we password-protect the officers’ calendar? Yes. Keep public events on one calendar and E-board or Finance Officer events on a private calendar. The TV in the canteen shows only the public one.
What happens during Memorial Day and Veterans Day? Most Posts create a dedicated event several weeks out, attach the ceremony details, and let it show up automatically as the date approaches. You can also upload a flyer PDF to the event (Business plan) so the full notice displays on screen.
Can District or Department share this with all their Posts? Yes — the Enterprise plan is built for that. One admin, many Post locations, centrally managed.
Does it need a separate Internet line? No. Your Post’s existing Wi-Fi is fine.
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American Legion Bulletin Board Ideas
What belongs on an American Legion digital bulletin board? Most Posts rotate a mix of recurring Post business and community-facing events: upcoming Post meetings, Auxiliary and SAL meetings, bingo nights, Friday fish fries, breakfast fundraisers, Memorial Day and Veterans Day ceremonies, Honor Guard call-outs, color-guard practices, Riders runs, birthdays and anniversaries of members, and welcome messages for visiting Posts. Anything that today lives on a paper flyer taped to the canteen wall is a good candidate.
How American Legion Posts Display Events
Most Posts already keep a Google Calendar for meetings and events. Mango Display turns that same calendar into a screen on the canteen wall, the lobby, or above the bar. Using a TV as a bulletin board lets members see at a glance what’s happening this week without anyone printing new flyers. The Adjutant or events chair updates one calendar and every screen in the building stays current.
Common Communication Challenges at Legion Posts
Three problems come up at almost every Post. First, members miss events because the announcement was in last month’s newsletter and nobody reads it on the wall anymore. Second, the cork board is full of old flyers — the April breakfast is still posted in July. Third, last-minute changes (a cancelled meeting, a weather closure) don’t propagate. A digital Legion post announcements board solves all three: it’s always current, old items disappear on their own, and you can push a change in under a minute.
Add Photos to Events
Want to show a photo alongside an event — a portrait of the member whose birthday it is, a photo from last year’s Memorial Day ceremony, or a flyer for the next fish fry? Attach an image to the Google Calendar event and Mango Display shows it on screen with the event details. Photos aren’t auto-generated — you add the ones you want, whether it’s a portrait for a member’s birthday, a shot from last year’s cookout, a flyer for an upcoming fundraiser, or a headshot for a visiting speaker. The display pulls them straight from the calendar entry.
Related Pages
- Digital Bulletin Board (overview)
- VFW Posts
- AMVETS Posts
- Elks Lodges
- Moose Lodges
- Masonic Lodges
- Knights of Columbus Councils
- Fraternal & Community Organizations
Frequently Asked Questions
What should an American Legion Post put on a digital bulletin board?
Post meetings, Auxiliary and SAL meetings, bingo, fish fries, Honor Guard call-outs, ceremonies, member birthdays and anniversaries, and visiting-Post welcomes. Any recurring event already on your Post’s Google Calendar.
How do American Legion Posts display events on a TV?
Connect Mango Display to the Post’s Google Calendar and install the app on the TV (smart TV, Fire TV stick, or tablet). Events appear automatically and update when the calendar changes.
Can the Auxiliary and SAL update the board too?
Yes. Anyone with edit access to the Post’s Google Calendar can add events, so the Auxiliary, SAL, Riders, and Honor Guard can all contribute to the same board.
Do we need a separate TV for the canteen and the hall?
No — one Mango Display subscription can run on multiple screens showing the same or different calendars. A canteen screen and a hall screen can display different views of the same schedule.
Start Your Post’s Bulletin Board
Get Post meetings, Auxiliary and SAL events, bingo, fish fries, and Honor Guard schedules on the canteen TV in about 5 minutes. Works on the screens you already have. No hardware purchase, no long contracts. 30-day free trial.
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