South Gate Post 335 is helping its community get through these tough times caused by Coronavirus social distancing mandates. The American Legion post is holding blood drives and delivering food to area senior citizens. City officials have set up a call center for seniors to use to request assistance. “We have close to almost 12,000 seniors in South Gate right now,” Post 335 Vice Commander Robert Montalvo told ABC7. “Just from speaking to them the past week, the majority don’t have anybody to help them out. They don’t have family or friends. And they are very isolated in their homes and scared.”
Visit South Gate Post 335’s GoFundMe page to donate to its senior grocery deliver program.
Author: Jared Morgan
Jared is the senior editor and web team lead for the Department of California and chair of its Media & Communications Commission. He became a member of the American Legion in 2014 when he joined Palisades Post 283 to find stories about veterans issues for a local newspaper while working as its news editor. He was soon brought in as 283's assistant adjutant and historian to help produce the post's award-winning community newspaper. Since then, Jared has used his media skills to help further the efforts of The American Legion in its advocacy of veterans and their families. Jared has also worked for several years to help revitalize the 100-year-old Santa Monica Post 123, formerly as its adjutant and as a member of its executive board, before transferring back to Post 283.
