Phoenicia American Legion Hosts Great Pig Roast

PHOENICIA — The Sons of the American Legion of Phoenicia Chris Huwer, Sam Umhay, and Michael Pushman arrived at the site of the pig roast fundraiser at 5:30 am to begin a long day of cooking the incredible food sourced by Meiller Slaughter House of Pine Plains who donated the pig, corn from Davenport in Stone Ridge, with other contributions from Restaurant Depot in Newburg, Sams Club, and the Boiceville Market. 

As with most American Legion’s throughout the country, the American Legion Post #950 has suffered diminishing numbers in membership, but the wider community are very engaged in keeping the doors open and the lights on for our military service members. Michaela Roycroft of Ulster Savings Bank was the friendly face of this fundraiser welcoming the nicely attended event selling tickets for the meal well worth the $15 contribution. The event attracted folks from Roxbury to Kingston as this post has a reputation for caring for their members in a meaningful way. Anyone wishing to join or contribute to this great community for our military, see ‘American Legion Auxiliary Unit 950’ on Facebook.