Welcome to the 2008 Hoosier Boys State Event:  "A Week to Shape a Lifetime!" Sponsored by the American Legion, Department of Indiana The table below provides meeting times, locations, and legion post phone numbers for pre-program orientation sessions.  We highly recommend that delegates and their parents attend one or another (or more?) of these meetings sponsored by American Legion Posts located strategically across Indiana.  The purpose of the orientation is to provide unique, important , and timely information to delegates and alternates as well as to their respective parents or guardians about what to expect and what to bring for the week.  A question and answer session will be included at each location. The Americanism Coordinator, Susan Long, can be contacted at the American Legion Headquarters via email slong@indlegion.org or phone 317-630-1264, toll free (888) 723-7999 x4, for specific questions about these very important events leading up to the main feature, our HOOSIER BOYS' STATE PROGRAM. American Legion Pre-program  HBS Orientation Meetings District 1  May 27, 2008 at Post 100, 1899 Central Ave, Lake Station ~ 7pm ~ (219) 962-3988   District 2  May 20, 2008 at Post 60, 828 Burlington Ave #737, Logansport ~ 7pm (Indy time) ~ (574) 753-6916                May 22, 2008 at Post 94, 4 Monroe Street, Valparaiso ~ 7pm (Valpo time) ~ (219) 462-4452                May 22, 2008 at South Haven Post 502, 429 W 750 N, Valparaiso ~ 7pm (Valpo time) ~ (219) 759-2121                   June 1, 2008 at Post 253, 756 S SR 13, North Webster ~ 2pm ~ (574) 834-4297 District 3 May 14, 2008 at Post 357, 5414 W Sample St., South Bend ~ 7pm central time ~ (574) 234-5073                May 20, 2007 at Post 210, 103 York Dr, Middlebury ~ 2pm eastern time (574) 825-5121   District 4  June 4, 2008 at Post 82, 3501 Harris Road, Fort Wayne ~ 6:30 pm ~ (260) 484-8276   District 5   May 13, 2008 at Post 368, 7595 E 450 N, Van Buren ~ 7:00 pm ~ (765) 934-2700                 May 14, 2008 at Post 6, 2604 S Lafountain St, Kokomo ~ 7:00 pm ~ (765) 453-2501                           April 17, 2008 at Post 12, 451 West Clinton St, Frankfort ~ 7:00 pm ~ (765) 654-7144 District 6  May 4, 2008 at Post 72, 101 Walter Remley Dr, Crawfordsville ~ 2pm  ~ (765) 362-9921   District 7   May 18, 2008 at Post 205, 1200 Park Ave #241, Franklin ~ 1:00 pm ~ (317) 738-9934                 June 5, 2008 at Post 73, 222 N 4th St, Vincennes ~ 6 pm ~ (812) 882-6147   District 8  May 18, 2008 at Post 124, 425 S Main, Ferdinand ~ at 1pm local time/2pm Indy ~ (812) 367-1241        District 9  May 18, 2008 at Post 89, 400 W 2nd St, Seymour ~ at 2pm  ~ (812) 522-1846   District 10    May 28, 2008 at Post 122, 4 High St, Liberty ~ at 6:30pm ~ (765) 458-5545   District 11    May 12, 2008 at Post 34, 6440 E Westfield Blvd, Indianapolis ~ 7pm  ~  (317) 259-8311                     May 14, 2008 at Post 500, 1926 Georgetown Rd, Indianapolis ~ 7pm  ~  (317) 244-9625