Auxiliary President – Sharon Pierson  

• Open House at Martha’s Gifts: On Friday, November 1^st Martha’s Gifts hosted an open house and invited Unit 44 to set up a table to raise funds for our Care Packages. We handed out membership applications and informed people about our care package program. There was live music and two of Marty Novak’s grandchildren, Sam & Caity Carlton sang and played guitar with the group. Sam is a member of the SAL and Caity is a Unit 44 member. Martha’s has invited us to return during the Old Fashioned Christmas in TorC on Friday December 13^th.
• Potato Bar & Cake Walk: Sunday, November 3^rd, we held a Potato Bar/Cake walk fundraiser and made $140 on the potato bar and $70 on the cake walk. Many thanks to Bill Nenno for stepping up and “auctioning off” the remaining cakes. Half of the money raised will go to the Post “Building Fund”.
• NMSVH Resident’s Dinner night: November 6^th we welcomed 8 residents and 2 helpers from the veteran’s home for Wednesday night dinner. Our kitchen manager, K.T., was kind enough to pre-cut the wonderful pork chops she served that night for the residents and Sandi Harrison, Laverne Baker and Linda Ross helped with logistics and keeping our visitors served and happy. Thanks everyone – the veterans appeared to have a wonderful time.
• Annual NMSVH Car Show Bake Sale/Poppy Distribution: November 9^th we had an amazing turnout for this annual event, both in the amount of baked goods provided by members of Unit 44 and the VFW Auxiliary and the funds we raised. The baked items covered more than 4 six foot tables with many duplicate items held in reserve till needed. Joyce Hudgens saw to it that we sold every single item, down to the very last cookie and slice of cake. The bake sale raised $789.50 for the Veteran’s home and Poppy Distribution raised $400. Junior Auxiliary members, ROTC and Girls Scouts got involved with the Poppy Distribution this year and what a sight they were – congratulations everyone!
• Veteran’s Day: Bright and early Monday morning Sandy Squier, Mary Seeley, Sandi Harrison and Lavern Baker were at the Elementary Schools to present each student with a small American Flag. Later that morning Post 44 and Unit 44 members were at the NMSVH ceremonies to post the colors. Unit members also handed out Poppies at the ceremonies so that nearly every person there wore a Poppy.
• Oak Street Veteran Program:  Friday, November 22^nd, Unit members carried several large bags of clothing, shoes, sheets, towels and personal care items to Oak Street where Linda Nenno presented the residents with a $100 check. These funds came from Poppy distributions and were designated to be used on the community van which is the major source of transportation for the veterans living there. Many thanks to Eva Baca and Sheila Pickett for not only transporting several of the bags of items to Oak Street but also for agreeing to take on the responsibility of putting together the “Buddy Baskets” and delivering them to Oak Street when needed.
• Pies for VFW Thanksgiving Dinner – Each year Unit 44 has helped provide desserts for the Thanksgiving Dinner the VFW provides for veterans and residents of NMSVH. This year they requested “30” Pumpkin and/or Pecan pies! Sierra Sam’s RV Park (via Linda Ross) donated the funds for 20 Pumpkin pies from Bullocks and Auxiliary members are baking the balance. Thank you ladies for the hard work; this was a really big job. Special thanks to Linda Ross for obtaining funding so many pies and Kathy Norton for carrying all 30 pies to the VFW.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

• Luminaria – Well here we are again, asking for members to bake mini pecan pie muffins to be handed out at the Luminaria on December 14^th. The Post will be providing Sloppy Joe sliders, the Riders will be preparing hot chocolate and it is up to the Auxiliary to provide the little muffins. This recipe is simple (only 5 ingredients) and easy to make so please help if you can. Anyone wanting the recipe can contact Linda Nenno or Sharon Pierson.
• Cookies, Cookies, Cookies!! – Once again we are asking for all the help we can get baking for our Care Packages, our NMSVH residents and for the trays of goodies we send out to the schools, Post Office, newspapers and various other individuals to thank them for all they’ve done this past year. This is the season of joy, giving and sharing so please bake a batch or two of cookies, brownies, fudge, mini spice loaves or whatever you’d like to give. We’ll be packing Care Packages for our troops on the 2^nd Wednesday (December 11^th) at 11:00am, and gathering at the Post at 11:00am on December 18^th to put the trays together so we can deliver them that afternoon and the next morning. Any and all are welcome to join us. We have a lot of fun in our Holiday gear, singing carols as we work and enjoying each other’s company. We’d love to have you join us.
• NMSVH Residents for dinner – We will be welcoming NMSVH residents to dinner again on December 4^th (the first Wednesday of the month). Since the first Wednesday of the month in January is on New Year’s Day we have moved the date to the second Wednesday, January 8^th. Please stop by and welcome these special visitors and thank them for their service.
• BUNCO – For the month of December we are dropping the BUNCO entry price to $5.00!!!!!!! So come on out and join us for 4 hours of fun, food and $2 Margaritas. We’ll be playing, as always, on the second Thursday of the month, December 12^th, from 1-5pm.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

 Auxiliary Membership Report-Linda Nenno

Thank you to those who have renewed for 2014. The dues are still $30/year, and help us continue the programs that serve Veterans and their families.  Membership is our most important program, since without members, we cease to exist.  Tell your non-member friends about us, what we do and encourage them to join if they are eligible.  Carry a membership application in your purse.  You, as a member, know we have some really good things going on at the Post, and we always have a lot of fun, so spread the word.  As of November 20, we have 320 paid members, which puts us at 79% of our final goal.  Remember, door cards change January 1, 2014 and you will not be able to get a new one without a 2014 card.  Please keep those renewals and new members coming.  We’re doing great so far and are leading the units in our District.

The Chaplain’s Corner – Linda Ross

PRAYER FOR THE MILITARY :O God Almighty, we ask that you will strengthen and protect the members of the Armed Forces of the United States of America.  May their devotion and loyalty to you and to their home-land inspire them in moments of challenge, and comfort them in tribulation and long separation from loved ones.  And finally, we ask that they may return safely to serve you and our Country in the days and years to come.
Amen

PRAYER FOR THE ILL:  O God of the strength of the weak and the sufferers, mercifully accept our prayers on behalf of our comrades.  Grant them, if it be your will, the blessing of a swift recovery. Amen

GET WELL WISHES:  Roy Lucero, Papa Vince, Sofio Trujillo, Butch Walters, Jerry Light, Maida’s grandson, Ruth Handlin, Wyatt Slanina, grandson of TD and Pat Knull, Brenda, (Sharon Pierson’s sister), Davonna Stoner, and Lynn Lowenstein and Rick Harrison.

CONDOLENCES:  To the family of Vi Theiss who recently passed away.

And to her dear friends Liz and Bob Nellis.  Liz Foster on the loss of her mother.

Almighty God, who alone can bring order to the chaos that man creates; look mercifully upon us as we go about our daily lives, teach us to apply Thy wisdom to things, guide us in our dealings with our fellow men, and give us renewed strength when we seem to falter along the way; in Thy holy name we pray.  Amen

There is no such thing as human wisdom; all is the providence of God.—

                                                                                             President John Adams

Care Packages and Cell Phones: Marty Novak

We sent 62 Care Packages in November.  Thanks to the 18 people who came to help pack the boxes.  Both Tennie and I were gone but I understand they got along just fine without us.  We have a wonderful  group of volunteers.

Our December packages are going to be special Christmas packages.  I understand the Juniors got together and prepared 70+ Christmas cards to be included in the boxes…WAY TO GO, GIRLS!!!!…and we are baking cookies and making candies to add to the boxes too.  And of course there will be candy canes and other Christmas candy and CHOCOLATE CANDY.  If you want to make some cookies or fudge to add to the boxes you may bring it to the Post on Tuesday the 11^th or Wednesday morning the 12^th.  Just label it CARE PACKAGES.  We will be there at 10:30 to start packing boxes.  Anyone is welcome to join us for Care Packages.  It’s a lot of fun.  We arrive about 10:30 to start arranging the supplies and start packing shortly after that.  It takes about an hour to finish.

CELL PHONES FOR SOLDIERS

We are still collecting used cell phones.  These are sent for recycling and provide calling cards for our Troops.  There is a collection container in the entry way of the Post.  Last month we received 200 calling cards to be sent in the Care Packages.

Merry Christmas to all….and to all a healthy, happy, prosperous New Year

What is a Veteran: A Veteran…whether active duty, discharged, retired, or reserve…is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a blank check made payable to “The United States of America” for an amount of “up to, and including his/her life.”  That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country today, who no longer understand that act..