Auxiliary Vice President- Linda Nenno

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. The Auxiliary had busy month. The “Angel Tree” went up on November 1^st . We put 30 tags on the tree and within three days, they had all been pulled. The back room is filling up with presents for these children. We will have a “wrapping” party on December 11^th at noon. Bring your extra wrapping paper and come join the fun.

The Auxiliary prepared meals for the Veterans twice this month. As always, they enjoyed the meal, the company and most of all the music.

We held our annual bake sale at the Veteran’s Day Car Show. We were blessed with beautiful weather and generous customers. We had five tables filled with baked goods and raised $1057 for the Veteran’s Home. That is a record that will be hard to beat! Thank you to the ALA and VFW members who baked for and worked the bake sale.

We had a table at the Craft show on November 22. Many Auxiliary members made items to include on our table. We had potholders, aprons, hats, scarves, bath salts and more. We made $798 on this sale and will take what items are left to the Post for the sale on the 29^th. Our goal is $1000, so I hope we have another good day.

We have begun collecting non-perishables for food baskets for needy families, for Christmas. Please help us where you can. Many items are on sale right now, so pick up a couple extra when you’re doing your grocery shopping. The Sons of the American Legion gave us $200 to buy turkeys for these baskets, and the Charity committee gave us another $200 to fill in where needed. Thank you to both for your generosity.

December looks to be another busy month, with baking for care packages, cookie trays for teachers and the Veteran’s Home and Pecan Pie muffins for the Luminaria Walk. Please help where you can. We also need more volunteers to sign up to serve at the Luminaria Walk and to bake the mini-muffins. If you need the recipe for the muffins, please email me at xsklmrm@msn.com or call me at 575-642-6164. Better plan on making an extra batch to keep. They are so-o-o good and very easy to make. You can deliver them to the Post on Friday, 12/11 or Saturday when you come to breakfast.

Upcoming Events:

November 30,   1:00 Decorate for Christmas

December 8,   3:00 Activities meeting

December 10, 10:30 Care Packages

December 11, noon- Wrapping party

December 11,   1:30 Bunco

December 12, Old Fashioned Christmas at Martha’s 6-10

December 13, 8:30-10:00 Breakfast   4-9 PM Luninaria Walk

December 17, 1:00 Put together cookie trays

December 20 6-10 Post and employee Christmas Party

December 24 Pot Luck

December 25 Closed

December 31 7-10 New York New Year’s Party—Potluck Jim Corrons

January 1 1-4PM Pot luck brunch HAPPY NEW YEAR
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Auxiliary Membership Report-Linda Nenno

Thank you to those who have renewed for 2015. 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 288 paid members, which puts us at 69% of our final goal. This time last year we were at 320, so we need to get those renewals in soon. Remember, door cards change January 1, 2015 and you will not be able to get a new one without a 2015 card. Ginny Lucero and I will both be out of town from 12/20/14-through 1/3/15, so if you don’t renew by December 20, you will have to wait until we return to get your new card. Continue reading →

Auxiliary Vice President- Linda Nenno

October was another busy month. Seems like they all are these days. We cooked and served a ham dinner to the Veterans from NMSVH. They always seem to enjoy the meal and the music.

Our 3^rd annual Legion family golf tournament was a great success and worth all the hard work. THANK YOU to all who helped with this event. A special thank you goes out to Gene Hill for cooking the brisket, Gene Barton and Bob Nellis for driving the refreshment cart, and keeping us hydrated on the golf course, and Elaine Garlow for the beautiful embroidery on our shirts.   also want to thank our hole and raffle sponsors for their generosity. Without all of you, we would not be able to pull this together.

We had our monthly bake sale in conjunction with the Legion’s yard sale. Thanks to all of you who baked and worked the sale. We made $430. WOW!

We didn’t have enough players for Bunco this month. Too bad, as we always have a good time. We hope you’ll be able to join us this month on the 13^th at 1:00.

Congrats to Sandi Harrison for being named Volunteer of the Month for October. Sandi spends many hours working with the Veterans at NMSVH and was named the Auxiliary’s Volunteer of the Year for the whole state! She also spends many hours baking, and helping with all of our fundraisers.

American Legion Commander, Al Norton, met with the Auxiliary, SAL, and Legion Riders to inform us of the financial health of the post. We’re trying to raise $20,000 as soon as possible to replenish our “emergency fund”, and keep us afloat until revenues pick up again, as they usually do in the fall and winter. We’ve had some unexpected expenses that have depleted that fund. Please donate what you can to the Post, no matter how little it may be, and please come to support all the dinners and activities we have.

On that note, some upcoming events you could plan to attend are:

October 31—Halloween Costume contest and karaoke

November 1—We will be decorating the Angel Tree. We will be gathering information about needy elementary school children and putting these on the tree. Come pull an ornament and shop for a needy child.

November 5—NMSVH residents come to dinner

November 8 Car show and bake sale at NMSVH. We need lots of baked goods and workers. All proceeds go to the Veteran’s Home. We will also be doing a poppy distribution. All help is appreciated. You may bring baked items to the post on Friday, 11/7, or to the Veteran’s Home on Saturday morning.

November 15—General membership meeting 10:30. Dance 6:00.

November 19—NMSVH residents come to dinner again.

Thanksgiving Day—Post closed.

November 29—American Legion Family Craft Show/Raffle Fund raiser. Food will be available and there will be lots of fun things to purchase for Christmas gifts. 9am-3pm.

Auxiliary Membership Report-Linda Nenno

Thank you to those who have renewed for 2015. If you have renewed and receive a notice from National, just disregard it.   Remember, your 2014 membership card expires on December 31, so beat the rush and renew now. 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, bring them to the post as your guest, 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 October 27, we have 251 paid members, which puts us at 60% of our final goal.

We drew for the early-bird winners at the October meeting. The winners were Theresa Dunn and Virginia Blake. They will receive a refund for this year. Congrats, ladies! Continue reading →