Auxiliary President – Sharon Pierson
AUXILIARY NOVEMBER EVENTS
General Membership Meeting:
Care Packages Plaque: During the joint opening this month a plaque was presented to our unit to honor the many care packages we have sent to troops overseas. Barbara & Chester Anderson presented the plaque for their grandson, Paul D. Ellis – 1Lt USAF, a care package recipient stationed in Afghanistan. We are still in the process of determining just the right spot to display (show off) this beautiful handmade tribute but plan to have it hanging at the Post very soon.
New Members: We happily welcomed two new Auxiliary members, Martha Straba & Terri Copsin, to our meeting this month and hope to continue to see these ladies at our monthly meetings.
Veteran’s Day Car Show “Bake Sale”: Ginny Ashley reported that in spite of inclement weather, this jointly
sponsored (VFW Auxiliary & ALA Auxiliary) event still made $400 which will be given to the NMSVC. Many thanks to all the ladies who donated their baked goods and to those who toughed out a cold, windy day at the Car Show to sell them.
Veteran’s Day Car Show “Poppie Distribution”: Joyce Hudgens & Linda Nenno (Poppy Co-chairmen) were so impressed with the results of their helpers/volunteers at this event that they’ve sworn never to distribute Poppies without them again! Not only did we have ladies from the JROTC (one reportedly the great-grandaughter of a Navajo Code Talker) but also from the Sierra County Fair Royalty as well as the local Girl Scout Troop. These gals, with Joyce & Linda, really went to work and collected $200 in donations which will be given to the Canteen fund for the residents of the NMSVC. Continue reading