| Ladies Auxiliary Newsletter |
Hello Sisters, The February meeting of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary was held on the 8th with 15 in attendance. Committee reports were made. It was announced that coupons were sent overseas, get well cards, sympathy cards and thinking of you cards were also sent. As a reminder, the Veterans Hospital Bingo Party is coming up in April. Please donate your personal products to April Killian or Sharon Grodi. Grace Connolly and I attended the Michigan Department, Mid-Winter Conference in Kalamazoo at the end of January. Sharon Grodi received a special recognition award for her Membership Chairmanship position. Grace, Sharon and I attended the District 6 meeting in Brighton February 4. While there, Sharon received special recognition again. We are now at 102.56% in membership. Valerie Hempel and her family attended this meeting as winners of third place in district for her Patriot’s Pens Essay. She was awarded with a plaque, citation and additional prize money. At the Michigan Department meeting in May there is another Veteran Hospital Baby Shower planned. If you’d like to donate something, let us know. An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held at the post on February 21 from noon until 6 pm. Plans are being made for upcoming events. Comedy Night, Saturday, March 17 and Recognition Dinner, Saturday, April 21. If you’d like to help out, let us know. Sharon Grodi read two interesting articles from the Vietnam January/February 2012 newsletter. Monroe County Opportunity Program has received funding to assist low income and homeless Vets with housing. Contact Kimberly Cooke at 734-241-2775 ext. 203. The stretch of highway (M-188) that runs in front of the VFW National Home in Eaton Rapids, Michigan, is named after Monroe County native Elgie Hanna who was raised at the VFW National Home with his siblings. He was the only alumni of the VFW National Home to be killed in action in Vietnam. He and his siblings were sponsored there by the Erie VFW in the 1950’s when Elgie was six years old. Elgie’s name is one of those on the monument at Heck Park. Ladies, let us all remember and keep in our hearts why we are working together and why there is a VFW and it’s auxiliary. Our next meeting will be held March 7, 2012. If you’d like to attend but need a ride, please give me a call at 734-847- 6990. Please visit our website at www.erievfw.com Respectfully submitted: Dawn Shock, President |
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