Dear Oregon Auxiliary Family,                                                                       

Thank you to those who participated showing their talents in the Patriot Pumpkin Contest!

First place goes to Betty Campell from Aux 2666 Martin J Ryan in Hillsboro, winning a glass enclosed 20” x 30” framed 2025 Prisoner of War Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Recognition Poster. Participation prizes will also be awarded to our soon to be youth members Serena and Kearney, 16 years old, from Aux 12140 Lawrence Alberti in Lake Oswego. 

For those that may have missed the deadline or forgot to enter, please still show your work on social media adding #VFWAuxiliary and #AuxiliaryPatriotism.

This month is a big one for us: Veterans Day on the 11^th.  Allocated on the 11^th hour, in the 11^th month, of the 11^th Day. It was originally called Armistice Day dating the ending of WWI in 1918. In 1954 after the Korean War, it was formally changed to Veterans Day to honor the deceased and the living.   

Please stay tuned in to our department website and articles for important dates and challenges/contests. 

Yours in God and Country,