2025-2026

Sonya Sallee

673 W Sandpiper Avenue

Hermiston, OR 97838

Ph: 503-656-8088

Email: ortreasvfwa@gmail.com

SEPTEMBER

Another month is over, I can’t believe how quickly things are going by this year.  August was very busy, and it isn’t over yet.  We went out early to the National Convention and got to see some things of Columbus, Ohio that we wouldn’t have if we had gotten there a few days later. I totally enjoyed my time and got in lots of steps for my time.

The Convention was great as usual, and I totally enjoyed the event.  We heard from all of the new Ambassadors and learned what they were looking for in their program.  I know one of the important areas is volunteers to work in the facilities and we need to increase the number of people that we have at our facilities. I know that we really need someone down at White City and if there is someone that is interested, please let us know.  If I was closer, I would love to do something like that, but I am way too far from any of our facilities.  Please, anyone along the I-5 corridor is interested please let us know because we need some help in all of the facilities coming up. Please let one of the line officers know that you are interested.

So far, we have only 7 auxiliaries that have paid their hospital obligation to the Department for their $2.00/member for the year.  Money is coming in very slowly so please, at your next meeting, please get your obligations in to the Department Treasurer, because you don’t want me to be calling you to get your money in.  I would like to see all the money be in by the end of the year.  This is something that we do every year so please make a motion at your next meeting to get the money in for this obligation.  Thank you all that have sent the money in already. I am glad that you remembered the hospitals early this year. 

The volunteers at Portland and Roseburg are doing a great job making sure that the things that those hospitals need are taking care of. I have a list of needs from White City that I am going to get with the Cootie Grand of Oregon and see what they can help us with and then we are going to send the needs of the hospital to them via Amazon or Walmart and get their needs taken care of.

I have obtained lists from Lebanon and The Dalles of things that they need.  If you find something that your auxiliary would like to send to them to help them, please go ahead.  I had both of the lists at Oregon City, and they will be at Winston but if anyone else needs the list, please contact me and you can send things to the nursing homes.  I am going to get ahold of the volunteer coordinator at Lebanon again and see what else that they need there to send out to all again.  Please, if you find anything else that the places need please let me know and I will contact some auxiliaries and let them know what else is needed. If you have any questions, please let me know.