Hello Brothers and Sisters,

It’ about the end of our reporting year and I cannot wait to see all your Year End Reports. Please send them to me by April 5, 2025. I only have 10 days to get my decisions on who will get the awards for this busy year that we have had.

In the National President’s Program book, there is an award that is available for a certificate from National and a $25.00 prize to one Auxiliary from each of the 10 Divisions. This award is based on how you used social media to promote the VFW Auxiliary Programs. Please fill out the form, along with pictures, and send it to me by March 31, 2025. I will have others decide which Aux report that will be sent to my National Ambassador. Last year the award was given to Siletz Aux for the interview of one of their Legacy Members. It was a great honor to go up and receive the award for the Aux. There were only ten divisions, and they won for ours. I would love to do it again this year in Columbus, OH.

Whenever you post anything on social media, please add #vfwaux. Anyone can go and put that hashtag in and find out what all the Auxiliaries in the Nation are doing. You can see what they are doing, and you might get some ideas.

Did you use flyers, radio, television, newsletters, newspapers, social media to get out to the community and members what your Auxiliary is doing in the area? One of the members was interviewed by their local radio station to talk about the Auxiliary programs and the Voice of Democracy and Patriots Pen essays. It was a great interview and very informative,

Thank you for all the hard work that you have done and please keep up the great work and continue to report to the new Historian/Media Relations Chairman next year.  It has been a wonderful 4 years working with all of you with all the pictures and articles for the President’s photo albums.