2024-2025 

 

 

 

Greetings Brothers & Sisters,

 

 

Wow, September already. August saw two (2) Training Academies. They were both well attended, and we had several first-time attendees. Mentoring was flying all around the training rooms. Many thanks to Auxiliary #3437, Sweet Home and #9745 Amos R Osborne Winston for their hospitality in hosting the academies.

 

 

It’s time to roll up our sleeves and get busy for our veterans. To be able to successfully support our veterans we must have strong leadership in our auxiliaries. As mentioned during the training academies, I will be hosting web-based trainings on the duties and responsibilities of officers and chairpersons in the auxiliary. My thought is to do two (2) options each month for training. I am thinking of the third Tuesday of the month at 4 p.m. and then the 4th Monday of the month at 8:00 p.m. I am hoping these two days/times will work for the majority. I am hoping to record the training and put it on our website. Learning curve here for me, might not happen until next month.  

 

 

I look forward to receiving reports for the mentoring that is happening across this state. Each time you explain a by-law, our ritual, or welcome a new member by explaining what the auxiliary is, you are mentoring and should be reporting it. If you have questions, email or call me.

 

 

I am diligently working on instituting a new auxiliary in Brookings. I am in the process of verifying the eligibility of the applicants who have submitted their application. It proves to be a lengthy process but one that will have a positive result.

 

 

If you did not attend a training academy and would like to be on the training email group, send me an email at chiefofstaffvfwaor@gmail.com I will happily add you to the list.