On December 2, volunteers helped at a Family Day Event for an Arizona Army National Guard unit that is preparing for deployment out of the country. Approximately 150 soldiers and their families enjoyed the outing at a Scottsdale park. Some soldiers received recognition awards, and the volunteers were introduced. While music played and food was…
Members of the VFW Auxiliary are the relatives of those who have served in overseas combat. For more than 100 years, we have been serving veterans, the military, their families and our communities in honor of the sacrifices and commitment of every man and woman who has served in uniform. Eight Ways You Can Help:…
Karen Shaffer 1. Attend events, such as the Memorial Day Service held annually at the Flag Pole Pavilion near the SLCC. Hear the tributes to our veterans and stories from veterans, such as Arden Rowley, former POW during the Korean War. 2. Donate to the Poppy Drive held each year to fund services for…
Sandra Whittenberg Reminder – Deadlines for VFW Scholarship local entries are as follows: Patriotic Art Deadline for 2017-2018: 3/31/2018 Patriot’s Pen & Voice of Democracy Deadline for 2017-2018: 10/31/2017 For complete details on each of these three scholarship contests, to run off rules and application forms, go to website, https://vfwauxiliary.org/scholarships/; ask your school office which teacher is…
Sandra Whittenberg Let’s get our students grades 6-12 excited about our country!! And competing for scholarship money, too! VFW Auxiliary offers three annual scholarship programs for students grades 6-12. Scholarship awards are available at the local, district, state and national VFW Auxiliary levels. The information given here is for students, teachers, parents, grandparents and anyone…
Sandra Whittenberg VFW Auxiliary is comprised of members from all walks of life with a common connection: All are relatives of those who served in overseas combat. Nearly 470,000 members in more than 4,000 auxiliaries across the nation work to improve the lives of veterans, active-duty military, their families and their communities in a variety…
Sandra Whittenberg For the past two holiday seasons, the Auxiliary of Sun Lakes VFW Post 8053 has partnered with a Washington, DC charity called Luke’s Wings to bring two wounded warriors from Walter Reed Hospital to their homes in the Phoenix area to spend time with their family. Our VFW Auxiliary paid for the tickets,…
Sandra Whittenberg New VFW Auxiliary officers elected at our April meeting were: President Janice Cournoyer, Sr. VP Angie Freedline, Jr. VP Christa Marshall, Treasurer Carolyn Laschinger, Secretary Betty Peer, Chaplain Dorothy Eberle, Conductress Sheilagh Dillon, Guard Diane Gordon, Patriotic Instruction Philomena Herring, Trustee 1 Year Sandra Whittenberg, Trustee 2 Year Carol Veenhuis, Trustee 3 Year…
Sandra Whittenberg Established 1914, members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Auxiliary set out to serve the veterans of this country and our communities in honor of the sacrifices and commitment of every man and woman who has served in uniform. The VFW Auxiliary is one of the nation’s oldest veterans’…
Sandra Whittenberg Sun Lakes VFW Post 8053 and the Auxiliary wish to thank Walmart Super Center No. 2671 in Chandler and Manager Joe Liguori for their outstanding contribution to the cause of U.S. Veterans and their families living in our community! Their store allows our VFW Post and Auxiliary to distribute poppies for “Buddy Poppy”…