From the Desk of the Department President

by Francisca Guilford
January is Legislative & National Security Month.

Now that the Christmas holidays are behind us, I wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year! We are starting a brand new calendar year, but please remember that we are only half way through with our Auxiliary year. So, please continue to work the programs of the American Legion Auxiliary:

Legislative - the American Legion Auxiliary members work to keep veteran's issues in front of legislators, which not only strengthens our mission to serve veterans, but also their families.

National Security - is vital for maintaining and promoting a sound national defense by strengthening military families and preparing citizens to respond to both natural and man-made disasters.

Membership! Membership! Membership! Membership! Membership! Membership! Please take the time to call the members who haven't renewed and find out why. I'm sure everyone agrees how important it is to continue working on increasing membership renewals and welcoming new members. We are well on our way to reaching our next target date which is January 7, 2010 of 75%. We can do it!!! We all need to be reminded of the fact that members need to have dues paid in order to be a member in good standing. Therefore, some membership dues should be already on the way to the Department. If you haven't renewed yet, please do it NOW. We value your membership and need your participation to keep our Auxiliary going strong. So let's "all" try to work on membership. It's a "team" effort!

Thank you Ladies - you are what makes this organization great! God bless you all.