God Bless America & Our Troops!

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1 Joyce B. Preston NC VFW Auxiliary President Warrior Drive Tryon, North Carolina May Members of the Department of North Carolina VFW Auxiliary, All good things come to an end. The year is almost over and I have thoroughly enjoyed serving you as your President this year. I do appreciate the confidence you had in me and hope I lived up to your expectations. I have laughed with many of you; as well as cried with some of you. It truly has been a rewarding experience for me. What good people we have in this great Organization and so many I have grown close to and will cherish their friendship for the rest of my life. I know you are all happy the reporting is over. It reminds me of INCOME TAXES! I look forward to seeing you all at Convention and will be yelling when you win your well deserved awards. When you see how your volunteerism in the programs and activities of your Auxiliary has touched someone s life so significantly, it is truly worth all the efforts. Congratulations to all the new officers for the ensuing year. All the line Officers are here to give you guidance and directions ask them for help if you need it. Please remember to send in your list of Department Delegates with the $5 for each to Jeanne Gilbert, whether you are attending or not. Since this will be the last of the mail for , let me say that your Officers were given assignments this year and all did their very best to successfully accomplish their objectives. our Department Secretary Helen, and Chief of Staff Janice oh my, they ve been an enormous help this year. Jeanne Gilbert, our Department Treasurer, worked as hard as ever this year as she has every year. Our program chairwomen did an outstanding job promoting the programs and I feel confident that National has recognized it as well. The programs and activities that I have read in your reports told me we have an awesome Department of Auxiliaries that do all they can, as much as they can, whenever they can for our veterans and their communities. To all, Congratulations! I m so proud to have had the opportunity to serve you and with you. I admire you all. Thank you for the memories I will always have! Loyally, Joyce God Bless America & Our Troops!

2 Roster Changes State Officer Changes: Special Project Chairman Pearl White new Auxiliary Roster Changes: Dist 4, Aux 9161 Wallace Treasurer Diane Mobley Barrett new is Dist 7 Treas Anna Holm - new address: 105 Valley Park Drive, Knightdale, NC , Ph: Dist 8, Aux to Bryce H. Swindle Post has moved into a new home. Address is: 3226 Davis Street, Hope Mills, NC Dist 16 new Treasurer is: Willie Glance, 66 Henrietta St., Asheville, NC 28801, Ph: , emai: walterglance@charter.net Dist 17, Aux 5202 Waynesville new Secretary: Wanda Clayton, 29 Raymond St., Sylva, NC 28779, Ph: , no Member Notes and Illness Special Notes & Member Illness: Dist 4 Aux 2401 Beaufort member Ann Blount had surgery recently. Cards can reach her at: 2517 E Forest Dr, Newport, NC Dist 8, Aux 670 Fayetteville member Pam Heaster was run down on April 15 while assisting another driver after an accident. She is in Cape Fear Hospital. Cards can reach her at: 126 W Circle Ct., Fayetteville, NC Dist 16 Treasurer Betty Sutton has had a stroke. Cards can reach her at: 43 W Constance St., Columbus, NC PDP Ginger Amos s sister Norma Lee Dills passed away recently. Cards can reach Ginger at: 5339 Reidsville Rd., Walkertown, NC Convention notes!! 1. Auxiliaries and Districts shall be deprived of their vote if any arrearages exist in accordance with Section 309 or Section 511 of the National Bylaws. 2. Convention Delegate fees must be paid for all Auxiliary Delegates, regardless of whether or not they attend the Convention. 3. Delegate fees must be paid for all District Presidents, State Officers and PDPs in order to vote at the Department Convention. Please Note! National President Colette Bishop has issued an official ruling on the interpretation of Section 902, Audio/Video Recording and the final bullet of Section 210 of the National Bylaws: Before any Auxiliary member and/or anyone else who may be attending a VFW Auxiliary meeting may record by any electronic (i.e. smartphone, etc.) means whether audio and/or video must have the prior consent of the body. Prior consent of the body would require that a majority of the body present for that meeting has, in advance by motion made, seconded and passed, approved/disapproved of any audio/video recording by electronic means.

3 Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary 2017 North Carolina Department of North Carolina Embassy Suites, 201 Harrison Oaks Blvd. Cary, NC Phone: TENTATIVE SCHEDULE THURSDAY- June 1, :00 am - 11:30 am Audit Committee Meeting President s Suite :30 am - 12:30 pm Budget Committee Meeting President s Suite :30 pm - 1:30 pm Budget Committee Meeting President s Suite :30 pm - 2:30 pm District Presidents Meeting President s Suite :00 pm - 4:00 pm Convention Registration Hallway 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm VFW/Aux Officers Meeting (invitation only) Crescent Boardroom 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Officers Meeting President s Suite 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Council of Administration Meeting Chimney Rock :00 pm - 12:00 Mid Hospitality Room Hope/Bellamy/Mendenhall 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Floor practice (Officers & Floor Team) Chimney Rock FRIDAY- June 2, :30 am - 9:00 am Individual Breakfast Hotel Breakfast area 7:00 am - 8:30 am Floor Practice (Officers & Floor Team) Chimney Rock 7:30 am - 8:30 am Page Meeting President s Suite :00 am Set up for Sale Table Hallway outside Mtg Rooms 8:00 am Sale Table opens Hallway outside Mtg Rooms 8:30 am - 4:00 pm Convention Registration Hallway 8:30 am - 12:00 noon Auxiliary Business Session Chimney Rock (Ritualistic Opening, Pages, District Presidents, Convention Rules, 40 yr. Plus members, 5 HI/Aides de Camp, Of the Year Awards) 12 noon - 1:30 pm Lunch Hope/Bellamy/Mendenhall 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Auxiliary Business Session Chimney Rock (Nominations, Resolutions, Auxiliary Memorial Services, Credentials) 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm District Presidents Meeting President s Suite :00 pm - 6:00 pm Treasurer s workshop Chimney Rock 5:00 pm - 12:00 Mid Hospitality Room Hope/Bellamy/Mendenhall 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Past Department Presidents Meeting President s Suite :00 pm - 10:00 pm Bingo Chimney Rock SATURDAY June 3, :30 am - 9:00 am Individual Breakfast Hotel Breakfast area 8:00 am Sale table opens Hallway outside Mtg Rooms 8:30 am - 10:00 am Convention Registration Hallway 8:30 am - 10:30 am VFW & Auxiliary - Joint Meeting & Memorial Blowing Rock/Chimney Rock 10:45 am - 12:00 noon Auxiliary Business Session Chimney Rock (PDP s, Program awards, Membership Kick-off) 12 noon - 1:30 pm Lunch Hope/Bellamy/Mendenhall 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm Auxiliary Business Session Chimney Rock (National Rep s Comments, Credentials, Elections, Installation and Convention Close) 7:00 pm - midnight Banquet (formal) Blowing Rock 9:00 pm - midnight Hospitality Room Hope/Bellamy/Mendenhall SUNDAY- June 4, :00 am Worship Service Pinehurst 9:00 am - 11:00 am Incoming Auxiliary Council Meeting Chimney Rock April 28, 2017

4 Directions: NC Membership Award Form This form is used for reporting Department Membership Awards. Once certified, this member will be honored at the 5-Hi Award function at the Department Convention. Make copies of this form as needed, and send by May 10, 2017 to: Department Treasurer Jeanne Gilbert, PO Box 716, Bethel, NC Recruiter s Name Aux Nbr. Total number of members recruited: (will be used to calculate award earned) Check which award applies: 5-HI Award (5 or more members) Department Aide-de-camp Award (10 or more members) The following new or reinstated members were recruited by this member: Name Aux Nbr. Name Aux Nbr. Attach additional sheets if needed Verified by Auxiliary Treasurer: 1 This member (will / will not) be attending the Department Convention in June of Members recruited to a different NC Auxiliary than that of the Recruiter will be verified by the Department Treasurer.

5 HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS TO BE A SUCCESSFUL AUXILIARY May 2017 As the end of the year approaches, there are many things that still need to be done. Be sure to get the installation warrant from Department Secretary Helen Carter, so the new Auxiliary officers can be installed prior to the Department Convention in June. The form to request this was in the April Department mail and can be found on the Department website. Officers cannot be installed without the warrant giving permission to the installing officer. TREASURERS ALERT: Just a reminder that applications for membership and transfers should be sent to Department Treasurer Jeanne Gilbert immediately after being voted on by the Auxiliary. Treasurers should never hold onto an application. Doing so is in direct violation of our National Bylaws. It can prevent a member from being elected to an office, being installed as an officer, or being eligible for Auxiliary benefits. Dues should also never be held. It is the responsibility of the Auxiliary Treasurer to submit dues as soon as they are received. And while it is generally up to the Trustees to set up the date for the quarterly audit, the Treasurer must have the books prepared and ready for the audit, Sec 814 of the Bylaws gives the dates each audit covers and the date by which the audit must be sent to the Department Treasurer. For example, for the quarter ending March 31, Dept. Treasurer Jeanne Gilbert should receive the audit no later than April 30. And the Auxiliary President should follow through and make sure the audit is done in the required time frame. Our National Bylaws and Rituals are not for you to pick and choose which rules you will follow. We are an organization that has rules that must be followed - by everyone! And even though some of the Bylaws can be open to interpretation, the majority of them very clearly instruct us on how to handle the business of the Auxiliary. Read the Bylaws and refer to them often. Replacing officers If you feel that you must remove an elected officer during the year, pay particular attention to Sec. 809B of the National Bylaws. This section explains the reasons that officers may be removed, and also the procedure for doing so. Note that such action first requires the approval of the Department President who has received written documentation of the reason. After approval is given, the officer must be given a written notice of such proposed action. Only after said approval is given, and such notice is sent to the officer, the Auxiliary must wait at least seven days for a response, before the Auxiliary can vote on the removal. We know that this takes time, and when business has to be conducted, this may become an issue. But a President can request that approval be given for someone be appointed an acting officer until the process is completed. So, BEFORE you take such action, contact the Department President for guidance. Sandra Johnson-Leu (h), (c)

6 Department Chaplain, Deanna Long 4801 Easthaven Drive, Charlotte, NC or or This year, we are thankful for so much which has been accomplished by our Auxiliaries for members, youth, veterans, families and communities. As our year is coming to a close, however, the needs will still be there and our members will continue to serve where and when there is a need. Monday, May 29 is Memorial Day which is a very important time for United States citizens. This is the time we are to honor men and women of the armed services who made the ultimate sacrifice and gave their lives defending democracy and our way of life. Please take time to show your reverence and remember those who have given their lives while serving. Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13. Deanna Long, Chaplain BLESSINGS FOR ALL Scholarship Program Dept. of NC Laura Verdon 709 Kingswood Dr. Cary, NC Verd9140@att.net W Auxiliary Creative Patriotic Art Contest - Entries to Local Auxiliaries by March 31 WOW!!!! That is all I can say about the Patriotic Art I have received at my house. The final winner has not been selected as of yet but will be in shortly. I can tell you now the decision will be a difficult one. As of now I see that we have 185 reports submitted from 65 Auxiliaries across our state for all programs under Scholarship. Three Districts are 100% at this time; District 7 under Sandra Johnson- Leu, District 6 Sandra Jeffries and District 15 under Patty Harris. Way to go! So you can get an early start on Patriot Pen and Voice of Democracy for the themes will be: Patriot Pen: America s Gift to my Generation VOD: American History: Our Hope for the Future There will be some new deadlines to meet for next year but we ll get to that in July. Thank you for all you have completed within the Scholarship Program. These young Americans are our future and these programs allow them to display their Patriotism becoming better citizens.

7 Veterans & Family Support Connie Holt May Canterbury Road, Fayetteville, NC (h) yahoo.com Questions or concerns? Please Call me! Program Goals: VFW National Home for Children Buddy Poppy VFW National Veterans Service VFW Veterans and Military support programs Sports Clips References: vfwauxiliary.org National-Veterans-Service Brothers and Sisters, it has been an honor serving as your Veterans and Family Support Chairman. Thank you for continually serving our Veterans, Active Duty and their families. Your attention to their every need is remarkable. I must say how AWESOME the NC VFW Auxiliary s are! I am excited to announce that we succeeded with 100% in reporting and 1,735 reports entered! To top it off 100 Auxiliary s paid their Health and Happiness contributions out of 101! GREAT work, I am very proud of each of you! It s extremely humbling to read these reports, as they reflect enormous amounts of care, love and support. I look forward to seeing all of you at the Convention! Keep up the impressive work, it truly makes a difference. Thank you, for your continued dedication to this great organization. Cards for Service Members UPDATE: 44 Auxiliaries participated in this Challenge, and we are shipping 2,100 signed cards overseas to our service members. I applaud you for a job well done! Reminders: Keep track of events to be reported for next year and enter them once the system is back up and running. May 1 st Loyalty Day May 20 th Armed Forces Day May 29 th Memorial Day June 14 th Flag Day Every Day is a BUDDY Poppy Day! Incorporate poppies into all your events. Beonthelookoutforthe2017/2018 Buddy Poppy King and Queen Contest entry forms. Let s keep providing Unwavering Support for Uncommon Hero's. Your efforts are appreciated, Let s keep Soaring for Our Veterans to provide the care and assistance they need! God Bless you and thank you for your dedication! Connie

8 May 2017 Lin Moore 6165 Glen Way Drive Winston-Salem, NC The months of May and June are filled with patriotic days to celebrate our American freedom! May is National Military Appreciation Month May 1: Loyalty Day May 8: VE (Victory in Europe) Day May 20: Armed Forces Day May 29: Memorial Day June 6: D-Day June 14: Flag Day June 27: National PTSD Awareness Day Following are some activities to help celebrate! Loyalty Day: Sponsor a coloring contest for a local pre-school or elementary school. You can either create a picture for them to color or have them create their own picture of why they love America. Teach the children about Loyalty Day. A great book to use might be Red, White, Blue and Uncle Who? Written by Teresa Bateman. It tells about 17 symbols of the United States. You may also want to have a Loyalty Day parade with the students. They could create hats to show their patriotism! Americanism is an unfailing love of country; loyalty to its institutions and ideals; eagerness to defend it against all enemies; undivided allegiance to the flag; and a desire to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and posterity. You could also use this idea for Flag Day or Memorial Day. Just use different pictures. May sure you teach about the holidays! Memorial Day: Make a display of toy soldiers. Place the soldiers in a fish bowl, old suitcase, or whatever you have on hand. Ask people to take a toy soldier and place it somewhere to remind them to pray for our military. You can place the bowl in your Post or on a display table. (picture on following page!) Another activity is listed on the next page. It would be a great one to do for Military Appreciation Month. Don t forget National PTSD Awareness Day. Make ribbons for your members to wear. The ribbon should be teal! Thank you for all your support in the Americanism Program this year. Your hard work has shown we can SOAR FOR OUR VETERANS and show OUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT FOR UNCOMMON HEROES! Loyally, Lin

9 HOME OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE Thank you, Veteran, for your service. Let this soldier remind you of how much You are appreciated. Your sacrifice to Serve and defend our country will never be forgotten. God Bless the USA! We said a prayer for you today! VFW Auxiliary HOME OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE Thank you, Veteran, for your service. Let this soldier remind you of how much You are appreciated. Your sacrifice to Serve and defend our country will never be forgotten. God Bless the USA! We said a prayer for you today! VFW Auxiliary HOME OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE Thank you, Veteran, for your service. Let this soldier remind you of how much You are appreciated. Your sacrifice to Serve and defend our country will never be forgotten. God Bless the USA! We said a prayer for you today! VFW Auxiliary This small token would be a great idea for Military Appreciation Month. If you have an event at your Post, these could be given as a small token of appreciation to veterans. This could also be a project for a youth group. You could add your Auxiliary number to the bottom of the card.

10 Willie Glance, Asheville VAVS Rep Charles George VA Medical Center Home Phone: (828) Voluntary Service: (828) Cell Phone: (828) May 2017 Thank you for all the ways you have improved the quality of life for Veterans living at the VA Medical Center campus and in the surrounding communities. Little things which seem small and may be forgotten are not small at all since any action of kindness demonstrates our love and gratitude for our Veterans. UPCOMING EVENTS: May 7, Sunday, 1:00 p.m., Youth Volunteers Orientation, Place: Multi-Purpose Room May 12, Friday, 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., Freightliner Ride of Pride, Place: Front, CLC May 23, 4:00 p.m., Run for the Wall, Place: Harley Davidson, Fletcher, NC May 29, 10:00 a.m., Memorial Day, Honor and Remember Ceremony, Place: WNC State Veterans Cemetery, Black Mountain, NC June 28, 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, Hospitalized Veterans Hot Dog Cookout, Place: Front Porch, CGVAMC Please contact Vicki Eatmon in Voluntary Service by June 19 with the names of those from your organization who will participate with the Hot Dog Cookout event. You are needed to help set up, serve and clean up. HOSPITAL NEEDS: VISA gift cards (for recreation outings and purchasing other items not supported by the vendors) Coffee, cream and sugar to support the outpatient waiting areas Prepackaged snack foods Popcorn, 40-lb. bags of kernels, not microwavable, and butter-flavored oil Brown paper lunch bags Bird seed If you wish to know the specific needs of any individual departments of the VAMC, please always contact Voluntary Service directly. This ensures that the most urgent needs are addressed first and the donor or donor organization will be properly credited. Donation forms are available from the Voluntary Service office to be completed and given to Voluntary Service on 4 th floor of the Hospital staff along with the donations.

11 DURHAM VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM Charlotte Bays, VAVS Representative 4902 Kendridge Dr. Durham, NC (919) , Hello, Brothers and Sisters of the VFW Auxiliary. We are coming to the end of another year of providing services to our Hospitalized and Non-hospitalized Veterans. This also brings me to the end of another year serving as the VAVS Representative for the VFW Auxiliary and as in years past, it has been my pleasure to serve. I also say "thank you" to our two deputy VAVS Representatives Betty Bradsher & Nancy White. Nancy serves as a Volunteer at the Greenville Clinic. The Voluntary Service Recognition Banquet was held on Monday night April 24 th at the Millennium Hotel in Durham. This was a very nice event in spite of all the hard rain. It gave the Volunteers a chance to be rewarded for their time & efforts in service to our Veterans. The theme was "Our Veterans, Our Heroes, Our Mission" and we also celebrated the 70's. As all of you all are aware, many needs are ongoing at the VA. Some of the needs are as follows: Hospice\ There is a great need for blue sweatpants with elastic bottoms and waist sizes L, XL, 2XL & 4XL Men's sneakers size 10 ½, 11 and 11 ½ K cups coffee regular and decaffeinated for hospice family room in assorted flavors Food Pantry Hormel complete meals any variety including breakfast meals Horizon milk (no refrigeration until opened) cereal individual packages or bowls Recreation Department Movie gift cards & concession cards to the Phoenix Theater at Northgate Mall in Durham Kroger or Food Lion Gift Cards for resident cooking group Word Search Puzzle books, decks of cards and electronic games If you have items to drop off and need assistance, please call Voluntary Services at (919) ext and they will meet you out front to pick up the items. Please continue to work for the VA and encourage your Auxiliary to sponsor an event of some type. I hope you reported all that you did and will continue to do so as soon as we start reporting for the new year. I thank you once again for all you do for our Veterans. If I can help in any way, please call me. If you find that you have some extra time in your schedule, consider volunteering in some capacity. No time spent with our Veterans is ever too long or too short. They are very appreciative of all services provided to them. Have a great Summer and hope to see all of you soon. Loyally, Charlotte Bays VAVS Representative

12 YOUTH ACTIVITIES As you plan activities for YOUTH during the summer months, especially those that take place outside, the greatest gift you can give is to please remember the importance of taking care of not only your skin, but those of your YOUTH. May 1 - Melanoma Monday (Taken from Minimize summer sun exposure between 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Wear a wide brimmed hat, sunglasses & UV protective clothing, even while swimming. Apply sunscreen that provides UVB & UVA protection with sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 30. Apply sunscreen 30 minutes BEFORE sun exposure & reapply after swimming or excessive sweating. Seek shade. Check the UV index daily in the summer. Check your birthday suit on your birthday. Avoid tanning beds. You may not choose to take my advice or the experts, but having had the left side of my back removed from melanoma due to teaching swimming and life guarding as a teenager, I suffered the consequences before sunscreen was developed. Unprotected sun exposure is even more dangerous for YOUTH who have moles, freckles, very fair skin and light hair, or a history of skin cancer. After two extensive surgeries, I am a survivor, and I want you and the lives of YOUTH you touch to not have to fight this lethal type of skin cancer. Please spread the word of the importance of prevention. Thank you. I have truly enjoyed being your Youth Activities Chairman and I have tried to provide activities and reminders for the very young through high school. We are role models for many young people, and as being an Auxiliary member, we can make a difference in their lives. As you receive new information for the Auxiliary year, please give the YOUTH Chairman a copy of the Program Goals AND a copy of the Year-End Report form (found online or in the National Program Book). All Auxiliary members need to be aware of what National wants our focus to be when working with YOUTH. Tips to follow towards end-of-year reporting: Keep the Goals of Youth Activities (as well as all Program Goals) in front of your members for planning. Order Certificates of Appreciation and/or Certificates of Merit to give to individual students for their accomplishments in sports, academics, scouting, etc. Order RAP coins and print RAP cards to ALWAYS have with you. Print out copies of Youth Groups Supporting Our Veterans Citation Request Form so these can be awarded YOUTH groups who work with or do things for veterans at any time during the year after the NC Youth Activities Chairman signs it. Reporting online, remember to include a description of the activity, and the number of YOUTH involved, the hours, and miles to make this event happen. Have a great summer and I look forward to seeing many of you at the State & National Conventions. You will definitely need SUNSCREEN in New Orleans! Dianne Sellers, 2708 Jamestown Court, Burlington, NC ksellers@triad.rr.com

13 President s Special Project Hi Folks, Here we are at the end of another year. Reporting is done but work for the Veterans and their families will never be done. Please keep working to help them in whatever Program you can but be sure to keep track of it so that you can reporting as soon as the reporting is re-opened. Now as far as the President s Special Project goes, for any new person who may not know what it is, it is the North Carolina Cottage at the VFW National Home for Children In Indiana. I would like to say THANK YOU to all of you who have supported the project. All of you did a fantastic job of supporting this project. All you hard work has certainly added up. THANK YOU for your generous willingness to play Bingo on Friday nights and I can t forget the help getting donated prizes - --it sure made a difference. I hope you had as much fun as I did. I would also like to say THANK YOU to the ladies that helped work the Bingo games. Couldn t have done it without you. In ending this, I would like to tell you that it is in the plans to continue the Friday Night Bingo games for President To- Be Joyce Preston so please continue bringing your donations of prizes. See you in June at the Convention. 1 Ticket = $ Tickets = $ Tickets=$ Tickets=$20.00 Loyally, Pearl White Special Project Chairman Don t forget the Chinese Auction at the Convention.

14 Legislative Carol Cantu 302 Darden Dr., Kinston, NC May 2017 Auxiliary members of the VFW Auxiliary to the Department of North Carolina, I am a little disappointed in the low numbers of reports received for Legislative, especially since this year was a Presidential election year. Nevertheless, the reports I did read were great. Thank you to those Auxiliaries that submitted reports. I can see that Auxiliary members are holding our legislators accountable and are in constant contact with them. Way to go! Just because this year is coming to a close, please do not forget that we must stand strong, together, all year for our veterans. Continue your contact with your local (most people over look these), state and federal representatives. Stay informed of the decisions that affect our veterans and their families. Please help the chairman of Legislative reach a higher percentage of reports next year. I know the Auxiliary members of North Carolina can do it. We have before and can do it again. We have Soared for Our Veterans this year in our Unwavering Support for Uncommon Heroes. See you in the new year. Carol

15 Sandra Jeffries, Department Chairperson 208 Wilson Street, Graham, NC Sisters and Brothers, Spring is in the Air and our eaglets are hatching. NC is currently at % - which was our goal and we did it. Our 3 rd quarter goal ended on April 30 th and we made it to that $ award from National, which is a qualification for Joyce becoming a member of the Circle of Excellence. The Reporting year has closed, but recruiting has not. If you are still recruiting and obtaining members, save your reports until the system is back up and then report for the New Year. Thank you all so much for the many ideas that you shared on how you used recruiting to work for your Auxiliary. I am compiling a list to share at convention. Here are some deadlines that we must meet: April 30, Those that have personally recruited 5 or more members need to fill out the NC award form and send them to me immediately so that this information can be verified thru our Treasurer, Jeanne Gilbert in order to get a monetary award from Department. May 31, If you have recruited 20 or more new members, National needs for you to send that information to them so that you can get a monetary award. Use the National Membership Award form on our Department website. Here are some current stats: Hooray! - There are 13 Auxiliaries at 100% and 35 Auxiliaries at 100+%. Our chairpersons are working very hard collecting eaglets. Eastern Area has reached their Membership goal at %, Western Area Membership is 99.95% and Central Area Membership is 98.59%...The race is on! Who will reach 100+% next? Since I was not at the Spring C of A, I need for all Auxiliaries that were at 100% that did not get Joyce s membership pins for the President and Treasurer, nor a certificate of achievement, to contact me at sajeffries2001@yahoo.com so that I can have it ready at Convention. Awards: $25.00 for 100% membership for March Wilmington in District 5, Eastern Area Special Awards: I just love giving away money so here is a new challenge that applies to Districts. Currently Districts at 100% are: District 1, District 5, District 7, District 9, District 12, District 13 and District 14. For the next few months, I will start drawing for $10.00 awards by membership area. If you will not make it this month you still have next month. District meetings are coming, so push your Auxiliaries to get 100+%. Loyally at your service, Sandra Jeffries

16 Eastern Area Membership Well Brothers and Sisters of the East, the year is coming to an end. This will be my last newsletter of the year 2016/2017. As of the end of April 16, 2017 the East is at 99.67%. Just think we only need about 10 members and we will be 100%. We want to make President Joyce PROUD of the EAST, because The West (at %) is closing up on us mighty fast. Boy, what a race to see who reach 100% first. COME ON EAST let get out there and get what we need to be the 1 st to reach 100%. The State ONLY needs 33 members to be 100%. We are going to show President Joyce that the East is still the best. Spring is here and the weather is BEAUTIFUL, so we now can to get out and find those little eagles and bring them in. I can t express enough to make the wellness calls to your Aux brothers and sisters and do wellness checks. It could be a very good reason why they haven t paid their dues. It will soon be time to start working for the year 2017/2018, but we need to get this year done first. I want to congratulate Aux 8986 Newport for reaching 100%. I am enclosing the REASON TO JOIN and THE REASON TO REMAIN A MEMDER of the VFW Auxiliary. Please make copies and pass them out. Christine Spence Eastern Membership Chairman

17 VFW Auxiliary Department of NC Membership Report President Joyce Preston Chairman Sandra Jeffries Date: 4/26/2017 District 1 Pres Christine Spence District 4 Pres Brenda Toler Life Life Aux. No. Aux. Name Mbrs. Mbrs. Mbrs. Percent Aux. No. Aux. Name Mbrs. Mbrs. Mbrs. Percent 6060 Elizabeth City % 2401 Beaufort % 7312 Sunbury % 2514 New Bern % 7315 Havelock % 7547 Clinton % 2 Totals % 8986 Newport % 9133 Jacksonville % 9161 Wallace % 9810 Warsaw % 9960 Swansboro % District 2 Pres Alice Harrell 11,119 Vanceboro % Life Aux. No. Aux. Name Mbrs. Mbrs Mbrs. Percent 10 TOTALS % 2615 Goldsboro % 2771 Kinston % 4062 Ayden/Grifton % 7032 Greenville % District 5 Pres Angie Norris 9841 Snow Hill % Life 9959 Mount Olive % Aux. No. Aux. Name Mbrs. Mbrs. 50 Percent 2573 Wilmington % 6 TOTALS % 7288 Calabash % 8073 Whiteville % 8866 Holden Beach % District 3 Pres-Cathy Pridgen 9,983 Holly Ridge % Life 10,226 Oak Island % Aux. No. Aux. Name Mbrs. Mbrs Mbrs. Percent 10,400 B Spring Lakes % 2057 Rocky Mount % 4147 Bailey % 7 TOTALS % 6651 Wilson % 3 TOTALS % District 7 Pres Sandra Johnson-Leu Life Aux. No. Aux. Name Mbrs. Mbrs. Mbrs. Percent 6722 Lillington % EASTERN Life 7383 Cary % 34 Mbrs. Mbrs. Mbrs. Percent 9103 Spring Lake % TOTALS % 10,001 Raleigh % 10,225 Garner % 10,999 Raleigh % 6 TOTALS % Page 1

18 VFW Auxiliary Department of NC Membership Report President-Joyce Preston Chairman Sandra Jeffries Date: 4/26/2017 Central-CCandace Brown District 6 Pres Sandra Jeffries District 10 Pres-Barbara Williams Life Life Aux. No. Aux. No. Mbrs. Mbrs. Mbrs. Percent Aux. No. Aux. Name Mbrs. Mbrs. Mbrs. Percent 1920 Mebane % 2087 Greensboro % 2972 Gibsonville % 2740 Durham % 3074 Lexington % Burlington % 8297 Mway Monroeton % 3 TOTALS % 8721 Liberty (fold) % 9899 Archdale % District 8 Pres-Marla Grant Life 5 TOTALS % Aux. No. Aux. Name Mbrs. Mbrs. Mbrs. Percent 10 Raeford fold % 670 Fayetteville % 2843 Pembroke % 4542 Spring Lake % 6018 Fayetteville % 8969 Lumberton % 10,630 Hope Mills % 12,025 St Pauls (fold) % District 12 Pres-Barbara Webb Life Aux. No. Aux. Name Mbrs. Mbrs Mbrs. Percent 8 TOTALS % 2908 Albemarle % 3006 Salisbury % 6183 Norwood % 6365 Locust % District 9 Pres-Tracey Armstrong 8989 Kannapolis % Life 9134 Rockwell % Aux. No. Aux. Name Mbrs. Mbrs. Mbrs. Percent 6 TOTALS % 2008 Laurinburg % 4203 Rockingham % 5631 Sanford % 7318 Southern Pines % 9881 Biscoe % 10,403 Wadesboro % 6 TOTALS % CENTRAL Life 28 Mbrs. Mbrs. Mbrs. Percent TOTALS % Page 2

19 VFW Auxiliary Department of North Carolina Membership Report President--Joyce Preston Chairman Sandra Jeffries Date: 4/26/2017 Western --Sandy Harris District 11 Pres-Farres Upton District 15 Pres-Patricia Harris Life Life Aux. No. Aux. Name Mbrs. Mbrs. Mbrs. Percent Aux. No. Aux. Name Mbrs. Mbrs. Mbrs. Percent 1119 Cooleemee % 1142 N. Wilkesboro % 1134 win salem (fold) % 4286 Newland % 2019 Mount Airy % 5381 Lenoir % 5352 Kernersville % 7031 Boone % 7794 Elkin % 7034 Sparta % 9010 Clemmons % 7946 Jefferson % 9436 Pilot Mountain % 10,346 Yadkin % 6 TOTALS % 11,173 Walnut Cove % 9 TOTALS % District 16 Pres-Tita Hyde Life District 13 Pres Deanna Long Aux. No. Aux. Name Mbrs. Mbrs. Mbrs. Percent Life 891 Asheville % Aux. No. Aux. Name Mbrs. Mbrs. Mbrs. Percent 5206 Hendersonville % 1160 Charlotte % 5483 Mars Hill % 2423 Indian Trail % 9116 Columbus % 4059 Mint Hill % 5464 Monroe % 10,349 Mill Spring % 6724 Paw Creek % 7775 Charlotte % 5 TOTALS % 9337 Gastonia % 9488 Charlotte % 9736 Croft % 9811 Kings Mountain % 10 TOTALS % District 17 Pres-Adele Combs Life Aux. No. Aux. Name Mbrs. Mbrs. Mbrs. Percent District 14 Tammy Bralley 4309 Brevard % Life 5198 Canton % Aux. No. Aux. Name Mbrs. Mbrs. Mbrs. Percent 5202 Waynesville % 1706 Lincolnton % 6812 Hayesville % 2031 Statesville % 7339 Franklin % 4066 Shelby % 8013 Cherokee (fold) % 5305 Newton % 9281 Bryson City % 5362 Morganton % 9493 tuckasegee fold % Murphy (fold) % Glenville % 12,132 Maggie Valley % 11 TOTALS % 4 TOTALS % Life WESTERN Life Mbrs. Mbrs Mbrs Percent 45 Mbrs. Mbrs. Mbrs. Percent % TOTALS % DISTRICT 99 # % TOTAL WE NEED -1 for 100%