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Patrick J. Shanahan Post 788 Veterans of Foreign Wars Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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Patrick J. Shanahan Post 788 Veterans of Foreign Wars Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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| Home | Post Info | Post Officers | Mens Auxiliary | Upcoming Events | Newsletter | Contact Info | Links |
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About the VFW Ladies Auxiliary |
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Since 1914 the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States has worked to ensure
that America's veterans will not be forgotten and those who need assistance will get it. To help achieve
those goals, each year donations are made to help make life better for active-duty military personnel,
veterans and their families, and America's communities. With more than 600,000 members in the United
States, Guam and Panama, the Ladies Auxiliary VFW actively supports our troops as well as veterans and
their families.
Since the War on Terror began, care packages have been sent to troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Qatar and other locations around the world. Members also donate to Operation Uplink which supplies free long-distance calling cards to active-duty military and hospitalized veterans to help them stay in touch with their families. Ladies Auxiliary VFW Members are... * Wives * Widows * Mothers * Foster and stepmothers (who have performed the duties of parent) * Grandmothers * Daughters * Granddaughters * Foster and stepdaughters (who attained that status prior to the age of sixteen and for whom the duties of parent were performed) * Sisters, half sisters, foster and stepsisters (who attained that status prior to age sixteen) ...of persons who were or are eligible for membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Members must be citizens of the United States and at least 16 years old. Women eligible for membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States shall be eligible for dual membership in the Ladies Auxiliary. |
| Ladies Auxiliary Meetings are the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM. |
| President | Charlene Schneider |
| Senior Vice President | Mary Bryan |
| Junior Vice President | Jan Huggins |
| Secretary | Erma Meskimen |
| Assistant Secretary | Margaret McCune |
| Treasurer | Adrienne Walls |
| Assistant Treasurer | Lois Fisher |
| Chaplain | Jackie Stovall |
| Conductress | Linda Hanson |
| Guard | Dorothy Nemecek |
| Ways & Means | Jan Huggins & Sherry England |
| Family Support | Amy Semelroth, Pauline Weber, & Vivian Martin |
| Community Act & National | |
| Voice of Democracy | Barb Westercamp |
| Cancer | Adrienne K. Walls |
| Hospital | Adrienne K. Walls |
| Patriotic Instructor | Sherry McDowell |
| Historian | Erma Meskimen |
| Americanism | |
| Legislative | |
| Publicity | Erma Meskimen |
| Bingo | |
| Poppies | |
| 1 Year Trustee | Pauline Weber |
| 2 Year Trustee | Beverly Daws |
| 3 Year Trustee | Dorie Harris |
| Color Bearer | Fran Benesh |
| Color Bearer | Lois Widdel |
| Color Bearer | Ruth Mitvalsky |
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