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American Legion
Auxiliary Unit 15
Hello ALA Unit 15 Ladies!
The Auxiliary meeting will be held March 1st,
Monday, dinner with dessert will be served at 6:30 p.m. in the Unit
15 Auxiliary Room.More volunteers are needed at the Sumter Veterans
Clinic. The hours are Monday through Friday, 8-12 only 4 hours a
day. If interested please call Fay Cook, 775-5768.
Unit 15 VA & R Committee members, along with
the Shaw Airman, visited the Vets in local nursing homes handing out
gifts for Valentine’s Day on February 12th.
Thanks to Ann Edwards, Chairman, and all of those that put together
and participated in the Valentine visit!
Sara Jernigan, Scholarship Chairman, is asking
for the scholarship nominees (Junior Members for their first year of
college) to get their paperwork submitted. Shirley Patterson will
be helping Sara out with this year's scholarships. Per our Unit 15
Standing Rules: selected Junior Members includes a requirement
that each applicant be a member of the Unit 15 Auxiliary for 3
years before being selected and a commitment to remain a
member of the Auxiliary for 4 years after selection. The
Scholarship is a gift from the Unit as opposed to a loan and is paid
directly to the selected applicant’s College or University.
Mark your calendars for Poppies May 14-15,
Chairman again this year will be Nancy Webster. Please help by
signing up to help for a couple of hours…we really need your help.
Congratulations to Libby Ortmann for being
named Teacher of the Year, District 17!
Irene LePage, Education Chairman, will still
be collecting zip-lock bags filled with school supplies in support
of “Give 10 to Education” ALA Program. The collected supplies will
be donated to a local elementary school. Please fill your zip-lock
bag with at least ten of the following school supply items and bring
them to the meeting: pencils flat & regular, washable markers,
erasers, crayons, scissors, glue sticks, wide lined paper, or
a ream of copy paper. Please include your name and a list of the
supplies you donated in the zip-lock bag.
Nancy Webster, Leadership Chairman, will be
conducting another ALA Leadership Correspondence Course Class before
the Unit 15 meeting at 3p.m. It’s quick and easy!
Nancy Jordan will be collecting expired and
current manufacturers coupons to be sent to service members
stationed overseas; so don’t forget to bring in your clipped
coupons.
Also, do not forget to bring in your soup can
labels for education.
Canned goods will again be collected at the
monthly meeting for the Christian Charities.
Please mail in your ALA dues, $20 for Seniors
and $5 for Juniors, if you have not done so. Send to: ALA Unit 15,
P.O. Box 2174, Sumter, S.C. 29151.
-Looking forward to seeing everyone at
the meeting! Connie Suitt, ALA Unit 15 President
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Contact the
webmaster at
webmaster@sumterpost15.com
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