“I encourage all VFW members to look to their families to recruit for the Auxiliary.” “Our membership eligibility comes from VFW member’s eligibility,” said Panteleakos, who earned her eligibility through her father. Those VFW and Auxiliary members recruiting 20 new Auxiliary members will be presented the National Membership Achievement Award. Likewise, the Heart-Shaped Hands pin is awarded to each VFW and Auxiliary member who recruits five new Auxiliary members through May 31. Promoting membership in both organizations is another way the VFW and the Auxiliary work together.Īny Auxiliary member who recruits a VFW member will receive a pin for their recruiting efforts. The Auxiliary is the latest foreign-based Auxiliary to be established.Noting a friendly competition between VFW Commander-in-Chief Timothy Borland and VFW Auxiliary National President Jane Reape, Panteleakos encouraged Posts and Auxiliaries to do something “fun and different” with their partnerships.īorland and Reape are currently in a competition to see who will raise the most money to support a Voice of Democracy scholarship in honor of the VFW and Auxiliary Class of 2022, Panteleakos said. Led by Auxiliary 2485 President Irene Shaffer, Auxiliary officers are installed during an installation and institution ceremony last May in the Philippines. Collectively, our projects need to be counted to effectively show the importance of the local VFW and VFW Auxiliary to the community.” “Auxiliaries are responsible for so many good deeds that help our communities. “We are all about working together,” Panteleakos said. According to Auxiliary National Secretary-Treasurer Ann Panteleakos, Auxiliaries may report service hours for specific Auxiliary projects to their VFW Posts.
The Auxiliary’s nearly half a million members promote VFW programs such as Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen.
Together, members work tirelessly on behalf of communities around the world. Since 1914, VFW has benefited from the support of the VFW Auxiliary.
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