Hello Everyone, January has come to a close and we are one month closer to spring! This past month has been quite busy for all and we are now on to even more busy times. Currently, we are in the middle of a clothing drive to help our community. Charlene Mandolare has brought it to our attention that there are people in our community in need of some help. With the help of the Legion Family, Charlene is heading up the clothing drive.

Greetings to all, A very busy December has come and gone and I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. I would like to thank all members who attended the Pearl Harbor celebration on December 7th. December 8th was a very successful Breakfast with Santa. With over 400 community and Legion Family members in attendance, we were able to put a smile on approximately 150 children. The amount of work that goes into this extraordinary event is amazing.

Happy Holidays Everyone! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. On to Christmas and New Years! I am pleased to report that our Unit submitted 4,268 volunteer hours to the County in November. At $33.49 per volunteer hour, our Unit submitted $142,935! Amazing job ladies. I am very proud of all of you! The November 17th Basket Raffle raised over $3800 to support our auxiliary programs and events. I would like to thank everyone that volunteered their time and those who donated baskets.

Happy Fall Everyone, As we wind down summer, things are getting busy for the Auxiliary. I want to begin by thanking everyone that attended the visitation dinner. The Auxiliary did an excellent job decorating and preparing lunch and dinner for our leadership. Thank you to June Gaulin, Dawn Palmer and Stephanie Lancette for decorating for the dinner. A HUGE thank you to the following members that helped prepare lunch as well as dinner and clean up: June Gaulin, Danielle Breault, Pat Tebordo, Michele Nevins, Kate Goodness, Danielle Haxstun and Colleen Rich.

Welcome Back Auxiliary Members! I hope you all had a wonderful summer. Now it is time to get back to work! We have a lot happening this year. October’s Halloween event will be on October 26th this year. Look for a date soon for our Holiday Basket Raffle. Information will be out soon! We are gearing up for our annual Breakfast with Santa!! This year’s theme will be Rudolph and it will be an amazing event!

Happy Spring! Finally, I think the nice weather has arrived! April was a busy month. Our basket raffle had a great turnout, and we were able to raise $3700 to help our Veteran Programs. Thank you to everyone who donated baskets and volunteered their time to make the event successful! We will be having another basket raffle in the fall. April 11th, we attended the National Commanders visitation dinner at the Holiday Inn, Saratoga.

Happy Spring Everyone! Well, March came in like a lamb and is most definitely going out like a lion. I hope you are all safe and healthy after clearing all that snow! Hopefully, that is the end of it, and we can move on to better weather. March events were certainly successful. I would like to thank all my members and non-members of the Auxiliary that helped at the Birthday dinner.