American Legion Auxiliary
Department of Wisconsin
Empowering Women... Inspiring Communities
Department President
Rose Wenger 2007-2008
United We Stand...
Be a Rose to Veterans"
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I would like to thank you all for the encouragement, confidence and support you have in me to help lead the largest Patriotic Organization, The American Legion Auxiliary for
2007-2008. Each member is special, yes because you have a Veteran in your life, let’s
make them proud that we are a supporting group for the different programs the Legion has. We are truly an American Legion Family, so let’s work side by side and continue to grow.
We all come from different walks of life, many different ethnic backgrounds, but we all must work together and learn from each other. The best part of learning is to listen.
My theme this year is “United We Stand, Be A Rose to Veterans.” Headquarters is the Rose Garden, Unit Members, in which we all are will be the Rose petals. The Juniors will be the Rosebuds, as they will continue to grow and blossom as our future Auxiliary Members.
We will get back to basics and continue to support our Veterans and their Programs. We will continue to support our Men and Women serving and their families, and our hospitalized Veterans. Our Veterans are maturing and they need our help and support.
We must retain and recruit more Volunteers at the various VA Facilities through out the state. The Creative Arts Program has given many Veterans much therapy and enjoyment, not only for themselves but for others, also. Camp American Legion is a wonderful facility for Veterans needing therapy and a change of scenery, quite relaxing and good for the mind.
We must make our Programs attractive, fun and productive, then our Membership will come. Let’s put an attractive plate out there so they can see what we do. Let’s not keep
our activities a secret, let’s let the public know what we all do, and the difference we make in our communities.
Opportunities don’t knock everyday, we sometimes never have a second chance to make a first impression. We must be enthusiastic, energized and motivated. We have younger member’s joining our organization, let’s get them involved and try new ideas. We may go down different roads but the results may be encouraging. New members want and need information on different programs that don’t seem to be shared with them. Fall Forum will be very helpful to all with some new turns for us to try. We will be having more
information on this next month.
We will continue to do all all our Programs, but we will focus on the needs of our Veterans.
United We Stand-Be A Rose to Veterans
Good Health and God Bless,
Rose
