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Haak receives national award
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[September 27, 2007]
At the national convention in August, Ruth Haak
of Lincoln AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary to Post 71 received the National
Chairman's Award for membership. Casey Haak received a certificate
for his Youth Volunteerism in Americanism. Ruth Barry and Fern
Mitchell were remembered at the memorial service.
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 At the September meeting of the local auxiliary, all officers and
chairmen were present and reported a total of $3,890 evaluation for
this period. Included in the programs were collecting Campbell's
labels for schools; collecting pop tabs for child's dialysis; food
donations to local food pantries; volunteering at local food pantry;
donations to alleviate world hunger and for world relief; sending
all-occasion cards; working at blood bank; donating cookies at blood
bank; collating newsletter; volunteering at the Logan County
Genealogical and Historical Society; attending several benefits;
taking senior citizens to meetings, doctors and visitations; flying
lighted American flags 24/7 and others daily; worked with the
Veterans Honor Roll project; attending and assisting with flags at
military funerals, taking veterans to military funerals; assisting
with the flags at the opening and closing ceremonies at the Logan
County Fair; donating paperback books to local nursing home; and
volunteering at the local hospital.
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It was reported that 2,159 commemorative bricks have been laid at
All Veterans Park. There will be another laying in the near future,
and anyone who needs a brick laid is asked to get their order in
immediately. This will probably be the last laying of bricks until
spring. Remember, these bricks serve as a great gift for any
veteran.
All were reminded of Veterans Day quickly approaching and were
asked to attend and participate in the observance.
The next meeting will be Nov. 19, at 4 p.m., at 1417 N. Logan St.
All members are asked to attend. Please bring a potential AMVETS
Ladies Auxiliary candidate with you. At present, the memberships are
100 percent renewed.
[Text from file received from Ruth Haak,
secretary of AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary to Post 71]
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