Committee Members Debbie Mitcher & Kathy DeRouin
Chairman: Debbie Sviderskas
1.Provide supportto our Military
and their Families through the
programs of the American Legion
“Celebrating Faith, Family, and Freedom”
Nat. PresidentJanet Jefford
Operation Comfort Warriorsand
Heroes to Hometowns The American Legion's two disabled troop support
programs, have merged under the Operation Comfort Warriors Banner.
Welcome-Home
Celebrations
Comfort Items
Home and Vehicle
adaptations
Temp. Financial
Assistance
Blue Star
& Gold Star
Banners
POW/MIA Initiatives and Ceremonies
2.Participate in
Dept. of Defense and other outside
programs that support our
military and their families
throughout the entire deployment
period.
“Lighting the Way
For our Veterans”
Dept. PresidentErna Schwabe
Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program
www.yellowribbon.mil
Register to offer Support
Emergency and Morale Assistance
Family to Family Support
Transportation, Childcare,Lawn Maintenance, Meals,
Grocery shopping, etc.
Support Our Troops
Let's make the troops as proud of us as we are of them!
They PAY postage!
Just Bag n Tag
3.Support the
implementation of Homeland
Security Programs of the American Legion and the American Legion Auxliliary
“Security is not the Absense of danger,
but the presenceOf God,
No matter what the danger.”
Anonymous
Federal Emergency Management Agency
4.Provide
recognition and support for
ROTCand
JROTC
“LOVE your enemies
It makes them so mad.”
By P.D. East
JROTC
THANK YOUDRILL TEAM!!!
National Security ReportingMid-Year Report
1. Units submit by November 15th
2. District submit by December 1st
Year-End Report1. Units submit by April 15th2. District submit by May 1st
As part of your narrative report, please include:1. How many Blue and Gold Star Banners presented?2. How many MIA families were recognized?3. How many service members were honored?
Department Awards The Lighthouse Plaque---Most
outstanding National Security Program
The Fog Horn Award---To the District with at least 1 member from each unit completing the CERT training.
Department Awards (cont.) The Eclipse Award---To the unit that
demonstrates the best over all project incorporating Yellow Ribbons.
The Clipper Award---To the Unit in each grouping that collects, clips, and mails the most (monetary/face value) coupons.
Department Awards (cont.) The Wickie Award---To all Units
that send in more than $100,000 in coupons for the year.
WICKIE": A nickname given to lighthouse
keepers, derived from the task of trimming the wick
of the lamps.
National Awards Military Support Unit Award---
For the unit Chairman demonstrating the most outstanding overall program serving and supporting military families.
Million Member Award---Citation Plaque to one unit chairman in each division(5) for the best demonstation on how working the mission retained and attracked members.
TROOPS DISMISSED!!!
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