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Americanism
Auxiliary Emergency Fund (AEF)
Sue Hilgris
You can find great information in the ALA Facebook Group that you can join.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/alaamericanism
Auxiliary Emergency Fund (AEF)
Auxiliary Emergency Fund (AEF)
Laurie Deloney
You can find great information in the ALA Facebook Group that you can join.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/AuxEmergencyFund
Children and Youth
Children and Youth
Laurie Deloney
The mission of the Children and Youth Program is to protect, care for and support children and youth, especially for children of military families concerning their health and well-being.
The following are a few suggestions that we all can do to support this program:
1. “Good Deed” and “Youth Hero” awards. Forms are available on the website or contact me.
2. Continue to promote and encourage our youth to participate in the “Americanism Essay Contest”.
Units and “Children and Youth” chairmen may want to consider the following for this program:
Do a presentation on the “Military Children’s Table”
Support community Girl and Boy Scout programs
Promote and encourage students to participate in the American Legion “Oratorial” contest
Promote the Junior Activities program
Sponsor events for the following:
Valentine’s Day (juniors can send cards to veteran’s and active duty personnel)
Encourage scouting troops to participate in Flag Day ceremonies
March in parades with Senior members
Have a community Halloween party, Christmas Pancake Breakfast with Santa or or a Easter egg hunt for kids
April is Children and Youth month so encourage your unit to promote this program.
Community Service
Children and Youth
Pat Lozano
770-778-8225 phone or text
There are so many ways we can be a part of our local commmunities. Some great ideas are shared in this private ALA Community Service Group
www.facebook.com/groups/ALACommunityService/
Another great way to be a part of local community is to join and/or build relations with Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Development organizations. They can be valuable assests that get our organization in front of the local public. Set up tables at their events.
in Constitution and By Laws
Pat Lozano
770-778-8225 phone or text
It's time to think about what has not worked well in our units. The place to ensure there are no misunderstandings and that all know precisely what is allowed, not allowed and must be performed and when, is within the unit's Standing Rules. Ask all members to review and make suggestions on what should be brought to membership vote or changes in this document.
Be sure to send me a copy for our District records. This enables us to answer member questions when they escalate to us.
Education
Becky Adams
ALA Scholarships For 2025
The ALA supports various scholarship programs that benefit veterans, the descendants of veterans, and The American Legion Family. Please go to the website below to read the requirements and download the application for each scholarship. Also, make sure all applications you fill out are filled out completely otherwise your application will not be considered!! This is true for the ALA National & ALA Michigan scholarships!
https://www.legion-aux.org/scholarships/
- ALA CHILDREN OF WARRIORS NATIONAL PRESIDENTS’ SCHOLARSHIP - Applicants must present the completed application to their local American Legion Auxiliary unit president ON OR BEFORE MARCH 1, 2025.
- ALA SPIRIT OF YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP FOR JUNIOR MEMBERS - Applicants must present the completed application to their local American Legion Auxiliary unit president ON OR BEFORE MARCH 1, 2025.
- ALA NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP - Applicants must present the completed application to their local American Legion Auxiliary unit president ON OR BEFORE MARCH 1, 2025.
- ALA JUNIOR MEMBER LOYALTY SCHOLARSHIP - Applicants must present the completed application, along with the other required materials specified on the following page, to the president of their American Legion Auxiliary unit ON OR BEFORE MARCH 1, 2025.
The Michigan American Legion Auxiliary supports high-education through our scholarship programs please go to the following website to view each scholarship form.
https://michalaux.org/scholarships
Junior Members
Debbie Stewart
810-772-6537
Consider projects for your juniors
Patch program
Upcoming holidays such as Valentines, Easter, Mother's Day ... have your Juniors work on making cards or handouts for those in nursing homes.
American Legion Auxiliary
Junior Activities Report
September 15, 2024
The 2024-25 Program Guide for Junior Activities is available to download and print from the Department of Michigan website, www.mialaux.org
The mission statement states the purpose of this committee is to “promote volunteerism and principles of the American Legion Auxiliary. This is accomplished by participation in various programs and services that are community-based and involve veterans. Junior members are taught the principles of loyalty to God and Country, Justice, Freedom and Democracy with guidance from the American Legion Family.”
The 2024-25 Honorary Junior President is Abbie Jones. Each year the Honorary Jr. President chooses a special project. Abbie’s project is Mid- Michigan Honor Flight, www.midmichiganhonorflight.org Why not consider encouraging your Junior members having a bake sale or other fundraiser at one of the Unit or Post meetings or events to raise money for this cause?
Contact me if you have any questions.
Girls State
Pat Lozano
text or call 770-778-8225
You will find great information at our Department of Michigan site.
www.michalaux.org/girls-state/
Also, if you have a candidate who resides in Michigan's ALA 6th Districct (Genesee, Livingston and Ingham Counties) and you do not have the funds to sponcer her, our district may be able to help. Contact me
We Thank Swartz Creek Unit 294 for sponcering a young lady that Department located. And Thank you to Grand Blanc Unit 413 for sponcering a young lady that Department located.
Information Technology (IT)
Information Technology (IT)
Pat Lozano
Phone or text 770-778-8225
District 6 has paid for and developed IT products that any unit in District 6 are entitled to use.
They include:
- Cloud Storage instructions for digital asset storage.
- This Website
- Personal seminars for your unit on how to set up or use IT such as:
Websites, Facebook, Instagram, Zoom, how to accept payments and donations without any fees deducted. and other information. Chair Pat Lozano, retired IBM Education Specialist, will come to you to assist with either education or assistance.
Future possibilities:
Send suggestions
Chair - Pat Lozano
Leadership
Legislative
Information Technology (IT)
Pat Lozano
text or call 770-778-8225
Leadership is important if we are to have a strong organization. There are opportunities for training .
It's an excellent time to take the ALA101 basics course, which is available at ALA Academy That's what I encourage all ALA members to do as a first step. Then look at the other training available on this national site.
And of course you can always contact me for advice.
Legislative
Legislative
Legislative
Carol Johnson
You can find current ALA Legislation topics on the National ALA Legislative Facebook Group. Join at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ALALegislative
In Michigan you can check with your local town or township office to find your legislators. Or use the online interactive site provided by Michigan.
https://www.michigan.gov/som/government/branches-of-government/legislative-branch
You can get free information from your local legislators to pass out to your veterans.
Including booklets of all legislative contacts now updated beginning with January 2025
Membership
Legislative
Legislative
Linda Wallace
313-580-2185
6THDISTRICT MEMBERSHIP
6th DISTRICT MEMBERSHIP REPORT
JANUARY 19, 2025
(As of Department Membership Report on 1/2/2025)
District Goal – 1,614
Paid members – 1,141
(Seniors – 1,093)
(Juniors – 48)
1 goose egg unit – 0% paid
(Read % from report for each unit)
Dues for 2025 that have not been paid as of December31, 2024 are now considered delinquent!
Contact should be made with members who have not paid their dues yet.
(by in-person, phone, text or email)
Reminder: Consult the membership guide found on the website www.michalaux.org for questions, awards, incentives and reporting dates. Or contact me.
Chairs (continued)
Music
Laurie LaLonde LaurieL491@yahoo.com
There is a songbook that Unit 119 created. Your unit has been granted rights to use. You can edit it to show your own unit on cover. Find it in the Member Only Tab, Resources Download section of this website.
National Security
Becky Adams
Consider how the unit can assist our troops. One way is to send troop boxes. Consider sending medical items such as balms, chapstick, bandages as well as other items such as candy, jerky, socks, books/DVDs etc.
Also, assist all first responders.
And hold blood drives, and safety events. Refer to the National Security Plan off Action (Program Guide) found on Department's website
Michigan American Legion Auxiliary Programs
If current guides are not posted yet, use the last ones posted.
Whoo Hoo We had a 6th District Unit Awarded the Best National Security Program for 2022-2023 see a copy of this award winning report in the report examples found in the "End of Year Reporting"
Past Presidents Parley
Past Presidents Parley
Linda Wallace
The mission of the Past President Parley committee is to use the knowledge and experience of past auxiliary leaders.
PAST PRESIDENT PARLEY
6TH DISTRICT REPORT
JANUARY 19, 2025
A reminder that the Past President Parley committee is a program aimed to use the knowledge and experience of past auxiliary leaders who will encourage and train future auxiliary leaders for our organization.
Encourage your past unit presidents to contribute to the Past President Parley by sharing their knowledge and to help organize new units. Keep them active by having these leaders share their wisdom and ideas from their past experiences!
Be sure to check the Past President Parley guide for the Department Award.
(Trudy Anderson Memorial Citation)
This report for the award is due to the 6th District Past President Parley chairman by March 30, 2025.
I did not receive any mid-year reports from units in the 6th District.
Consider naming a Member of the Year for your auxiliary. Then send a report on them to me to be entered as Unit Member of the Year for the Department.
Public Relations
Debbie Stewart
810-772-6537
First task, build relationships with local media. Make a contact list of all local media including newspaper, TV and radio. Also when having events send info to 6th District to be posted on our Facebook page and website. You can post to our Facebook or send your post by using the "message" button for us to post.
https://www.facebook.com/ALA6thDistrictMI
American Legion Auxiliary 6th District
Public Relations Report
January 19, 2025
We are halfway through this Auxiliary reporting year. Is your Unit letting the community know the events and programs you are doing for the benefit of Veterans, Military and Community?
Use the local media, social media and newsletters (by email or print) to let everyone know. There may be some of your inactive members that would like to know and would return to being active when seeing the great work being done.
The 2024-25 Program Guide is available to download from the Department of Michigan website, www.mialaux.org This guide has the information you need to get started and also how to achieve Unit & National awards. Reporting begins in March.
Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation (VA&R)
Pat Lozano
VA&R is so critical to our purpose, we should have a project nearly every month.
We are fast approaching the Valentine, St. Patricks and Easter holidays. Work with other organizations to find a way to help local veterans.
In Genesee, Livingston and Ingham counties of Michigan you should build relationships with the Genesee County Veterans Services Genesee County Department of Veterans Services , the Livingston County Veterans Services Veteran Services - Livingston County, MI and the Ingham County Veterans Services Ingham County Department of Veteran s Affairs . They have veterans that you can assist. And they have the capability to get your veterans assistance through both the Michigan VA and the United States VA.