{"id":2207,"date":"2026-02-06T14:37:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T20:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legionpost19.com\/?page_id=2207"},"modified":"2026-02-06T14:37:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T20:37:35","slug":"auxiliary-november-2025-minutes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legionpost19.com\/index.php\/auxiliary-november-2025-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Auxiliary November 2025 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Agenda for Unit 19 ALA
November 4, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meeting Begin Time – 6:33
Lead by – JoAnne Ring
Invocation:Gail Gilliam
Pledge\/Preamble – Both were said
Roll Call of officers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President \u2013 Joanne Ring – P
Vice President \u2013 Jolene Thompson – P
Secretary \u2013 Teresa Lyle – P
Treasurer \u2013 Libby Moss – P
Chaplain \u2013 Gail Gilliam – P
Historian \u2013 Charlotte Conners – P
Sgt at Arms \u2013 Judy Morton – P(by Zoom)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Number of Members Present: 5 (3 present\/2 by Zoom) and 1 guest (Wanda McClain)
Minutes of previous meeting:\u00a0 Not Read, but passed out to those present<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Motion – Charlotte Conners 2nd -Jolene Thompson                                   Approved: Yes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officer Reports:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pres –\u00a0
VP –\u00a0
Sec –
Treas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finance:   <\/strong>Presented – N o(Not passed out) Corrections:    Maybe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Corrected Finance report will be presented at the December meeting<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Motion: 2nd: Pass     Y      N<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bills presented: For VA Fall Carnival – Jolene Thompson ($96.79)\u00a0
For Membership Ink – Beth McAdams ($79.77)
Motioned by Libby Moss to pay, 2nd by Jolene Thompson – Passed\u00a0
Request for $900 to be paid to the following from the Veterans Account:
Alvin York Hospital – $200 Mountain Home – $50
Memphis VA – $50 Nashville VA – $100
Comfort Warriors – $100 Fisher House – $200
Children of Warriors – $100
Veterans Creative Arts Festival – $100
Motioned to pay made by Charlotte Conners, 2nd by Joyce Johnson – Passed
Chap – No cards sent
Hist –\u00a0
Sgt of Arms –\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committees<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Americanism<\/strong>: 250th America’s Celebration – What can we do to celebrate?
Suggestions made – Writing essays
\u00a0 Watch Ken Burns presentation on PBS about the American Revolution<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AEF<\/strong>:$34.00 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards:
Cavalcade of Memories:
Children and Youth:
Child Welfare:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community Service<\/strong>: 5 Honor Guard for funerals – Jolene Thompson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 VA Fall Festival – 17 hours (Libby, Gail, Charlotte, Teresa)
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Shooting for the Stars – JoAnne Ring
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Rotary delivered dictionaries to 3rd graders – JoAnne Ring<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Convention<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Mid-Winter will be Jan. 9-11 at Murfreesboro Embassy Suites. $48 for lunch and $10 registration. Registration is due by Dec. 22nd.
Tennessee isn’t allowing us to have a “Chinese Auction “any longer. Instead we\u00a0
will have a Silent Auction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Constitution\/Bylaws:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education<\/strong>:  – Continue to bring school supplies until January<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 – $20 was donated to purchase supplies
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 – Jolene asked if we could choose a trade for the CSCC scholarship – discussed, but\u00a0
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 our bylaws may prevent. Beth will research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fundraising<\/strong>: Jolene gave a suggestion of a cookbook (idea from district meeting) – discussed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Girls State<\/strong>: Charlotte (chairman) is sending out donation requests<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gold Star:
Jr. Activities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leadership<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-District Meeting was held<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Legislative<\/strong>: We are asked to send letters to TN Legislature about being able to have our <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Chinese Auctions at conferences or conventions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Membership<\/strong>: Beth McAdams(chairman) reports<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department wants all units to be 60% by November 11th and 100% by mid-winter.
Trans 1 \u2013 23 members sent
Trans 2 \u2013 13 members sent
Trans 3 \u2013 11 members sent
Trans 4 \u2013 13 members sent
Trans 5 – 5 currently \u2013 this trans has not been sent yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total 65 members 59.09% towards goal 110 Department report shows 52 members<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Music<\/strong>: “You’re a Grand Ole Flag” played<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Security:
Past Pres. Parlay:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poppy<\/strong>: Poppy Day will be November 10th at both Columbia Kroger stores. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Campbell – Charlotte and Gail
North – Libby and Jolene<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public Relations:<\/strong> We have a 2 Facebook page. We also have access to the Am. Legion, Post 19 website. This is where our minutes are located – one is public and one is private. Marsha Robinson and Teresa Lyle are admins.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UD & R:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VA & R: – <\/strong>A Quilt of Valor presentation will be made to a large group of veterans on Nov. 8th at\u00a0
the Factory in Columbia. The presentation will be at noon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-There is a Veteran Tribute at First United Methodist church at 6PMon Nov. 9th
– Veterans Day parade – Nov. 11th at 11 Jolene is working on our truck and trailer
-Veterans Breakfast at the Elks Lodge before the parade (free).
-Charlotte will check to see if Alvin York needs specific items for their Christmas events.\u00a0
-Wreaths Across America – Joyce Johnson motioned that we donate $170 toward\u00a0
wreaths at Polk Memorial or St. Johns Cemetery. 2nd by Charlotte Conners.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Voted and Passed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Also, see the Finance report about monies donated to various programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Announcements :<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luranne Smith will have rotator cuff surgery on Nov. 12
Joyce Johnson will have a heart procedure on Nov. 17<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Large Pot:  $       NOT DRAWN                               won by:                                              present       Y      N<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benediction:  Gail Gillaim<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adjourned:  7:28<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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