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In the Spirit of Service Not Self for Veterans, God and Country
American Legion Auxiliary
Children & Youth
Kathy DunganChairman
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In the Spirit of Service Not Self for Veterans, God and Country
2014-2015 Impact for Children & Youth
• Volunteer hours
• Dollars raised
• Direct aid
• Children served
• 1,210,872
• $4,942,102
• $2,330,798
• 706,019
*info from June 2015
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In the Spirit of Service Not Self for Veterans, God and Country
2014-2015 Impact for Children & Youth
• Number of presentations about patriotism by Auxiliary members
• Number of hours presenting patriotism programs
• 238,700
• 217,061
*info from June 2015
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In the Spirit of Service Not Self for Veterans, God and Country
Children & Youth
• To educate
• To comfort
• To support
• To protect
• To recognize
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In the Spirit of Service Not Self for Veterans, God and Country
To educate
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In the Spirit of Service Not Self for Veterans, God and Country
“Star Spangled Kids”
• Educate children and youth on the history of the United States from the aspect of patriotism, Americanism and the U.S. Constitution.
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In the Spirit of Service Not Self for Veterans, God and Country
… to comfort
• Josh and Friends– GI Josh and book I’ll be O.K.
• (separation)
– Josh the Dog and book I’ll be O.K. • (surgery)
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In the Spirit of Service Not Self for Veterans, God and Country
… to comfort
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KLINGER: A Story of Honor and Hope
In the Spirit of Service Not Self for Veterans, God and Country
… to support
• Homeless veterans’ children
Contact a Voluntary Services Representative at a Veterans Administration Medical Center to help identify and meet needs of homeless veterans’ children.
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In the Spirit of Service Not Self for Veterans, God and Country
… to support
• Host a "Kids of Deployed are Heroes 2" (KDH2) program with recognition buttons
• Let military kids know we appreciate their sacrifice too.
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In the Spirit of Service Not Self for Veterans, God and Country
… to protect
• Prevent and Stop Bullying
• Missing Children
• Warning Signs
• Safe Halloween
• Fireworks Safety
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In the Spirit of Service Not Self for Veterans, God and Country
… to recognize
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Youth Hero Award
Good Deed Award
In the Spirit of Service Not Self for Veterans, God and Country
Children & Youth
• Kathy Dungan, Chairman
• kdungan@hughes.net
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