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JUNIORS Presented By: TK WILDRICK. Inspiration gives Enlightenment. Juniors are members of the Auxiliary and are organized as a Committee of a Unit. Juniors are NOT a separate Auxiliary organization. WHAT CAN YOU DO?. INCREASE JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP i n ALL UNITS.
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Inspiration gives Enlightenment Juniors are members of the Auxiliary and are organized as a Committee of a Unit. Juniors are NOT a separate Auxiliary organization.
INCREASE JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP in ALL UNITS
Organize an Active Juniors group • Encourage Auxiliary and Legion Members to sign-up Eligible Decendents • Include Information on • Junior Membership • Post a Facebook update after Junior event
ENGAGE JUNIORS in PROGRAMS of the AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
Include Juniors in ALL of your Unit functions • Make Meetings Fun and Inviting • Teach Juniors to “Lead the Way” • Recognize and Applaud Achievements • Make Juniors Honorary Committee Members – Pair them with Senior Chairmen for Mentoring • Ask older Juniors to assist with Social Media
ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION in SERVICE PROJECTS : Legionnaires Veterans / Military Community
Host a Daddy/Grandpa and Me Dance • Sponsor and Plan • PROJECTS: “Cookie Pack” “Ditty Bags” • Encourage Juniors to Volunteer: • Operation Military Kids • VA Medical Centers
PROMOTE and ENCOURAGE JUNIOR PARTICIPATION in the PATCH PROGRAM
Encourage Juniors to Participate • in the Patch program • Encourage • Electronic Patches on • Juniors’ Social Media sites • Provide opportunities for Juniors • to work on Patch requirements
INCREASE AWARENESS of the CHILDREN of WARRIORS NATIONAL PRESIDENTS’ SCHOLARSHIP
Scholarship to Juniors members, Legion Family members, Schools and Community • Post Information on your Social Media sites • Distribute Scholarship Applications • Inform Members about • the Scholarship, Rules and • Application Requirements
WHERE CAN YOU FIND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES?
JANUARY and MAY areJUNIORSMONTHs
WHEN IS JUNIORS ACTIVITIES REPORTING DUE?
MID-YEAR REPORTS Each District Chairman is REQUIRED to submit a Narrative Report by DECEMBER 1st to the Department Chairman. YEAR END REPORTS Each Unit Chairman is REQUIRED to submit a Year End Report by APRIL 15th to the District Chairman. Each District Chairman is REQUIRED to submit a Year End Report by MAY 1st to the Department Chairman.
HOW CAN ACTIVITIES BE AWARDED?
NATIONAL: • BEST OVERALL UNIT JUNIOR ACTIVITIES AWARD • NATIONAL JUNIOR SERVICE NOT SELF AWARD • MILLION MEMBER AWARD • JUNIOR MEMBER F THE YEAR • DEPARTMENT: • PEGGY MILLER AWARD
GUIDED by the LIGHT of SHINING EXAMPLE Celebrating FAITH, FAMILY and FREEDOM For God and Country ~ TK Treva Kay Wildrick Department Chairman Committee Members: Terri Gallagher Barbara LiButti