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!!!