WELCOME TO
THE AMERICAN LEGION Department of North Carolina Ladies Auxiliary Asheville Unit 2
THE ADDITIONAL STRENGTH
OF
THE AMERICAN LEGION
The American Legion Auxiliary
has been around for over seventy-five
years.
If members were ask what the
auxiliary does,
here is what they would say;
OUR PURPOSE:
To defend and teach the principles
of democracy
To uphold the law of the land
To foster patriotism
To honor and serve our veterans
To instill a sense of obligation
to the community, state and nation
To guard the basic freedoms of
religion, expression and choice
To support the work of the
American Legion
To continue our association with
devotion of service to God and
Country
WHO CAN JOIN?
YOU CAN JOIN THE AUXILIARY IF YOU ARE:
The grandmother, mother, wife, sister, daughter,
granddaughter or
great-granddaughter of a current member of THE AMERICAN LEGION
A female veteran who served during
any of the conflicts listed on the
application form
A member of THE AMERICAN LEGION (Yes,
women veterans can join, in fact
they can be members of both organizations)
The grandmother, mother, wife sister, daughter,
granddaughter or
great-granddaughter of a deceased veteran who served during any of the
conflicts listed on the application form. (Eligibility also applies to
step-relatives)
Eligibility Dates;
World War I
April 6, 1917 - November 11, 1918
World War II
December 7, 1941 - December 31, 1946
Korean War
June 25, 1950 - January 31, 1955
Vietnam War
February 28, 1961 - May 7, 1975
Grenada/Lebanon
July 31, 1984 - August 24, 1989
Panama
December 20, 1989 - January 31, 1990
Persian Gulf War
August 2, 1990 to date of cessation of hostilities as determined by the Government of the United States.
THAT IS JUST THE BEGINNING
WE WORK TO PREVENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE, TEEN SUICIDE, CHILD ABUSE AND TEEN
PREGNANCY
WE EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN FOR LEADERSHIP THROUGH GIRLS
STATE, GIRLS
NATION, VOLUM TEENS AND SCORES OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAMS
WE ORGANIZE COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVES, LOCAL AND NATIONAL
CONSERVATION
EFFORTS, EMERGENCY AND DISASTER RELIEF WORLDWIDE, CHILD SAFETY
ACTIVITIES AND TAKE LEGISLATIVE ACTION
WE HELP OUR OWN MEMBERS WITH EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE GRANTS
AND HELP
MILITARY SERVICE PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE FAMILY
ASSISTANCE NETWORK
WE CONTRIBUTE MILLIONS OF VOLUNTEER HOURS AND DONATE
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
TO WORTHY CAUSES AROUND THE WORLD AND IN OUR OWN COMMUNITIES
THE AUXILIARY IS ALL THAT AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!
AND
WE ARE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE JUST LIKE
YOU!
American Legion Auxiliary Unit #2 of West Asheville NC
The unit’s continued support of your veterans showed up again with their timely
donation of 50 ‘Heart’ pillows to the VA hospital in Asheville NC.
The Auxiliary will continue to make and donate 50 of these hand made ‘heart pillows’ each month to the VA hospital as one of their many projects for Veterans.
