Ladies Auxiliary VFW Illinois

I am honored to be your Department President this year. It is a humbling experience and I will represent you to the best of my ability.  My theme is “The Cardinal Rule --- Our Veterans.” The Cardinal Rule is defined in the dictionary as of foremost importance; serving as an essential component. As Members of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars our Veterans are of foremost importance to our organization.

Our National Organization has again presented us with challenges to increase our program participation and membership. The Department of Illinois Veterans of Foreign Wars signed up over 7,000 new and reinstated members this past year. The Ladies Auxiliary should be able to sign up to 3-4 new auxiliary members per member that joined the VFW. We can do it Sisters. And we will!My special project this year is the redoing of the World War II Memorial at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy. There will also be some changes done to the domicilaries. Money will also be sent to help with refurbishing the domicilaries.

I am blessed to have outstanding line officers. We are looking forward to traveling the state visiting with our Sisters and Comrades of our great organization.

Beverly Beyer, President