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Diane Hawk, Chairman
Contact Diane
Hello, I am
Diane Hawk and it is my honor to serve as the Department of Illinois Ladies
Auxiliary as Department Chief of Staff and Extension Chairman. My job entails
working with the District Presidents, District Deputy Chiefs of Staff as
directed by the Department President. Our main tasks include:
To institute new Auxiliaries at bachelor VFW Posts
Ensure Auxiliaries that are struggling get the assistance they need
Assist members of disbanded Auxiliaries transfer to working Auxiliaries
Mentor all members to strengthen our Auxiliaries
Save Auxiliaries that disbanded within a year of losing their charter
Notice that
we are TEAMS. There are many different kinds of teams, but the most
important part of a team is that they work together to achieve their goals.
This Auxiliary TEAMS needs to try and recruit new members, then
explain and assist them in understanding the purposes of the Ladies Auxiliary.
We must teach them our programs and guide them to reach for excellence in them.
We must retain our current membership by not letting our sister’s burn
out from doing the same things year after year. Give those new members a chance
to take on the challenge, but be there to help them when they stumble or ask
questions. Every member has something to contribute, if they are 16 they have
more energy. If they are 80 they have more knowledge. Combine these two and
what a formidable chain we form. As it says in the initiation ceremony each
member is “adding another link to the golden but invisible chain, which unites
us.” That also means we must try and extend our hand and reinstate our
sisters that have left for one reason or another. There are many reasons to
leave and I can think of only one reason to stay, the veterans that made us
eligible to belong. They have given much for our freedom and we should be out
there fighting day after day to get them everything they were promised. Some of
sisters have forgotten and they just need reminded.
We all need
to remember that veteran and “Catch the Spirit in Serving Our Veterans” and
continue our “Tradition of Caring”. This will ensure our organization will last
for many years and we will grow in the decades to come. Please feel free to
contact me and I will help in any way that I can.
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