American Legion Auxiliary Unit 605
Officers for 2024-2025
President : Teri Hollway
Vice President : Chris Wuyscik
2nd Vice President : Karen Waldrup
Secretary: Barb Kovacs
Treasurer: Linda Slenker
Historian: Sue Parkkonen
Chaplin: Sharon Hershey
Sergeant at Arms: Karen Snyder & Fay Brandt
Member Chair: Sue Parkkonen
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY MISSION STATEMENT
In the spirit of Service, Not Self, the mission of the American Legion Auxiliary is to support The American Legion and to honor the sacrifice of those who serve by enhancing the lives of our veterans, military, and their families, both at home and abroad. For God and Country, we advocate for veterans, educate our citizens, mentor youth, and promote patriotism, good citizenship, peace and security
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY VISION STATEMENT
The vision of the American Legion Auxiliary is to support The American Legion while becoming the premier service organization and foundation of every community providing
support for our veterans, our military, and their families by shaping a positive future in an atmosphere of fellowship, patriotism, peace and security.
Purpose
In fulfillment of our Mission, the American Legion Auxiliary adheres to the following purposes:
- To support and advocate for veterans, active military and their families
- To support the initiatives and programs of The American Legion
- To foster patriotism and responsible citizenship
- To award scholarships and promote quality education and literacy
- To provide educational and leadership opportunities that uphold the ideals of freedom and democracy and encourage good citizenship and patriotism in government
- To increase our capacity to deliver our Mission by providing meaningful volunteer opportunities within our communities
- To empower our membership to achieve personal fulfillment through Service Not Self
Eligibility for Membership
We are the male and female spouses, grandmothers, mothers, sisters, and direct and adopted female descendants of members of The American Legion. Some of us are veterans ourselves.