New Rockford Raymond B. Thorn Unit members assisted Post 30 with a Halloween haunted house. Bergman-Peterson Unit 215 of Rutland went trick or treating on Halloween for the homeless veterans at the Gladys Ray Shelter. They collected $500 and eleven leaf size bags of winter clothing. Samantha Goerger, junior member from Unit 153 in Wyndmere, was announced as a $20,000 Samsung American Legion scholarship recipient. Congratulations to a small town (population about 420) North Dakota girl who has made Grandpa proud! we go climbing high….” Many were active during the month of “Off … November. Lyle B. Rich Unit 112 of Willow City emphasized the difficulty that many rural units face, with no school, no polling place and voting by mail, fulfilling American Legion Auxiliary missions. Members in this unit quilted giving a quilt to each Korean veteran in the area. Many other units such as Adam’s Qually-Dvorak Unit 237 and Fessenden’s Frank Priosl Unit 33 and Turtle Lake’s Lawrence Stephenson Unit 133 participated in quilting with a variety of recipients. Lawrence E. Meidl Unit 270 in Butte held a benefit to start a town library since they no longer have a school. Unit 201 is fortunate to have a local school to hold mock elections and provided rides to polling places on Election Day. Francis J. Harty Unit 65 of Wing collected for 10 for Education during National Education Week while Van Jones Unit 188 in Rhame gave students and staff ice cream bars. Fordville’s Rotnem-Abel Unit 274 consisted of half a dozen active members ranging in age from 50 to 77. These at heart” members volunteered numerous “young hours monthly at the local nursing home. Junior members from Raymond B. Thorn Unit
New Rockford Raymond B. Thorn Unit members assisted Post 30 with a Halloween haunted house. Bergman-Peterson Unit 215 of Rutland went trick or treating on Halloween for the homeless veterans at the Gladys Ray Shelter. They collected $500 and eleven leaf size bags of winter clothing. Samantha Goerger, junior member from Unit 153 in Wyndmere, was announced as a $20,000 Samsung American Legion scholarship recipient. Congratulations to a small town (population about 420) North Dakota girl who has made Grandpa proud! “Off we go … climbing high….” Many were active during the month of November. Lyle B. Rich Unit 112 of Willow City emphasized the difficulty that many rural units face, with no school, no polling place and voting by mail, fulfilling American Legion Auxiliary missions. Members in this unit quilted giving a quilt to each Korean veteran in the area. Many other units such as Adam’s Qually-Dvorak Unit 237 and Fessenden’s Frank Priosl Unit 33 and Turtle Lake’s Lawrence Stephenson Unit 133 participated in quilting with a variety of recipients. Lawrence E. Meidl Unit 270 in Butte held a benefit to start a town library since they no longer have a school. Unit 201 is fortunate to have a local school to hold mock elections and provided rides to polling places on Election Day. Francis J. Harty Unit 65 of Wing collected for 10 for Education during National Education Week while Van Jones Unit 188 in Rhame gave students and staff ice cream bars. Fordville’s Rotnem-Abel Unit 274 consisted of half a dozen active members ranging in age from 50 to 77. These “young at heart” members volunteered numerous hours monthly at the local nursing home. Junior members from Raymond B. Thorn Unit
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