Do you volunteer at your local church, food pantry, fire station, police station, garden group, senior center or countless other types of places which are not already covered by a specific VFW Auxiliary program? Then all that volunteer time can be reported under Community Service! These hours count! REPORT!

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National Headquarters needs your help! We want to share what Auxiliaries, Districts and Departments are doing in your communities. E.g. volunteer work, hosting food drives, delivering supplies, etc.
Please email photos and a brief description to Nikki.
NOTE: We can’t use photos downloaded/saved from Facebook. We need the original photos emailed to us from a camera and/or cell phone.
We look forward to seeing your photos!
Liberty House is considering fundraisers that require donations of time or funds. If you are interested in participating in any of these events, please contact Jeff Nelson at: jeff@libertyhousenh.org. or 603-669-0761

 
Touch-a-Truck fundraiser on 13 May, at 100 William Loeb Drive, Manchester NH (10 AM to 3 PM) They are looking for trucks, sponsors, and/or volunteers for the event. 

 From: Jeff Nelson <jeff@libertyhousenh.org>

Sent: Tue, Feb 28, 2023 12:59 pmSubject: 13 May Touch-a-Truck Fundraiser.

Good Afternoon All!
 
FYI: We are holding our first Touch-a-Truck fundraiser on 13 May, at 100 William Loeb Drive (10 AM to 3 PM). We just held our first internal event meeting. We are looking for trucks, sponsors, and/or volunteers for the event. If you want to get involved let me know. Also, it is our 20th Anniversary in April of 2024. We just secured the Portsmouth Elks Lodge as a venue and plan on holding a Roaring 20’s themed dinner and show. We would like to have a swing band for the show. We will likely establish a committee for this event as we want to make it memorable. If you are interested in helping on the committee, again, let me know. Thanks
 
Regards,
Jeff
 
Executive Director
221 Orange Street
Manchester, NH 03104
603-669-0761

March 2023 Aux Outreach

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Community Outreach Reporting

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Cancer Grant Application Rev. 6-18

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Cancer Aid & Research – Now under Community Service.

Do you participate in Relay for Life?  Any cancer organization walks?  Report under Community Service!

Are you  a cancer patient in need of financial assistance?  After one year of continuous membership, members who must undergo chemotherapy and other procedures to fight cancer are eligible for a grant to help cover expenses. There is a limit of two grants per lifetime and the grants must be at least 12 months apart. This is not related to the Cancer Insurance offered by some Auxiliaries.    Apply for a Cancer Grant 

The VFW Auxiliary sponsors a $100,000 Postdoctoral Cancer Research Fellowship each year. Candidates can download this application and review requirements. To submit, print out and complete the application below and submit to the National Headquarters for consideration.
Apply for the Cancer Research Fellowship Application

Have questions? Send them to info@vfwauxiliary.org.

1947 the Cancer Research Fund was begun by National President Dorothy Mann to help rebuild the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, after it was destroyed by fire.  The Ladies Auxiliary donated $60,000.

1952 Renamed Cancer Aid & Research, the program expanded to include grants to Ladies Auxiliary members  ill with cancer.

1955 Cancer Chairman Hazel Miller introduced memorial contributions to the fund in lieu of flowers.

1972 The first postdoctoral cancer research fellowship awarded in the amount of $10,000 to the Jackson Laboratory.

2004 Junior Girls are included in the Cancer Aid & Research Grant Program.  Call the National Headquarters for a Junior Girls cancer grant application.

2015 Cancer Aid & Research Grant Program no longer a National Program.  Donations to keep the Cancer grants going will be accepted, however there will no longer be a National Chairperson.
Calendar

January – National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
February – National Cancer Prevention Month
March – National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
April – Cancer Control Month, Testicular Cancer Awareness Week, Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week, Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Week, Minority Cancer Awareness Week
May – Skin Cancer Awareness, Brain Tumor Action Week, Blood Cancer Advocacy Days, Oncology Nurses Month
June – National Cancer Survivors Day, June 4
August – Special Memorial wreaths at National Convention
September – Prostate and Ovarian Cancer Awareness, Childhood Cancer Month, Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month, Thyroid Cancer Awareness
October – National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
November – Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, National Hospice Month