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Executive Committee

Carol Prentice, Chair

Helen Boots, Honorary Chair

Hanny Elston, Co-Chair

Phyllis Christopherson, Vice Chair

Treasurer

Elisa Price, Secretary

Barbara Rutherford, Member at Large

Jane Montaney, Member at Large

Eva Wallace, Hostess

Jan Sperry, Hostess

Lorna Ledoschuk, Hostess

1st Dist. Alice Richards, Carolyn Frashier

2nd Dist, Phyllis Christopherson and Lorna Ledoschuk

3rd Dist

4th Dist, Karen Schwartz

5th Dist, Kate Sharp

6th Dist, Joyce Estrada
7th Dist

8th Dist, Laura and Mike Bondurant

9th Dist, Jane Montaney and Barb Rutherford

10th Dist, Janet Easley

11th Dist, Mary Mosser

12th Dist, Emma Peoples

National Veterans Creative Arts Festival

NVCAF

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National Veterans Creative Arts Festival
Nationwide, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities use the creative arts as one form of rehabilitative treatment to help veterans recover from and cope with physical and emotional disabilities. Across the country each year, veterans treated at VA facilities compete in a local creative arts competition. The competition includes 53 categories in the visual arts division that range from oil painting to leatherwork to
paint-by-number kits. In addition, there are 120 categories in the performing arts pertaining to all aspects of music, dance, drama and creative writing. A national selection committee chooses first, second and third place

winners among all of the entries. Select winners are invited to attend the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival each year. The veterans invited to participate in the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival re selected winners from the 2013 national competition. Learn More

Purpose of the Competition and Festival The key purpose of the National Veterans Creative Arts competition and festival is to recognize veterans for their creative accomplishments and to educate and demonstrate to communities throughout the country the therapeutic benefits of the arts.

Local and National Competitions
For information regarding entering the competition, please contact recreation/creative arts therapy staff at the VA facility in which you are enrolled. If you need assistance in identifying a VA staff person from your facility, please contact Amy Kimbler at (320) 255-6486 or Elizabeth Mackey,
national director at (320) 255-6351.

Auxiliary Involvement
Since 2000, the Auxiliary has played a key role in NVCAF as a cosponsor of the event, along with Department of Veterans Affairs. In addition to raising funds, Auxiliary departments also provide volunteers who assist with everything from punching meal tickets to stuffing programs to ironing costumes for the stage show. Best of all, Auxiliary members have the opportunity to meet and develop relationships with the veterans who participate.

!2th DISTRICT CHALLENGE

     The 12th District President, Emma Peoples, is confident her district can easily raise $6,000.00.

She is so sure, she has challenged all other 11 districts to meet or beat that goal. Are you other districts ready to accept that challenge.  Let us know.  We are waiting to hear. 

Revised National Constitution, Bylaws and Standing Rules now online!

At the American Legion Auxiliary’s 94th National        

Convention in Houston, convention delegates adopted

 a revision of the ALA National Constitution, Bylaws 

and Standing Rules. The revision represents two years

 of detailed work by a special committee of national 

volunteers, staff, and our legal counsel and professional 

parliamentarian. The success of any nonprofit organization 

depends on a sound governance structure that relies 

on efficient governance documents to frame the 

organization’s fundamental policies for driving its mission.

 An updated publication of the revised ALA National C&B

 and SRs can be downloaded here.Thanks to all who

 produced the simplified governing documents which 

are easier to read.