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POst 4999 AUXILIARY

honoring the dead by helping the living.

The VFW Auxiliary is made up of men and women who have or had a family member who served our country. Dues are $20 per year. Membership meetings are the first Monday of every month at 2pm except in the months of February and March.

The Auxiliary serves food every Friday night that the Post has BINGO. The kitchen is open from 4:30-6:30 pm.​ The Auxiliary also hosts an annual Christmas potluck, a Christmas raffle, and supplies Christmas gifts to Veterans at Heritage Health.

The Auxiliary gives several gifts to different organizations within the community throughout the year. We give gifts to the Veterans at the ARC nursing home on Valentine's Day, Veterans Day and Christmas. Twice a year, we give gifts to the LaSalle Veterans home. We also donated gifts to the Community Needs Agency bi-annually. Throughout the year, we make donations to others on an as-needed basis, which is discussed at monthly meetings.

We award a yearly $2,000 scholarship to a senior of the Illinois Valley Central High School. Their parent or relative must be eligible as a Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Find eligibility information here. Contact Auxiliary President Sue Skillestad if you would like to join.

SUE SKILLSTAD

President

Phone: (309) 691-6848

            (309) 696-4131

LINDA WOODALL

Senior Vice President

Phone: (309) 274-4720

            (309) 287-6274

DEB HARMS

Junior Vice President

Phone: (309) 224-8723

Cherie Darnell

Treasurer

Phone: (309) 589-3447

            (309) 210-9593

Cherie Darnell

Secretary

Phone: (309) 589-3447

            (309) 210-9593

Karen stickel

Chaplain

Phone: (309) 232-1597

PATRICE ESPINOSA

Guard

Phone: (309) 253-0343

Mary Greene

Conductress

Phone: (309) 839-2589

            (309) 369-2118

HOLLY VOLK

 Asst. Conductress

Phone: (309) 274-6138

            (309) 634-6529

ADDITIONAL MEMBERS

Trustees:

3 Year - Karen Stickel

2 Year - Mary Greene

1 Year - Marge Karman

STATIONS:

Banner Bearer - Patrice Espinosa

Flag Bearer - Jody Bautsch / Dem Harms

COLOR BEARERS:

#1 Deb Harms

#2 Marge Karman

#3 Jody Bautsch

#4 Rene Darnell

investigating comm.:

#1 Mary Greene

#2 Rene Darnell

Additional Members:

Veteran & Family - Linda Woodall

Natl. Home - Linda Woodall

Historian - Cherie Darnell

Legislative - Cherie Darnell

Grave Reg. - Cherie Darnell

Youth Activities - Sue Skillstad

Americanism/VOD - Sue Skillstad

Poppies - Sue Skillestad / Cherie Darnell

Hospital - Mary Greene

Cancer - Mary Greene

Membership - Cherie Darnell

Nursing Home - Mary Greene

Patriotic Inst. - Karen Stickel

Mentor - Linda Woodall

Funeral - Linda Woodall / Deb Harms

Kitchen - Sue Skillestad

Raffle - Mary Greene / Jody Bautsch

Hall Decoration - Everyone

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