American Legion Auxiliary - Department of New York

Empowering Women, Inspiring Communities

Auxiliary Emblem
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is a direct link to
Nat'l ALA Headquarters

ALA
Member Benefit Opportunities

Thanks to the American Legion
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click here to thank veterans
and troops on Veterans Day

Operation Welcome Home

Veterans Creative Arts Festival 2009
October 05-11, 2009
San Antonio, Texas

Department President's Project
Send your Donations to the Department Office
Attn: Secretary/Treasurer
Juanita Lochner
112 State Street, Suite 1310,
Albany, NY 12207

Cancer_Awareness

Cancer Awareness

Your friendly reminder from The Breast Cancer Site: Help save lives today with the gift of early detection!

Simply click the pink button at The Breast Cancer Site to help provide free mammograms to underprivileged women.

Cancer can strike anyone; it is the second largest killer among us..

Topics that give AWARENESS to early detection of this disease can be discussed at Unit or County meetings under this program, as well as any group meeting in the community.

WOMEN: Should do a self-examination on a monthly basis of your breast for any abnormal feelings, like a small lump. If found, this should be checked out with your doctor as soon as possible.

A yearly visit to a doctor to have a Mammography done, as well as a Pap or Colon test is also very important to detect any early signs of possible cancer. Early detection is the best way to prepare for the best treatment in the early stages. Speak to your daughters, granddaughters, sister and friends. Encourage them to go to the doctor and offer your assistance in going if they need some support.

Try to encourage your husbands, sons, grandsons and brothers to also to for checkups. If they are smokers a yearly chest X ray is important, especially if a persistent cough is present. The test for prostate and colon should be done, as early detection can save your life!

A new technology is discovered every day. Our hope is for a cure in the future.

A Unit, County, or District fundraiser for Cancer research could be held. The receipts can be sent to your County Treasurer and in turn she will forward to the Department Office.

Be sure to earmark what hospital you wish your donation to be sent.

Strong Memorial Cancer Center, Rochester

Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo

Memorial Sloan Kettering Center, New York City

Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook

Camp Good Days, Mendon

AWARD: THE MARIE COOK PLAQUE:
To be given to the Unit with the greatest total donation to Cancer Awareness program.

All Award Entries must be received by May 10, 2010.

REPORTING PROCEDURE:
Unit Report Form
County Report Form

UNIT CHAIRMEN: Please send Unit Report Form to reach your County Chairman by the following dates: November 1, 2009, March 1, 2010, May 1, 2010

COUNTY CHAIRMEN: Please send County Report Form to reach the Department Chairman by the following dates: November 10, 2009, March 10, 2010, May 10, 2010

Note: Forms are in PDF Format and can be filled out using your computer keyboard. However, you cannot save data typed into any forms unless you have the Full Version of Adobe Acrobat software! Please print at least 2 copies of your completed form, mail one to the chairman, and save one for your records. If you try to e-mail it without the Full Version of Adobe Acrobat software, the chairman will receive a BLANK PAGE...

Cancer Awareness Chairman
Virginia Robbins
No Email

Note: For Chairman's physical address, contact Department Office

Want to Help More?

At The Breast Cancer Site store, we strive to bring you products that do the maximum amount of good. That's why part of our proceeds always go to the cause you care about.

October
is Breast Cancer
Awareness Month

Now is a perfect time to schedule your annual
Mammograms

Department Office
Telephone: 1-800-421-6348 (518) 463-1162 FAX: 518-449-5406
112 State Street, Suite 1310, Albany, NY 12207
Secretary/Treasurer Juanita Lochner

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