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Education

2008-2009

                                               Education


"TEAMWORK IS THE KEY TO OUR SUCCESS"

Webster defines “Education” as the process of educating or teaching to develop the knowledge, skill, or character of students. And the word “Education” comes from the Latin e-ducere –meaning “to lead out”. Together as team players we are here to help create the future leaders of our Country. Students of all ages have minds eagerly waiting to explore the unknown and acquire a vast world of knowledge. We must let our youth know of all the opportunities that we, the American Legion Auxiliary, have to offer and show them support in every way. Let us strive to BEE the teachers and guide our youth to great expectations.

SCHOLARSHIPS: The American Legion Auxiliary realizes the importance of providing our youth with the support and varied scholarships to make a difference in their lives and our future. Please take a few minutes and scan over the scholarships that are available to them. Call your local school guidance counselor and set up an appointment to make them aware of our many scholarships. Also explain how our Empire Girls State program can help a student with her college education. Remind your local schools how important our children are to our future.
REMEMBER: the deadline for applications is MARCH, and only fully completed applications with all the necessary signatures will be considered. Please read the rules carefully, so often there is a disqualification due to incomplete forms or missing signatures.

“NEED A LIFT”: A number one handbook in scholarship and financial aid, this handbook covers information from the financial aid process to all types of scholarships, grants, and loan opportunities. This handbook includes internet websites and University profiles, as well as federal and state sources for financial aid. This booklet is available through
National Emblem Sales or online at www.legion.org  Please stress this information to the guidance counselors or perhaps you can offer them one! Remember to include this useful information guideline to your Empire Girl State candidate.

A GUIDE FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS: This is a brochure to help parents plan for their child’s education. National Emblem Sales has several booklets and brochures available for varied needs. Send for a catalogue and review all the material for Americanism, and how our government works. Get involved!

NATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK: November 15 - 21, 2009. Visit the National Education Association website www.nea.org  for ideas and events planned during this week. This is a ideal time to inform your schools of Boys/Girls State, the Oratorical/Essay contests, and our Scholarship programs.

Thank You Card for Educators. Let us all send  a "Thank You" during, " National Education Week"  to an educator, show them how much we appreciate what they do for the Youth of our Country!!!

CAREER EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT: This is a necessary tool for our teens of today. It is a perfect time to get involved and help them explore their options. Many schools are looking for volunteers for Career Day and school job fairs. Discuss our Auxiliary scholarships and Boys/Girls State program.

LITERACY: “READ ACROSS AMERICA”: This is an NEA program to help excite our children to read, but children need to know how to read. Check out this website and see where you can help a child to learn this skill. Begin a Unit, County, or District Volunteer Reading Group. Take a child to the library – have your Junior members plan an outing together to the local main branch of the library. Remember "Teamwork is the Key to our Success".

VETERANS IN THE CLASSROOM: An American Legion program that links our children to our Veterans and to our heritage, a sorely needed program to educate our children of the sacrifices our veterans endured and are still enduring to secure our freedoms. Veterans are the living history of our nation and what greater way to teach the importance of Memorial Day, Flag Day, and Veterans Day. Help your Post to initiate a American Legion Family program. Conduct a joint Veteran’s Day program at the local school.

MUSIC IN THE CLASSROOM: The National Association for Music Education has launched a four year program to return patriotic music to our schools. The American Legion is a supporting organization to this project.
View the website: www.nationalanthemproject.org  and how you can help your schools.

“PACT” (POST, AUXILIARY AND COMMUNITY TOGETHER: This is an Education Handbook that is a comprehensive and informational guide to co-ordinate programs at Post and Unit levels. This valuable handbook is available through National Headquarters/Americanism publications.

 

National-level Objectives

1. Objective: Increase applications for National scholarships to a minimum of one per department by increasing awareness in local communities.

Action Steps
a. Encourage distribution scholarship applications to every high school: public, private, and parochial.

b. Publicize the American Legion Auxiliary and The American Legion Scholarship Opportunities and reference supporting      free link to www.needalift.org

c. Encourage member’s participation on local school boards and with parent teacher associations.

d. Encourage department contact with the Superintendent of Public Instruction or State Education Director for an education program presentation.

e. Interface with Facebook for Scholarship information.

2. Objective: To promote oral and written communication skills by instilling a love of reading for both children and adults with increasing literacy and mentoring opportunities.

Action Steps
a. Continue the “Give 10 to Education” program. Units contribute supplies to classrooms.

b. Encourage members, to include Junior members, to read and share the gift of reading and writing with younger children. The Citation form is available on the Web site at www.legion-aux.org  Citations may be printed by the unit or department.

c. Encourage members to share the gift of reading and writing with local adult literacy and English as a Second Language programs and participate in the Miles for Reading program.

d. Interface with Facebook for information on American Legion educational materials, link to ‘VA Kids’ educational games.

3. Objective: To emphasize to units and department participation in educational programs of The American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary.

Action Steps
a. Encourage units and departments to promote and participate in American Education Week, November 15 - 21, 2009. The fundamental objective of American Education Week is to acquaint parents and all citizens of every community with the aims and needs of their schools. Recognize teachers at this time.

b. Encourage, promote and assist with The American Legion Constitutional Speech contest by interfacing with schools and volunteering to help at the local, district/county and department level.

c. Support The American Legion’s Policy on education by recognizing the value of education, career development, and responsibility.

d. Encourage recruitment and support of the Veterans in the Classroom program.

e. Encourage support of educational and scholarship opportunities for military children; Active Duty, National Guard and Reserve.

4. Objective: Assist in raising the remaining estimated $400,000 to obtain the goal of $1.2 million for the Endowment Fund “Educating the Children of Warriors” (aka National President's Scholarship Endowment Fund).

Action Steps
a. Encourage members to give $10 to the Endowment Fund.

b. Suggest donations be made to the Endowment Fund in memory of a specific veteran. Memorials will be listed in the Annual Report section of the National Convention Program.

c. Encourage donations to the Endowment Fund to honor an educator or mentor. A listing of Honor Gifts will be listed in the Annual Report section of the National Convention Program.

 

DEPARTMENT AWARDS:

Unit Award: To the Unit Education Chairman reporting the most outstanding overall Education program. Entry should be typed in narrative form, not to exceed 1,000 words, and must include the following on the cover sheet:

The Department of New York
Unit Name & Number, County and District
Name & address of the Unit Chairman

The report is to include a breakdown of the number of entries the Unit had for various scholarships. A copy of the year end report form is to be included. Entries must reach this Chairman by May 10, 2010. The following groups apply:

Group 1: 10-75 members
Group 2: 76-150 members
Group 3: 151 or more members

County Award: To the County Education Chairman submitting the most outstanding year round Education program. Each entry must be typewritten in narrative form, containing 500 words or less. Cover sheet to include:

The Department of New York
County and District
Name & address of County Education Chairman

Entries must reach this Chairman by May 10, 2010

Viola Babin Awards:

Unit Award: A plaque to the Unit reporting the most outstanding promotion of career education in its area. The entry must be type written in narrative form and not exceed 500 words. Deadline May 10, 2010.

County Award: A plaque to the County reporting the most outstanding promotion in career education. The entry must be type written in narrative form and not exceed 500 words. Deadline May 10, 2010.
 

National Awards:

1. Most Outstanding American Education Week Program
A plaque will be presented to the Unit Education Chairman for the most outstanding American Education Week program. Award entry shall be double-spaced in narrative form and must not exceed 1,000 words. The cover page should have the name of the award entry, Department name, Unit name, and name and address of the Unit Chairman. A copy of the Unit’s Department report form must accompany the narrative. Entries must be judged at the Department level and forwarded appropriately by June 1 of each year. Do not include pictures, clippings, etc. Please mail entry to: National Education Vice Chairman, Penny Maklary.

2. Most Outstanding Literacy Program
A plaque will be presented to the Unit Education Chairman for the most outstanding literacy program. Award entry shall be double-spaced in narrative form and must not exceed 1,000 words. The cover page should have the name of the award entry, Department name, Unit name, and name and address of the Unit Chairman. A copy of the Unit’s Department report form must accompany the narrative. Entries must be judged at the Department level and forwarded appropriately by June 1 of each year. Do not include pictures, clippings, etc. Please mail entry to: Jeri Brooks Greenwell.

3. Most Outstanding Scholarship Program
A plaque will be presented to the Unit Education Chairman for the most outstanding scholarship program. Award entry shall be double-spaced in narrative form and must not exceed 1,000 words. The cover page should have the name of the award entry, Department name, Unit name, and name and address of the Unit Chairman. A copy of the Unit’s Department report form must accompany the narrative. Entries must be judged at the Department level and forwarded appropriately by June 1
of each year. Do not include pictures, clippings, etc. Please mail entry to: Ann Fournier.

4. Most Outstanding Veterans in the Classroom Program
A plaque will be presented to a Unit Education Chairman for the most outstanding Veteran in the Classroom Program. Award entry shall be double-spaced in narrative form and must not exceed 1,000 words. The cover page should have the name of the award entry, Department name, Unit name, and name and address of the Unit Chairman. A copy of the Unit’s Department report form must accompany the narrative. Entries must be judged at the Department level and forwarded
appropriately by June 1 each year. Do not include pictures, clippings, etc. Please mail entry to: National Education Chairman, Mary Davis.

5. Give 10 to Education
A citation will be awarded to every unit participating in the Give 10 to Education program. The Citation form is available on the website at www.legion-aux.org  Citations may be printed by the Unit or Department. A new report has been placed on the website for each Unit to report the items, hours or donations made via the Give 10 program. This form will be used to prepare the Annual Report and to complete our 990. A detailed report of how each Unit has met this objective must be
submitted to Education Program Coordinator at 8945 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN 46260 by June 1st.

Reporting Procedure:

Unit Chairman: Please send the UNIT REPORT to the County Chairman by the following dates: 11/01/09 – 3/1/2010 – 5/1/2010

County Chairman: Please send the COUNTY REPORT to the Department Chairman by the following dates: 11/10/09 – 3/10/2010 – 5/10/2010

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...

Department Chairman:  Diane H. Gerber
55 Ontario Ave
Staten Island, NY 10301
Email: icannone@aol.com
 

                                                                                                                                 

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Scholarship Winners 2009

SCHOLARSHIPS

Education Week: November 15 -21 2009

REPORTING
One of the most important responsibilities of
Unit Committee Chairmen

is to report the activities and work
on their programs.
This comprises all of the work done by the more than 50,000 members in our Department.
The
Unit Chairmen report to the County Chairmen, who in turn
report to the Department Chairmen
.

The Department's report to National is the factor that makes the
outstanding reports at the National Convention.
 
Chairmen are encouraged to enter all contests.

     

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