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The Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of
Foreign Wars (VFW) Elwood Perkins Post 8336 was chartered on October 19,
1949 in Overton, Nevada.
The post is named to honor Elwood Perkins, a native of Moapa
Valley who was killed in action in Metz, France, on October 10, 1944, during World War II.
He is interned in Pioneer Cemetery, Overton, Nevada
The Ladies Auxiliary
members are very involved in the local community through its own Auxiliary programs as well as the Rotary Club, Senior Center, Strategic Planning
Committee, the Old Logandale School Historical and Cultural Center (OLSHACS),
Lost Cities Museum, and the churches of the valley. Several
times a year, the Post and its Ladies Auxiliary distribute "Buddy
Poppies" to raise funds to support needy veterans and their families. The Auxiliary
sponsors the high school "Creative Patriotic Art" contest annually and
assists the VFW in sponsoring the high school "Voice
of Democracy" and middle school "Patriot's
Pen" essay contests and selects a "Citizenship
Education Teacher of the Year" from the local elementary, middle, and
high school.
Upcoming
events (Local):
Recruiting/Poppy
Drive September 5 & 7, 2009 Recruiting/Poppy
Drive October 2009 Veterans
Day Events November 11, 2009
Upcoming
events (Department & National):
National
VFW Convention August 15-20, 2009, in Phoenix,
Arizona
Ladies
Auxiliary Advanced Registration Form
President
Brenda Harris' Homecoming will be held at
VFW Post 10047 in Las Vegas on October 24, 2009
Homecoming
Registration Form
Department
of Nevada Mid-Winter in Laughlin
at Aquarius Resort,
registration form below and room rate):
Mid-Winter
Conference January 29-30, 2010
Aquarius
Resort Room Rates
Updated: 8/ 11/2009
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