Ohio Member Leaves Charitable Bequest Jean Willaman Bender was a lifetime resident of North Canton, Ohio. Her great-great-grandfather, Leonard Willaman, was a Revolutionary War solder. Her grandfather, George Willaman, was a Civil War veteran. Charles "Chuck" F. Bender was from nearby Greentown, Ohio. Chuck served in the U.S. Army in Korea, and Jean and Chuck
During the annual Veterans Creative Arts Festival in Syracuse, New York, dozens of veterans had the opportunity to display their music, drama, and creative writing talents before an audience at the Syracuse VA Medical Center. Thanks to a $1,500 Veterans Creative Arts Festival grant from the American Legion Auxiliary Foundation, veterans taking part in the
“Attending American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Girls Nation changed my life,” Kate Lindenburg wrote in a note to ALA donors, who contributed to the American Legion Auxiliary Foundation’s Mission Endowment Fund. Lindenburg, a past ALA Girls Nation senator and junior counselor, continued, “Thank you for your support of ALA Girls Nation. It inspired my passion for
Warm blankets and towels provide comfort in the hearts of residents at Western Nebraska Veterans Home in Scottsbluff, Neb., thanks to a new blanket warming cabinet made possible with a Veterans Project Fund grant from the American Legion Auxiliary Foundation and donations from the American Legion Auxiliary Department of Nebraska. Thirty percent of the 85-90
