American Legion Auxiliary Unit 283 Pacific Palisades

Join us on Tuesday, Feb. 2 to learn more about the ALA Junior Activities Patch Program. Register for the FREE ALA Academy Live - ALA Patch Program (Course 2 in... the Junior Mentor Training Series) Register today! https://cvent.me/1wPdr2?RefId=Facebook Did you miss the first course? Watch it now: https://member.legion-aux.org/member/online-training American Legion Auxiliary Juniors #ALAJuniors

Dear Fellow ALA Members, We have had political unrest and social upheaval throughout the last year, and the stress from seeing it all has had a negative impact ...on our health and well-being. It rose to a crisis point yesterday, but remember: Democracy has been under attack before and has always been able to right itself as we are witnessing now. We are strong; we will get through this. Our democracy is strong; it will survive. Now is the time to come together, for the good of our veterans, military, their families, and our country, to set aside our political differences and reflect upon who we are as a group and what we stand for. We are mothers, daughters, granddaughters, sisters, and spouses of those who fought for the very freedoms we are seeing in turmoil now. Some of our members have fought for these freedoms themselves. Please honor their service and their sacrifices. Partisan politics are not part of the American Legion Auxiliary. In honoring our veterans, one of our core values is to demonstrate and pass on respect for our country. As we continue to work our mission in 2021, remember our declaration: We are the American Legion Auxiliary. We are called to serve. We respect our country and the service of those who defend our freedoms. We are loyal to our United States Constitution and to those who protect it. We are humbled by the courage of our veterans and their families. We are alone, yet we stand together. We are daughters, brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers. We are family. We are of every color. We are of every faith. We are of every age. We are anyone and everyone. We are common and extraordinary. We are citizens. We live in small towns. We live in suburbs. We live in cities. We work in fields, in factories, warehouses, offices, at home. We are a community. We help one another. We love our flag and all that it stands for. We are many. We are one. We are the American Legion Auxiliary. A Community of Volunteers Serving Veterans, Military, and their Families. We commit ourselves to the ideal: Service Not Self. https://youtu.be/UZSMUNbXmRk - Nicole Clapp, American Legion Auxiliary National President

If you are serving or have served in the U.S. armed forces and are interested in becoming a U.S. citizen, you may be eligible to apply for naturalization under ...special provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Certain veterans of the U.S. armed forces are eligible for expedited U.S. citizenship through their military service. Please join us on Thursday, August 27, 2020 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. for our Pathway to Citizenship Webinar: Immigration 101! The MUVD has partnered with the Education and Leadership Foundation and Immigrant Legal Resource Center to provide an open webinar that will cover free legal assistance to veterans and their families seeking citizenship and/or naturalization services. Additionally, veterans will have the opportunity to learn about state and federal benefits they have earned.

National Poppy Day https://youtu.be/kNOcy8AnsxU

Fun National Poppy Day craft for #ALAJuniors! Thanks to Patty for the idea and pictures! #ALARockstars #ALA100

Please join us on Monday, May 25, 2020, for a virtual Memorial Day event at the Los Angeles National Cemetery broadcasted by ABC 7 from 10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.