AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary delivers handmade blankets to veterans home

Just in time for Americas 250th Anniversary the Amvets delivered the last 48 handmade blankets to the veterans at the North Carolina Veteran's home.  This project "Wrapping our Veterans with Love" has been an important part of this service organizations mission this year.  In total 100 blankets were delivered so that every Veteran in the Veteran's Home could feel the love and respect the Amvets they have for each of them . Membership in AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary is open to the mothers, wives, widows, grandmothers, sisters, daughters and granddaughters of AMVETS and female veterans who are currently serving or who have honorably served in the Armed Forces of the United States, including the National Guard and Reserve components, any time after September 15, 1940.

For more than 50 years AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary has served veterans and their communities through programs such as John Tracy Clinic (for hearing, impaired and deaf children ages 18 months to 5 years); PAWS With a Cause (who trains Assistance Dogs for people with disabilities); Scholarships; St. Jude’s Hospital for Children, Veterans Affairs Volunteer Services programs (VAVS) and Freedom’s Foundation just to mention a few.

A network of AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary members across the country provides a teamwork of support for local volunteers. Volunteering is the heart of AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary. Volunteer services are recognized through an extensive awards program both on the department and national level.

Amvets Ladies Auxiliary Post 1111 was recently named the North Carolina Ladies Auxiliary of the year . The Ladies work closely with the Amvets Post 1111 which meets at GI Joes the first Monday of the month at 6:00 pm.  Amvets a Congressionally chartered veterans service organization representing the interests of over 20 million veterans. Its mission emphasizes supporting veterans and their families, ensuring they receive the benefits and services they are entitled to, and fostering stronger communities through active engagement and advocacy Membership is open to anyone who has honorably served in the U.S. Armed Forces, including the National Guard and Reserves. For more information on either organization, you can contact the program Commander through GI Joes. 

This project is a visual reminder of the commitment both organizations have for all Veterans who have served our county with honor.  We are grateful for their service,  in the defense of our great country.