Greetings Auxiliary Sisters,Brothers, Post members and all others reading I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season, time with family and friends. I know we all took a minute to check on someone. It is now time to continue all the amazing things we do for our veterans and their families. By the time you are reading this it will be February which leaves 8 short weeks before this reporting year is complete.

Please remember March is our last COA, time to get the last little bit of important information from all the wonderful chairman and women. Bring your questions and comments and I promise to leave tears at home this time.

 

Continue doing a great job of supporting all our Veterans and Family Support programs such as National Veterans Service (NVS), Military Assistance Program (MAP), Unmet
Needs, VFW “Sports Clips” Help a Hero Scholarship program, Our Women Veterans, and Veteran & Military Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Awareness. There are tons of information on each of these programs on the national website VFWAuxiliary.org

 

The Crisis Line 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1, chat online, or send a text message to 838255 to receive confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Support for deaf and hard of hearing individuals is available. There is also the new number 988.

Thank you for all you do for our veterans. Please remember if you need anything or have a question you can always reach out to me, email is always the best way, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. As we are Banding Together for Our Veterans, let us remember We Value Every Veteran and do all we can to help each one of our veterans, especially in their time of need. Colorado let’s take a stand and change the stigma of mental health. Happiest of the holiday season to each one of you! I look forward to seeing you in 2024.

 

Brigitte Dolan
Department Veterans and Family Support