2014 Leadership Session

1. A JOURNEY IN BECOMING
A SUCCESSFUL & KNOWLEDGEABLE MEMBER
This presentation was created by Pam Bates, Past Department President 2014
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2. Introduction
A GOOD MEMBER
Knows as much as possible about the
organization
Has a passion to promote & assist
Understands basic procedures
This journey is a first step in becoming an
effective American Legion Auxiliary member.
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3. AGENDA FOR THIS SLIDESHOW
 OUR DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP
 OHIO’S THEMES
 MISSION STATEMENT
 CONDUCT A MEETING
 PARLIMENTARY POINTS
 OHIO HISTORY OF NATIONAL OFFICERS
 NATIONAL’S STRATEGIC 5 YEAR PLAN
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4. THE BEGINNING - 1921
• Mission:
– concern for veterans
– Combat pacifism/isolationism
• Serve with Legion “in peace as they had in war”
K a n s a s C i t y
n e w s
K a n s a s C i t y
n e w s
A m e r i c a n L e g i o n
A u x i l i a r y h o l d s f i r s t
c o n v e n t i o n . —
Members adopt veteran
made ‘red poppy’ as official
memorial flower.
• First convention held
November 1, 1921 A m e r i c a n L e g i o n
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Hobart
• Criteria for establishing
Departments
– Minnesota first department
A u x i l i a r y h o l d s f i r s t
c o n v e n t i o n . —
Members adopt veteran
made ‘red poppy’ as official
memorial flower.
**More history of our organization can be viewed on
alaforveterans.org…the National website…Leadership
correspondence course**

5. MISSION STATEMENT
– In the spirit of service, not self, the mission
of the American Legion Auxiliary is to
support The American Legion and to honor
the sacrifice of those who serve by
enhancing the lives of our veterans, military,
and their families, both at home and abroad.
– For God and Country, we advocate for
veterans, educate our citizens, mentor youth,
and promote patriotism, good citizenship,
peace and security.
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6. OHIO 2014/2015 OFFICERS
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PRESIDENT
SUSAN MASTEN
1ST VICE PRESIDENT
MARTHA SETLOCK
2nd VICE PRESIDENT
DENISE CONRAD
SECRETARY
KATIE TUCKER
NEC
VICKI BUCK

7. OHIO PRESIDENT’S &
MEMBERSHIP THEME
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PRESIDENT’S THEME
EACH YEAR THE DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT SELECTS TWO
THINGS. SHE ANNOUNCES THIS AT HER INSTALLATION
AND CAN BE FOUND IN THE BUCKEYE MESSENGER &
BULK MAILINGS.
• A THEME FOR HER YEAR
• A SPECIAL PROJECT
MEMBERSHIP THEME
EACH YEAR THE DEPARTMENT 1ST VICE PRESIDENT
SELECTS A THEME TO PROMOTE MEMBERSHIP. THIS
THEME CAN BE FOUND IN THE MEMBERSHIP PLAN OF
ACTION, BUCKEYE MESSENGER & BULK MAILINGS.

8. SENIOR & JUNIOR DUES
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9. The Emblem
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• RAYS
PRINCIPLES: Loyalty,
Justice, Freedom,
Democracy
• CIRCLE OF BLUE
Unit & Loyalty
• WHITE
Hope of Freedom
• BLUE STAR
Service in War & in Peace

10. Conduct of Business
• Conducting a meeting -preliminaries
• Agenda
• Basic Seating of officers
• Seating with guest
• Meaning of gavel
– 1 rap
– 3 raps
• Placement of the Flags
• Check meeting place for lights,
ventilation, address system, chairs
• Arrangements for equipment for
speaker
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11. WHAT GOES ON AN AGENDA
• Welcome/open meeting
• Review of prior minutes meeting(s)
• Finance Reports
• Old business or open issues
• New business such as specific points to be discussed — this
section is where the bulk of the discussion as well as
decisions in the meeting usually takes place
• Close meeting to include review of key points, discussion of
assignments, communications plan for what to tell others not
in the meeting, and confirmation of the next meeting
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12. Basic Seating - Meeting
BANNER
COLORS
SECRETARY
POW/MIA Empty Chair
PRESIDENT
PARLIAMENTARIAN
1st VP
2nd VP
TREASURER
Chaplain
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13. Order of Business
• Call to Order - President
• Advancement of Colors or In Place – Sgt at
Arms
• Prayer - Chaplain
• Pledge of Allegiance to the flag -
Americanism
• National Anthem (optional) - Music
• Preamble – Constitution & Bylaws
• Roll call of Officers - Secretary
• Recognition of Guests – Distinguished Guest
• Reading and approval of minutes - Secretary
• Treasurer’s Report - Treasurer
• Executive Committee Recommendations -
Secretary
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14. Order of Business
• Call to Order - President
• Advancement of Colors or In Place – Sgt at
Arms
• Prayer - Chaplain
• Pledge of Allegiance to the flag -
Americanism
• National Anthem (optional) - Music
• Preamble – Constitution & Bylaws
• Roll call of Officers - Secretary
• Recognition of Guests – Distinguished Guest
• Reading and approval of minutes - Secretary
• Treasurer’s Report - Treasurer
• Executive Committee Recommendations -
Secretary
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15. PLACEMENT OF FLAGS
TWO WAYS
•ON TABLE OR PREPOSTED
•POSTING COLORS
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16. Order of Business
• Call to Order - President
• Advancement of Colors or In Place – Sgt at
Arms
• Prayer - Chaplain
• Pledge of Allegiance to the flag -
Americanism
• National Anthem (optional) - Music
• Preamble – Constitution & Bylaws
• Roll call of Officers - Secretary
• Recognition of Guests – Distinguished Guest
• Reading and approval of minutes - Secretary
• Treasurer’s Report - Treasurer
• Executive Committee Recommendations -
Secretary
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17. Order of Business
• Call to Order - President
• Advancement of Colors or In Place – Sgt at
Arms
• Prayer - Chaplain
• Pledge of Allegiance to the flag -
Americanism
• National Anthem (optional) - Music
• Preamble – Constitution & Bylaws
• Roll call of Officers - Secretary
• Recognition of Guests – Distinguished Guest
• Reading and approval of minutes - Secretary
• Treasurer’s Report - Treasurer
• Executive Committee Recommendations -
Secretary
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18. DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
non-Unit Members
Correct introductions/presentations
• Introduce one not known
• Present one who is already
known
• Guest is positioned to right of
escort
• Guests
o highest ranking to lowest
ranking
• To error is not a major crime!
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19. Basic Seating w/ Guest
BANNER
COLORS
SECRETARY
PRESIDENT
PARLIAMENTARIAN
GUEST
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20. DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
Unit Members
Unit members who achieve
District, Department or National Status
•Introduce them once by their title and then
they are back to being a member of the Unit
•If they are speaking or invited as their
elected title, they are to recognized as such
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21. Order of Business
• Call to Order - President
• Advancement of Colors or In Place – Sgt at
Arms
• Prayer - Chaplain
• Pledge of Allegiance to the flag -
Americanism
• National Anthem (optional) - Music
• Preamble – Constitution & Bylaws
• Roll call of Officers - Secretary
• Recognition of Guests – Distinguished Guest
• Reading and approval of minutes - Secretary
• Treasurer’s Report - Treasurer
• Executive Committee Recommendations -
Secretary
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22. WHAT GOES INTO THE MINUTES
• Kind of meeting – regular, executive, special
• Name of unit, ect
• Date, place, and hours of meeting
• List of officers & committee chairmen
• Statement about the previous meeting minutes
• approved/corrected
• Finance Report – approved for audit
• All motions –
o name of person who made the motion/lost or passed
• Announcements
• Adjournment
• Program topic
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23. Order of Business
• Call to Order - President
• Advancement of Colors or In Place – Sgt at
Arms
• Prayer - Chaplain
• Pledge of Allegiance to the flag -
Americanism
• National Anthem (optional) - Music
• Preamble – Constitution & Bylaws
• Roll call of Officers - Secretary
• Recognition of Guests – Distinguished Guest
• Reading and approval of minutes - Secretary
• Treasurer’s Report - Treasurer
• Executive Committee Recommendations -
Secretary
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24. Treasurer’s Report
DATE OF REPORT
GENERAL FUND
RESTRICTED FUND (VA&R & Poppy)
SPECIAL EARMARKED FUNDS
FUNDRAISERS/SPECIAL PROJECTS
LEDGER BALANCE
BANK BALANCE
LIST OUTSTANDING CHECKS
BALANCE (bank – oc)
Ledger Balance = Bank Balance – outstanding checks
NOTE: A finance report is filed for audit not approved.
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25. Order of Business
• Call to Order - President
• Advancement of Colors or In Place – Sgt at
Arms
• Prayer - Chaplain
• Pledge of Allegiance to the flag -
Americanism
• National Anthem (optional) - Music
• Preamble – Constitution & Bylaws
• Roll call of Officers - Secretary
• Recognition of Guests – Distinguished Guest
• Reading and approval of minutes - Secretary
• Treasurer’s Report - Treasurer
• Executive Committee Recommendations -
Secretary
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26. Executive Committee Recommendations
Executive Committee Recommendations read by Secretary
o Recommendations are read as motions
o No second is needed
NOTE: Responsible for the governing & management of the Unit
o Topics: monetary issues & chairmen present their POA
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27. Order of Business
• Membership (1st Vice)
• 2nd Vice (ways & means)
• Committee Reports - Chairmen
• Unfinished Business - Secretary
• New Business - audience
• Announcements - Secretary
• Prayer - Chaplain
• Hand Salute or Retire Colors
• Adjournment
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28. Membership (1st Vice)
CLASSES -- Senior & Junior
DUES – paid annual or Paid-Up-For-Life (PUFL)
Honorary Life
created within the Unit & may not be transferred
Transfers – decision is sole responsibility of Unit—National or Dept.
cannot become involved or mediate disputes concerning transferring
New Members – decision is sole responsibility of Unit
MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING”…National states this means she has
paid her current dues
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29. Order of Business
• Membership (1st Vice)
• 2nd Vice (ways & means)
• Committee Reports - Chairmen
• Unfinished Business - Secretary
• New Business - audience
• Announcements - Secretary
• Prayer - Chaplain
• Hand Salute or Retire Colors
• Adjournment
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30. 2nd Vice (ways & means)
Committee Reports
• Ask Unit Chairman to have a report ready at the meeting
o What they are doing
o What they are planning
o Is money involved (should go to Executive Committee
first)
o If they had a fundraiser, give details
• If they cannot make the meeting, ask them to send a short
report for the secretary to ready
• If they have nothing, they should respond “nothing to
report”
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31. Order of Business
• Membership (1st Vice)
• 2nd Vice (ways & means)
• Committee Reports - Chairmen
• Unfinished Business - Secretary
• New Business - audience
• Correspondence & Announcements -
Secretary
• Prayer - Chaplain
• Hand Salute or Retire Colors
• Adjournment
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32. Unfinished & New Business &
Correspondence & Announcements
President & Secretary research past minutes
New Business – opportunity for the audience to
bring up something (remember money matters need to be passed
by the Executive Committee first)
Correspondence & Announcements – Secretary
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33. Order of Business
• Membership (1st Vice)
• 2nd Vice (ways & means)
• Committee Reports - Chairmen
• Unfinished Business - Secretary
• New Business - audience
• Announcements - Secretary
• Prayer - Chaplain
• Hand Salute or Retire Colors
• Adjournment
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34. MEMBERS’ TOOLS
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1. YOUR BRAIN – USE COMMON SENSE
2. CONSTITUTION & BYLAWS/STANDING RULES/POLICIES
NATIONAL/DEPARTMENT/UNIT
3. ROBERT’S RULES OF ORDER
4. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES
5. American Legion Auxiliary National Website (
www.ALAforVeterans.org) -- programs/ ALA Senior & Junior
Leadership Course/Unit Handbook/templates for PR &
much more
6. SIGN UP FOR E-NEWS & E-BULLETINS FROM NATIONAL
7. ALA Department Website (www.alaohio.org)
8. FACEBOOK/TWITTER

35. AUXILIARY PLEDGE
BY 2019, THE AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY’S
MILLION MEMBERS WILL BE MAKING A
DIFFERENCE
FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIEIS IN
EVERY
NEIGHBORHOOD.
IF NOT NOW, THEN WHEN?
IF NOT YOU, THEN WHO?
CAN WE COUNT ON YOU?
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36. THE AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
2014-2019 CENTENNIAL PLAN
• GOAL 1 ATTAIN A MILLION MEMBERS
• GOAL 2 CREATE AN INTERNAL CULTURE
OF
GOODWILL
• GOAL 3 DEVELOP LEADERSHIP AT ALL
LEVELS
• GOAL 4 STRENGTHEN DEPARTMENTS &
UNITS
• GOAL 5 WITH THE AMERICAN LEGION,
RAISE AWARENESS TO BUILD
BRAND LOYALTY
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37. Ohio’s
National Past Officers
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38. NATIONAL PRESIDENTS
EDITH HOBART
CINCINNATI,
OHIO
1921
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MIRIAM JUNGE
HONORARY PNP
2008
DESI STOY
BELLVILLE, OHIO
2008
1956
LETA ZELLER
GIBSONBURG, OHIO

39. PAST NATIONAL SECRETARIES
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BESS WETHERHOLD
1923-25
GALLIPOLIS, OHIO
MIRIAM JUNGE
1978-94
HOLIGATE, OHIO

40. NATIONAL CHAPLAINS
1934-35 Mrs. J.J. Doyle Toledo
1971-72 Mrs. Lester Nimon Canton
1982-83 Mrs. Arthur Hrabak Maynard
2013-2014 Mrs. Shelley Riggs Nashport
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41. PAST NATIONAL HISTORIANS
1962-63 Mrs. Lester Nimon Canton
1971-72 Mrs. Warren Griggs Marengo
1995-96 Mrs. Phyllis Nickoson Xenia
2010-2011 Mrs. Gwen Schroder -Zulch Jerry City
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42. PAST NATIONAL CENTRAL DIVISION
VICE PRESIDENTS
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1936-37 Mrs. Wilbur DeWeese Troy
1944-45 Mrs. O. Linn Perry Piqua
1951-52 Mrs. Carl Zeller Gibsonburg
1959-60 Mrs. Lester Nimon Canton

43. PAST NATIONAL CENTRAL DIVISION
VICE PRESIDENTS
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1968-69 Mrs. Ralph Bates Minerva
1977-78 Mrs. Arthur Hrabak Maynard
1986-87 Mrs. Homer Smith McConnelsville

44. PAST NATIONAL CENTRAL
DIVISION
VICE PRESIDENTS FROM OHIO
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1995-96 Mrs. Desiree Stoy Bellville
2004-05 Ms. Renee Reese Brook Park
2013-14 Mrs. Donna Ray Milford

45. THE TEST IS LOCATED AT THE END OF THE SCRIPT
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