The Education Program promotes the American Legion Auxiliary’s role in providing quality education for children and adults through classroom activities, literacy programs, scholarship promotion and support of education beyond high school, with special emphasis on children of veterans and service members.

 

American Legion Auxiliary Scholarships.

 

National Scholarships snapshot: www.alaforveterans.org/scholarships for applications

 

1. Spirit of Youth Scholarship for Junior Members

2. The Non-Traditional Student Scholarship

3. Junior Member Loyalty Scholarship

4. Department of Minnesota Scholarship

5. Children of Warriors National Presidents Scholarship

6. Department of Minnesota Past Presidents Parley Health Care Scholarship

 

More scholarship information can be found on the following websites along with all the instructions that need to be followed.

www.mnala.org/scholarships or www.alaforveterans.org/scholarship

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Veterans in Community Schools

Veterans in Community Schools is an activity endorsed by The American Legion that brings history to life by connecting military veterans with students in classrooms or at school assemblies in conjunction with history lessons about World War II, The Korean War, The Vietnam War or Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom. The ever-decreasing numbers of healthy veterans from World War II points to the fleeting nature of the opportunity to pass on these important lessons.

 

Veterans are important pieces of American history. The American Legion Family believes accounts of their experiences while in uniform and because of their military service should be preserved and shared with others. Veterans have witnessed monumental events in history. They can help students learn from and appreciate the sacrifices individuals and their families have made. In addition, including how to help a family who has a deployed military service member, how to show support for the troops, and proper respect for the flag. Veterans’ sharing of their military experience with an appreciative audience can help them heal psychological wounds from combat, deployment or family separation.

 

Give 10 to Education

This is an easy program and really a lot of fun, so it’s my hope that all Units will take part in it. In your mailing you will receive a list of items that the schools/teachers would appreciate for their classrooms. All your Unit has to do is collect 10 items of the same thing, so if you spread out the list, each person could pick up those items or work in teams, then it’s not so expensive for one person. Perhaps you have a member who is very creative/crafty who would be willing to make a display for your Post members to join in. (Idea: Get a tree branch and decorate with fall leaves or apples (both paper) and hang from the branches with items from the list you received- with a poster/signage that reads “10 to Education”