YOUTH ACTIVITIES
Edna Taylor
118 Windsor Drive
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-320-8255
Brenda Bryant - From Our Roots to Our Branches Extending Service to Our Veterans
Robert Waddle – Climbing High for Our Veterans
As we begin working with our youth this year, our focus will be on involving our youth in all our programs throughout the year. Our National Youth Ambassador, Dominique Garcia, has asked us to focus on the following things.
A new concept, Patriotism through Literacy, focuses on youth reading to our Veterans and Veterans reading to our youth. A list of books can be found on Malta. Go to the member resources tab, select Youth Activity, and you will find the reading list there. Consider donating these books to the schools or after school programs if they don’t already have them. Host a day of reading at your Post or a school. Maybe the VA Nursing Homes will set up a room where children can read to the residents.
Youth Groups focus on educating our youth not just about us, but about America, our veterans, and volunteering. Include your local Scout groups, Church youth groups, Boys and Girls clubs, and the JROTC in your programs by having them take part in placing flags on Veterans’ graves, serving meals at patriotic events, Buddy Poppy drives, and writing cards to Veterans in the hospitals and nursing homes.
R.A.P. cards award children for showing random acts of patriotism. The cards can be printed from MALTA.
I am excited to see what you do with your youth program this year.
CONVENTION AWARDS
1. Citation for the Auxiliary in each category who worked with the most youth groups.
2. Citation for the Auxiliary in each category who presented the most "Supporting our Veterans Citations”.
3. Citation for the Auxiliary in each category with the best participation in "Patriotism through Literacy”.
4. Citation for the Auxiliary in each category who best participated in the "Illustrating America” art contest.
5. Plaque and personal gift to the Auxiliary in each category with the best overall participation of the Youth Activity Program.
Awards for Auxiliaries
1. Most outstanding activity and/or event of youth reading to veterans and/or veterans reading to youth.
• Citation and $25 to one VFW Auxiliary in each of the 10 Program Divisions for the most outstanding activity and/or event of youth reading to veterans and/or veterans reading to youth. Entry form required and available in MALTA Member Resources.
VFW Auxiliaries must send the required entry form to their Department Youth Activities Chairman by March 31, 2025 for judging.
The Department Youth Activities Chairman must sign and send a copy of the completed Department-winning entry form to the National Youth Activities Ambassador by April 30, 2025 for judging.
Citations will be mailed directly to the winning VFW Auxiliaries from National Headquarters and money will be deposited into the winning VFW Auxiliary account after the 2025 VFW Auxiliary National Convention.