News From the Post

SPRING CRAFT FAIR!!!!

2012-03-05T22:55:00.000-05:00

Springtime Arts & Crafts Fair

Presented By American Legion Auxiliary Unit 235

51 Summer St, Maynard, MA

Saturday March 24, 2012

10am – 2 pm

Great artists and crafters with plenty of items to help fill those Easter Baskets! Jewlery, Hair Bows and Flowers, Scarves, Books, Easter Goodies, American Girl doll items and much much more!

Mother's Day is right around the corner!

Email: ALAuxiliaryUnit235@yahoo.com for more info

SPRING CRAFT FAIR!

2012-02-02T17:24:00.001-05:00

Artists/Crafters Wanted For A Springtime Arts & Crafts Fair

Presented By American Legion Auxiliary Unit 235

51 Summer St, Maynard, MA

Saturday March 24, 2012

10am – 2 pm

$20 a table – Proceeds from table rentals benefit our Veterans and their community.

Please call or email Unit President Amanda Carlson for more information or an application.

Phone: 978 793 2641

Email: ALAuxiliaryUnit235@yahoo.com

Local Heros 2012! !

2012-01-11T22:36:00.000-05:00

A great write up about Nichole and Amanda from State Rep Kate Hogans Newsletter!

Rep. Hogan's Local Heroes
Our first LOCAL HEROES FOR 2012 are two women who know what it is like to wait and worry over their husbands’ long deployments. Any attempt to highlight their own volunteer efforts will be responded to with the famous Will Rogers saying, “We can't all be heroes because someone has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by.” What they have done, however, to re-energize the local American Legion - and the volunteer efforts on behalf of their community - is well worth a standing ovation.

These LOCAL HEROES are Amanda Carlson, President and Nichole Karlon, Senior Vice (and past) President of American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 235, in Maynard. Amanda and Nichole, along with volunteer spouses and family members of deployed service members, have created a space for veterans to be welcomed and honored, provided opportunities for spouses and family to support those still serving, and have always offered others help or a hand up when needed.

Amanda and Nichole have spearheaded fundraisers, run collection drives for active duty soldiers and homeless women vets, sent a panel truck off from The American Legion Auxiliary full of clothes, blankets, toys and bedding for Western Mass tornado victims, produced an annual blue star float in the Maynard Christmas Parade, hosted a Chili Off to raise funds for the post, and, this year, even managed to pull off Halloween at Patriot Hall when the infamous October Storm forced the town to cancel trick or treat. Oh, yes, and there is that comedy night they host in the summer: Mission of Laughter.

Their most ambitious event to date was a fundraiser for HONOR FLIGHT New England. A check for $5000 was presented to Joe Byron, President of HONOR FLIGHT NE, to transport our “greatest generation” Heroes to Washington DC to visit and reflect at their WWII National Memorial. Nichole and Amanda wanted to ensure that all eligible WWII Veterans in our area would have the opportunity to participate in this tour of honor - it was their way to express the thanks and gratitude of all who have come after.

So, just this once, thank you, Amanda Carlson and Nichole Karlon for all you do for the good of your town, for those in need, and for our veterans and their families.

(More info available for Honor Flight at www.honorflightnewengland.org or call Scott at 617/722-2637 with any questions.)
Top photo: Unit Commander Ed Sokolowski, American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 235, Amanda Carlson, President of American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 235, Nichole Karlon, Vice President, and Joe Byron, Founder of Honor Flight NE
Bottom Photo: Nichole Karlon, Vice President, and Joe Byron, Founder of Honor Flight NE

Some Noteworthy News!

2012-01-11T22:26:00.000-05:00

Here are some articles posted about our recent events- including The Pub Crawl! I am still in shock we raised Five Thousand dollars for Honor Flight New England!!

5K For Honor Flight New England

American Legion Spreads Holiday Cheer

Care Item Drive for Homeless Female Veterans

2011-07-25T16:16:00.000-04:00

The Massachusetts Stand Down is a program designed to help the nation's estimated 200,000 homeless veterans "combat" life on the streets. Homeless and at risk veterans are brought together in a single location for one to three days and are provided access to the community resources needed to begin addressing
their individual problems and rebuilding their lives, including counseling, doctors, dentist, career coaching, etc.

This year the American Legion Auxiliary is partnering up with the VA to put together 60 hygiene bags for homeless female Veterans who will attend the Stand Down.

The items that we are looking for are:
toothbrushes
toothpaste
tampons/maxipads
deodorant
washcloths/towels
white tees
socks
hairbrushes/combs
chap-stick
lotion
shampoo/conditioner

Any little bit will help us. These items can be dropped off with the bartender at the Members Lounge or in the blue bin on the front porch of the American Legion Post 235 located at 51 Summer Street in Maynard.

Coupons for these items will also be graciously accepted, as we can use them to help use purchase remaining items. They can be dropped off or mailed to the post.

Any questions or comments you can contact Unit President Amanda Carlson at carlsonfamily19@...

Please pass along to anyone who you think would be willing to help. Thank you =)

Welcome to the Post!

2011-07-25T15:42:00.000-04:00

Hello and thank you for joining me here at "News From the Post". My name is Amanda and I am American Legion Auxiliary Unit #235's President for the 2010-2011 year. This blog with help up document and publicize everything we are about. I will post events, fundraisers, articles, and more, and hopefully be able to share some special "Welcome Home" announcements as well. This is looking to be an exciting year ahead, and we are looking forward to bringing you plenty of News From the Post!

-Amanda