President Jeanne called her Leadership Workshop for the 2016 Auxiliary year to order at 5:45pm on Monday evening, September 13, 2015. Present were Kay Lowry, Legislation; Louise Ulch, Sgt at Arms; Lisa Reinhard, Americanism; Sue Koster, Education; Marilyn Carstensen, Sgt at Arms; Karen Pieper and Becky Fish, Children & Youth; Jolene Denbow, VA& R; Jeanne, National Security. With the Gladbrook Campus closing, several of our Chairmen are wondering how they can still help our students. Working with our Pre-school , summer program at the library and Kids Club were suggested. Our main Community Service project is serving the Senior Citizens in October, December and July. Send your reservations to Jeanne for the October 9 dinner served by the Auxiliary at the Memorial Bldg. The Children and Youth project of Kids Shopping day will be held at PUCC again on Saturday December 12 as the Lions are serving soup at the Memorial Bldg. Donations of particularly men’s and smaller children’s gifts are always needed. And cash donations are appreciated to fill in these needs. Volunteers are also need, just call Jeanne, Becky Fish or Karen Pieper. The Juniors will start their year with a family potluck at 6:30pm on Sunday evening, September 27 at the Memorial Bldg. They will also be filling shoe boxes for the ‘Operation Christmas Child’ project again. Items that will fit into a shoe box may be donated with packing on October 17. These boxes are sent to needy countries and may include school items, personal items, socks, but without USA logos or the US flag on them. Drop items off to Jeanne at PUCC. Jeanne announced that all the 2016 obligations and regular donations have been paid, with a total of $948 paid to department on a membership of 247. District and County per capita has been paid along with our poppy order of 1500 small and 100 large poppies. The food stand proceeds and Legion/Auxiliary donations were split with the Legion. Watch the paper for meeting dates: The next meeting will be October 12 at 1:30 at Westbrook Acres so member residents may attend. November will be the Veterans Day potluck at 6:30pm with SAL members and spouses invited. Dept, District and County Legion commanders have been invited. Our December meeting is always a favorite as the Juniors provide the Legion and Auxiliary with a candlelight Christmas program on Wednesday evening, December 16 at 6:30pm. Our January, February and March meetings will be held on the 3rd Monday evening with the Legion so not to interfere with other meetings. The Board recessed for the meal furnished by the officers, Malinda Eggers, and Stacy Melton. Reconvening with reading of many thank you’s received over the summer for serving funeral dinners, entering a float in the Carnival parade(received 3rd Place In organization category), donations given and volunteer services. Certificates and gifts received from narrative reports sent to Department chairman were reported with Jeanne’s National Security Report receiving a first place award in Central Division. Lisa Reinhards Americanism report was sent to National and received the Dorothy Pearl Award with Lisa’s picture presenting the character award to Gladbrook’s middle school winner appearing on the video screen before the Convention body. Gifts received were given out in a guess a number between 1-100 and given to those closest to Jeanne’s choices. Many other certificates were received with Joyce Swangel receiving first for her Chaplains report, Jodi Betts , 1st for her Poppy Report, Jeanne and National Security 1st; Jolene and VA&R 1st: several received 2nd place and many honorable mention awards. Discussion on a VA&R project as Comfort Warriers, Wounded Warriers etc. More information needs to be received and a choice made at a later meeting. The Post and Unit will be hosting the Third District Fall Conference on Saturday, October 17 with the Legion meeting at the Fire/Ambulance conference room and the Auxiliary in the Legion room of the Memorial Bldg. A soup/sandwich lunch will be served by Group # 2 with Marilyn Carstensen and Jodi Betts, co-chrs. Louise Ulch and Marilyn Carstensen will serve as Unit Pages. With no further business: the meeting adjourned with all singing ‘God Bless America’.