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August 2015 Vol. V, Issue IThe Family TreeINSIDE THIS ISSUEHow to file a 990Meet the PresidentTroopons
[ CONTENTS AUGUST 2015 ]16311The Family TreeMissionStatementIn the spirit of Service,Not Self, the mission ofthe AmericanLegion Auxiliary is tosupport The AmericanLegion and to honor thesacrifice of those whoserve byenhancing the lives ofour veterans, military,and their families, bothat home and abroad.For God and Country,we advocate forveterans, educate ourcitizens, mentor youth,andpromote patriotism,good citizenship, peaceand security.VisionStatement[ This month ]1Meet the PresidentMeet Pearl McIntyre — Our New DepartmentPresident3What you need to know about MembershipOur Department Secretary-Treasurer answers FAQsabout Membership6From the FamilyThis month, we hear from the American LegionDepartment Commander — Jim Ramos11 TrooponsSupport Our Troops — by clipping coupons!The vision of theAmerican LegionAuxiliary is to supportThe American Legionwhile becoming thepremier serviceorganization andfoundation of everycommunity providingsupport for ourveterans, our military,and their families byshaping a positivefuture in anatmosphere offellowship, patriotism,peace and security.The FamilyTree1912A Lee RoadOrlando, FL 32810Phone: (407) 293-7411Fax: (407) 299-6522www.alafl.org
[ From the President ]FROM THEPRESIDENTPearl McIntyrepresident@alafl.orgFirst, I must thankMaureen Costello forthe beautiful Installation Ceremony at Convention. She made myday very special. Thankyou also to Unit 162for the beautiful bouquet and champagnefor our 50th Anniversary. I was also so proudto have my family therewith me on that specialday, along with manyfriends that traveleda long way to comefor my installation.It has been an amazing start of the year thatI am embarking on. Myfirst stop was to visitUnit 254 in North Portfor their installation ofOfficers. What a surprise when they broughtout a 50th Anniversarycake for us! It had mypin printed on it andwhat a beautiful cake!Next, it was off to Safety Harbor to participatein the Fourth of July parade. It is the only parade put on solely by anAmerican Legion Auxiliary Unit, Unit 238.1The Family TreeIt had a splendid turnout. The streets werelined with spectatorsand many childrenwaving the flag. Then,I was honored to participate in the programheld afterwards. Themembers of Unit 238also made our 50th anniversary special witha day at the spa and amassage for both myhusband and myself.It was really a treat.Thank you Unit, Post,Sons of the Legion andLegion Riders of Post238 for a special weekend. While in the area, Idropped in at Unit 275in Dunedin and chattedwith our 1st Vice President, Kelli Becraft.Next, it was seeingthe girls off to GirlsState. The DepartmentHistorian, Gail Dupuis;Membership ChairmanAnn King-Smith andmyself followed thebuses to Tallahassee. Itis a very long drive, butwell worth it when yousee 300 girls gettingsettled in for a week oflearning about our government. I addressedthem at their OpeningCeremony and handedout Blue Star Bannersto the girls that haverelatives on active duty.We also visited Unit 13in Tallahassee and wasgiven a nice tour of theirgrounds by the Post[ AUGUST 2015 ]2nd Vice Commanderand the Unit President.My next stop was toAuxiliary Unit 141in West Palm Beach.There, I had the honorof installing their newofficers. Thanks for thedelicious meal that was— continued on page 2
— continued from page 2served after the ceremony. The next day, it wasoff to the VA Hospitalin West Palm Beachfor their Christmas inJuly party. They heldthis for the veteransin the hospital. Therewere such a great groupof ladies, dedicated toserving our veterans bygiving out wheelchairbags to all that attend-ed. My husband, GailDupuis, Linda Grevera,the Hospital Representative and myself thentook two carts loadedwith goodies to give tothe veterans who couldnot make it to the party.I attended the Installation of Officers atmy Post home 162 andit was a great crowd.Then I was headingup and down the EastCoast, visiting Units163 (Eau Gallie), 142(Pompano Beach) and318 (Port St. Lucie) fortheir Installations of Officers. Now, [as I writethis] I am off to BootCamp for a workingweekend with all yourDepartment Chairmen.If you have any special events coming up,please call or email meso that I can get as manyas I can in my calendar.See you at workshop!Untilthen,stay safe and happy!—President PearlMcIntyre,DepartmentPresidentA Special Message from the NECOur Past Department Presidentgives a special thank you to thosewho were supportive during herterm of presidency.Erna Schwabenec@alafl.orgI would like to takethis opportunity tothank all of you for thesupport you have given me as your Department President. (Hardto believe that I amnow one of the “OLDGRAYMARE’S)!We had an amazingyear for our Auxiliary. What makes ourAuxiliary great is because of all the wonderful Ladies who devote so much timevolunteering and “doing” to keep us strong.My President’s Char-ity “CARING FORCOTA KIDS” was sucha success because of you.As I move onto being your Departmentof Florida NEC, I askfor your continuedsupport for PresidentPearl. New beginningsand going forward!Let’sremember:WHO WE ARE,WHAT WE DO, ANDWHY WE MATTER.Thank all of youfor what you do. NEC Erna Schwabe (2nd from left) being escorted to— Erna Schwabe,Department NECthe podium at Texas Department Convention inBeaumont.2The Family Tree
[ From the Secretary ]FROM THESecretaryKimberly Sullivansecretary@alafl.orgWelcome to our new program year, 2015-2016! We have had many questions about membership,so I’ll try to answer the most common questions here.Q: When will Department start processing 2016 renewals?A: July 1, 2015Q: When will we be able to send in new members for 2016?A: September 1, 2015. However, do NOT hold an application for more than 20 days. If you receive it prior to August 11, it will count as a 2015 new application.Q: Can we still renew for 2015?A: Absolutely, any time! And you can pay back year dues as well.Q: What are our membership goals for 2016?A: National set goals for each Unit. These can be found on the membership page under programsat www.alafl.org.Q: If one of our Unit’s members renews online, how and when will we be notified and paid?A: National is creating an ALAMIS report for Units to pull that will tell you who paid online, andwhen. Units could run this report as often as they wish. If your Unit is not an ALAMIS user, Istrongly recommend you become one. The schedule for paying Units is still in the works, butwe should hear something in August. As of 7/28/15, only 8 members from Florida have paidrenewals online. A few more unsuccessfully tried, but typed in wrong zip codes, used cardsother than MasterCard or VISA, or did not have money available to spend on the card.Q: How can I get my 2016 membership cards?A: Several Units have still not yet done at least one of the following: completed a valid 20152016 officer list; paid poppy proceeds; cleared invoices; and/or paid their membership notice.If you do not have your cards, simply call your District President, or Department to find outwhat you owe for us to release your cards. (applies to Units: 11, 26, 29, 76, 78, 99, 118, 147,168, 194, 199, 204, 209, 213, 215, 221, 258, 287, 293, 296, 299, 358, and 375)As always, call the office with any questions. See you at Workshop, August 14-16!— Kimberly Sullivan,Department Secretary-Treasurer3The Family Tree[ AUGUST 2015 ]
[ From the Units ]From the UnitsUnit 18812Photos 1-6: At Post 88’sFourth of JulyCelebration, the LadiesAuxiliary provided abouncy house with awater slide and crafts forthe children to make &take home, along withsnow cones and rootbeer floats.34The Family Tree
45Unit 15967Photo 7: Unit 159 reveals its displaysupporting the troops in Afghanistan forthe 2015 Department Convention.5The Family Tree[ AUGUST 2015 ]
[ From the Family]FROMA Word from theDepartment CommanderJim Ramoscommander@floridalegion.orgThe Family Tree:Yes, we are family. Pearl and I canmake a differencewith the Auxiliaryand Legion.I welcome Pearland already we havebeen in a parade together on the 4th ofJuly in Safely Harbor, Post 238.We will continueto help our Veteransand their familiesand Pearl and I havemade the FisherHouse our charity ofchoice.What a differencewe make for ourVeterans.Thank you for theAuxiliary.— Jim Ramos,DepartmentCommanderCommander Ramos (right) with DepartmentPresident Pearl McIntyre at Post 238.6The Family Tree
Commander Ramos and Peesident Pearl pose for a picture, just before the Safety Harbor parade at 8:45 a.m.Greetings from theDetachment CommanderJoe Eckenrodefirejoe52@gmail.com7The Family TreeHello! I'm Joe Eckenrode, all of you that this is the 20thDetachment Commander of year the Detachment of Florthis great State of Florida. ida is at an all time high withover 17,000 Sons members.I have been a member for 31 We volunteered over 275,000years my eligibility is through man hours and with this wemy father who was a Kore- were able to to donate overan War Veteran. I am a proud 900,000.00 to Veterans, theirmember of Squadron 120 of charities and our Community.I look forward to meetHolly Hill in the 17th District.After convention, we were off ing and working with all youwith a BANG! It was my privi- hard working Auxiliary memlege to be with Commander Jim bers and a HEARTFELTand President Pearl as we were THANK YOU for all you do!God Bless the Amerhonored to ride in the Safety Harbor Independence Day Parade. ican Legion Family TreeAHUGETHANKYOU goes out and God Bless America.Veterto Ruth Burgess who has coordi- Servingnated this event for many years. ans and their Charities.What a joy it was to seeRespectfully Yours,all the flag waving spectators and so many patriotic— Joe Eckenrode, Dept.Americans young and old.Detachment CommanderI am Proud to share with[ AUGUST 2015 ]
[ From Education]Think outside the box:Ways Units can helptheir local schoolsBy Eleanor Amatoeducation@alafl.orgSchool bells ringing,children singing, it’sback to school again!This is the time wheneveryone takes theopportunity of salesfor school supplies.Caution! Check withschools first.Last year I concentrated on our Educationprogram and when Icontacted schools theyadvised me that someof the supplies theyreceived they could notuse. The crayons fromthe Dollar Tree do notwork. The teachersthrow them away. Theyprefer Crayola.The traditional backpacks cannot be usedin some ElementarySchools. They needto use the drawstringtype. They also saidthey get a bit of supplies from corporationsin the area. I am notsaying that they do notneed the supplies, I amjust saying check withthe schools before youspend the money.We will still be doing10 for Education. Thisis sanction from National. Ask the schoolclinic if they can useanything; you will besurprised. One day a8The Family Treeboy came to schoolwithout shoes. Whenthe teacher asked wherehis shoes were, He replied “they hurt”. Thecounselor took him toPayless and bought hima pair of shoes with herown money.When my unit heardof this, we purchasedshoes in various sizesand delivered to twoelementary schools. Ifyou are going to givea gift card, give it to astore that sells shoesonly in the event theparent wants to buysomething other thanthe shoes.What I’m asking is“Think outside thebox”. We can help in somany ways.Please documentwhat you do for theschool that is different.I would like to hearabout it. I will try tokeep you informed asto what is happeningaround.Thanks for all you doand God bless you.For God and Country,Eleanor Amato,— EducationChairman,Department ofFloridaCalendar ofEventsEVENTDATEWorkshopAug 14-16National ConventionAug 28-Sept 3Begin Accepting2016 New MembersSept 1National Day ofRemembranceSept 11District 1 School ofInstructionSept 12District 6 School ofInstructionSept 12District 12 School ofInstructionSept 12Membership RenewalNotices SentSept 15POW/MIARecognition DaySept 18District 2 School ofInstructionSept 19District 5 School ofInstructionSept 19Fall ConferenceNov 13-15For more information onupcoming events, visit ourwebsite at:www.alafl.org, under Events.
[ From National]Same-gender spouses noweligible for ALA membershipMary “Dubbie” Bucklerdbuckler@alaforveterans.orgOn June 26, 2015, theUnites States SupremeCourt issued a landmarkdecision in the case ofObergefell v. Hodges.The Court’s ruling requires a State to licensea marriage between twopeople of the same sexand to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex whentheir marriage was lawfully licensed and performedout-of-State.Because of the recentSupreme Court decision mandating thatall states legally recognize same-sex marriages, I am receivingmany questions askinghow this ruling affectsmembership eligibilityof same-gender spousesof female Legionnaires.In a female same-gender marriage, if one ofthe female spouses is amember of The American Legion (or who iseligible for membership in The AmericanLegion and becomes amember of The American Legion, same as themembership requirement for any spouseof a wartime veteran9The Family Treemeeting the Legion’seligibility criteria), thenthe other female spouseis eligible for membership in the Auxiliary.Thematterofsame-gender spousesand membership eligibility is addressed in theALA Dept OperationsGuide. Even prior to therecent Supreme Courtruling on the universallegality of same-gender marriages, if asame-gender marriagewas allowed in the statein which the departmentis incorporated, then thefemale spouse of the female veteran who is amember of The American Legion was andis eligible to become amember of the American Legion Auxiliary.If the couple moved toa state where same-gender marriages had notbeen recognized, theystill remained membersof the Legion and Auxiliary provided they remain members in goodstanding (paying theirdues current or not being removed for disciplinary reasons). Theirmembership could nothave been revoked because they joined theLegion and /or Auxiliary in a state that recognized same-gender marriage and then moved toa state that that did not.The 6/26/15 SupremeCourt decision requiresall states to recognizesame-gender marriages, so the informationin the ALA DepartmentOperations Guide willbe updated to reflect thatsame-gender marriagesmust now be recognizedin all states, and that theLegion and ALA willcontinue to accept intomembership those individuals who meet membership eligibility criteria regardless of thegender of their spouses.The Auxiliary is incorporated as an all-femaleorganization; males arenot eligible for membership. The recent Supreme Court ruling begets the question alsonow being asked bysome about the eligibility of individuals undergoing medical/surgical changes to becomephysiological females.Gender is determined[ AUGUST 2015 ]by the gender specifiedon the person’s driver’s license or otherlegal document verifying gender at the timethe ALA applicant’smembership eligibilityis determined. A person’sgender-specific physical body partsdetermine gender. Ifthe person has not undergone the completesex-changemedical/surgical transformationand there are no officialdocuments attesting theperson’s gender at thetime of application, thenthe person is not yet eligible for membership.The person becomeseligible for membership at such time as thegender transformationis completed and, other ALA membershipeligibility criteria having been met, the person can produce documentationattestingthat the person is legally classified a female.—Mary “Dubbie”Buckler, ALA National Executive Director National Secretary
[ Filing your Unit's 990]Steps for Filing Your Unit’s IRS 990-N e-PostcardStep 8: Fill in the approrpriate answers tothe questions:Step 1: If you have never filed before ora. Has your Unit gone out of business?you just want a refresher, go to:www://efile.form990.org (Urban Institute) b. Was the Unit’s gross receipts less than50,000 for the year?and watch the video/go through thec. Confirm the Unit’s legal nametutorial.d. Confirm the Unit’s EINStep 2: Click on the link to the 990-Nform in the box in the middle of the pagemarked “IRS Forms Supported” or just goto www://epostcard.form990.org tobegin.Step 3: Be sure to have your Unit’s loginand password and the Unit EIN availableif the Unit has filed in the past.Step 9: Click next and fill out theinformation as requested.Step 10: SAVE THE PAGEStep 11: PRINT THE PAGE (preferably toPDF so you can save it on your computer).Step 4: If your Unit has never filed before, Step 12: CLICK SUBMIT.click on step 1 to register as a new user.Be sure to WRITE DOWN the Login ID youare assigned! You will use this each yearStep 13: Print the “Congratulations” pagewhen you file.that shows you’ve submitted the return.Step 5: Create your password using thefollowing format - ALAFLUNIT ,filling in the blank with your Unit #. WRITEDOWN your password because you willneed it each time you file.Step 14: YOU ARE NOT DONE UNTIL YOURECEIVE THE IRS ACCEPTANCE CONFIRMATION VIA EMAIL. You can go to the controlpanel on the Urban League page (buttonacross the top of the page) to check on yourreturns progress.Step 6: If your Unit has filed before, youcan begin with Step 2 on the UrbanLeague page.Step 15: Once the Acceptance confirmation is received, PRINT either the email youreceive or the acceptance confirmation youcan see on the control page (preferably toPDF) and email to the Department secretary@alafl.orgStep 7: Verify the filing year. It shouldalways be 7/1 of the preceding yearthrough 6/30 of the current year. If it’s notStep 16: Make sure to keep hard copies ofJuly-June, you’ll need to contact the IRS toyour filing report and acceptance in yourhave your fiscal year changed so you arefinancial records for your Unit. Your Districtin compliance with national.President will want to see this during herannual visit to your Unit.10 The Family Tree
[ Troopons]SUPPORTOURTROOPS!-- Bagging Instructions -The commissaries have requested that Troopons be bagged and delivered to them as follows.1. Cut out the coupons2. Sort coupons into two piles by statusa. Expired. Not expired more than 2 months. (e.g. if today’s date is 3/1/2013, you wouldcutout coupons with an expiration date that is not older than 1/1/2013).b. Unexpired. At least two months of life left.3. Sort each of those two piles into four piles by type:a. Food itemsb. Non-food itemsc. Baby food/itemsd. Pet items (like dog food)4. Stuff them into plastic baggies.5. Write the status (Expired or Unexpired) and the type (food, non-food, baby, or pet) on them.6. Total the retail savings of the baggies and write it on them. This helps us track the value ofthe overall program.7. Mail them to SOT as follows:Support Our Troops P.O. Box 70Daytona Beach, FL 32115-0070Only “Manufacturer’s Coupons” can be used. They can be from the newspaper, dispensers ingrocery stores, tear-pads, and elsewhere as long as they state “Manufacturer’s Coupon” onthem. No assistance vouchers. No food stamps. No store coupons. No restaurant coupons. NoInternet coupons.Thank you for making a difference in the lives of our military troops and their families!Happy clipping!Diann DirczNational Security ChairmanAmerican Legion AuxiliaryDepartment of Florida239-229-257011 The Family Tree[ AUGUST 2015 ]
out a 50th Anniversary cake for us! It had my pin printed on it and what a beautiful cake! Next, it was off to Safe-ty Harbor to participate in the Fourth of July pa-rade. It is the only pa-rade put on solely by an American Legion Aux-iliary Unit, Unit 238. It had a splendid turn-out.
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