The Auxiliary will host a purse Auction Saturday, Nov. 5, from 2-5 p.m. Each donated purse will contain several gifts – cash, jewelry, gift certificates, etc. You bid on the unopened purse, and get the purse and contents. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year. Proceeds are divided amongst our causes – Hospital, Americanism, Community Service, Child Welfare.
Food will be available all afternoon, and up to 7 p.m.
Donations are still being accepted. Members – ask your favorite business for a gift card! We have donations letters with all the information available. See an officer.
We are planning a Christmas in July dinner to be held on Saturday, July 16. Proceeds will go to the Child Welfare Fund to support our Christmas program. The Auxiliary buys gifts for local needy children, as well as delivers meal baskets. More details will be available soon.
Attendance – Ladies, just attending an event makes a difference. Buy a baked good at the bake sale, enjoy a dinner at the post or try your luck at Show the Money. The more people who attend our events, the more money we raise for our charities!
Host/Chairwoman – If you host an event, you decide which AmVets Auxiliary you’d like to support. Hosting is easy, and you can recruit as much help as you need. You DO NOT need to be an officer to host an event. Every member is encouraged to step up and volunteer at least once.
Volunteer – Let us know if you’d like to help out during any of our events. See an officer or the host/chairwoman of the event.
Questions – Ask any officer or the host/chairwoman of the event
SPECIAL EVENTS
Christmas Gifts
We will be collecting unwrapped gifts at the Post, or a $10 cash donation. Items will be delivered to Leesburg Elementary School by Dec. 14. We will be posting a wish list from children. You are welcome to buy gifts for a specific child or donate any item. Please watch our Bulletin Board for more information
Christmas Party
The Auxiliary will host a party to thank all of our donors for their support. Tentatively scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 18. The AmVets will supply the meat, and we are asking people who can to bring a dish to share.
MONTHLY/ONGOING EVENTS
BAKE SALES, 2- 6 p.m. the second Sunday of the month. If you aren’t hosting, please donate a baked good. Just drop off your items at the Post on the day of the bake sale.
SATURDAY DINNERS, 5-7 p.m. the first and third Saturdays of the month
MONDAY DINNERS, 5-7 p.m. the last Monday of the month for the AmVets planning meeting
SHOW ME THE MONEY – Second and Fourth Thursdays of the month. $20 per hand to play. Cash prizes. Building jackpot. Never played? Don’t worry – it’s very easy. Select a set of three cards from the front table. If the caller calls your three cards, yell “Show Me the Money” and win cash! Food available to purchase.
YEARLY EVENTS
Purse Auction
Nov. 6, 3-7 p.m. Bid often, bid high! All proceeds are divided among our 5 charitable divisions – Hospital, Americanism, Community Service, Child Welfare and Scholarship Fund.
Thanksgiving Baskets
Christmas gifts for needy children and baskets for families
Monday, Nov. 7, 4:30 p.m. All members are encouraged to attend the monthly meetings. Please note the house rule that if you are in the building during the monthly meeting you must attend – you will not be served at the bar while the meeting is being held.
The Auxiliary is hosting its monthly bake sale on Sunday, Oct. 9, from 2-6 p.m. Donations of baked goods or cash are always welcome.
Stop by and grab your desserts for the week while helping to support our charities. Most items sell for $1, $2, or $3, though we sometimes have entire pies or cakes available.
Each year in April the Auxiliary votes on how to spend the money that was raised in the past year. We support a number of charities. On Monday, April 4, during the regular meeting at 4:30, we will be voting on distribution of our money. Your vote counts! Please join us and have a say in where our money goes.
On Monday, April 4, the Auxiliary will be making nominations for officers for the coming year. If you would like to get involved, now is the time. Nominations will be open on Monday. The vote is Monday, May 2. The meetings start at 4:30 p.m.
YOUR VOTE COUNTS! Please join us the next two meetings as we prepare for the coming year.
We are in the process of updating our bylaws and nominating officers for the coming year. On Monday, April 4, all Auxiliary members are encouraged to attend the 4:30 meeting for these important decisions. This is YOUR club, and your vote counts. The election of officers will be held Monday, May 2. If at all possible, please try and attend the next two meetings.
Each second and fourth Thursday of the month the Ladies Auxiliary hosts the card game Show Me the Money. Never played? No worries – it’s simple! Bring a few friends, grab a meal meal offered by the Auxiliary (usually hot dogs, sloppy joes or something similar for $2 or $3) and have fun. It’s the easiest way to support the Auxiliary – a portion of the money collected each week goes to support our charities.
HOW TO PLAY:
Pay $20 for 20 hands. Pick your cards. There will be a stack of cards on the table to choose from, in sets of three (see sample below). You will need something to mark your cards. Most people use coins, and we have a bag of pennies if you need to use them during game play.
No luck with the ones you picked? No problem, you can change your cards several times during the night – the caller will announce it.
Once everyone has their cards and it hits 6 p.m., the caller will start Round 1 (of 20). She will use a fresh deck of cards each round, and will call the cards from the stack. … 1 of Spades, 2 of Hearts, 10 of Spades, 9 of Clubs … In the examples above, the person with the hand on the left would place a marker on the 10 of Spades, the person on the right on the 9 of clubs. When all three of your cards are called, you yell “Show Me the Money” and raise your hand (so we can find you!) A volunteer will read back your cards to the caller to verify your win, and you get the money!
Prizes per round are determined by how many people are playing, usually $11 -$18 a round, though it can be more depending on the crowd. If more than one person wins a round, the money is split among them. The more people who play, the bigger the prizes!
Jackpot: As of January 2022, it’s up over $500. Each week a portion of the money collected from players is put into the jackpot. To win, get Show Me the Money on the card that is called immediately after a Joker.
The Auxiliary is hosting its monthly bake sale on Sunday, Oct. 9, from 2-6 p.m. Donations of baked goods or cash are always welcome. 
