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Wilkes County Veterans History Project: VFW Post 1142 Auxiliary

AWARDS

Members of the Auxiliary showing off their awards

L to R: Maebelle Nance; President, Heather Dean; Historian, Sherry Brooks; Treasurer, 

seated: Jax Poff; Chaplain, with service dog, Lacey Grace

Awards!

Forty auxiliaries participated in this category, distributing 36,201 poppies across 29 events

Buddy Poppy Display won first at State Convention

The VFW Auxiliary Department in North Carolina

consists of 74 groups with a total of 6,872 members.  

Post-1142 was the first of 41 participating groups in this year's membership drive.

This first-place award (out of 36) recognizes receipt of health certification.

Forty-six auxiliary groups across the state participated in this category.

With 49 participating groups, Post 1142 came in second.

ACTIVITIES

Standing L to R: Heather Woods, Linda Sprinkle, Vicki Nichols,

Hope Rainey, Sherry Brooks, Joann Caudill, Brenda Minton,

Joe Brooks, Linda Flora, Valasia Morgan, Maebelle Nance, Liz Calloway,

Brenda Welborn, Pat Brooks, Debra Smith,

Seated L to R: Jax Poff w/ Lacey Grace, Rusty Allen, Farres Upton

Maebelle Nance working on a poppy display.

Maebell Nance, Auxiliary President presents Caleb Lewis

with an award for his Veteran Art

Veteran art by Caleb Lewis wins 1st in state and 5th in the National Contest

This portrait is of his grandfather in service and as a veteran.

Luke Barker receives the Patriot's Pen Award

from Auxiliary President, Maebelle Nance

Volunteering at the North Wilkesboro Speedway

L to R: Tim Nance, Maebelle Nance, Brenda Welborn, Kim Hayes,

Debra Smith, Sherry Brooks, Hope Rainey, Brian Rainey

Heather in the press box at National Convention

L to R: Debra Smith, Marge Gray, Heather Woods, Sherry Brooks

Patty Harris in the back

District 15 Meeting (Allegheny County)

Back Row - L to R: Heather Woods, Mary Miller, _____, Marge Gray, Suzanne Moore, Patrick Bieber, Connie Holt

Front Row - L to R: Brenda Welborn, Kim Hayes, Maebelle Nance, Pat Brooks, Diana Hubbard, Sherry Brooks

Kim Hayes (Rosie the Riveter), Sherry Brooks (Betsy Ross),

Maebelle Nance (witch) Pat Brooks (pumpkin) 

Brenda Welborn (Senorita) Jax Poff w/ Lacey Grace (leopards)

Kim Hayes as Rosie the Riveter

Working at Creepy Creek - Halloween in Wilkesboro

Back Row - L to R: Pat Brooks, Linda Flora, Maebelle Nance

Middle Row - L to R: Debra Smith, Kim Hayes

Front Row - L to R: Vicki Nichols, Sherry Brooks, Brenda Welborn

Volunteering to fill backpacks with snacks for children in need.

L to R:  Sherry Brooks, Pat Brooks, Linda Flora, Maebelle Nance,

Brenda Welborn, Hope Rainey, Suzanne Moore