ARKANSAS
TRAVELERS
Unit
# 1 (AR) – The 13th Annual Women Veterans Luncheon was held on 8
November. Unit # 1 and the Vet Center now sponsor the luncheon, started
by representatives of the WAC, Women Marines and WAVES. The featured
speaker was Command Sgt. Major Debbie
Collins
of the Army National Guard. She is the first woman to hold this position
and only the fourth in the nation.
BAY
AREA WAVES
Unit
# 3 (CA) - The ladies stitched, stuffed, and distributed pillows
to hospitalized veterans at the Palo Alto Veterans Hospital. Some
of the ladies also assisted the Monterey Bay Veterans Organization
with their 13th Annual Wheelchair Rock Cod Fishing Derby. A donation
was made by the Unit towards the purchase by the Monterey Bay Veterans
Organization of a larger boat especially designed to accommodate
wheelchair veterans. The ladies have already signed up to assist
at the Salmon Derby in April 2004. Two of the members attended the VA POW/MIA
Day of Recognition at the VA Hospital. The busy women held
a garage sale to raise enough money to pay for a bus to transport
attending members to the All Women Veterans Luncheon in Sacramento
in November.
ROADRUNNER
Unit
# 4 (NM) - The WAVE birthday is an annual grand party for the Roadrunners,
and this year was no exception. The Albuquerque International Balloon
Fiesta honored veterans by inviting each organization to send
a representative aloft in mass with 750 hot air balloons. Unit member,
Mary Cox had a two-hour flight. In December, the unit will give comfort
items for the patients at the Veteran's Hospital. The items most in demand
are white socks. Unit members send warmest regards for a Happy Holiday
season and best wishes for health and success in 2004! |
GATEWAY
WAVES
Unit
# 5 (MO) - Unit members attended veteran activities and participated
in tributes to women veterans in November. The unit’s representatives
on this committee are Doris Latta and Dorothy Showman. Members
also collect canned goods and distribute them to homeless veterans
in St. Louis. Season greetings to one and all from Gateway
WAVES!
KEYSTONE
WAVES
Unit
# 6 (PA) – 11 October, unit members participated in the NAVY DAY REGATTA'S
"Salute to America's Heroes" held on Philadelphia's famed Schuylkill River.
They sold military beanie bears to benefit the USO. Asizeable amount was
made for our troops. Many service men and women commented on how
much they appreciate the USO. Elizabeth Robinson, board member of the Delaware
County Veterans Museum, advises the Museum is scheduled to open early
in the spring of 2004. World War II memorabilia is needed to
make a museum display for the women. So, Women of the Sea Services
please make your donations or loan any of your treasures to be displayed
for the men, women and youth of America to see. For info contact: Elizabeth
D. Robinson:
(610)
459-3077
or
E-mail: RobinsWAVE@msn.com
BLUE
MOUNTAIN WAVES
Unit
# 12 (PA) - In November, the unit hosted the annual Women in Service Luncheon,
where we honor women from all branches of the service. It's great to see
Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Air Force veterans get together
and tell of their experiences. The 20th anniversary of the forming of the
unit was celebrated in October. An afternoon at the Veteran's Hospital
in Lebanon was spent playing Bingo with the patients there. "Goodie"
boxes are still being sent to relatives of members who are serving in the
armed forces both here and abroad.
GARDEN
STATE WAVES
Unit
# 16 (NJ) – Unit members attended an awards luncheon in October sponsored
by the New Jersey National Guard Museum. The occasion was to present |
a
tape to those giving an oral history of their participation in the
military. Bonnie Selb, NJ State Director, was one of those honored. Several
unit members will be giving their history in the near future.
CHANNEL
ISLANDS
Unit
# 20 (CA) – The unit’s efforts in Operation Paperback continue to
garner e-mails and notes of appreciation from the military
around the world. It is gratifying to learn how much they all appreciate
the books.
GULF
COAST WAVES
Unit
# 27 (FL) – The unit sponsored 17th Annual Women Veterans Recognition
Luncheon, was held on 1 November. Women veterans from all branches
were invited. Unit members continue to collect and distribute
canned goods to the needy. The unit plans to sponsor a bingo party
at the State Veterans Nursing Home in Land O’Lakes and distribute
Christmas gifts to the women veterans
THREE
RIVERS
Unit
# 28 (PA) – Members met in July at the Western Pennsylvania Veterans
Home, where they hosted a picnic for the women veterans. Good food, good
friends and Eleanor Berge’s program kept them singing. September,
the members met at a new riverside restaurant and planned the November
Veterans Day dinner and parade. The unit’s immediate past president,
Elaine McCallum, was the Federation’s Commander for the event.
GOLDEN
WEST
Unit
#31 (CA) - The first meeting of the fall season was a potluck held
at Leisure World, Seal Beach. The food, as usual, was great and following
the meeting and lunch, several new and old members told when, where, and
why, they enlisted, where they served, and what they did after the Navy
days were over. In October, the charter lunch was held on Oct 11th. The
All Women Veterans Luncheon was held on Nov. 1st. Plans are in progress
for the holiday lunch and meeting in December. At present, the membership
stands at 56. The unit’s on -going project is collecting grocery coupons
for the Seal Beach Weapons Center enlisted personnel. |
