EDITOR’SLETTER VOLUME 77, NUMBER 5


Dear Members, At the 2015 Mid-Year Conference in Anaheim,


California, the National District Council Members voted to approve the funds necessary to build our very own custom membership software. We have been working on it ever since. If you came to National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, you may have come to an informational meeting about where we are with the system. It’s named M.A.L.T.A., Membership Auxiliary Leadership Technology Access. As I write this, the National +HDGTXDUWHUV VWDII DUH GRLQJ WKH ÀUVW URXQGV RI testing. This is an exciting step for us. They are not only making sure the basic stuff works, but they are making sure it’s user-friendly, too. We will talk more about M.A.L.T.A. in each


>>We will talk more about M.A.L.T.A. in


each issue leading up to its release in July 2017.


issue leading up to its release in July 2017. We want you all to be ready for it and excited to use it, just like us. To the left is the logo made just for M.A.L.T.A. We want you to get used to seeing it and hearing about it. Everything about the system should make your job and our job easier. Probably the best part about the system is that since the Auxiliary is the owner of the code that makes up the system, we can change whatever we don’t like...easier, faster and cheaper than with an outside system we might use. In the meantime, enjoy this issue of the magazine. See what fellow members are up to, get ideas for your own projects and be inspired to continue the mission of the organization. We are ALWAYS looking for good story ideas,


TYK


What is the minimum number of business meetings an Auxiliary must have per year?


Find the answer on Page 19.


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Member Spotlights and My Veteran stories. All you have to do is call, mail, email us or send a Facebook message. We will take it from there. We know without a doubt that you are doing amazing things. We hear snippets, rumors, ideas. But we want MORE! Amanda Cook, Editor, and I are ready and willing to share your story with all the members.


EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Cara Skodack Day EDITOR


Amanda Cook


VFW AUXILIARY MAGAZINE is published six times per year – January, March, May, July, September and November – by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Auxiliary, 406 West 34th St., 10th Floor, Kansas City, MO 64111.


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