POst 4999 AUXILIARY
honoring the dead by helping the living.
The VFW Auxiliary is made up of men and women who have or had a family member who served our country. Dues are $20 per year. Membership meetings are the first Monday of every month at 2pm except in the months of February and March.
The Auxiliary serves food every Friday night that the Post has BINGO. The kitchen is open from 4:30-6:30 pm. The Auxiliary also hosts an annual Christmas potluck, a Christmas raffle, and supplies Christmas gifts to Veterans at Heritage Health.
The Auxiliary gives several gifts to different organizations within the community throughout the year. We give gifts to the Veterans at the ARC nursing home on Valentine's Day, Veterans Day and Christmas. Twice a year, we give gifts to the LaSalle Veterans home. We also donated gifts to the Community Needs Agency bi-annually. Throughout the year, we make donations to others on an as-needed basis, which is discussed at monthly meetings.
We award a yearly $2,000 scholarship to a senior of the Illinois Valley Central High School. Their parent or relative must be eligible as a Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Find eligibility information here. Contact Auxiliary President Sue Skillestad if you would like to join.
SUE SKILLSTAD
President
Phone: (309) 691-6848
(309) 696-4131
LINDA WOODALL
Senior Vice President
Phone: (309) 274-4720
(309) 287-6274
DEB HARMS
Junior Vice President
Phone: (309) 224-8723
Cherie Darnell
Treasurer
Phone: (309) 589-3447
(309) 210-9593
Cherie Darnell
Secretary
Phone: (309) 589-3447
(309) 210-9593
Karen stickel
Chaplain
Phone: (309) 232-1597
PATRICE ESPINOSA
Guard
Phone: (309) 253-0343
Mary Greene
Conductress
Phone: (309) 839-2589
(309) 369-2118
HOLLY VOLK
Asst. Conductress
Phone: (309) 274-6138
(309) 634-6529
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
Trustees:
3 Year - Karen Stickel
2 Year - Mary Greene
1 Year - Marge Karman
STATIONS:
Banner Bearer - Patrice Espinosa
Flag Bearer - Jody Bautsch / Dem Harms
COLOR BEARERS:
#1 Deb Harms
#2 Marge Karman
#3 Jody Bautsch
#4 Rene Darnell
investigating comm.:
#1 Mary Greene
#2 Rene Darnell
Additional Members:
Veteran & Family - Linda Woodall
Natl. Home - Linda Woodall
Historian - Cherie Darnell
Legislative - Cherie Darnell
Grave Reg. - Cherie Darnell
Youth Activities - Sue Skillstad
Americanism/VOD - Sue Skillstad
Poppies - Sue Skillestad / Cherie Darnell
Hospital - Mary Greene
Cancer - Mary Greene
Membership - Cherie Darnell
Nursing Home - Mary Greene
Patriotic Inst. - Karen Stickel
Mentor - Linda Woodall
Funeral - Linda Woodall / Deb Harms
Kitchen - Sue Skillestad
Raffle - Mary Greene / Jody Bautsch
Hall Decoration - Everyone