VFW Auxiliary 12065

10/08/2026

Check out your profile year! Refresh your knowledge of the Bylaws and what you can share about our great Organization! 🙌🏽

MEMBERSHIP MONDAY - MAKE MALTA SHINE!

The first step to making MALTA SHINE for you is activating and using it! I promise if you haven't been using Malta once you start you will be glad you did. There is a wealth of information available designed to help individual auxiliary members and officers at all levels.

MALTA PROFILE - I want to encourage all of our members to review their profile information in Malta and make sure it is both accurate and complete. The information on your profile transfers to various reports generated by Malta. If your email is missing or incorrect it will prevent you from receiving important emails sent by the Department or National Organization. Our Department Secretary and I have both received multiple invalid email address messages after attempting to email time sensitive information to members. Overall, only 41% of our Department Members currently even have an email address on their Malta profile. That means 59% of you will miss out on important news sent via email. Your profile area is also where you can subscribe to receiving the National Auxiliary E-Magazine.

DUTIES - This tab will only be displayed if you serve as an officer at any level. It will list resources and reports that will assist you in your specific officer position.

MEMBER RESOURCES - Here every member can find the following:

• Podium Edition Bylaws & Ritual book
• National Program book
• Building on the VFW Auxiliary Foundation
• Full page of resource items specific for every Auxiliary Program.
• National Convention Proposed, Adopted & Defeated Resolutions
• National Headquarters Staff
• Biographies for National Line Officers, Program Ambassadors, & National District Council Members

VIEW CARD - At the very top right of the Malta portal is where you can view, print or download your membership card.

ANNUAL MEMBERS - On the right of the blue bar on the top of the portal page in red you will find the option to pay your annual dues or convert to a life membership. The Convert to Life option will be the only option visible when you have already paid your current annual dues.

CANCER GRANTS - The VFW Auxiliary offers cancer grants to members who are battling cancer. The grant amount is currently $550.00 and funds are paid directly to the member. Application with eligibility requirements and instructions is available right here in Malta.

If you haven't yet activated Malta, you can do so by going to https://malta.vfwauxiliary.org/Account/NewLogin click on Activate Account and complete the requested information.

Members that already have an active Malta account, PLEASE take a moment to REVIEW YOUR PROFILE and make sure your address, phone number and email information is accurate. Reporting any of these contact changes to the Department Secretary for our Roster will NOT update them in your Malta account. We need to keep Malta updated ourselves.

Malta is a resource available to us and only truly SHINES when we use it and keep our profile information current!

Lisa Delaney
Department Membership Chairman

09/14/2026

Great Workshops! All Chair persons were on top of their game! Sorry more of our members couldn’t attend!

09/08/2026

📣 VFW AUXILIARY MEMBERSHIP DUES REMINDER 📣

Together, we’ve accomplished amazing things. Let’s keep the momentum going!

⭐ Renew early.
⭐ Stay involved.
⭐ Keep making a difference.

❤️ Auxiliary membership is so much more than a number! Membership is a COMMITMENT to our VETERANS, their FAMILIES, and our COMMUNITIES! Remind our lapsed members that we need them to continue our mission of SERVING AMERICA'S HEROES. ❤

💡 Have you considered a Life Membership? 💡

A Life Membership is a one-time payment. No more annual dues and it demonstrates a lifelong commitment to the VFW Auxiliary Mission!

AGE COST
Through 20 $253
21-25 $242
26-30 $230
31-35 $219
36-40 $213
41-45 $201
46-50 $196
51-55 $184
56-60 $173
61-65 $161
66-70 $150
71-75 $132
76-80 $109
81-85 $86
86-90 $69
91 and over $58

🇺🇸 EITHER WAY PLEASE DON’T WAIT AND RENEW TODAY! 🇺🇸

09/02/2026

Members please pray for the family of our Now Past Department President’s family. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽. This is a shocker. 🥲😢

IN MEMORY...SONJA LAMBERT
November 20, 1956 - August 31, 2026

It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Sonja Lambert, Department of Louisiana VFW Auxiliary President.

Sonja knew how to work hard, and how to have fun. She leaves behind a legacy of love, a life of service, a smile for all, and will be deeply missed.

Services are pending and will be shared once arrangements are completed.

We respectfully request that you keep Sonja's family in your thoughts and in your prayers as they navigate their way through this incredibly difficult time.

09/01/2026

2026-2027 VFW Auxiliary National Veterans & Family Support Ambassador Beth West's focus this year is on Post-Traumatic Stress and mental health awareness.

She explains, "This is very personal for me and something I am passionate about as a spouse to and granddaughter of veterans who struggled/are struggling with PTS. The family suffers, too. Secondary PTS is perhaps less recognized and diagnosed than PTS, yet just as prevalent in the immediate families of veterans living with PTS. Our focus should be on promotion of the resources we have to help those struggling and to educate the public on them as well."

Some suggestions she gives to make this happen include holding a veteran/military resource fair, asking a qualified speaker to address your meeting about su***de prevention, PTS and Secondary PTS or promoting the 988 (then press 1) Su***de Prevention and Crisis Lifeline.

As a reminder, September is Su***de Awareness Month and it's already right around the corner, which makes this an idea time to start planning ahead for an event, project or promotion that helps to increase awareness and offer support.

08/14/2026

Sandra Hutson

08/10/2026

WARNING, MEMBERS!
We have been targeted by scammers, spammers and bots today.

Between 7:30-9:00 this morning, thousands of spam comments were left on our posts dating back more than six months. (Edited to Add: they started again around 1 and continued every few seconds until 4. Please DO NOT RESPOND to these comments, not even to tag us. Just report to Facebook.)

They each had the same wording describing a "national t-shirt," which we do not have, with a link, which you SHOULD NOT click! (Edited to add: they have changed the wording to VFW Auxiliary; it is the same spam/scam.)

After each one, there was a comment or two in which many members were tagged by the scammer.

These posts came from multiple accounts, with no one account posting more than once, which makes it difficult for us to flag, block and delete these comments. We are working hard to get rid of and report all of these, but it can be difficult to catch them all, especially as new ones are coming in.

Please DO NOT CLICK ON LINKS in the comments of posts unless they are posted by VFW Auxiliary National Headquarters' official page.

Also, DO NOT purchase VFW Auxiliary shirts or other materials from third-party vendors. Best case scenario, you are purchasing from an unauthorized vendor and receive a low-quality product, and worst-case scenario you pay money, never receive the product and your credit card information is compromised.

If you're looking for t-shirts with the VFW Auxiliary logo, you can find what you need at the VFW Store, www.vfwstore.org.

Protect yourself, your peace and your information. Do not click on these links. And if you're ever not sure if something is a scam or spam, send us a DM and ask. We are happy to help

08/09/2026

VFW Auxiliary National President Donna K. Mills and VFW Commander-in-Chief Cory L. Geisler have teamed up for the 2026-2027 Program Year with a joint special project: Operation Bring Them Home.

The purpose of this is to support the efforts of the DPAA, which works tirelessly to identify and repatriate the remains of troops who have, for too long, been listed as missing in action.

We hope VFW Auxiliary members embrace this special project this year. Thank you for all you do.