District 2
Shelley Schuster – District 2 President
district2@ndala.org
Happy Spring District 2 Members!
It looks like Spring is finally here and I hope everyone had a good winter!
District 2 held their 2025 Spring Meeting on Saturday, April 26. The meeting was well attended with twenty members from ten units and four guests. Thank you to everyone who attended. Thank you to Paul Farup Unit 147 of Park River for assisting with registration and door prizes and Unit 201 of Minto for presenting the Memorial Service ceremony.
Department President, LoAnn Dick, discussed membership and encouraged members to recruit all granddaughters. She reminded units to send in dues as you receive them and do not hold them. She spoke on the upcoming Department Convention and National Convention encouraging members to attend.
Department President-Elect, Candace Berg, congratulated our District on reaching 91.9% membership. Keep it up everyone and let us make the push for membership to 100%. Congratulations to Marquita Novak, membership chairman of Park River Unit 147, for signing up ten new members!
Discussion on service hours and volunteering with more ideas to help members fill out their impact reports.
- Quilts of Valor – keep track of shopping, driving, sewing time, and amount of funds spent on supplies.
- Poppies- if interested in helping make poppies, contact the Department Office.
- Pop can tabs – Continue to collect and give them to your Post to support Legion Programs.
- Helping homebound – Delivering Meals on Wheels and running errands.
- Care packages to deployed – Include items such as: Chapstick, squirt guns, game balls for outdoor sports, and soft toilet tissue.
Proposed changes in the Constitution & Bylaws and Standing Rules were discussed. All units should review these documents. If you have concerns or comments, please bring them to the 2025 Department Convention in June. If you cannot attend, please send comments to me so I can bring them to the convention.
Cheryl Evenson, Department AEF Chairman, is seeking donations for the Auxiliary Emergency Fund. A collection was taken and $100 has been sent to the Department Office. Units, please consider sending donations to this fund. It helps our members during emergency situations they may experience.
I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the Department Convention in June!
Shelley Schuster
District 2 President
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Vice President – Larissa Schmitz
The American Legion and Auxiliary held its Spring District 2 Meeting in Park River on Saturday, April 26, 2025. A large group of Legion and Auxiliary members from the surrounding area attended the meeting in the Park River Legion Building.
Prior to the Joint Meeting, special ‘Welcome Home’ coins were presented to all Vietnam-era veterans in attendance. These coins were especially cast to honor and welcome home the Vietnam veterans that never really received a proper homecoming upon returning from the conflict. North Dakota is the only Department (State) that has taken on this project. There were twenty-three veterans that accepted the coin and a sincere ‘Thank You’ from North Dakota’s National Executive Committeeman, Steve Anderson. This was a heartwarming presentation with a few wet eyes in the group.
The coin face depicts the North Dakota state flag, the POW/MIA flag, the Western meadowlark (state bird), the prairie rose (state flower), and the Vietnam Wall. These are all encircled with 238 stars representing the known conflict casualties from North Dakota. The reverse side reads “The State of North Dakota /Welcome Home” with an image of the country of Vietnam and a Vietnam Campaign ribbon.
Following the presentation, a joint meeting was held with the Legion and Auxiliary. Introductions and remarks were made by James Kellogg, American Legion National Vice Commander from Minnesota; LoAnn Dick, Auxiliary Department President; Mamie Havelka, Legion Department Commander; and Candace Berg, Auxiliary President-Elect. The Auxiliary then moved to another venue and continued their meeting with District 2 President Shelley Schuster presiding.
Following both sessions, a delightful meal was served. Park River always does such a great job hosting District Meetings. A big ‘Thank You’ to the members.
Submitted by Judy Twete, Auxiliary NEC
District 2 Units
- Cavalier Unit 11
- Edinburg Unit 156
- Forest River Unit 251
- Grafton Unit 41
- Grand Forks Unit 6
- Lakota Unit 21
- Lankin Unit 157
- Larimore Unit 97
- Manvel Unit 299
- McVille Unit 135
- Michigan Unit 238
- Minto Unit 201
- Mountain Unit 227
- Northwood Unit 92
- Park River Unit 147
- Pembina Unit 77
- Pisek Unit 208
- St. Thomas Unit 168
- Thompson Unit 181
- Tolna Unit 162