I am happy to introduce myself, Madge Parks as your Department President for 2011-2012. My theme this year is “On Wings for our Heroes.” I became a member of the Veterans of Foreign in 1992 under the eligibility of my wonderful late husband Richard G. Parks, who served in WWII in the Pacific and we both joined Renton Post #1263.

The reason I joined the Ladies Auxiliary was to better serve our Veterans and their families and the community. I wanted to be part of an organization that was growing and moving toward bettering the lives and health of our Veterans and their families.

This year my special project is for the Wounded Warriors. The soldiers that are returning home are feeling hopeless and less a person. Their lives have changed in ways you can’t imagine. They wonder who they are, what will happen next and where they will go now. They have changed mentally and physically forever. I hope we can make a difference for them by supporting them and their families.

We all need to work together this year and have “team work” to accomplish our goals. I am looking forward to serving you and our soldiers to put “On Wings for our Heroes.”

Loyally,
Madge Parks
LA-VFW Department President
mangelvfw@comcast.net

PH: (253) 212-0976