The 2025-2026 ALA administrative year emphasis is mission driven and family focused. We are going back to why we were organized and with focus on the family — not just the families we serve — but The American Legion Family.
Working together
A citation will be offered for an American Legion Family (unit, post, chapter, or squadron) that organizes, carries out, and submits a report of a project in your community that includes the whole Family.
In addition to this citation, a “Family Three” award will be introduced. If you recruit three ALA members, three Legionnaires, and three Sons of The American Legion members, you will receive a special pin from the national Membership Committee chair and a certificate signed by the three American Legion Family national leaders. This is open to members from the entire American Legion Family. Entries will come through the Auxiliary. The form for submission is available at www.ALAforVeterans.org.
Happy birthday, America
We are supporting the America250 initiative with The American Legion. We will also be celebrating in our membership, our essays, and more. Celebrations will be part of our national Junior meetings and Mission Trainings. A birthday party is planned for next year’s National Convention.
Recognizing our Junior members
A new award for Juniors will be available during the 2025-2026 ALA year: the Rising Star Junior Award. It will recognize our Juniors who are too young to qualify for Junior Member of the Year for scholarships, but they are still out there working the American Legion Auxiliary’s mission.
Fundraising focus
The Spirit of Youth Scholarship Fund is an umbrella that supports three separate scholarship opportunities for participants in American Legion Auxiliary programs. One is for American Legion Auxiliary Junior members, another for the Junior Members of the Year, and one is for participants in the American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation program. The Spirit of Youth Scholarship Fund is the fundraising focus for this administrative year.
For more information, visit www.ALAforVeterans.org/scholarships/spirit-of-youth. To donate, text “SPIRIT” to 1-844-940-3450.
Be the One continues
We will continue to stand with The American Legion Family in our Be the One mission. This year, we will have an extra focus on our female veterans and the special challenges they face.
Merit Medallion Award for Department Excellence continues
The Auxiliary will continue to build on strengthening our units and departments through this award. Many of the requirements will remain the same.
