Junior Member Activities
Download the Junior Activities Chairman Guide HERE
Download the Junior Activities Program Brochure HERE
Download Patch Program Forms Level 1 - Level 2 - Level 3
Engaging the next generation to become members in the American Legion Auxiliary is the important purpose of the Junior Activities program. Junior membership is open to girls from infancy through age 17. The Junior Activities program prepares girls under the age of 18 to become active adult members of the organization by providing positive volunteer experiences that instill the ideals of the Auxiliary. These young ladies develop leadership skills while having fun and will hopefully become the future leaders of our organization.
Juniors are members of the Auxiliary who are organized as a committee of a unit. Juniors are not a separate organization. Junior members conduct their own meetings and perform their own special activities. Junior members plan their own community service projects, along with supporting projects sponsored by the Auxiliary and The American Legion Family.
Connecting with our Junior members and involving them in worthwhile activities that support our mission is the best way to ensure the continuation of the Auxiliary for as long as there are veterans to serve.
Purpose Statement
To interest eligible young women (under age 18) in adult membership through positive experiences of mission-based volunteer opportunities that instill the ideals of the organization.
National Junior Officers
The Junior officers are honorary in title. Their work should be coordinated with the work of unit officers. At the unit level, honorary Junior officers traditionally include president, vice president, chaplain, historian, secretary, treasurer and sergeant-at-arms. Honorary Junior officers may vary by department but are likely to reflect the structure of the unit.
The honorary national Junior president is an ambassador for the American Legion Auxiliary and the Junior Activities program. She maintains contact with the national Junior Activities chairman and National Headquarters program coordinator. She also leads and motivates attending Junior members to a successful National Junior Meeting at the Auxiliary’s annual national convention.
Juniors Patch Program
The Juniors Patch Program is designed to foster the ideals of volunteer service in our communities and for our veterans. The Patch Program incentivizes active participation and helps Junior members learn about the Auxiliary. An annual Junior Meeting is held to provide these young members with an opportunity to become acquainted with girls from different states and experience multicultural team building while forming exciting new friendships.
Scholarships
Junior members are eligible to apply for the Auxiliary’s National Spirit of Youth Scholarship. Each year, five young women are competitively selected to each receive a four-year scholarship to pursue a college education, currently awarded at $1,000 per year for four years.
Download the Junior Activities Program Brochure HERE
Download Patch Program Forms Level 1 - Level 2 - Level 3
Engaging the next generation to become members in the American Legion Auxiliary is the important purpose of the Junior Activities program. Junior membership is open to girls from infancy through age 17. The Junior Activities program prepares girls under the age of 18 to become active adult members of the organization by providing positive volunteer experiences that instill the ideals of the Auxiliary. These young ladies develop leadership skills while having fun and will hopefully become the future leaders of our organization.
Juniors are members of the Auxiliary who are organized as a committee of a unit. Juniors are not a separate organization. Junior members conduct their own meetings and perform their own special activities. Junior members plan their own community service projects, along with supporting projects sponsored by the Auxiliary and The American Legion Family.
Connecting with our Junior members and involving them in worthwhile activities that support our mission is the best way to ensure the continuation of the Auxiliary for as long as there are veterans to serve.
Purpose Statement
To interest eligible young women (under age 18) in adult membership through positive experiences of mission-based volunteer opportunities that instill the ideals of the organization.
National Junior Officers
The Junior officers are honorary in title. Their work should be coordinated with the work of unit officers. At the unit level, honorary Junior officers traditionally include president, vice president, chaplain, historian, secretary, treasurer and sergeant-at-arms. Honorary Junior officers may vary by department but are likely to reflect the structure of the unit.
The honorary national Junior president is an ambassador for the American Legion Auxiliary and the Junior Activities program. She maintains contact with the national Junior Activities chairman and National Headquarters program coordinator. She also leads and motivates attending Junior members to a successful National Junior Meeting at the Auxiliary’s annual national convention.
Juniors Patch Program
The Juniors Patch Program is designed to foster the ideals of volunteer service in our communities and for our veterans. The Patch Program incentivizes active participation and helps Junior members learn about the Auxiliary. An annual Junior Meeting is held to provide these young members with an opportunity to become acquainted with girls from different states and experience multicultural team building while forming exciting new friendships.
Scholarships
Junior members are eligible to apply for the Auxiliary’s National Spirit of Youth Scholarship. Each year, five young women are competitively selected to each receive a four-year scholarship to pursue a college education, currently awarded at $1,000 per year for four years.
