Breakfast

Patriotic Religious Service

National Parade

States Dinner

Convention

Awards - 2007-2008

Children & Youth

National Southern Division-Outstanding Unit Award-Citation/Plaque-Angela Kraft, Unit 258

Historian

Certificate of Participation-Citation-Barbara White, Senior Department Historian

National Southern Division-Department Junior Historian Award-Certificate of Merit-Citation/Plaque Shelbilyn Mott, Junior Department Historian

National-Department Junior Historian Award-Citation National/Plaque-Shelbilyn Mott, Junior Department Historian

National-Department Junior Historian-Certificate of Participation-Citation-Shelbilyn Mott, Junior Department Historian

Junior Activities

National-Best Overall Junior Activities Program-Plaque-Shelby Bland, Unit 258

Legislation

Certificate of Appreciation-Mildred Moore, Chairman

Membership

Certificate for Growth & Retention-Julius Boutte #365

Membership Cash Award:  2008 Target #1 Department reaching 65% goal by 1st Wednesday in December 2007 - $100 Maggie Watts, President, Ethel Theriot Chairman

Membership Cash Award:  2008 Target #2 Department reaching 80% goal by 1st Wednesday in Februay 2008 - $100 Mary Henry President, Ethel Theriot Chairman

Presidents and Secretaries Award:  Top five Departments with the highest percentage of goal on the Wednesday immediately prior to the opening of the Presidents and Secretaries Conference.

Honored guests at the Presidents and Secretaries Banquet:  Maggie Watts President, Cheryl Bossenmeyer Secretary

Spirit Award:  Traveling Pin awarded to one Department from each membership group with the highest percentage of membership goal - Category C - Louisiana - Maggie Watts President, Ethel Theriot Chaiman

President's Recruiter Award:  Recruit 3 - T.E.A.M. Lapel Pin - 13 Pins Awarded

President's Recruiter Award:  Recruit - Sign up one new senior member to qualify for cash award drawing of $100 for a total of $1,000 (145 entries from Louisiana) - Tina Brown won $100

Poppy

National Miss Poppy (13 - 18)-Brittany Watts, Unit 258

Certificate of Participation-Miss Poppy (6 – 12)-Treaser McArthur, Unit 16

National Southern Division-Best Poppy Poster Class I Award-Kaitlyn Allen, Unit 16

National Southern Division-Best Poppy Poster Class II Award-Josie Cortez, Unit 83

National Southern Division-Unique Way of Promoting the American Legion Family in Distributing Poppies-Eleanor Travirca, Unit 83

Public Relations

National President's Excellence Award for Public Relations Program-Jane Duracher, Unit 16