| Dept. of Mississippi 2007-08 PR Committee Diane Cantrell, Chairman Angela Kilcrease Brenda Newell Leslie Crosby Carolyn Tardy |
Public Relations
First Place Press Book
PR Chairman Diane Cantrell (middle)
presented Glen Crosby Unit 165
President Shirley Turner and PR
Chairman Inez McCain with a 1st
Place plaque for their Press Book.
Diane, also President of Unit 1992,
Gautier-Vancleave, accepted the 2nd
Place Press Book Award for her Unit.
Angela Kilcrease (below), PR
Chairman for Walthall County Unit 56,
was presented 3rd Place.
PR Chairman Diane Cantrell (middle)
presented Glen Crosby Unit 165
President Shirley Turner and PR
Chairman Inez McCain with a 1st
Place plaque for their Press Book.
Diane, also President of Unit 1992,
Gautier-Vancleave, accepted the 2nd
Place Press Book Award for her Unit.
Angela Kilcrease (below), PR
Chairman for Walthall County Unit 56,
was presented 3rd Place.
American Legion Auxiliary
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CALLING ALL UNIT PR CHAIRMEN!
The NALPA Wants You!
There is a wealth of ideas for exchanging, developing newsletters for your own Unit and/or
other public relations activities, and ways of communicating your Legion family goals from the
National American Legion Press Association.
The NALPA Wants You!
There is a wealth of ideas for exchanging, developing newsletters for your own Unit and/or
other public relations activities, and ways of communicating your Legion family goals from the
National American Legion Press Association.
A NALPA membership is $10 yearly, with the membership year covering September 1 through
August 31 each year. Please take a moment to visit the NALPA Web site to get a taste of
information that is available at your fingertips:National American Legion Press Association.
Also, don’t forget about subscribing to The American Legion Dispatch. NALPA members get a
discount of $9—another incentive to join!
August 31 each year. Please take a moment to visit the NALPA Web site to get a taste of
information that is available at your fingertips:National American Legion Press Association.
Also, don’t forget about subscribing to The American Legion Dispatch. NALPA members get a
discount of $9—another incentive to join!
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One Mo' Time!
The Department of Mississippi
won the 2007 Press Book Award
among Departments less than
7,000 for the fifth year in a row!
The award was announced at
National Convention at Reno, in
August 2007. Congrats goes to
PR Chairman Diane
Cantrell for a job well done!
The Department of Mississippi
won the 2007 Press Book Award
among Departments less than
7,000 for the fifth year in a row!
The award was announced at
National Convention at Reno, in
August 2007. Congrats goes to
PR Chairman Diane
Cantrell for a job well done!
CHECK IT OUT! Our National Headquarters has totally revamped its
Web site, and it looks good! If you haven't visited lately, it's worth the trip! Go
to http://www.legion-aux.org/. Use it as a source in your daily Auxiliary activities.
Web site, and it looks good! If you haven't visited lately, it's worth the trip! Go
to http://www.legion-aux.org/. Use it as a source in your daily Auxiliary activities.
BOILERPLATES FOR YOUR NEWS RELEASES
Consistency in our news helps unite our efforts to promote the programs and
activities of the American Legion Auxiliary.
A boilerplate at the end of each news release submitted to a newspaper should
include the below information. Across Mississippi, if we all use this PR tool, we
can educate the public about our organization and present a unified voice
about who we are!
Simply add the below information to end of your story. It may or may not be
included in your news story. But, at least the information is there for the editor
or reporter handling the story. You never know, you may intrigue someone to
find out more about us!
SUGGESTED NEWS STORY BOILERPLATE, APPROVED BY THE DEPT. PR
COMMITTEE:
About the American Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxiliary is the largest patriotic women’s service
organization in the world, with nearly 1 million members. Affiliated with The
American Legion, the Auxiliary is a veterans’ service organization with members
in nearly 10,000 American communities. The organization sponsors volunteer
programs on the national and local levels, focusing on three major areas:
veterans, young people and the community.
For more information, contact ______________________ at ---.---.---- or visit
www.missala.com.
(Insert your Unit’s PR chairman’s name and telephone number, including area
code.)
Consistency in our news helps unite our efforts to promote the programs and
activities of the American Legion Auxiliary.
A boilerplate at the end of each news release submitted to a newspaper should
include the below information. Across Mississippi, if we all use this PR tool, we
can educate the public about our organization and present a unified voice
about who we are!
Simply add the below information to end of your story. It may or may not be
included in your news story. But, at least the information is there for the editor
or reporter handling the story. You never know, you may intrigue someone to
find out more about us!
SUGGESTED NEWS STORY BOILERPLATE, APPROVED BY THE DEPT. PR
COMMITTEE:
About the American Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxiliary is the largest patriotic women’s service
organization in the world, with nearly 1 million members. Affiliated with The
American Legion, the Auxiliary is a veterans’ service organization with members
in nearly 10,000 American communities. The organization sponsors volunteer
programs on the national and local levels, focusing on three major areas:
veterans, young people and the community.
For more information, contact ______________________ at ---.---.---- or visit
www.missala.com.
(Insert your Unit’s PR chairman’s name and telephone number, including area
code.)
E-Mail Tags
For those of your who are
computer savvy and want to add a
little pride about your ALA
membership to your e-mail
signature, what about an e-mail
tag? Simply go into your e-mail
preferences, where you set up
your signature block, and add
these suggested tags. Every time
you send an e-mail, your recipient
will see how much you value your
membership in ALA:
Proud to be a member of the
American Legion Auxiliary, the
world's largest women's patriotic
service organization, dedicated in
service to veterans, young people,
and community.
Proud member of the American
Legion Auxiliary since ____.
Dedicated in service to veterans,
youth, and community.
With the philosophy of "Service,
not Self," the American Legion
Auxiliary develops a strong spirit
of volunteerism in its members,
who have joined together in the
fellowship of giving to others.
Remember others in need;
remember to thank a veteran
every day.
For those of your who are
computer savvy and want to add a
little pride about your ALA
membership to your e-mail
signature, what about an e-mail
tag? Simply go into your e-mail
preferences, where you set up
your signature block, and add
these suggested tags. Every time
you send an e-mail, your recipient
will see how much you value your
membership in ALA:
Proud to be a member of the
American Legion Auxiliary, the
world's largest women's patriotic
service organization, dedicated in
service to veterans, young people,
and community.
Proud member of the American
Legion Auxiliary since ____.
Dedicated in service to veterans,
youth, and community.
With the philosophy of "Service,
not Self," the American Legion
Auxiliary develops a strong spirit
of volunteerism in its members,
who have joined together in the
fellowship of giving to others.
Remember others in need;
remember to thank a veteran
every day.
Send your News to National
Did you know that if your local newspaper publishes a story on one of your programs or Unit
event and puts it on its Web site, you can send that link to National, and they will include it on
the Auxiliary in the News Web page.
Here’s what you do:
Go online to your newspaper’s Web site and click on the Unit story. Copy the URL of the
page where the Unit story is showing and e-mail that link to Lucia Anderson, National’s
Public Relations Manager, at landerson@legion-aux.org.
You can view Auxiliary Unit news across the country at www.legion-aux.org, under Press
Room.
Did you know that if your local newspaper publishes a story on one of your programs or Unit
event and puts it on its Web site, you can send that link to National, and they will include it on
the Auxiliary in the News Web page.
Here’s what you do:
Go online to your newspaper’s Web site and click on the Unit story. Copy the URL of the
page where the Unit story is showing and e-mail that link to Lucia Anderson, National’s
Public Relations Manager, at landerson@legion-aux.org.
You can view Auxiliary Unit news across the country at www.legion-aux.org, under Press
Room.
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