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The Trails End Auxiliary recently supported Clayton Mohr Commons, a 24-unit, fully subsidized project in Clackamas County, Oregon, that provides housing to chronically homeless and severely low-income veterans and their families.
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The photo on the left is of the chapter members that participated and the supplies they donated.  The  photo on the right is Karen Haltiner, chapter chairman, delivering the donation to Kevin Shofner, the program manager for Clayton Mohr Commons.

PETTABLE has announced a new scholarship for military veterans struggling with student debt and mental health issues. They are awarding $5,000 through their Pettable Vet Student Debt Grant, as well as free emotional support animal consultation through a licensed mental health professional to a deserving veteran.
Here are the key details:

• Scholarship Name: Pettable Vet Student Grant
• Eligibility: Any military veteran with student debt can apply. Applicants must also be US citizens or permanent legal residents
• Amount: $5000
• Application Deadline: 12/31/21
• Link: https://pettable.com/scholarship#vet-student

Linda Thomas, Community Director for PETTABLE stated, "While no single act can truly thank the heroic individuals who have sacrificed for their country, we can at the very least provide these brave individuals with greater opportunities here at home. We're hoping our scholarship can help lighten the psychological, emotional, and financial load for your military veterans burdened with student loan debt and mental health issues."

The NCOA Central Valley Chapter and Spirit of Sacramento Auxiliary once again manned the pizza and cold drink booth to support the community and raise funds for the chapters during the recent Capital City Airshow held October 2-3 at the Mather Airport. Call it a resounding success - the booth completely sold out of pizzas!

The NCOA Rogue Chapter's 5th Annual Veterun was held on October 2.  By all accounts, the event was a huge success with more than 120 runners/walkers and raising more that $14,000 to donate to 2 veteran charities - Columbia Care and Mighty Oaks Foundation.

The Bettsy Ross Educational Fund was established in July 1988 to assist NCOA International Auxiliary Division members wishing to prepare themselves for employment or improve on employable skills.  Bettsy Ross Grants are designed to help defray the cost of attending an accredited college or technical school.

Four International Auxiliary members have been awarded Bettsy Ross Educational grants during the 3rd quarter of 2021 to assist with their educational pursuits:

• Taelor Baber of Hampton, VA, attending Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
• Kathryn Kelly of Aurora, CO, attending the University of Colorado - Denver.
• Erinn Neal of North Las Vergas, NV, attending Northwest Career College.
• Megan Ytzen of Colorado Springs, CO, attending the University of Northern Colorado.

Members of the Central Valley and Spirit of Sacramento Auxiliary Chapters prepared more than 1000 packages in support of Move America Forward.  These packages are sent to troops deployed all around the globe.

Move America Forward (MAF) is a nonprofit military charity based in Sacramento, California and the nation’s largest grassroots pro-troop organization dedicated to supporting the brave men and women of our Armed Forces. Their principal mission today is to provide care packages and letters from grateful Americans to the troops deployed in combat areas around the world.

The NCOA Rogue Chapter Chairman Terry Haines recently made several World War II Honor and Legacy medallion presentations.

​The photo on the left is the medallion being presented to the daughter of WWII veteran LTC Allen Carrico.  He was a bombardier who was shot down over Czechoslovakia and became a POW.  The center photo is WWII veteran Harry Hudson who was in the Army Air Corps, and the last photo is of Bill Branham who was a pilot in WWII.