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SDPOA Auxiliary

 

Auxiliary dues are due Jan. 1. 
Dues are $10.00  

Pay to Secretary/Treasurer
Lois McCord
PO Box 93
White Lake SD  57383

 

Auxiliary Officers:

 

Secretary / Treasurer 

Lois McCord

 

 

Second Vice President

Karen Maciejewski

 

 

First Vice President

Cindy Sahli

 

 

President

Cindy Gross

 

 

Past President

Cindy Sahli


 

Click Here for Auxiliary Past President List

(Word Format)

 

Letter from Auxiliary President:

 

Hello to all! My name is Cindy Gross and I would like to say thank you to the SDPOA Auxiliary for asking me to take on the duties as president for another year! What an honor. (In case you didn’t know, I was the President of the Auxiliary also from 2008-2009.) Due to extenuating circumstances for some of our board, we have shuffled some things around and I am happy to announce your Auxiliary board for the upcoming year. The 1st Vice President is Cindy Sahli, 2nd Vice President is Karen Maciejewski. Our Secretary/Treasurer is Lois McCord.

The South Dakota Peace Officers’ Association has a lot to offer to those who protect and serve the citizens of South Dakota. The Auxiliary is in place to support those very same officers. We also have the opportunity to support ourselves and offer each other a shoulder to cry on, an ear to listen and a friend to confide in. I am honored to be leading such a fine group of ladies and be a part of the Auxiliary and Board for another year. My husband, Derald, is the President of the Association this year, and I look forward to working side by side with him in this year’s adventure!

The Auxiliary looks forward to the Annual Convention for several reasons. We all enjoy each other’s company, have an opportunity to attend law enforcement training with our spouses and get a little more insight to what they do, form our own bonds and networking as well as have some fun! At the annual convention this year, we again had a successful silent auction of gift baskets. Their designs were from one end of the spectrum to the other and all were beautifully presented. There are baskets for all – guys, gals, dogs, hunters – a little bit of everything! The way this works is that people (mainly our members) provide baskets for convention attendees to bid on and win. They are finalized at the dinner on Tuesday night. We have even had local auxiliaries and businesses donate items for auction! (The chocolate basket was gorgeous, simply gorgeous!) Anyone is welcome to donate an auction item. This is our major fundraiser for the year, so the more we have, the better off we are!

Also at convention, some ladies participated in the .22 pistol shoot, and, as always, someone even went home with a new gun! (If you don’t shoot, you can’t win!) We also participated in the trap shoot, bowling night and mini-golf. The prime rib dinner was delicious, and karaoke night was a blast! Please consider attending the conference in 2010. We are always looking to add to our membership, so if you know someone that you isn’t a member, please invite them! We would love to see some new faces in the group, and we welcome them with open arms. (For those officers reading this, please encourage your spouse to come join in on the fun, even if they just try it once! They won’t regret it!)

I am happy to also remind everyone that our auxiliary also offers at least one college scholarship per year. (You can find the application in this magazine.) We also sponsor the Spirit of Six competition at the Girls’ State Basketball tournaments each year. Another item that we discuss every year is finding a local charity or non-profit organization that would give us a tour of their facility or come speak to us at our luncheon and accept a small donation from us. If you have anyone in mind, please be sure to forward their information to a board member.

Call, text, email, write – I am here for you. Take care and have a safe and healthy year.

Cindy Gross
Auxiliary President
2009-2010
 

 

Start making
plans for the:

 

SDPOA
Convention
/ Seminar in
Huron, SD.

 

Sept. 12, 2010
through
Sept. 14, 2010

 

Crossroads Hotel
Huron Convention/
Center

 

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RESERVATIONS
EARLY

 

ROOMS MAY

BE LIMITED

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