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Girls NationT I M E S

Day Three | July 24, 2017 www.ALAforVeterans.org

TODAY’S SCHEDULE OVERVIEW

Community Pictures

Stitches of Love

The Amercan Legion National Commander

Patriotic Performance at the Lincoln Memorial

D.C. Monument Tour

WE ARE 2017 ALA GIRLS

NATION!

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Minority Party Floor LeaderChristiana BoehmeFlorida

Minority Party WhipKathryn StubblefieldAlabama

Majority Party Floor LeaderNafisa Ahmed Texas

Majority Party WhipArtha Jonassaint Florida

WORKING HARD AS SENATORSSenate meetings and party conventions filled today’s schedule with a lot of elections, discussions, and hard work. The senators are getting more comfortable in Senate meetings, and are taking risks, running for positions, and debating with each other about the issues.

NATIONALIST FEDERALIST

Keynote SpeakerGillian BeginskiIllinois

ALA Girls Nation floor leaders act as spokespersons for their parties and to manage and schedule the legislative and executive business of

the Senate. They lead party consensus on the Senate floor along with the party whips.

The primary responsibility of the ALA Girls Nation whip involves encouraging party fidelity in voting and keeping track of party sentiment

on issues.

The ALA Girls Nation keynote speaker is enthusiastic, interesting, and determined to get her party candidates elected. She will give two short introductory speeches at the party rally and will introduce the

presidential and vice presidential candidates.

DID YOU KNOW?All of the senator headshots, ALA

Girls Nation Times, and final pieces of legislation written by this year’s ALA Girls Nation senators are being featured on the National ALA website? Visit today to stay

up-to-date on ALA Girls Nation!www.ALAforVeterans.org/ALA-Girls-Nation

For God and CountryJuly 2017

Published byAmerican Legion Auxiliary

ALA National President 2016-2017 Mary Davis

ALA Executive Director Mary “Dubbie” Buckler

ALA Girls Nation Chairman Melanie Taylor

ALA Girls Nation Program Coordinator Dana Kosco

ALA Girls Nation PR Team Kristen Geczy

Carrie Davenport Kendall Madsen Dana Thoreson

American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation Times is published annually during the week of ALA Girls Nation. More than 6,500 politically astute young women

have attended American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation since 1947.

ALA Girls Nation PledgeFor God and Country, I promise to give unselfish and constructive cooperation, to share with others the benefits of my experience as a senator of ALA Girls

Nation, to participate in the government of my country, state and nation upon reaching

my majority, and above all, to constantly exemplify the highest type of Americanism.

American Legion FamilyThe American Legion

(317) 630-1200 www.Legion.org

American Legion Auxiliary(317) 569-4500 www.ALAforVeterans.org

Sons of The American Legion(317) 630-1200 www.SAL.Legion.org

American Legion Riders(317) 630-1200

Keynote SpeakerOsaretin OgbeideIndiana

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COMMUNITY PICTURESThe ALA Girls Nation communities are named after real communities in the Washington, D.C. area. Each community works closely with a senior counselor, who is an ALA member, and a junior counselor who is an alumna of the ALA Girls Nation program.

Alexandria

Chevy Chase

Georgetown

Rockville

Bethesda

Foggy Bottom

Potomac

Spring Valley

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AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARYGirls NationMONUMENT TOURToday we visited some of the D.C. Monuments. The tour included the Lincoln Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, DC War Memorial, and the World War II Memorial.

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PATRIOTIC PERFORMANCEBefore the Monument Tour, we had the distinct pleasure of singing patriotic songs on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Make sure to visit our social media pages to see the video of our performance!

STITCHES OF LOVEKaren Grimord shared information about Stitches of Love with the ALA Girls Nation senators. Stitches of Love is a group that makes homemade Christmas stockings for active duty military both domestically and internationally. The 2017 ALA Girls Nation senators presented the group with a donation of fabric and personalized notes to spread holiday cheer.

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2017 ALA GIRLS NATION COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

At ALA Girls Nation, each community elects a party delegate to represent them at party functions. Three of these delegates serve as the party chair, party vice chair, and party secretary. The remaining five delegates are chairwomen to the five party committees. These chairwomen serve in a variety of capacities to aide in the success of their political party.

FEDERALIST

Platform Claire Meakem, PA

Convention Robyn Anzulis, MD

Campaign Mariah Dunn, ID

Election Morgan Savage, KS

Rules/ Credentials Megan Valliere, CO

NATIONALIST

Platform Mina Burton, MS

Convention Sophia Kriz, NE

Campaign Mackenzie O’Connor, AK

Election Eleanor Lange, NH

Rules/ Credentials Eda Uzunlar, SD

WELCOME TO OUR SPECIAL GUEST!

The American Legion National Commander Charles E. Schmidt joined us today. Schmidt, who is in D.C.

for TAL Boys Nation, addressed the senators and spoke about giving back and using ALA Girls Nation

as an opportunity to further their dreams.

Charles E. SchmidtThe American Legion National Commander