Purpose Statement
To assist members in need by promoting awareness and knowledge of the program, raising funds, and disseminating information about its application process.
The Impact of the Fund
A cancer diagnosis is always difficult to handle, but imagine the added weight when the victim is a young woman with a small child. That is exactly what happened to Jeannie, a member of Unit 8 in Lexington, N.C. After losing her job due to the disease, she drew down her unemployment until that, too, was exhausted. Facing a desperate situation, Jeannie’s unit applied to the AEF on her behalf. The funds she received covered her house payment for three months and, more importantly, allowed her to live out her last days in her own home. Jeannie passed away on June 9, 2010, but the gift she received through the AEF eased the burden of care she felt for her daughter.
“You will never know how much this check helped this young lady,” said Marie Bolin, the unit president. “She was so upbeat when she called to say she had received it. So from the very bottom of our Carolina hearts we say ‘thank you!’”
Auxiliary Emergency Fund National Chairman