> Junior Girls Unit Members are...
Daughters, foster daughters, stepdaughters, granddaughters, sisters, half sisters, foster sisters, and stepsisters of members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, or men and women eligible for the VFW. They must be between the ages of 5 through 16.

The Fridley Junior Girls Unit includes girls from the entire VFW 7^th District.  There are approximately 25 members of the unit, ranging in age from 5 to 16.

The Junior Girls Unit participates in many of the Post and Auxiliary programs, along with doing projects of their own.  Some recent Unit activities include:

      Creating Buddy Poppy displays for competition and display

      Assisting in the assembly and sale of Buddy Poppy cards

      Flag presentations to area senior apartment buildings

      Visits to local nursing homes and the Minneapolis Veterans Home

      Participation in community parades

      Participation in the Loyalty Day Princess and Poppy Queen contests

      Bake sales

      Car washes

      Assist with annual Post picnic

      Purchase Christmas gifts for residents at the Minneapolis Veterans Home

      Summer pool party

      Annual Christmas party

The Fridley Junior Girls Unit meets on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month at the Post Home.  The members run a regular business meeting, holding elections, reporting on activities and voting on donations.  In addition to the business meetings, girls work on special projects and participate in many activities.

For more information on the Fridley Junior Girls Unit, or for an application card, contact the Junior Unit Advisor, Doris Anderson, 763-755-8273.