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I have just returned from the Department of California Midwinter Conference/Council of Administration in Sacramento . I am very proud of District 7. We were well represented by both Auxiliary and District members, many having positions of responsibility in the Department. During the banquet and awards presentation District was honored more than any other District. First there was the award for the Department winner for Elementary Teacher of the Year, which went to Henry Amigo, a teacher from Fair Ave School and sponsored by Post 2805. Then the Middle School Department winner went to Art Borquist who teaches at Calabasas Middle School and was sponsored by Post 7799 of which he is a very active member. The last award given was for the Voice Of Democracy essay contest. District 7's winner is Taube Schwartz (who by the way was also last years District 7 winner). Taube placed in the top 5 this year being one of the 4 runner-ups. Taube is a junior this year and will no doubt enter again next year. She was sponsored by Post 11508. The District looks good but the District did not go out and get these entries, the posts did. The posts are the lifeblood of VFW and where it all begins. There are many very deserving people in our communities that should be recognized in one or another programs. These programs are over for this year (2003-2004) but now is the time to start thinking about and working on them for next year.

Well done and thanks to those posts and auxiliaries that participated this year.