Woman’s good works recognized by VFW

Woman’s good works recognized by VFW

By Susan Brittingham
Features Editor

While almost everyone tries to do good by others, some people really go out of their way to help others and do their utmost to make the world a better place to live.

Those people are called humanitarians, and the truly great ones are few and far between — but they’re out there, doing good and keeping a low profile about it.

The two most famous humanitarians of our time were Princess Diana and Mother Theresa. Both women understood and lived the definition of humanitarian: someone concerned with people’s welfare and the alleviation of suffering; a person involved in improving people’s lives and reducing suffering.

Those two women were known all around the globe for the humanitarian work they did, work that brought comfort and, sometimes, joy, to many people around the world.

But humanitarian work does not have to be done on such a grand scale to be meaningful, or to be noticed by others. There are humanitarians in practically every metropolitan city, small town and hamlet on Earth. In fact, one of them lives in Arpelar, a small town a few miles west of McAlester.

Her name is Easter Drumheller, and most of her humanitarian work is for America’s veterans, especially those of foreign wars. As a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, or VFW as it’s often called, Ladies Auxiliary since 1981, Drumheller has raised money, offered a comforting word or two along with a smile, and helped feed and clothe homeless veterans for years.

That’s why, at the Veterans and Foreign Wars and Ladies Auxiliary Department of Oklahoma Convention June 19-21, Drumheller, of Post 3085 Twin Cities Ladies Auxiliary to the VFW, was selected as the Humanitarian of the Year 2007-2008.

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