Avery Britt, a 14-year-old from Suwanee, Georgia, was named the VFW Auxiliary overall national winner of the 2020-2021 Get Excited for the Red, White and Blue! national anthem singing contest. She was sponsored by VFW Auxiliary 5255 in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
Contestants began by competing at the local VFW Auxiliary level. The first-place winner from each Auxiliary advanced to the District competition (optional) with District winners advancing to the state competition. State first-place winners advanced to the National Auxiliary Program Division competition.
National Auxiliary Program Division winners will each receive a $100 Visa gift card. One national winner was selected from the 10 National Auxiliary Program Division winners and will receive an additional $1,000 Visa gift card.
A total of 38 Department (state) entries were judged. The 2020-2021 National Auxiliary Program Division winners are:Â
| Program Division 1 Department of Utah Amy Bullock, Age 14 Sponsored by VFW Auxiliary 12087 West Jordan, Utah Program Division 2 Department of Delaware Lilymay E. Border, Age 16 Sponsored by VFW Auxiliary 7447 Rehoboth Beach, Delaware Program Division 3 Department of Maine Faith Maurais, Age 14 Sponsored by VFW Auxiliary 3335 Jay, Maine Program Division 4 Department of Louisiana Abigayle Holt, Age 16 Sponsored by VFW Auxiliary 3619 Deridder, Louisiana Program Division 5 Department of Georgia Avery Britt, Age 14 Sponsored by VFW Auxiliary 5255 Lawrenceville, Georgia | Program Division 6 Department of Nebraska Kloe Fischer, Age 11 Sponsored by VFW Auxiliary 4996 Hartington, Nebraska Program Division 7 Department of New Jersey Vidda Del Orbe, Age 11 Sponsored by VFW Auxiliary 3484 Saddle Brook, New Jersey Program Division 8 Department of Kansas Cheyenne Knoll, Age 13 Sponsored by VFW Auxiliary 7743 Osborne, Kansas Program Division 9 Department of Minnesota Justine Dickie, Age 15 Sponsored by VFW Auxiliary 9647 Oronoco, Minnesota Program Division 10 Department of Pennsylvania Emily Danczyk, Age 16 Sponsored by VFW Auxiliary 8951 York, Pennsylvania |
The contest is designed to promote patriotism and encourage youth to learn the words to “The Star-Spangled Banner†while displaying their creativity and vocal talent. Visit https://vfwauxiliary.org/what-we-do/youth-activities for 2021-2022 contest eligibility, rules, national awards and an entry form.