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Community clean up—Blake Brothers parking lot.

Visit the Pell City VA home and conduct activities with Veterans: games, talk, work with, and help veterans with the PACT act.

Last year our VFW & Auxiliary partnered with 6 other non-profit organizations to promote & present information for veteran benefits,. Brigadier General Roger McClellan, Pine Bluff’s Mayor, Fire Chief, Police Chief , County Judge and VA officials were speakers on our Program. We intend to follow a similar Program and expand on it. The Watson Chapel JROTC has already been contacted to be on program for May 6th. The new Commander at the Pine Bluff Arsenal has already been requested to be a Speaker & reserve May 6, 2023. Cards, Games & dominoes have been purchased to allow Veterans to play & visit.

10-2 Weather Permitting

May 20 and May 29, we will be putting up 947 flags and all the Service flags. We have students from Sacred Heard High School Key Members and other volunteers. Providing it doesn’t rain. it is located at St. Vincent Hospital, No 4 Hospital Drive, Hospital Walking Trail.

On Saturday May 27th partner up with BSA troop 330 to clean Memorial tablets at the Hartford Ar. Veterans memorial park. Sunday May 28th Memorial Day service hosted by 8245 with BSA Troop 330 helping post the colors.

Hosting two events

On Service day, all volunteers handing out food boxes will be veterans from Post 404. The store is open from 9 am to 2 pm.

Our post is working with the city parks and recreation department to clean a troubled park within our city. This area is in a high fire danger area and significantly close to local housing areas.

Headshots for heros

FOOD DRIVE

VFW Post 8801 has partnered with “Carry the Load”, the Smyrna Fire Company and Kent County, Delaware, as part of the “Carry the Load” Memorial May East Coast Route. The purpose is raise awareness of Memorial Day / Make Memorial Day Matter. Our Post Home is start point 39 on this route. We are also honoring life member MAJ (CH) Blake Bowers, who recently passed away.

Post and Auxiliary members will arrive at 0500 hours to beginning cooking breakfast. The participants in the “Carry the Load” march will arrive and eat breakfast. The participants along with many Post and Auxiliary members will then march through the town, past the Fire House then go south to the local Food Lion.

Open House at our Post with a lunch to highlight what our Post does in the community.

Cleaning the Korean War/Vietnam War Memorial in Honolulu, Hawaii

To clean up the gravesite, then hold a ceremony Honoring Pvt. Kealoha of the 41st U.S. Colored Troops who fought at the battles of St. Petersburg and Richmond and was at Appomattox Courthouse. He joined the Union Army inFall 1864 during the reign of King Lot – Kamehameha V

Get out in our community park & clean it up. Afterward, set up a table to hand out bicycle safety literature & reflector tape on the kid’s bikes like the old ” Lite A Bike” safety programs we did. We would involve the T-Ball, Little League, and Boy & Girl Scouts. Cook some hot dogs & make some ” Bug Juice.” Put it out on the local radio shows & local newspapers.

Conduct SGT Charles A. Fricke VFW Post 805 “Breath of Life” Awareness and Educational Event on 6 May 2023. This event was recommended by our Service Officer — Ms. Sandy Doucette — and approved by the larger Post 805 membership by formal vote. The event will be conducted in her honor, given her long service to our Post and her failing health due to toxic exposure. The Post will widely advertise the event within the community, provide food/snacks and some entertainment — while broadly featuring and providing various educational information on lung conditions and the effects of toxic exposure — as well as the work the VFW and VA are doing to address the associated afflictions (PACT ACT, etc.).

We are putting up a sign welcoming people to our county.

Heart Walk at the Dubuque Arboretum starts at 8 am, on May 6. It is a group effort that allows individuals to walk at the same time. We will be in casual attire, walk as much and at a pace  each can handle, matched up as a minimum of two. Photos will follow.

Join Altoona VFW Post 12208 and the Jester Park Equestrian Center (JPEC)for a fun day of service activities! The Jester Park Equestrian Center is creating a new obstacle trail used by Veterans and Service Members participating in the Horses
Helping Heroes Program. The trail will be named after Marine Sergeant Timothy Brandon Lay, a Veteran and past participant of Horses Helping Heroes, and JPEC
volunteer.

Build cars and trucks for Operation Christmas Child and the Salvation Army Angel Tree

Build cars and trucks for Operation Christmas Child and the Salvation Army Angle Tree.

The Veterans Of Foreign Wars (VFW) is partnering with the community closet at Central Christan Church to hand out Backpacks filled with everyday necessities.

Clean up of Big Woods Cemetery

Cleaning of Veterans’ grave markers at two local cemeteries, 24+ volunteers and school students, 11 am to 330pm, scheduled for May 4th, 2023

Community Cleanup and veterans cemetery stones cleaning

VFW Post 1105 will partner with the Watertown Community Foundation on Saturday, May 6th. We will be helping throughout the day with various projects in Watertown, MA.

We are planning free Hamburgers and Tacos for Veterans.

One of the most significant problems veterans face today is food insecurity. Over the years, the VFW has worked with many organizations to help combat this issue by bringing food and assistance to the local communities where VFW Posts can be found. During the height of the pandemic, VFW member and chef Dave Rogers brought that idea to an online cooking program called @cookingwithaveteran. During a trip to the VFW National Home (@vfwnationalhome), Rogers, along with the staff of the National Home, members of the TN VFW (@vfw.tn), and TN M.O.C. developed a program to help families at the National Home learn cooking skills, shopping tips and be provided with home-cooked meals for the 42 families staying at the National Home.

At the same time, VFW 12206 members will be cleaning headstones at the Stones River Battlefield Cemetery in our adopted section (Q).

The Blood Drive will take place from 12 pm- 6 pm

Place flags on veterans’ graves and/or clean grave markers.

Post 5252 is offering two $500 continuing education scholarships to Pelican Rapids, MN High School candidates.

Cleaning the 7 local cemeteries in our area

We will be doing a “open house/family day at our VFW Post” we will tell about the different things we do, tell about our programs etc as well as free face painting, bounce house etc and we will also be holding a “pinup girl contest” with local women, the photos will be taken at the local GI Museum. We will be selling calendars and playing cards. It will definitely be an event that highlights the things the VFW and the auxiliary offers, but will also be a fun interactive day for families and kids!

OST 5789 will be hosting a Veteran’s Resource Fair for the National Day of Service. We are bringing in an accredited VSO and representatives from a variety of service providers that can benefit our veteran community. So far we have confirmed: Hiring Our Heroes, Camp Valor, Camp Valor
Caregivers On The Homefront, We are still awaiting confirmation for groups like Team RWB, Warriors Ascent, Humans, and others.We will also have information tables for the VFW and Auxiliary as well as give-aways from local organizations and businesses.

Road clean up out side of town

Our post will host a community get-together to assist the Drummond Senior citizens Center, the Philipsburg Senior Citizens Center, the Granite County Food Bank, and the Philipsburg school Back-Pack Program. We will donate $ 500.00 to each group.

The fundraising event will have dinner, auction, and live music to raise funds for the above organizations in our community.

Host a luncheon at our VFW post to celebrate and honor veterans of all services in the community. In addition, have vendors with veteran-related sources.

We will open the Post to the community so they can come in and see what we are about. We will have food; drinks; a membership table, and information about the VFW . There will be community leaders there, along with local, County and State officials

Replace old flags on veterans’ graves for Memorial Day.

Replace old flags on veterans’ graves for Memorial Day.

Clean up day at Fairview Historic Cemetery in Albuquerque, NM.

Clean both sides of Corrales Road from Alameda Blvd. to the Corrales Village center

January to May 6, 2023, VFW Victory Post 414 will be collecting food for those in need.

Please join VFW Post 596, the Adult Center, life Church, Mount
Vernon’s Veterans Service Agency and Girl Scout troop 1614
Mount Vernon Adult Center Parking Lot 20-22 South 3rd Avenue
For a moment of Food, Music, Health Information and Unity

Post 420 is excited to be participating in the VFW Day of Service. Here at Post 420, we will work with the South Side Cemetery Association of Saratoga Springs and the Daughters of the American Revolution to help clean/restore gravestones at the Southside, also known as the Whitford Cemetery, located at 55 Crescent Ave, Saratoga Springs, NY. This cemetery was previously in a state of disrepair and is in the process of being rejuvenated. This cemetery includes gravesites for American veterans from the Revolutionary War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, and World War 1.

We are placing flags on Veterans Graves later in the month, plus a speech on the Courthouse steps beforehand.

We are feeding the hungry and less fortunate at the Bismarck Dream Center. We will be cooking and serving lunch.

The city Veteran’s Memorial Path Bridge in Elmer Thomas Park, Lawton Ok needs to be repaired; TheElmer Thomas Park Veteran’s Memorial Path Bridge will be the Post and City May 6 Service Day project.

The city Veteran’s Memorial Path Bridge in Elmer Thomas Park, Lawton Ok needs to be repaired; this will be our Post and City May 6 Service Day project.

Clean up of two parks in Moore, Ok.

Recognize post members and auxiliary. Recognizing those who have stepped up and continue to serve the community.BBQ, awards and recognition

Placing Flags at Resthaven Memorial Cemetery at 10:00

We will be removing invasive plants, chipping trails, and possibly working in our pollinator garden.

VFW Post 418  is having its second annual Veterans Service Day. The event is being held at the VFW Post 418 in McKees Rocks. The event is Sunday, March 26th, from 11 am-3 pm.

Feed veterans and a guest, NFP organizations and VA service officer in hand to help veterans. There will be a band and Rock Bleier and Jon Kolb of the Pittsburgh Steelers will be speaking and signing autographs. Other Steelers will be there also. Not a fund raiser or benefit. It’s a pure event to serve veterans

My Post is helping sponsoring the 4th Annual Clear Water for Heroes Fishing Tournament which is benefiting Blue Skies For the Good Guys and Gals (BS3G) and other local Veteran organizations Saturday May 6th 2023 (rain or shine) We are also volunteering to help staff with this event.

There are two phases of the fishing tournament the first phase is for Veterans & adult civilians the second phase is for Veterans children and civilian children. The goal of this event is to support Honoring our nations veterans, Purple Heart Warriors and the families of fallen heroes by providing enriching, life changing experiences that facilitate new friendships and emotional healing. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to local Veterans organizations as well.

Food drive for our local food pantry.

The Dillon SC VFW Post 6091 will visit incarcerated Veteran prisoners in the Dillon County jail. Our intent is to learn about their military service, thank them for their service, tell them that they have not been forgotten by their fellow Veterans, identify any Veteran related matter where we may be able to assist, check on the welfare of their families, put them on a list to get mail from our Post at Xmas and on Veterans Day.

Cleaning grave headstones of military veterans in local cemeteries.

The Post will be sponsoring a Pet Adoption Day on May 6. Clear the shelter, and raise money to help animals that are homeless.

Morristown Animal shelter and Morristown post 5266 will be hosting a Pet Adoption Day . Multiple vendors will be selling pet products at a high discount, and Paw for claws Organizations will help with vaccinations

VFW Post 12206 members will clean headstones at the Stones River Battlefield Cemetery for their Day of Service. Section Q

3rd Annual Fish Fry Stones River Post will be assisting The Journey Home of Murfreesboro, TN in this event. Cooking, serving, etc…. and helping the homeless of Murfreesboro, TN.

Assisting the community in cleaning up Veterans Park.

Have a fun day with members and their families. Host a special dance.

Post 9167 is putting a city-wide day of service. We are getting the churches, city, chamber, schools, and other groups in town to join us. We will all split into groups and work with VFW post 9167, helping with each project by having a member in each group as the point of contact. We will have the people who can not do labor visit shut-ins, the people who are home bounds write cards to the people in the nursing home and hospitals, and we are going to have some at the cemetery to clean and fix headstones. Others will help with chores and things for people who need them. We are also joining up with habitat for humanity to get a list of needs, and they are willing to help us get supplies to make everything possible. The mayor and council are glad to be part of it along with the chamber, So we have a lot of support to make this happen

Adopt-a-Road trash pickup & Post outdoor grounds cleanup & beautification

Our Post we will be having our 2nd Anniversary celebration on 06 MAY. This will be a vendor event and we already have 80 vendors signed up. We have also partnered with County Parks and Rec and County Social Services to make this event the VFW Post 12202 2nd Birthday celebration/King George County Family Day. We will have several non-profit organizations showcased at this event and the Virginia National Guard.

Our Highline Post 4314 will conduct a food drive, and all proceeds will be given to Transform Burien, a local nonprofit that helps the homeless and people in need, including veterans.

The event is held at the Burien Fred Meyer Store entrance, where Post members give handouts telling customers items needed by Transform Burien, which they then purchase and drop off on their way out of the store. We did this last year and collected $515 in cash and 45-plus bags of groceries in one afternoon. We are expanding times this year and expect to do better.

We are having a food drive in front of the Lake Hallie Wisconsin Walmart. All food and money donations will be given to the Chippewa Falls Agnes Table and food pantry.

We will be giving out flyers to patrons of Walmart with items needed at the pantry. They will shop and purchase items to be bagged separately and given to us upon departing the store. We will load into carts and place all donated items and cash donations into an enclosed trailer to be delivered to the pantry.

We will pick up trash on Highway 47 in Woodruff from Timberlane to the south of Indian Shores Campground, approximately three miles from point to point. The start time is 8 am (800 hrs) on May 6th.

Saturday, May 6, 09:00 – 13:00. VFW Post 2260, Oconomowoc, WI, is organizing a citywide food drive to fill the shelves of the Oconomowoc food pantry. We will fill the HUMVEE with donated food items at the post building, along with manning area grocery stores for donations.

Blood drive  at Greendale American Legion Hall on May 6th from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM

VFW Post 11453 will hold a bicycle roundup and bake sale. Proceeds from the bake sale and donated bicycles will go to Veterans’ Rock, a nonprofit that provides rock-solid support for homeless veterans, veterans in need, and their families.

Members of VFW Post 11453 and clubwomen from two General Federation of Women’s Clubs will provide bake sale items and gather/receive bicycles for this event. It will take place across the street from Veterans’ Rock during its hours of operation on May 6th.

Usually, every last Saturday of the month, we pick up trash with Community Partners at the Grafenwöhr Army Post every Saturday of the month. In May, we’ll do it on the 6th as well! Followed by a BBQ! USAG Bavaria, TEAMRWB, USO, B.O.S.S., 7ATC, and the Scouts will be there with us!