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Warming The Community with Open Arms
Read more: Warming The Community with Open ArmsThis winter, VFW Post 6291 has served as a warming center for the Murray, Kentucky, community when temperatures drop below 30 degrees. Post 6291 Commander Richard J. Owens said the Post opened as a warming center in January for 20 days in conjunction with local emergency management officials. He said during that time the Post…
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Groundhog Festivities
Read more: Groundhog FestivitiesMembers of VFW Post 2076 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, hosted their 24th annual Groundhog Day celebration by welcoming residents from the VA Hospital in Butler, Pa., on Jan. 26. Since its inception in 1999 – only canceled twice during the COVID-19 pandemic – Post 2076 has welcomed veterans from the VA, treating them to tours of…
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Cancer Awareness
Read more: Cancer AwarenessVFW Post 4561 members in Cresco, Iowa, raised more than $3,000 during their annual cancer benefit breakfast event this January. The fundraiser ran from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with proceeds going towards the local Howard County Cancer Association, as well as the Post 4561 Auxiliary Milz Cancer Grant. Post 4561 Quartermaster Alice Abbott told…
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‘A Proactive View of the VFW in Our Community’
Read more: ‘A Proactive View of the VFW in Our Community’For the past two decades, members of VFW Post 3746 have conducted monthly cleanups around their community in Rock Hill, South Carolina. They are often seen hauling trash bags along the sides of roads and highways in their VFW gear, infrared vests and smiles, joined by dozens of children and adults recruited to help beautify…
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Operation Access
Read more: Operation AccessWith a membership of about 90, VFW Post 4092 on St. Simons Island in Georgia is working to make the lives of disabled veterans a little easier. Through a Post project known as Operation Access, Post members build ADA-compliant access ramps, widen doorways and lower cabinets among other projects for disabled vets or nonprofit organizations…
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VFW Joins TikTok’s ‘Veteran Voices’ Initiative
Read more: VFW Joins TikTok’s ‘Veteran Voices’ InitiativeKANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to announce the launch of its TikTok channel, joining nine fellow veteran-serving organizations as part of TikTok’s new “Veteran Voices” initiative. Veteran Voices focuses on key challenges afflicting the military and veteran community – mental health, affordable housing, and employment. Together, these trusted…