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Our Post raised $820.00 for the Steam to Serve Fundraiser |
Join Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) May 26 2024 – June 16 2024 for Capture the Flag!
Capture the Flag is a livestream fundraising event centered on honoring our nation’s bravest from Memorial Day weekend (May 26) through Flag Day (June 14). We are uniting live streamers and fundraisers to help transform the way America’s injured veterans are empowered, employed, and engaged in our communities.
Seventy-six percent of warriors report living with invisible wounds like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety, and with your help, warriors can get the care they need – and deserve.* Your support will help WWP continue providing programs that focus on connection, independence, and mental, physical, and financial wellness to help injured veterans build resilience, coping skills, and peer connection. We believe that every warrior should have a bright future to look forward to. There’s always another goal to achieve, another mission to discover, and we are their partner in that mission.
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Duane T. Sarmiento
Commander-in-Chief
Membership Mission
To recruit, retain, and mentor a stable membership base, including all generations of veterans. To cultivate a membership that is well versed in institutional knowledge and actively involved at all levels of the organization and in the local community. To establish Posts with a strong tradition of service, leadership, and community outreach.
Membership Goals
- Build a strong organization through recruiting new members while retaining our current membership, creating a solid baseline for the future.
- Work together to achieve the VFW’s goals. The VFW National Headquarters staff is available to assist in coordinating programs, developing membership initiatives and building awareness among our membership and the entire veteran community.
Membership Objectives
- Achieve 102% in Membership
- For everyone to recruit at least one new member and then mentor that member.
- Increase membership drives and/or events.
- Develop new Posts and/or revitalize existing Posts.
- Increase Life Membership and Legacy Life Membership.
Membership Resources
In order to assist our Posts, Districts, and Departments in meeting the goals set out by the Commander-in-Chief in this membership program, the National Headquarters has a wealth of resources at your disposal. Many of those are available free of charge to our members.
- Membership materials ranging from applications, recruiting brochures, posters, and benefits brochures can be ordered directly from the Membership Department using the Membership Order Form (located under Membership Quick Links once you log into vfw.org)
- Resources for Post Development, Membership Campaigns, and Mentorship such as training guides, videos, and webinars are available in the Training & Support section on vfw.org
- Promotional tools such as radio spots, sample advertisements, public service announcements, and media kits are all available through the Media Room on vfw.org
- See the trend? Just about anything you will need is at vfw.org, check it out.
The VFW National Headquarters staff is ready and trained to answer any questions you may have concerning membership, VFW programs, or other issues. You can contact our Member Service Center directly at 1.833.VFW.VETS, or the Membership Department at 1.888.JOIN.VFW.
Full 2023 - 2024 VFW National Membership Program All-American Criteria |
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"VFW Post 4780 and its Auxiliary volunteers build a raised flower bed on May 12 last year at the Veterans Home in Humboldt, Tenn., for its VFW Day of Service project. Four VFW members, two Auxiliary members, three children of a Post member and one community resident gathered to construct and plant a raised flower bed for residents in the Alzheimer’s and dementia area of the home. The raised bed allows those in wheelchairs to wheel up to it and pull weeds or cut flowers. Post 4780 member Hannah Blurton said the bed was built in an enclosed patio area, and perennials were planted. Blurton later learned that the flower bulbs were removed and corn was planted for the residents’ enjoyment. For this year’s Day of Service project, the Post plans to create a Blessing Box on its property. Such a box will contain non-perishable items for those in the community who may need it. "We want to make sure our community is taken care of,” Blurton said."
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