Businesses and Residents Invited to Become Friends of VFW Post 5702
VFW Post 5702 Commander Steve Vreeland recently announced that the post was initiating an effort that would allow local businesses and residents to help the post continue its mission to support veterans as well as educational and community efforts. Through this fundraising effort, residents or businesses wishing to become a Friend of Post 5702 would be presented with a spectrum of support levels starting at $10.00 and ranging upward.
According to Commander Vreeland, “Our efforts to help veterans, our community service work, and our educational programs are supported by renting our hall for parties and other events. We think what we do is very important to the communities in our service area. The funding we are hoping to generate will help us maintain these programs and efforts.”
Here are some of the projects and activities in which VFW Post 5702 is actively engaged:
- VFW Post 5702 supports older veterans by sponsoring cash prize bingo games for the veterans living in the Veterans Nursing Home in Paramus, NJ. The post invites and serves dinner to those same veterans at Post 5702 several times each year.
- The post supports current veterans by providing monetary support for Fisher House, The Wounded Warrior Project, and shiping packages to members of the military serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.
- The post organizes and participates in Memorial Day activities to include the placing of 500 – 600 flags on graves of veterans, marching in parades, and conducting Memorial Day ceremonies.
- The Post supports education by sponsoring the Voice of Democracy Essay Contest for high school students, the Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest for middle school students, as well as the VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher Award program that identifies and recognizes America’s best educators. Post members also volunteer to be guest speakers at local schools, and the post annually presents Citizenship Awards to middle school students.
- The Post supports Scouting by presenting certificates and cash awards to members of the Scouts who have attained Eagle Scout or Girl Scout Gold Award status, and making flag etiquette presentations to scouting groups.
- VFW Post 5702 sponsors a competition that recognizes members of local police and fire departments, as well as members of local ambulance squads.
Individuals and/ or businesses who become Friends of VFW Post 5702 will have the option of having their names displayed on our post’s award-winning website (VFWPost5702.org). We can also provide a link to businesses that have their own websites. If you supply us with an e-mail address, we will send you copies of the Post 5702 Bulletin, a newsletter that will keep you informed of Post 5702 activities.
Individuals or businesses who wish to become a Friend of Post 5702 can find promotional materials and a donation form on Post 5702’s website at vfwpost5702.org.
Post 5702 is a 501C19 charitable organization, and all contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
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To learn more about VFW Post 5702, visit our award-winning website @ vfwpost5702.org