Reaching out into our communities is vital to our organization, developing relationships with community leaders, media, school faculty and local civic groups can greatly assist each post in achieving the VFW mission. Join us and be part of our mission.

 

Reporting Your Activities VFW Post and Department reporting must be completed through Department Reporting Tool or Dashboard. The deadline for Department reports to be submitted is June 30.

 

Definition of Community Service Community Service as defined by the National Community Service Trust Act "encompasses any human act serving the common good; in the interest of the community.” Elsewhere, community service is further defined as "a service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutions.” The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. subscribes to the above but adds that, for the purposes of volunteer recognition, VFW community service must be performed by and as a representative of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and must be performed for an organization outside the VFW and its Auxiliaries and must be verified by an authorized representative of that organization. As it is the intent of VFW community service to impact a broad spectrum of the local community.

 

Awards are provided as follows:

1. 100 hours certificate

2. 150 hours lapel pin

3. 300 hours lapel pin

4. 500 hours lapel pin and certificate

5. 1,000 hours lapel pin

6. 2,000 hours lapel pin and certificate

7. 3,000 hours lapel pin

8. 4,000 hours lapel pin

9. 5,000 hours lapel pin and certificate

10. 6,000 hours lapel pin

11. 8,000 hours lapel pin

12. 9,000 hours lapel pin

13. 10,000 hours lapel pin and certificate

14. 12,500 hours lapel pin

15. 15,000 hours certificate

16. 17,500 hours certificate

17. 20,000 hours lapel pin and certificate

18. 30,000 hours certificate

19. 35,000 hours certificate

20. 50,000 hours lapel pin and certificate

 

The award pin includes the Cross of Malta, the words "Community Service and VFW Volunteer” and the accumulated volunteer hours. The certificate will recognize the volunteer for attaining the appropriate cumulative hour level. Eligibility To be eligible for this recognition, an individual must: • Be a VFW member in good standing performing volunteer service for a community service organization. • Such volunteer service must be given under the representation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Volunteer service rendered under sponsorship of any other organization is not recognized for this purpose. Some examples of volunteer work benefiting nonmembers are: coaching youth, working at a food pantry, conducting flag presentations in front of schools or youth groups and supporting funeral homes and cemeteries by providing honor guard details for non-member veterans

 

Our Post POC for Community Services is Steve Meltzer, email: Svc@vfw8164.org

 

If you conduct any Community Service please provide Steve with email which includes the following information: 

NAME:

ACTIVITY: 

LOCATION:

DATE:

TIME START/END:

TOTAL HRS:

 

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