VFW Services

VFW Post 2100 helped sponsor a Boy Scout troop in Everett, Washington.

Entered the war on drugs by printing a resolution calling for an international conference.

Boy Scout-VFW plan of cooperation was signed.

VFW Aviator Cadet Program began.

VFW National Teen-er Baseball: First tournament was held in Hershey Park, Pennsylvania.

Lite-a-Bike program: A $300,000 project with 3-M Co. of St. Paul, Minnesota, provided “Scotchlite” reflector tape — 50,000 VFW members from 4,500 Posts participated.

Drug Awareness program began.

Agreed to permit the Red Cross to use VFW facilities as shelters and relief centers during national disasters and emergencies.

Provided $197,000 to relieve victims of Hurricane Andrew and other disasters.

"Buddy"® Poppy celebrated 75th anniversary.

2000 Distributed 60,000 audio books to armed forces worldwide through Operation Yarnspinner.

2005 Provided $560,000 to Gulf Coast veterans after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Distributed 5,000 copies of CD entitled, “Vietnam: A Nation Remembers” Established VFW Military Scholarship program Expanded Patriot’s Pen Essay Competition.

2012 2013 Provided over $120,000 for Hurricane Sandy victims on the East Coast Provided $30,000 for the Moore, Oklahoma, tornado victims and over $30,000 for the flood victims in Colorado.

Provided $32,182 in aid for victims of Hurricane Florence in North Carolina, $15,000 for flood victims in Nebraska, and $20,000 for Pacific area victims of Typhoon Yuta.

Provided $50,000 to the Department of Louisiana in aid for victims of Hurricane Ida The VFW and VFW Foundation provided over $677,000 to Posts and Auxiliaries for Community Service Grants.

First national VFW essay contest held​.

Provided $10,000 to Mississippi Valley flood victims.

Supported the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.

Cooperative disaster-relief plan developed with the Red Cross.

150,000 kids took part in the national VFW marble competition Became full partner with Voice of Democracy (VOD) Minnesota VFW/Auxiliary raised $325,000 for dedication of the VFW Cancer Research Center at the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis).

VFW/Auxiliary provided nearly $100,000 to earthquake victims in Anchorage, Alaska.

VFW Political Action Committee formed.

Donated $122,000 to the Statue of Liberty Restoration Fund.

Relief funds totaled $500,000.

1998 VFW Posts raised $100,000 for the March of Dimes.

2002 Donated $110,000 to diabetes research Equally distributed $120,000 among families of active-duty personnel killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the Pentagon.

2007 2010 Radiothon raised nearly $100,000 for Unmet Needs Donated over $648,000 toward construction of the Vietnam Veterans Education Center Increased Voice of Democracy National Scholarships to $150,000 Provided over $20,000 to assist service members with family in Haiti following the January earthquake.

2015 2016 2017 Provided $10,000 to the Pacific Areas for typhoon relief Provided $25,000 for flood relief in Louisiana Provided $621,300 in aid for victims of Hurricanes Matthew, Irma, Harvey and Maria, and $19,000 for victims of the California wildfires.

Provided $30,000 in aid for victims of floods from hurricanes in Louisiana The VFW and VFW Foundation provided $400,000 to Posts and Auxiliaries for Community Service Grants.

Provided $270,000 to support Hawaii after the fires in Maui Provided more than $553,000 to Posts and Auxiliaries to support community service projects.

"Buddy"® Poppy program began.

First VFW scholarship award ($300) goes to a Boy Scout.

VFW Junior Rifle Clubs are formed with National Rifle Association.

The Dunn family (Kansas flood victims) won a $75,000 farm in Washington courtesy of the VFW.

Assumed primary sponsorship of VOD — within four years 262,000 students participated.

1970 Drive-to-Survive program began.

Minnesota VFW Posts sponsored the U.S. hockey team in the Winter Olympics.

Provided $49,000 to California earthquake victims.

1995 Youth Essay Contest (7th-8th grades) began.

1999 VOD gave $2.5 million in scholarship monies to high school students VFW donated $50,000 and 25,000 reprints of its war chronology to Vietnam Veterans Memorial’s Young American Vietnam War Era Studies Project.

2003 2004 Partnered with USA Freedom Corps homefront initiative Established relationships with the National Council for Social Studies (NCCS) and National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).

2011 Pledged $500,000 toward the construction of the Veterans Hall in the National Museum of the United States Army Provided over $145,000 in emergency financial relief to military families living in tornado-stricken areas.

2018 Provided $139,000 in aid for victims of Hurricanes Michael, Irma and Florence, and $35,000 for wildfires in California and Colorado Provided $55,000 for Pacific area victims of Tropical Cyclone Gita, and victims of the Mount Kilauea volcanic eruptions, and $20,000 for disaster relief efforts in Saipan.

The VFW and VFW Foundation provided $1 million in grants to boost Post and Auxiliary operations through the COVID pandemic The VFW provided $50,000 in aid to support relief efforts from a severe winter storm in Texas.