Welcome to Post 7842
6913 Gehrton rd
Linesville Pa 16424
814-683-5404
We Honor the Dead
By
Helping the Living
POST COMMANDER
NORMAN HAAS
VFW PROGRAMS
Originally created as the Youth Essay Contest, Patriot’s Pen asks junior high and middle school students to write a 300–400word essay on a new patriotic theme each year. Winners receive scholarships and begin by competing at the Post level. Winners proceed to District, Department and finally to the National level where they compete for the $5,000 first place scholarship. The themes and additional information concerning program execution can be found here, behind the login within the VFW Training and Supporthub, under Community Service, Youth Scholarships and Activities.
Our oldest and perhaps most historically significant program is the VFW Buddy”®Poppy program. Poppies are distributed year-round to honor to those we have lost and recognition to the VFW. Our beloved Poppies are free while accepting donations that are turned over to our Post Relief Fund. The VFW Buddy Poppy program provides compensation to the veterans who assemble the poppies, provides financial assistance in maintaining state and national veterans' rehabilitation and service programs and partially supports the VFW National Home For Children.
The Scout of the Year program is open to Eagle Scouts, Girl Scout Gold Award, Venture Summit Award recipients and Sea Scout Quartermaster recipients. VFW’s Scout of theYear offers a first place $5,000 scholarship, a second place $3,000 scholarship and a $1,000 third place scholarship each year. The VFW has a long relationship with Scouting.
Voice of Democracy Audio/Essay Contest. The VFW has asked high school students to write and record a 3 –5 minute essay on a patriotic theme selected by the VFW each year. Students may record on an audio CD or flash drive. Voice of Democracy winners receive scholarships and other incentives at the Post, District, and Department and finally to the National level where they will compete for the $30,000 first place scholarship.
Welcome to Post 7842
6913 Gehrton rd
Linesville Pa 16424
814-683-5404
For the Fallen to not be forgotten, We must be their Voice.......Remember to tell THEIR stories
POST COMMANDER
NORMAN HAAS
QUARTERMASTER
SCOTT LISK
vfw
MEETINGS ARE AT 7PM
2ND MON OF MONTH