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VFW Diverse Endeavors
VFW honors veterans through memorial fundraising efforts, sponsorship of special events for disabled vets and by symbolically recognizing volunteer service. Donations also help victims of natural disasters and less-fortunate children.
Honoring Disabled Vets
- Special Events
VFW sponsors special trips for Purple Heart recipients. Past events include "Return to Vietnam" and annual Army-Navy game.
- Disabled Veterans Hunt
VFW annually pays travel expenses for four veteran amputees, who sustained their wounds in combat, to go to a hunting lodge in Montana for an antelope hunt. In addition, VFW picks up the tab for three of the vets' lodging, meals and the accompanying hunting-guide services.
Memorials
In fulfilling its pledge to remember the nation's war dead, VFW promotes national memorials for veterans of all wars. Additionally, thousands of memorials have been constructed across the nation through local VFW Posts.
- National WWI Memorial
VFW gave the memorial a $250,000 grant to help expand the Liberty Memorial Museum, which houses the nation's most comprehensive collection of World War I historical materials.
- National WWII Memorial
VFW reached its five-year fundraising goal of $6 million for the memorial's construction in only two years. The donation ranks as the largest from a veterans group.
- Korean War Memorial
Members donated $600,000 toward the construction of the Korean War Memorial. The donation ranks among the highest.
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
VFW contributed $300,000 toward building "The Wall" — all 58,000 Americans who died as a result of the Vietnam War are listed. VFW was the first major organization to contribute.
- Women in Military Service to America Memorial
VFW contributed $70,000 toward construction costs.
- Disabled Veterans for Life Memorial
VFW contributed $100,000 toward construction costs.
Awards
Outstanding police officers, firefighters, EMTs and other first responders are recognized annually by the VFW for their work in the community.
National Home for Children
Children, youth and family members of VFW and Ladies Auxiliary members who have nowhere to turn find a safe haven on this 629-acre VFW campus in Eaton Rapids, Mich. The privately funded facility is a living memorial to VFW and to all veterans.
Disaster Relief
VFW has been responding to natural disasters since 1927. Since 1964, VFW National Headquarters has donated nearly $2 million in matching grants to state VFW relief efforts, including $250,00 for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and $100,000 aid to VFW Department of California following the 2007 California wildfires.
VFW Diverse Endeavors
VFW honors veterans through memorial fundraising efforts, sponsorship of special events for disabled vets and by symbolically recognizing volunteer service. Donations also help victims of natural disasters and less-fortunate children.
Honoring Disabled Vets
- Special Events
VFW sponsors special trips for Purple Heart recipients. Past events include "Return to Vietnam" and annual Army-Navy game.
- Disabled Veterans Hunt
VFW annually pays travel expenses for four veteran amputees, who sustained their wounds in combat, to go to a hunting lodge in Montana for an antelope hunt. In addition, VFW picks up the tab for three of the vets' lodging, meals and the accompanying hunting-guide services.
Memorials
In fulfilling its pledge to remember the nation's war dead, VFW promotes national memorials for veterans of all wars. Additionally, thousands of memorials have been constructed across the nation through local VFW Posts.
- National WWI Memorial
VFW gave the memorial a $250,000 grant to help expand the Liberty Memorial Museum, which houses the nation's most comprehensive collection of World War I historical materials.
- National WWII Memorial
VFW reached its five-year fundraising goal of $6 million for the memorial's construction in only two years. The donation ranks as the largest from a veterans group.
- Korean War Memorial
Members donated $600,000 toward the construction of the Korean War Memorial. The donation ranks among the highest.
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
VFW contributed $300,000 toward building "The Wall" — all 58,000 Americans who died as a result of the Vietnam War are listed. VFW was the first major organization to contribute.
- Women in Military Service to America Memorial
VFW contributed $70,000 toward construction costs.
- Disabled Veterans for Life Memorial
VFW contributed $100,000 toward construction costs.
Awards
Outstanding police officers, firefighters, EMTs and other first responders are recognized annually by the VFW for their work in the community.
National Home for Children
Children, youth and family members of VFW and Ladies Auxiliary members who have nowhere to turn find a safe haven on this 629-acre VFW campus in Eaton Rapids, Mich. The privately funded facility is a living memorial to VFW and to all veterans.
Disaster Relief
VFW has been responding to natural disasters since 1927. Since 1964, VFW National Headquarters has donated nearly $2 million in matching grants to state VFW relief efforts, including $250,00 for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and $100,000 aid to VFW Department of California following the 2007 California wildfires.
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