VFW Auxiliary Post 7244

The meetings for VFW Auxiliary 7244 are on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm next meeting November 10,2020 at the Vacaville Veterans Hall located at 549 Merchant St Vacaville

Outdoor dining popping up at local restaurants. Let’s help our local business owners by mentioning restaurants with outdoor dining available. I took this photo ...at Black Bear Diner and I have also seen outdoor dining pop up at places like Mel’s and Black Oak restaurant. Please add more in the comments. See more

Sorry, to inform you that one of our members Nancy Vigil has passed away. Nancy and her husband, Past Commander Bob Vigil of the VFW moved to Florida a few years ago. Nancy made several quilt's for the crab feed and Veterans Day dinners raffles. She was a great lady. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers, if you would like to send a card the address is 2615 Karen Dr. Plant City, FL 33563. They are going to try a live stream service on July 9th. I will keep you updated. Dolores (Dee) President VFW Auxiliary 7244

The meeting on the second Tuesday of April 2020 is cancelled. We will keep you updated for May meeting. Thank you for understanding. Stay safe and healthy.

Each year, more than 4,000 high school students from across the country participate in the VFW Auxiliary’s Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest. The contest began in 1979 to recognize up-and-coming artists and encourage patriotism in youth. View the 2018-2019 state winners or all the previous first-place national winners. Who is Eligible to Apply? Any student in grades 9-12 who is enrolled in a public, private or parochial high school or home study program in the Uni...ted States. Maximum student age of 18 at time of local entry. Student must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. national. Applicant does not have to be related to a VFW or VFW Auxiliary member to participate, but the student must attend school in the same state as the sponsoring VFW Auxiliary. What is the Scholarship Amount? The first-place winner from each state competes for national awards totaling $31,000. What are the Scholarship Submission Requirements? Two-dimensional art must be on canvas or paper. Watercolor, pencil, pastel, charcoal, tempera, crayon, acrylic, pen, ink, oil, marker or other media taught may be used. Do not frame two-dimensional pieces. Submit canvas entries on a stretcher frame or canvas board. Other entries must be matted in white. Do not use color mats. Reinforce the back with heavy paper. Mounted and floating mats may also be used. The art should be no smaller than 8 x 10 but no larger than 18 x 24, not including mat. Three dimensional art can be paper, papier-mâché, pottery, clay, metal work, fabric, etc. Pieces should be no larger than 18 in any direction. Art cannot be more than 5 lbs. in weight. Digital art, photography and jewelry are NOT ACCEPTED. Complete entry form and attach to back of entry. Submit a typed explanation of patriotism expressed in art (250 words or less). What are the Scholarship Contest Deadlines? March 31: Student Entry Deadline to Local VFW Auxiliary.* April 10: Local VFW Auxiliary and District Judging Complete. April 15: Local VFW Auxiliary and District Winners to Department (state) for Judging.* May 5: VFW Auxiliary Department (state) Winners to VFW Auxiliary National Headquarters. See more

Come enjoy a great dinner by Erica Marie's Catering on Veterans Day. We will have raffle prizes and a door prize. We will also have a special raffle for Leann Rimes tickets for her performance at the Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre on Jan 26,2020 also a dinner certificate to go with the tickets , dinner and a show. Call 707-448-6603 for tickets just $10.00

Memorial Day Ceremony today at the Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery, Sponsored by the Vacaville Veterans Organizations. Speaker of the Day: Loren Thomson Ret. Captain Army National Guard, Iraq Veteran. Thank you Jim Frazier, Assemblymember, California’s 11th District, John Vasquez, Solano County Supervisor,:Ron Rowlett Mayor of Vacaville. Special shout out to those who devoted their time and effort for todays ceremony, Jeff Jewell, Lynn Jewell, Kelli Geremadd, Mike Little, and many others.

Craft Fair at the Veterans Hall today, 549 Merchant St Vacaville, bring the kids to get a picture with this guy. Come in and make Veterans Day Cards. Check out our craft fair. We have Veterans Day Dinner tickets for sale. Please come check us out.

Come join us for a Veterans Day Dinner, on Saturday November 11. You can call the numbers on the below flyer give your name and how many will be attending and you can pay at the door. Real easy. Please share.

Vendors needed for our fundraiser craft show

All Veterans A Call To Arms The Sacramento Valley National Cemetery (SVNC) Volunteer Honor Guard is in need of Veterans to help provide rifle vollies and honors to all Veterans Brothers and Sisters that have passed away. As of right now the Department of Defense (DOD) policy is "Full Honors" will be provided to Veterans who served 20+ years. Veterans with less than 20 years will be afforded Flag folding, Taps and Rifle Vollies will be performed if t...he family requests them and there is a team on station. We believe that if you served your country you deserve the "Full Honors" and that is why we formed the SVNC Honor Guard and are on station. We have seen in the past years the "Full Honors" service has been deteriorating. Presently there are several branches of service who cannot even provide a rifle team for 20+ year Veterans and they call upon the SVNC Honor Guard to assist them. We are presently and have been providing this service for the past 10 years to the families of the fallen Veterans three to four days a week. We would like to expand to five to six days a week and are in need of volunteers to help. If you have 1 or more days per month free and wish to honor fellow Veterans , we would love to have you. We will provide the uniform and training. We primarily serve at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon, but upon request we will travel out to surrounding cemeteries. We believe in family first and if you decide to help us in this endeavor we will work with you on your schedule. If you would like to help or have questions please contact Lu Pietrowski at 707-580-6920 or email [email protected]. We thank you for your service.