VFW Services to the Community
For further information on any of these services
call the Post Home at 855-5374 or stop by the
Post Home at 266 London Bridge Road.
Voice of Democracy oratory competition for high school students. The national grand prize is a $30,000 scholarship. Winners from each Department (State) win a trip to Washington, D.C.
Youth Essay Contest for essays written by 7th and 8th grade students. The first place award is $5,000 plus a trip to Washington, D.C. for the winner and a parent or guardian.
Operation Uplink which is a pre-paid long distance telephone calling card distributed to hospitalized veterans and active duty military personnel. Click here for further information on this worthwhile program.
Assistance to disabled and needy veterans through the annual distribution of Buddy Poppies. Look for VFW Post 9401 members at various collection points throughout Lake Havasu City during the Memorial Day Weekend.
Military Funeral for any honorably discharged deceased service member. The family may request this regardless of affiliation with the VFW or any other veterans organization.
The VFW National Home for Children was founded in 1925 in Eaton Rapids, Michigan as a place where families left behind by war could remain together, keeping the family circle intact even when their serviceman didn't come home. Today's military and veteran families face different challenges -- reintegration, post-traumatic stress, high unemployment and rehabilitation from battlefield injuries, among others -- and the National Home has evolved over our decades-long history to meet those changing needs.
