Our programs support our service members while they are on the front line, as they are being discharged and long after they return. Your tax-deductible donation will be immediately directed to the VFW programs where your support is most urgently needed.
In November and December we will honor our fallen veterans at two ceremonies in Windber. First, on Monday 11 November starting at 10 a.m. the annual Veterans' Day Parade and Ceremony at Windber Veterans' Park will take place. The featured speaker this year will be Eric Penrod, a Windber native and Colonel in the US Marine Corps. The second event will be the annual Wreaths Across America where we will place wreaths on Veterans graves in Windber cemeteries. This event is on Saturday 14 December at 10 a.m. For information on purchasing wreaths to place, please see the process and Internet link below.__________________________________________________________________NOVEMBER 2024 ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS:Our Post will host a "Pierogi School" on Saturday 9 November starting at 9:30 a.m. All ingredients and tools will be provided but each participant must bring a rolling pin. Each participant will make two dozen pierogies to take home. The cost is $30 per person and you must register and pre-pay at the post. The class is limited to 20 participants.Matt Burns will entertain on Saturday 9 November from 8 to 11 p.m.Past Tymes will entertain on Saturday 16 November from 7 to 10 p.m.Back by popular demand, Bar Bingo will be held on Monday 18 November from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.Steve & Melissa will entertain on Saturday 23 November from 8 to midnight.Frequency will perform on Thanksgiving eve, Wednesday 27 November, from 8 to 11 p.m.
WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA 2024 ... IN WINDBER!Our Post Auxiliary is now assisting with the local "Wreaths Across America" program and we encourage everyone to purchase wreaths to place on veteran's graves in Windber before Christmas each year. The annual nationwide wreath laying in 2023 was held on Saturday December 16th. Thanks to your donations we received 880 wreaths to emplace on Veterans' graves at Windber cemeteries with the help of many volunteers. Thank you! Our goal in 2024 and beyond is to lay a wreath on each of the nearly 1,200 veteran graves at Windber area cemeteries.For the Wreaths Across America event on Saturday 14 December 2024, if you purchase 2 wreaths the program will donate 1 more wreath free of charge. More information is posted on our bulletin boards or contact Lory Borischak at 814-659-5050. Here's the online internet link to easily purchase wreaths that honor veteran graves in Windber cemeteries (NOTE: DO NOT purchase wreaths without ensuring you purchase the wreaths that support the VFW auxiliary in Windber!):2) Click on "Sponsor Wreaths" and select the number of wreaths you wish to purchase at $17 each. For every two wreaths you purchase, we get one more free!3) Click "Review My Sponsorships" to confirm your order and proceed to checkout4) Checkout and pay using PayPal or credit card
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