Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 2223 Shaw Leavens
VFW Post #2223 — Savanna, IL. A post since 1941 — Savanna, IL.
- VFW Post #2223
- Savanna, IL
VFW Post 2223 Shaw Leavens, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 2223 — Savanna, IL. The post dates to 1941, when veterans home from the World Wars wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Savanna. The comrades would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The regular meeting is the first Thursday at 7:00 PM. Anyone planning to visit should confirm the night before they come, because a funeral detail or a weather delay can move it. Between meetings the comrades stay in touch the old way: at the hall, and through the officers listed on this sample site — Savanna, IL.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Savanna, IL. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Honor detail
Holiday drive
Memorial observance
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Years on the calendar — Savanna
50 hours
Given to local projects
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Neighbors helped
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 2223 Shaw Leavens, written here as the first Thursday at 7:00 PM. Confirm with the group before you travel. |
| Mon, May 25, 2026, 11:00 AM | Memorial Day observance | A half-hour observance, then coffee at the hall. The comrades read the names they have been given — Savanna, IL. |
| Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The comrades spend a Saturday on the small repairs the post has been putting off. |
| Fri, Jun 5, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 2223. |
News
News
- Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 2223 Shaw Leavens. The year opens the usual way: a short meeting, a full pot of coffee, and a list of local families the post already knows. The comrades voted to keep the spring scholarship on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Savanna, IL. - Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Savanna
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 2223 set a date, split the jobs, and showed up. A few neighbors who are not members came for the afternoon and stayed to ask about the next meeting — Savanna. - Aug 21, 2026
What the notebook says so far
Late summer the post looked back at the notebook. The honor detail had been out more than once, the community table had fed a crowded room, and the officers reminded everyone that the next business meeting is the first Thursday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Savanna, IL.
Officers
Officers
Commander
Senior Vice Commander
Quartermaster
Chaplain
Adjutant
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Post 2223 — Savanna, IL. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the first Thursday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Savanna, IL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Savanna, IL. VFW Post 2223 Shaw Leavens. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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