Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 2853
VFW Post #2853 — Sauk Centre, MN. A post since 1954 — Sauk Centre, MN.
- VFW Post #2853
- Sauk Centre, MN
VFW Post 2853. Its post has met since 1954 — Sauk Centre, MN. The charter came in the years after the Second World War and Korea, and the comrades who stayed treated the monthly meeting as a standing promise: show up, look after one another, and leave the town a little better.
Over the years the post has taken on the jobs a town actually asks for: rides to a clinic, a meal after a funeral, help with a ramp, a speaker for a school program. The comrades keep a notebook of what got done and what is still open, and they read it aloud before the meeting adjourns.
The meeting line says the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM, which is the rhythm the directory lists. Come for the business, stay for the people. The portraits and the posts here are sample material, standing in until the post writes its own — Sauk Centre, MN.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Sauk Centre, MN. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Sauk Centre, MN.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 2853. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Sauk Centre, MN.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 2853 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Sauk Centre, MN.
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Years on the calendar — Sauk Centre
Charter story set in 1954
100 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
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Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 2853, written here as the third Wednesday at 6:30 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 — Sauk Centre, MN. |
| Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The comrades spend a Saturday on the small repairs the post has been putting off. |
| Tue, Jun 9, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 2853. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 2853. 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 Memorial Day wreath on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Sauk Centre, MN.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Sauk Centre
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 2853 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 — Sauk Centre.
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 third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Sauk Centre, MN.
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 2853 — Sauk Centre, MN. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Sauk Centre, MN.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Sauk Centre, MN. VFW Post 2853. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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