Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept of Michigan
VFW Post — Lansing, MI. Service and a meeting hall — Lansing.
- VFW Post
- Lansing, MI
Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept of Michigan, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post — Lansing, MI. The post dates to 1961, when veterans home from the Second World War and Korea wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
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.
Meetings are the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Lansing. This page is a sample so neighbors can see the shape of the work. The group itself has not claimed the page, so the stories here are an illustration, written in the voice the post might use.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Lansing, MI. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Holiday drive
Veteran support
Honor detail
65
Years on the calendar — Lansing
100 hours
Given to local projects
13
Neighbors helped
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept of Michigan, written here as the second Tuesday 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 — Lansing, MI. |
| Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the comrades bring the food. |
| Fri, Jun 19, 2026, 6:30 PM | Installation of officers | The post installs the new officers for the year and thanks the ones stepping down. Names in this sample are role labels, not the real officers. |
News
News
- Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept of Michigan. 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 — Lansing, MI. - Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Lansing
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 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 — Lansing. - 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 second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Lansing, MI.
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 — Lansing, MI. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Lansing, MI.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Lansing, MI. Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept of Michigan. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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