Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 4514 Iowa John W Kidd
VFW Post #4514 — Spirit Lake, IA. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 4514, meeting — Spirit Lake, IA.
- VFW Post #4514
- Spirit Lake, IA
VFW Post 4514 Iowa John W Kidd. Its post has met since 1941 — Spirit Lake, IA. The charter came in the years after the World Wars, 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.
The work is ordinary and steady. A flag detail at a funeral. A winter drive that fills a corner of the hall with gifts. A scholarship evening where the comrades hand an envelope to a student and then go back to the coffee. None of it is loud. All of it is the point of the charter.
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 — Spirit Lake, IA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Spirit Lake, IA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Spirit Lake, IA.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 4514 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Spirit Lake, IA.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 4514 Iowa John W Kidd. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Spirit Lake, IA.
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Years on the calendar — Spirit Lake
Charter story set in 1941
130 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
34
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 4514 Iowa John W Kidd, 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 — Spirit Lake, IA. |
| Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 6:00 PM | Holiday sorting day | Boxes along the wall of the hall get sorted into gifts, coats, and pantry food for local families — Spirit Lake, IA. |
| Thu, Jun 4, 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
VFW Post 4514 Iowa John W Kidd. 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 winter gift drive on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Spirit Lake, IA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Spirit Lake
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 4514 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 — Spirit Lake.
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 — Spirit Lake, IA.
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 4514 — Spirit Lake, IA. 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 — Spirit Lake, IA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Spirit Lake, IA. VFW Post 4514 Iowa John W Kidd. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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