Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 5789
VFW Post #5789 — Lees Summit, MO. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 5789, meeting — Lees Summit, MO.
- VFW Post #5789
- Lees Summit, MO
In 1934 a handful of veterans chartered Post 5789 — Lees Summit, MO. From that first meeting the post grew into a hall that still marks the year with a memorial service, a community project, and a table full of people who know one another’s stories.
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 third Wednesday at 6:30 PM, at the hall — Lees Summit. 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 — Lees Summit, MO. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Lees Summit, MO.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 5789 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Lees Summit, MO.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 5789 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Lees Summit, MO.
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Years on the calendar — Lees Summit
Charter story set in 1934
120 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
33
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 5789, 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 — Lees Summit, MO. |
| Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The comrades spend a Saturday on the small repairs the post has been putting off. |
| Thu, Jun 4, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 5789. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 5789. 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 — Lees Summit, MO.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Lees Summit
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 5789 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 — Lees Summit.
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 — Lees Summit, MO.
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 5789 — Lees Summit, MO. 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 — Lees Summit, MO.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Lees Summit, MO. VFW Post 5789. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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