Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 5887 Penn
VFW Post #5887 — Ridgway, PA. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 5887, meeting — Ridgway, PA.
- VFW Post #5887
- Ridgway, PA
VFW Post 5887 Penn, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 5887 — Ridgway, PA. The post dates to 1953, 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 — Ridgway. 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 — Ridgway, PA. 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 — Ridgway, PA.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 5887 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Ridgway, PA.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Ridgway, PA.
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Years on the calendar — Ridgway
Charter story set in 1953
60 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
27
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 22, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 5887 Penn, 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 — Ridgway, PA. |
| Sun, Apr 19, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Ridgway. |
| Sun, Jun 7, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 5887. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 5887 Penn. 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 — Ridgway, PA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Ridgway
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 5887 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 — Ridgway.
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 — Ridgway, PA.
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 5887 — Ridgway, PA. 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 — Ridgway, PA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Ridgway, PA. VFW Post 5887 Penn. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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