Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 653 Conn
VFW Post #653 — New Canaan, CT. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 653, meeting — New Canaan, CT.
- VFW Post #653
- New Canaan, CT
VFW Post 653 Conn. Its post has met since 1940 — New Canaan, CT. 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 — New Canaan, CT.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — New Canaan, CT. 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 — New Canaan, CT.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — New Canaan, CT.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — New Canaan, CT.
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Years on the calendar — New Canaan
Charter story set in 1940
140 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
27
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Tue, Mar 10, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 653 Conn, 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 — New Canaan, CT. |
| Wed, Apr 8, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the comrades bring the food. |
| Wed, Jun 17, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 653. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 653 Conn. 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 — New Canaan, CT.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — New Canaan
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 653 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 — New Canaan.
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 — New Canaan, CT.
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 653 — New Canaan, CT. 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 — New Canaan, CT.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — New Canaan, CT. VFW Post 653 Conn. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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