Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 9545 Harry E Anderson
VFW Post #9545 — New Lenox, IL. Service and a meeting hall — New Lenox.
- VFW Post #9545
- New Lenox, IL
VFW Post 9545 Harry E Anderson, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 9545 — New Lenox, IL. The post dates to 1957, 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 — New Lenox. 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 — New Lenox, IL. 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 Lenox, IL.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — New Lenox, IL.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 9545 Harry E Anderson. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — New Lenox, IL.
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Years on the calendar — New Lenox
Charter story set in 1957
50 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
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Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 9, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 9545 Harry E Anderson, 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 — New Lenox, IL. |
| 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 — New Lenox, IL. |
| Sun, Jun 14, 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 9545 Harry E Anderson. 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 — New Lenox, IL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — New Lenox
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 9545 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 Lenox.
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 — New Lenox, IL.
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 9545 — New Lenox, IL. 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 — New Lenox, IL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — New Lenox, IL. VFW Post 9545 Harry E Anderson. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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