MEMORANDUM FOR All Members of Alabama Department of Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary

 

SUBJECT: 2023-2024 VFW Program Deadline Dates

 

The following dates are for District and Post in planning their yearly calendar regarding program deadlines. Point of Contact for Department Programs is Teresa Donahoe.

 

*October 31, Entries to the Post

November 15, Completion of Post judging

December 15, Completion of District judging

*February 1, Department winners and reports due to National (to guarantee receipt for Department Convention presentation)

 

*October 31, Student entries to the Post

November 15, Completion of Post judging

December 15, Completion of District judging

January 10, Completion of Department judging.

January 15, District participation reports due to Department Chairmen*January 15, Department winners due to National*January 31, Department reports due to National.

 

*March 1, Scout entries to the Post

*April 1, Post entries to Department Scouting Chairman or Department HQs

*May 1, Department entry to National from Department Scouting Chairman or Department HQs

 

*April 30, Post Special Project & Fred C. Hall Award Submission (Department to National)

*April 30, National Outstanding Community Service Post Submission(s) (Department to National)

*June 30, Community Service Reports Deadline

 

January 1, Nominations due (from Post to Department)

*February 1, (to guarantee receipt for Department Convention presentation), Nominations due from

Department to National

 

April 1 (to guarantee receipt for Department Convention presentation), List due to National from Department

 

*Required deadline (by VFW National Headquarters.) All other deadlines are set at the discretion of the VFW Department leadership. Post Chairmen, be sure to communicate with your District Chairmen to find out their official deadlines, and District Chairmen need to communicate with their Department Chairmen to find out their deadlines.