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

 

SUBJECT: 2023-2024 VFW Program Deadline Dates

 

The following dates are for the District and Post to plan their yearly calendar regarding program deadlines. The point of Contact for Department Programs is Teresa Donahoe.

 

November 15, Post Winners to the District

December 15, District Winners to the Department

15 January, District participation reports due to Department

1 February, Department Winners and Reports due to National

 

 

November 15, Post Winners to the District

December 15, District Winners to the Department

10 January, Completion of Department judging

15 January, District participation reports due to Department

15 January, Department Winners due to National

*31 January, Department reports due to National (to guarantee receipt for Department Convention presentation)

 

 

*March 1, Scout entries to the Post

*April 1, Post entries to 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 their official deadlines, and District Chairmen need to communicate with their Department Chairmen to find their deadlines.

 

 

• The National Awards and Citations Committee will meet via Zoom on Feb. 23, 2024, to discuss and choose award recipients at the 125th VFW National Convention in Louisville, Kentucky 2024, upon approval from the National Council of Administration. 

 

I have updated each award to make submitting only for your chosen award easier. Click on each link below for a description and fill out the nomination form.

 

Specifically, the awards to be reviewed by the committee will be:

 

• VFW Distinguished Fraternal Award

 

• VFW Distinguished Patriotic Award

 

• VFW Distinguished Historical Award

 

• VFW Distinguished Citizenship Award

 

• VFW Distinguished Educational Award

 

• VFW Distinguished Service Award

 

Adjutant General Dan West has asked for your recommendations for these awards if you believe you have a worthy candidate. Deadline for submissions is Feb. 2, 2024.

 

Questions can be submitted directly to Lynn Rolf at email below or by phone at 816.968.1116 (off.) or 913.290.1754 (cell).

 

Contact: VFW Programs Director Lynn W. Rolf, III, LRolf@vfw.org.