Brothers and Sisters,

I hope you are doing well and are connecting with our Veterans, Military, and their families regularly.

ADOPTED UNITS

Oregon Currently has 34 Units adopted. Many of our NG Units are deployed all over the world including the United States to assist with Natural Disasters, National Security, Boarder Patrol just to name a few

Thinking of adopting a unit in your area?

1.       Go online to VFW.org

2.      Look over the guidelines for filling out the paperwork.

3.      Reach out to the Unit you want to adopt and let them know the benefits of a local VFW Post and Auxiliary adopting them

4.      Gather the information needed to fill out the form online

5.      Fill out the form

6.      Applications take about 4 weeks for National to process.

MAP GRANTS

1.       Applications are open. and can be found on the VFW Post Dashboard. Only VFW Posts have access to this feature, and all grants must be filled out under the dashboard.

a.      Post Commander or QM log into Dashboard

b.      Click on Entries in the top right corner.

c.      Click on create -A Drop down list of grants available

d.     Click on MAP grants

e.      Answer each question on the form and submit. (If you need a copy of the form I created to fill out prior to online entry please let me know and I will send it to you)

2.      $1500.00 is the maximum for each event.

3.      $5000.00 per year for each VFW Post and Auxiliary

4.      If you have questions, please contact me.

SPORTSCLIPS HELP A HERO

The VFW's "Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship" provides service members and veterans with the financial assistance they need to complete their educational goals without incurring excessive student loan debt. It’s just another way for us to say "thank you” to those who fought for our freedoms.    

Scholarship Details:

• Scholarships of up to $5,000 will be awarded to qualified applicants.
• Awarded scholarships are limited to one per family per semester.
• Applications for the spring semester will be accepted Aug. 1 through Nov. 15.
• Spring semester scholarships will be awarded in January.
• Scholarships must be used by the end of the school semester for which the veteran is applying or they will become null and void.
• Scholarships are restricted for tuition and fees only and will be paid directly to accredited schools.
• See Application information and qualifications online at VFW.org

·         Please share information with your local colleges and at your recruiting events to attract more veteran students to apply.

 I look forward to reading everyone’s activities in your Auxiliary Reports.  Thank You