Subscription dues are just like a magazine subscription. It gives you
365 days of membership in the VFW. With this being the first year that
they are coming into effect it will be a process that we are not use to.
The basic breakdown of what is going to happen is:
If you are an annual member and you pay your dues before January your
expiration will be in January. If you pay after that date whatever day
your dues are processed at National will be the new expiration date. For example, if you send in your dues to National on the 1st February and National processes them on the 15th of February, your new expiration date
would be the 15th of February.
Annual membership Dues are $45 and due on the anniversary of the date you joined the VFW or the date of annual renewal.
Virginia has beginning implementation of VFW's new scholarship management system, Scholar’s App. This is an online platform that is intended to not only streamline the application submission and judging processes for the scholarship program, but it will also expose the students to a wide range of scholarship opportunities once they create an account on the system. Please go to our Scholars App page for more information here.
Applications/Essays are due to your local VFW Post by 31 October!
JUDGING CRITERIA
Originality - 30 points: Treatment of the theme should show imagination and human interest
Content - 35 points: Clearly express your ideas in an organized manner. Fully develop your theme and use transitions to move smoothly from one idea to the other.
Delivery - 35 points: Speak in a clear and credible manner.
Each year, more than 60,600 students in sixth through eighth grades enter the VFW’s Patriot’s Pen® annual youth essay contest for a chance to win their share of nearly $1 million in state and national awards. Each first place state winner receives a minimum of $500 at the national level, and the national first place winner wins $5,000!
The essay contest encourages young minds to examine America’s history, along with their own experiences in modern American society, by drafting a 300- to 400-word essay, expressing their views based on a patriotic theme chosen by the VFW Commander-in-Chief. Students interested in participating must submit their essay prepared on this year's theme, with a completed 2025-2026 entry form, to their local participating VFW Post. VFW Post 1264 in Roanoke is proud to be participating in this program. Essays must be turned in by midnight, Oct. 31.
Virginia has implemented VFW's scholarship management system, Scholar’s App. This is an online platform that is intended to not only streamline the application submission and judging processes for the scholarship program, but it will also expose the students to a wide range of scholarship opportunities once they create an account on the system. Please go to our Scholars App page for more information here.
Applications/Essays are due to your local VFW Post by 31 October!
JUDGING CRITERIA:
Knowledge of the theme - 30 points: You must show a thorough knowledge of the theme in your work. Demonstrate you have researched the issue extensively.
Theme development - 35 points: Answer all relevant facts about the theme such as the who, what, where, when, and why. Relate the theme to your own experiences.
Clarity of ideas - 35 points: Write your essay in an easy-to-understand format. Leave your reader with a clear understanding of your explanation of the theme.
Yes, we have a wonderfully active Auxiliary and they meet on the first Thursday of every month at 5:30 pm in the Post meeting hall. New members are welcome.
