No one does more for Veterans
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States sponsors the annual Patriot’s Pen Essay Competition for students in grades 6-8. Started in 1997, the Patriot’s Pen competition has provided monetary awards for the best essays to middle school students as submitted by your local VFW post. This year’s theme is “My Pledge to our…
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Do you have a child in high school who is planning on going to college? Did you know the VFW has a scholarship competition where the grand prize is $35,000 scholarship? The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Voice of Democracy (VOD) scholarship competition has been in existence since 1947. It is easy…
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Continuing our series on VFW Scholarship Programs, the Voice of Democracy is an audio essay contest established in 1947 for students in grades 9 through 12. The student who wins this competition receives a $30,000 scholarship from the National VFW along with scholarship at the Post, District and State levels. Voice of Democracy As with…
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I get asked by many if the VFW offers scholarship opportunities – the answer is a resounding YES! The VFW Scholarship competitions are currently in progress, please check back towards the end of the 2019-2020 school year for next year’s competition’s information. The National Association of Secondary School Principals has placed Patriot’s Pen and Voice…
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