VFW Post 2667

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Brick for the Veterans Memorial Plaza are selling. Now members of the Veterans Memorial Plaza committee are looking for ways to pick up the pace. The committee is looking for ways to reach out and meet people face-to-face in order to maximize the effort. The group will be taking orders for bricks at the next Market Day in downtown Newnan, at the Powers' Crossroads Country Fair and Arts Festival on Labor Day weekend, and at the Coweta County Fair in September. Read more at Newnan Times-Herald

The VFW's National Citizenship Education Teachers' Award recognizes the nation's top elementary, junior high, and high school teachers who teach citizenship education topics regularly and promote America's history and traditions. Nearly 1,000 teachers are from every state, the District of Columbia and overseas. Fellow teachers, supervisors or other interested individuals can submit nominations by November 1 to your local Post. VFW's National citizenship education teacher awards include: $1,000 cash award for professional development to each of the top K-5, 6-8 and 9-12 teachers; $1,000 award for each winning teacher's school; plaques for both the winning teacher and school; an all-expense-paid trip to attend the VFW and Ladies Auxiliary National Community Service Conference in Washington, D.C. Teachers who win first place in each category will be invited to conduct a workshop at the conference. Anyone interested in nominating a public school, private school, or

A local student could win a $10,000 U.S. savings bond. Commander Jeff Carroll of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2667, announced the kick-off of this year’s VFW and its Ladies Auxiliary “Patriot’s Pen Essay Competition.” Students in grades 6-8 in this area have the opportunity to compete in the VFW’s annual essay competition and win thousands of dollars in U.S. Savings Bonds and a trip to be honored at the VFW and Ladies Auxiliary Community Service Conference. Students begin by competing at the local Post level. Post winners advance to District. District winners compete in the state competition. The state winners compete for more than $75,000 in U.S. Savings Bonds and an all-expenses trip to Washington, DC. Each year more than 130,000 students participate in the Patriot’s Pen Essay Competition. Students are invited to write a 300-400 word essay on a patriotic theme. This year’s theme is “ Why I am an American Patriot. ” Deadline for student entries is November 1st . Interested

A local high school student could win a trip to Washington, DC and a $30,000 scholarship. Commander Jeff Carroll of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2667 announced the kick-off of this year's VFW and its Ladies Auxiliary "Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition." High school students in this area have the opportunity to compete in the annual audio essay competition and win thousands of dollars in scholarships, a trip to Washington, DC, as well as dozens of other awards. Students begin by competing at the local Post level. Deadline for entries at the Post is November 1st. Post winners advance to District. District winners compete in the state competition. The state winner will enjoy a four-day tour of Washington, DC along with the winners from every state, the District of Columbia, the Pacific Areas, Latin America/Caribbean, and Europe. During the more than 60 years that the Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Ladies Auxiliary have been involved with the Voice of D

Project Prayer Flag is a grassroots military support project that places American flags, inspirational bookmarks, and handwritten letters of support and prayers from Americans into the hands of those serving overseas in the military. The project began in 2002 when pastor-and-wife team Shawn and Angelica Black of Orange County, CA - both retired military - began distributing pocket-sized American flags and cards of encouragement to military members deployed in the war on terror. "In the beginning, we thought of it as a short-term project, and only a small group of local people were involved," Black said. "In 2004, the project grew nationwide, and by 2005, it took on a life of its own. Now we have about 200 to 300 volunteers showing up every two to three months. The can produce about 50,000 to 60,000 kits in one setting." Recently the group supplied 17,000 packets at the request of the US Army's 4th Infantry Division stationed at Fort Bliss, TX, to be included in