SCHEDULE OF VFW MEETINGS AND EVENTS
2007 - 2008
June
13-16 Department Convention – Radisson Hotel Valley Forge,
King of Prussia, PA
June 13 Riverboat, City Island
June
30 Western School of Instruction
(OTI) – Post 92 District
27- 9am
July 1 Western School of Instruction (OTI) – Post 5958 District 28- 2pm
July 4 Independence Day – Department Headquarters Closed Wed.
July 11 Riverboat, City Island
July 14-15 Auxiliary Instructional Weekend – Holiday Inn, New Cumberland
July 14-17 Jr. Vice Commander-in-Chief Meeting, Kansas City, MO
July
14 Eastern School of Instruction
(OTI) – Post 928
District 7- 9am
July
15 Eastern School of Instruction
(OTI) – Post 283
District 11- 2pm
July 16 Central School of Instruction (OTI) – Post 6757 District 15- 6pm
July 21 Poker Run – Tyrone VFW Post 4559
July 27-28 Flying Squadron
- Hotel Carlisle
(District Commanders/Dept Chairmen/Dist Membership
Chairmen Training)
July 29 Central School of Instruction (OTI) Hotel Carlisle- 9am
Aug 8 Riverboat, City Island
Aug 18-23 National Convention Kansas City, MO
Sept 3 Labor Day – Department Headquarters Closed
Sept 4-7 Sharing & Caring, Pittsburgh, PA
Sept 7-8 Auxiliary Fall Conference – Holiday Inn, New Cumberland
Sept 8-12 National Legislative Committee, Washington, D.C.
Sept 11 Patriot Day
Sept 12 Riverboat, City Island
Sept 13-16
Commander-in-Chief’s Homecoming East Brunswick,
New Jersey
Sept 15 POW/MIA Recognition Day – Let Us Not Forget!
Sept 20-23 National President’s Homecoming, Seattle, Washington
Sept 29 VFW Day
Oct 4-6 Diabetes Walk, Erie, PA
Oct 8 Columbus Day – Department Headquarters Closed
Oct 12-13 State Commander Getz’s Testimonial – Lancaster Host
Oct 19-21 Big Ten Conference, Bloomington, MN
Oct 28 Statue of Liberty
Nov 11 Veterans Day
Nov 12 Department Headquarters Closed
Nov 16-18 Eastern States Conference, Albany, NY
Nov 22-23 Thanksgiving
Dec 21 Christmas Party – noon
Dec 24-25-26 Department Headquarters Closed
2008
Jan. 1 New Year’s Day –
Department Headquarters Closed
( Dec 31 off at noon)
Jan 21 Martin Luther King, Jr. – Department Headquarters Closed
Jan 25-27 Mid-Winter Conference – Lancaster Host, Lancaster
Feb 18 Presidents’ Day – Department Headquarters Closed
Mar 2-5 National Community
Service & Legislative Conference
Washington, D.C.
Mar 21-24 Easter Holidays – Department Headquarters Closed
April 4-6 National VFW Ladies Mid-Year Conference
Apr 11-13 Auxiliary President’s Testimonial – Holiday Inn, New
Cumberland
Apr 19-20 Jr. Girls Conference – Holiday Inn, New Cumberland
Apr 25-27 Eastern States - Maine
May 1 Loyalty Day – Thursday - VFW Program –Capitol Bldg.
May 26 Memorial Day – Department Headquarters Closed
June 7 Scotland School Graduation – Saturday
June 25-28 State Convention – Sheraton – Harrisburg - Hershey
July 18 Auxiliary Instructional Weekend – Holiday Inn, New
Cumberland
Aug 16-21 National Convention, Orlando, FL
Sept 18-21 Auxiliary Fall Conference – Holiday Inn, New Cumberland
Sept 25-28 National President’s Homecoming – Nebraska
Oct 28 Statue of Liberty
Department of PA VFW, 4002 Fenton Ave.,
Harrisburg, PA 17109 - 5943
Ph: (717) 234-7927 • Fax: (717) 234-1955 • Email:
adjutant@vfwpahq.org
ErnieJH@Windstream.net
Department Webmaster