Start Times and Uniforms
- All meetings will start at 2:00 PM with lunch offered at 1:00 PM except for the November meeting
- Uniform is black and white / business casual except for the November and April meetings which will be blue and grey / business dress
- Training sessions are business casual
See the VFW Colorado District 5 Facebook page for up to date information (<--- Click/Tap Facebook link)
Key dates
August 12 and 13, 2017
Colorado Dept. Council of Administration meeting at VFW Post 4265 (<--- Click/Tap Facebook link) 419 E Victory Way Craig, CO (<--- Click/Tap map link)
Saturday, August 19, 2017 from 11am until complete
Post / Auxiliary Officer Training at VFW Post 4051 (Parliamentary Procedure with David Stone) | Lunch to Follow, class attendees eat for free
Quartermaster Processes and Service Officer Training will be offered upon coordination with Comrade Commander Green NLT August 20, 2016
Dress is business casual
Sunday, September 10, 2017 from 1pm until 3pm
District 5 meeting at VFW Post 5221, Calhan CO
Lunch at 1pm. Meeting at 2pm | All VFW and Auxiliary members are encouraged to attend
Black and white / business casual
Other Important Dates
October 31, 2017 - Voice of Democracy and Patriot Pen Student Entries are due to Posts
October 31 2017 - Teacher of the Year entries are due to the Post
November 15, 2017 - Voice of Democracy and Patriot Pen Student Entries are due to the District Chair
November 15, 2017 - Teacher of the Year entries are due to the District Chair
December 15, 2017 - Voice of Democracy and Patriot Pen Student Entries are due to the State Chair
December 15, 2017 - Teacher of the Year entries are due to the State Chair
January (TBA), 2018 - District 5 VOD Awards Dinner at Post (TBA)
January 21, 2018 - VFW Colorado State VOD Awards Dinner at Post (TBA)
January 1, 2018 - EMT, Police, and Firefighter of the Year entries are due to National HQ
February 1, 2018 - EMT, Police, and Firefighter of the Year entries are due to State HQ
March 1, 2018 - Scout of the Year entries are due to the Post
March (TBA) - Teacher of the Year Banquet at Post (TBA)
April 1, 2018 - Scout of the Year entries are due to the State Chair
April (TBA), 2018 - Salute to Service Award Banquet at Post (TBA)
May 5, 2018 - Loyalty Day Parade Sponsored by VFW Post 5221 in Calhan
To Be Announced, 2018 - Creative Patriotc Art entries due to the Post
To Be Announced, 2017 Salute to Service awards dinner, VFW Post TBA
Questions? Contact the Commander 2017-2018, Kevin Reinhold by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.