Post 1786

VFW Post 1786

Officers

Fundraisers

Commander	Marvin Ketterer
Sr. Vice Commander	William Smith
Jr. Vice Commander	Larry Potter
Quartermaster	Bob Fry
Adjutant	Marvin Ketterer
Judge Advocate	Darrell Craig
Chaplain	Doug Gibson
Surgeon	Vince VanCleave
Officer of the Day
Historian	Emery Wille
Service Officer
Trustee–3-Year	Jim Daniel
Trustee–2-Year	Jim Clark
Trustee–1-Year	Darrell Deibler
Guard
House Committee
3-Year	Darrell Craig
2-Year	Doug Gibson
1-Year	Larry Potter
Page last updated: 12/26/11 at 11:03 AM

Officer Forms and Tools

Department By-Laws

Department of Kansas
Program and Awards Resource Page

Trustees’ Report of Quartely Audit

Quarterly Audit Instructions

Department Expense Voucher

Internal Revenue Service
e-Postcard (Form 990-N)—click to file

The Post holds BINGO on Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons, with proceeds going towards maintenance of the Post Home, community service projects, and programs set up by the National VFW.

Post 1786 is also home to 40 & 8 Bingo on Sunday evenings.

Check the monthly calendar for dates and times.

Programs

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Voice of Democracy

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Knowing that a democratic society needs nurturing, the VFW established the Voice of Democracy program (VOD) in 1947 to provide students grades 9-12 the opportunity to express themselves in regards to democratic ideas and principles.
2012 Theme…Is There Pride in Serving in Our Military?

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Patriot’s Pen

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VFW believes strongly in good citizenship and fostering patriotism. That’s why we encourage youthful minds to examine our nation’s history and their own experiences in modern American society through our Patriot’s Pen youth essay-writing contest.
2012 Theme…Are You Proud of Your Country?

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Scout of the Year

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Each year, the VFW selects three young men — of the Boy Scouts, Sea Scouts or Venturing Crew — who have demonstrated practical citizenship in school, scouting and the community.

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Teacher of the Year

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The VFW annually recognizes the nation’s top classroom elementary, junior high and high school teachers who teach citizenship education topics—at least half of the school day in a classroom environment—and promote America’s history, traditions and institutions effectively.