VFW Post 2197

VA Claims Clinc – Bangor
2026-05-12 10:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Bangor VA Clinic, 35 State Hospital Dr, Bangor, Maine, 04401, United States
To schedule an appointment at one of the Claims Clinics near you: · Call 800-827-1000; or · Go to: VERA -Home (site.com) ;

Look for a Togus Representative - Saco
2026-05-13 10:00 - 14:00 | Portland Homeless Outreach – Saco, 335 Lincoln St., Saco, Maine, United States
Portland Homeless Outreach, 335 Lincoln St., Saco, ME., Time: 10:00AM to 2:00PM. Open to Veterans, Service members, and their families

Look for a Togus Representative - Portland
2026-05-14 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-05-21 10:00 - 14:00 | Portland Homeless Outreach – Portland, 55 Portland St., Portland, Maine, United States
Portland Homeless Outreach, 55 Portland St., Portland, ME., Time: 10:00AM to 2:00PM. Open to Veterans, Service members, and their families

VFW-2197 is cooking Breakfast at House in the woods (HITW)
2026-05-20 07:00 - 23:00 | House in the Woods, 217 Skunk Hill Rd, Lee, Maine, 04455

VA Claims Clinic - Bangor
2026-05-21 10:00 - 14:00 | Bangor Vet Center, 615 Oldin Rd. Suite 3, Bangor, Maine, 04401, United States
Claims Clinics To schedule an appointment at one of the Claims Clinics near you: · Call 800-827-1000; or · Go to: VERA -Home (site.com)

VA Claims Clinic - Brunswick
2026-05-22 09:30 - 14:30 | Mid-Coast Veterans Resource Center, 62 Pegasus St # 101, Brunswick, Maine, 04011, United States
Claims Clinics To schedule an appointment at one of the Claims Clinics near you: · Call 800-827-1000; or · Go to: VERA -Home (site.com) ;

Buddy Poppies
2026-05-23 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-11-07 09:00 - 16:00 | Brunswick Market Basket, 169 Topsham Fair Mall Rd, Topsham, Maine, 04086-1819, United States
May 23rd & second date is Saturday, Nov 7th. Both will beheld at Market Basket in Topsham upon approvalfrom management.

VA Claims Clinic - Portland
2026-05-26 10:00 - 14:00 | Portland VA Clinic, 141 West Commercial Street, Portland, Maine, 04102, United States

Homeless Veterans Stand Down
2026-05-27 09:00 - 14:00 | Hope and Prosperity Resource Center, 1 Edgemont Drive, Presque Isle, Maine, 04769, United States
Homeless Veterans Stand Down Presque Isle

Veterans and Community Connection Expo Boothbay Railway Village
2026-06-06 10:00 - 14:00 | Boothbay Railway Village, 586 Wiscasset Rd, Route 27, , ME, Boothbay, Maine, 04537-4627, United States
Veterans and Community Connection Expo Boothbay Railway Village

Location: Boothbay Railway Village, 586 Wiscasset Rd., Boothbay, MEDate: Saturday, June 6, 2026 Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.Cost: Free! (It will cost $5.00 to ride the train (which is normally $20))we plan on having some give away items, food, music, activities for children, etc.

105th STATE CONVENTION BANQUET
2026-06-06 18:00 - 19:00 | Sunday River Grand Summit, 97 Summit RD, Newry, Maine, United States
105th STATE CONVENTION BANQUETSunday River Resort97 Summit RD, Newry, ME 04261Saturday, June 6, 2026SOCIAL HOUR: 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm – BANQUET: 7:00 pm

Sunday River Grand Summit – 97 Summit RD, Newry, ME 800-543-2754 use code 86I7AFVFW Rate: $ 173 + tax per night (Double/Double) Studio $155+tax per nightDEADLINE to reserve rooms under this rate is May 5th, 2026

Tickets are $ 55.00 per personMenu – Choice of:Buffet StyleBeef Tip Shepards PieBrown Sugar BBQ Glaze Chicken BreastNew England Baked HaddockItalian Herb Roasted PotatoRoasted CauliflowerLemon Butter BroccoliCakeRollsCash BarAttire: Suit/Business Attire

online Banquet Tickets

Tractor Supply Expo
2026-06-20 09:00 - 15:00 | Tractor Supply, 24 Farley Rd, Brunswick, Maine, 04011, United States
Tractor Supply Expo on June 20 th : Gary Ouellette volunteered to help organize the expo and reach out to possible vendors.

Dinner being Served
2026-07-03 17:00 - 19:00 | VFW Post 2197, 79 Foreside Rd, Topsham, ME 04086, Topsham, Maine, 04086, United States
Hamburgers andFried Haddock

Dinner being Served
2026-07-10 17:00 - 19:00 | VFW Post 2197, 79 Foreside Rd, Topsham, ME 04086, Topsham, Maine, 04086, United States
Dr. Pepper steakand Fried Haddock

Dinner Being Served
2026-07-17 17:00 - 19:00 | VFW Post 2197, 79 Foreside Rd, Topsham, ME 04086, Topsham, Maine, 04086, United States
Lobster rolls andDr. Pepper steak.

Homeless Veterans Stand Down
2026-07-22 09:00 - 14:00 | Veterans Memorial Park, 2-20 Main Street, Lewiston, Maine, United States
Homeless Veterans Stand Down Lewiston

127TH VFW NATIONAL CONVENTION
2026-07-24 08:00 - 2026-07-26 17:00
Our National Convention is 25-29 July in Reno, Nevada. On March 28th 12pm CST, hotel room reservations will open for everyone.

Early registration takes place at the hotels.Scooter rental will be available. We are working on coordinating those details with the city at this time.The hotels that we have booked have an airport shuttle and self-parking included.All members who desire to make room reservations for the convention are directed to use one ofthe following procedures:1) Online: It’s the quickest and easiest way to book a room and we highly encourage allreservations to be made this way. Visit the Booking Link to make any individualreservations.2) By phone: 800-223-7277 for all 3 propertiesSilver Legacy Resort (VFW HQ): 775-329-4777; Group Code: SRVFW6Eldorado Resort (Auxiliary HQ): 775-786-5700; Group Code: SRVFW6Circus Circus Hotel & Casino: 775-329-0711; Group Code: SRVFW6D

Departments will not be assigned to specific hotels this year so it will be first come first served. All the hotels are attached to each other so it will be easy to get around either way.

The hotels at the row are about 3.5 miles away from the center. We have a shuttle service setup to run during convention hours. There will be one designated pickup point for all three properties.

Early registration takes place at the hotels.

Scooter rental will be available. We are working on coordinating those details with the city at this time.

The hotels that we have booked have an airport shuttle and self-parking included.

Dinner Being Served
2026-07-24 17:00 - 19:00 | VFW Post 2197, 79 Foreside Rd, Topsham, ME 04086, Topsham, Maine, 04086, United States
Steak & Cheesesubs & Fried Shrimp

Dinner Being Served
2026-07-31 17:00 - 19:00 | VFW Post 2197, 79 Foreside Rd, Topsham, ME 04086, Topsham, Maine, 04086, United States
Lasagna andScallops

Homeless Veterans Stand Down
2026-08-19 09:00 - 14:00 | Tri-County Career Center, 45 Oak Street #3, Bangor, Maine, 04401, United States
Homeless Veterans Stand Down Bangor

Homeless Veterans Stand Down
2026-09-09 09:00 - 14:00 | Rumford American Legion, 184 Congress St.,, Rumford, Maine, 04276, United States
Homeless Veterans Stand Down Rumford

Homeless Veterans Stand Down
2026-09-23 09:00 - 14:00 | Mills Park, 2-32 ME-104, Augusta, Maine, 04330, United States
Homeless Veterans Stand Down Augusta

Homeless Veterans Stand Down
2026-10-14 09:00 - 14:00 | University of Southern Maine, 37 College Ave, Gorham, Maine, 04038, United States
Homeless Veterans Stand Down Gorham

Homeless Stand Down
2026-10-28 09:00 - 14:00 | Mid-Coast Veterans Resource Center, 62 Pegasus St # 101, Brunswick, Maine, 04011, United States
Wednesday, October 28: Mid-Coast Veteran’s Resource Center/Brunswick Landing. 62 Pegasus St, Brunswick, ME 04011

Eastern Conference Garmisch, Germany
2026-11-01 08:00 - 2026-11-09 17:00
Eastern Conference Garmisch, Germany

EASTERN CONFERENCE IN GERMANY November 1 – 9

Eastern Conference – Garmisch, GermanyNov 1-9, 2026Here is the ESC information packet:

Use this link to make your ESC Garmisch AFRC room reservations now and viewexplanation of Tourshttps://www.edelweisslodgeandresort.com/vfw-conference· Once you reserve your rooms, you will receive a confirmation letter to fill outwith your flight information.· Please fill out the form with your flight information for Munich. AFRC willassign departure times from Munich airport to Edelweiss 8 weeks prior to arrival.o https://elr.typeform.com/vfw-flights· Once confirmed, Edelweiss will reach out to you to start reserving tours on 1June.

All ESC flights must arrive in Munich airport and made through VTS Travel toensure a coordinated Munich airport pickup. Any attendee arriving at any otherairport will not be picked up by Edelweiss.

Necessary items to gain IACS access to the installation:-Needed information for Access Roster for the Eastern States Conference located inGarmisch, Germany-Last and First names case sensitive. (Example: Smith, John).-Nationality (3 letter country code preferred example: USA). This should match thesupporting ID.-Date of Birth format DD MMM YYYY. (Example: 11 Nov 2011).-Picture of Passport (PDF or JPG) (must be valid for at least 6 months upon enteringGermany and through the duration of the conference).-All information should be sent to the following Secured E-MailAddress: ESC2026@VERGOTT.COM

Cancellation Policy:· Prior to 4 June (150 days) free· After 4 June will result in loss of deposit· Cancellations that occur within 30 days (1 OCT) will be charged in full

When will the deposit be charged?· A 50% deposit is required 60 days in advance. The remaining 50% will becharged 30 days in advance

Travel Insurance:· Highly recommend Travel insurance· Guests are encouraged to review the TRICARE Overseas website to understandcoverage. Garmisch-Partenkirchen has excellent local medical facilities if needed.· http://www.tricare-overseas.com/contact-us/eurasia-africa· http://www.tricare-overseas.com/beneficiaries/resources

Any questions, please direct them to your State/Department POC, who will forwardthem to our European Team.

Poppy Events
2026-11-07 08:00 - 17:00 | Brunswick Market Basket, 169 Topsham Fair Mall Rd, Topsham, Maine, 04086-1819, United States
We have picked our dates for our semi-annual “Buddy Poppies” event. The first date is Saturday,May 23rd & second date is Saturday, Nov 7th. Both will be held at Market Basket in Topsham upon approval from management. All money donated, goes into our relief fund which is exclusively used to help our fellow veterans and support veterans’ programs. We will needplenty of volunteers to help staff these events so if you can spare a few hours please help. Thankyou in advance
