Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 2836
VFW Post #2836 — Conneaut, OH. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 2836, meeting — Conneaut, OH.
- VFW Post #2836
- Conneaut, OH
In 1927 a handful of veterans chartered Post 2836 — Conneaut, OH. From that first meeting the post grew into a hall that still marks the year with a memorial service, a community project, and a table full of people who know one another’s stories.
Over the years the post has taken on the jobs a town actually asks for: rides to a clinic, a meal after a funeral, help with a ramp, a speaker for a school program. The comrades keep a notebook of what got done and what is still open, and they read it aloud before the meeting adjourns.
Meetings are the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM, at the hall — Conneaut. This page is a sample so neighbors can see the shape of the work. The group itself has not claimed the page, so the stories here are an illustration, written in the voice the post might use.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Conneaut, OH. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Conneaut, OH.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 2836 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Conneaut, OH.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Conneaut, OH.
99
Years on the calendar — Conneaut
Charter story set in 1927
90 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
28
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sat, Mar 21, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 2836, written here as the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Confirm with the group before you travel. |
| Mon, May 25, 2026, 11:00 AM | Memorial Day observance | A half-hour observance, then coffee at the hall. The comrades read the names they have been given — Conneaut, OH. |
| Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 6:00 PM | Holiday sorting day | Boxes along the wall of the hall get sorted into gifts, coats, and pantry food for local families — Conneaut, OH. |
| Tue, Jun 9, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 2836. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 2836. The year opens the usual way: a short meeting, a full pot of coffee, and a list of local families the post already knows. The comrades voted to keep the Memorial Day wreath on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Conneaut, OH.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Conneaut
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 2836 set a date, split the jobs, and showed up. A few neighbors who are not members came for the afternoon and stayed to ask about the next meeting — Conneaut.
Aug 21, 2026
What the notebook says so far
Late summer the post looked back at the notebook. The honor detail had been out more than once, the community table had fed a crowded room, and the officers reminded everyone that the next business meeting is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Conneaut, OH.
Officers
Officers
Commander
Senior Vice Commander
Quartermaster
Chaplain
Adjutant
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Post 2836 — Conneaut, OH. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Conneaut, OH.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Conneaut, OH. VFW Post 2836. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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