Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 5265 Penn Pvt Allen J Beck
VFW Post #5265 — Spring Grove, PA. A post since 1970 — Spring Grove, PA.
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- VFW Post #5265
- Spring Grove, PA
In 1970 a handful of veterans chartered Post 5265 — Spring Grove, PA. 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.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Spring Grove. The comrades would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The meeting line says the first Thursday at 7:00 PM, which is the rhythm the directory lists. Come for the business, stay for the people. The portraits and the posts here are sample material, standing in until the post writes its own — Spring Grove, PA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Spring Grove, PA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 5265 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Spring Grove, PA.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Spring Grove, PA.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Spring Grove, PA.
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Years on the calendar — Spring Grove
Charter story set in 1970
140 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
37
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Tue, Mar 24, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 5265 Penn Pvt Allen J Beck, written here as the first Thursday at 7:00 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 — Spring Grove, PA. |
| Mon, Apr 20, 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 — Spring Grove, PA. |
| Sat, Jun 13, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 5265. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 5265 Penn Pvt Allen J Beck. 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 — Spring Grove, PA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Spring Grove
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 5265 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 — Spring Grove.
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 first Thursday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Spring Grove, PA.
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 5265 — Spring Grove, PA. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the first Thursday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Spring Grove, PA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Spring Grove, PA. VFW Post 5265 Penn Pvt Allen J Beck. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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