Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 5690
VFW Post #5690 — Punta Gorda, FL. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 5690, meeting — Punta Gorda, FL.
- VFW Post #5690
- Punta Gorda, FL
In 1921 a handful of veterans chartered Post 5690 — Punta Gorda, FL. 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 — Punta Gorda. The comrades would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The regular meeting is the first Thursday at 7:00 PM. Anyone planning to visit should confirm the night before they come, because a funeral detail or a weather delay can move it. Between meetings the comrades stay in touch the old way: at the hall, and through the officers listed on this sample site — Punta Gorda, FL.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Punta Gorda, FL. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 5690 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Punta Gorda, FL.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Punta Gorda, FL.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Punta Gorda, FL.
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Years on the calendar — Punta Gorda
Charter story set in 1921
70 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
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Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 5690, 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 — Punta Gorda, FL. |
| Tue, Apr 14, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The comrades spend a Saturday on the small repairs the post has been putting off. |
| Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 6:30 PM | Installation of officers | The post installs the new officers for the year and thanks the ones stepping down. Names in this sample are role labels, not the real officers. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 5690. 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 spring scholarship on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Punta Gorda, FL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Punta Gorda
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 5690 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 — Punta Gorda.
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 — Punta Gorda, FL.
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 5690 — Punta Gorda, FL. 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 — Punta Gorda, FL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Punta Gorda, FL. VFW Post 5690. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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