Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of Florida
VFW Post — Mount Dora, FL. Service and a meeting hall — Mount Dora.
- VFW Post
- Mount Dora, FL
In 1971 a handful of veterans chartered Post — Mount Dora, 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 — Mount Dora. 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 second Tuesday 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 — Mount Dora, FL.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Mount Dora, FL. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Mount Dora, FL.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Mount Dora, FL.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Mount Dora, FL.
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Years on the calendar — Mount Dora
Charter story set in 1971
180 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
| Fri, Mar 6, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of Florida, written here as the second Tuesday 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 — Mount Dora, FL. |
| Sun, Apr 12, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the comrades bring the food. |
| Wed, Jun 10, 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
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of Florida. 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 — Mount Dora, FL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Mount Dora
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 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 — Mount Dora.
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 second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Mount Dora, 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 — Mount Dora, FL. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Mount Dora, FL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Mount Dora, FL. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of Florida. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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