Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 6051 Thomas E Kelly
VFW Post #6051 — Woodland Park, CO. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 6051, meeting — Woodland Park, CO.
- VFW Post #6051
- Woodland Park, CO
VFW Post 6051 Thomas E Kelly. Its post has met since 1957 — Woodland Park, CO. The charter came in the years after the Second World War and Korea, and the comrades who stayed treated the monthly meeting as a standing promise: show up, look after one another, and leave the town a little better.
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.
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 — Woodland Park, CO.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Woodland Park, CO. 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 — Woodland Park, CO.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Woodland Park, CO.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 6051 Thomas E Kelly. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Woodland Park, CO.
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Years on the calendar — Woodland Park
Charter story set in 1957
50 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
| Tue, Mar 17, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 6051 Thomas E Kelly, 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 — Woodland Park, CO. |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the comrades bring the food. |
| Thu, Jun 4, 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 6051 Thomas E Kelly. 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 winter gift drive on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Woodland Park, CO.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Woodland Park
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 6051 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 — Woodland Park.
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 — Woodland Park, CO.
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 6051 — Woodland Park, CO. 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 — Woodland Park, CO.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Woodland Park, CO. VFW Post 6051 Thomas E Kelly. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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