Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 7
VFW Post #7 — Forest Lake, MN. Service and a meeting hall — Forest Lake.
- VFW Post #7
- Forest Lake, MN
In 1971 a handful of veterans chartered Post 7 — Forest Lake, MN. 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.
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 — Forest Lake, MN.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Forest Lake, MN. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Forest Lake, MN.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Forest Lake, MN.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 7 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Forest Lake, MN.
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Years on the calendar — Forest Lake
Charter story set in 1971
110 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
24
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 13, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 7, 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 — Forest Lake, MN. |
| Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Forest Lake. |
| Sat, Jun 20, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 7. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 7. 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 — Forest Lake, MN.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Forest Lake
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 7 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 — Forest Lake.
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 — Forest Lake, MN.
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 7 — Forest Lake, MN. 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 — Forest Lake, MN.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Forest Lake, MN. VFW Post 7. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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