Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 7563 Stanley Nelson
VFW Post #7563 — Black Hawk, CO. Service and a meeting hall — Black Hawk.
- VFW Post #7563
- Black Hawk, CO
VFW Post 7563 Stanley Nelson. Its post has met since 1936 — Black Hawk, CO. The charter came in the years after the World Wars, 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 meeting line says the third Wednesday at 6:30 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 — Black Hawk, CO.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Black Hawk, CO. 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 — Black Hawk, CO.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Black Hawk, CO.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 7563 Stanley Nelson. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Black Hawk, CO.
90
Years on the calendar — Black Hawk
Charter story set in 1936
100 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
31
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 22, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 7563 Stanley Nelson, written here as the third Wednesday at 6:30 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 — Black Hawk, CO. |
| Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the comrades bring the food. |
| Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 7563. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 7563 Stanley Nelson. 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 a Saturday of hall repairs on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Black Hawk, CO.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Black Hawk
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 7563 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 — Black Hawk.
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 third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Black Hawk, 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 7563 — Black Hawk, CO. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Black Hawk, CO.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Black Hawk, CO. VFW Post 7563 Stanley Nelson. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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