Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 7731 Little Finger
VFW Post #7731 — Lake Leelanau, MI. A post since 1971 — Lake Leelanau, MI.
- VFW Post #7731
- Lake Leelanau, MI
In 1971 a handful of veterans chartered Post 7731 — Lake Leelanau, MI. 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.
The work is ordinary and steady. A flag detail at a funeral. A winter drive that fills a corner of the hall with gifts. A scholarship evening where the comrades hand an envelope to a student and then go back to the coffee. None of it is loud. All of it is the point of the charter.
The meeting line says the first Thursday 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 — Lake Leelanau, MI.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Lake Leelanau, MI. 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 — Lake Leelanau, MI.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Lake Leelanau, MI.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 7731 Little Finger. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Lake Leelanau, MI.
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Years on the calendar — Lake Leelanau
Charter story set in 1971
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
| Sat, Mar 7, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 7731 Little Finger, 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 — Lake Leelanau, MI. |
| Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 6:00 PM | Holiday sorting day | Boxes along the wall of the hall get sorted into gifts, coats, and pantry food for local families — Lake Leelanau, MI. |
| 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 7731. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 7731 Little Finger. 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 — Lake Leelanau, MI.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Lake Leelanau
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 7731 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 — Lake Leelanau.
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 — Lake Leelanau, MI.
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 7731 — Lake Leelanau, MI. 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 — Lake Leelanau, MI.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Lake Leelanau, MI. VFW Post 7731 Little Finger. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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