Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 8185 Jerry Skrivanek
VFW Post #8185 — Port Deposit, MD. A post since 1953 — Port Deposit, MD.
- VFW Post #8185
- Port Deposit, MD
VFW Post 8185 Jerry Skrivanek. Its post has met since 1953 — Port Deposit, MD. 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.
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.
Meetings are the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM, at the hall — Port Deposit. This page is a sample so neighbors can see the shape of the work. The group itself has not claimed the page, so the stories here are an illustration, written in the voice the post might use.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Port Deposit, MD. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 8185 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Port Deposit, MD.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Port Deposit, MD.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Port Deposit, MD.
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Years on the calendar — Port Deposit
Charter story set in 1953
180 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
25
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 8185 Jerry Skrivanek, 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 — Port Deposit, MD. |
| Tue, Apr 21, 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 — Port Deposit, MD. |
| Tue, Jun 9, 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 8185 Jerry Skrivanek. 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 — Port Deposit, MD.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Port Deposit
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 8185 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 — Port Deposit.
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 — Port Deposit, MD.
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 8185 — Port Deposit, MD. 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 — Port Deposit, MD.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Port Deposit, MD. VFW Post 8185 Jerry Skrivanek. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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