Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 8686
VFW Post #8686 — Sheffield Lk, OH. Service and a meeting hall — Sheffield Lk.
- VFW Post #8686
- Sheffield Lk, OH
VFW Post 8686, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 8686 — Sheffield Lk, OH. The post dates to 1946, when veterans home from the Second World War and Korea wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Sheffield Lk. The comrades would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The regular meeting is the second Tuesday 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 — Sheffield Lk, OH.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Sheffield Lk, OH. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Sheffield Lk, OH.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Sheffield Lk, OH.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 8686 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — Sheffield Lk, OH.
80
Years on the calendar — Sheffield Lk
Charter story set in 1946
60 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
39
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 22, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 8686, 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 — Sheffield Lk, OH. |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the comrades bring the food. |
| Wed, Jun 17, 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 8686. 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 — Sheffield Lk, OH.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Sheffield Lk
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 8686 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 — Sheffield Lk.
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 — Sheffield Lk, OH.
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 8686 — Sheffield Lk, OH. 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 — Sheffield Lk, OH.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Sheffield Lk, OH. VFW Post 8686. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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