Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 9656
VFW Post #9656 — Ottawa Lake, MI. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 9656, meeting — Ottawa Lake, MI.
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- VFW Post #9656
- Ottawa Lake, MI
VFW Post 9656. Its post has met since 1935 — Ottawa Lake, MI. 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 regular meeting is the third Wednesday at 6:30 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 — Ottawa Lake, MI.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Ottawa Lake, MI. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 9656. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Ottawa Lake, MI.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 9656 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Ottawa Lake, MI.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Ottawa Lake, MI.
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Years on the calendar — Ottawa Lake
Charter story set in 1935
70 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
40
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Tue, Mar 17, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 9656, 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 — Ottawa Lake, MI. |
| Thu, Apr 9, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the comrades bring the food. |
| 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 9656. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 9656. 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 winter gift drive on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Ottawa Lake, MI.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Ottawa Lake
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 9656 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 — Ottawa 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 third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Ottawa Lake, 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 9656 — Ottawa Lake, MI. 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 — Ottawa Lake, MI.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Ottawa Lake, MI. VFW Post 9656. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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