Lockport VFW Post 5788 and its Auxiliary have been invited to participate in this year's Old Canal Days parade on Friday, June 19. We will be riding in a 2- to 2-1/2-ton Army truck for the parade. If you would like to be a part of this fun, please meet at the Post parking lot at 5:30 p.m. on the 19th. The parade officially starts at 7:00, so this will give us time to get there and be placed in our spot for the parade. Please sign up at the Post prior to this event if you plan to participate.
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Poppy Days: May 23-24, 2015
Lockport VFW Post 5788 will be focusing on Poppy Days on Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24, 2015. Volunteers are needed for both of these days. Poppies and containers will be available at the Post from 7:30 a.m. onward for both of these days.
For logistics purposes, it is best if you can let us know of your participation in advance. There is a sign-up sheet at the Post for time slots and locations. If necessary, you may call in your preference. If you cannot pre-sign for a time and location, walk-ins on the 23rd and 24th are always welcome.
Wearing of poppies to honor our fallen soldiers is taken from the poem
In Flanders Fields, written in 1915 by John McCrae.
For logistics purposes, it is best if you can let us know of your participation in advance. There is a sign-up sheet at the Post for time slots and locations. If necessary, you may call in your preference. If you cannot pre-sign for a time and location, walk-ins on the 23rd and 24th are always welcome.
Wearing of poppies to honor our fallen soldiers is taken from the poem
In Flanders Fields, written in 1915 by John McCrae.
Friday, May 15, 2015
The Moving Vietnam Wall Comes to Lockport, August 20-24
The Moving Vietnam Wall, a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be in Lockport this August at the Lockport American Legion John Olson Post 18. It will be there from Thursday, August 20 through Monday, August 24. It will be open to the public. Opening Ceremonies will be Thursday, August 20, at 6 p.m. We may be called upon to volunteer for this event, so please leave those dates open if you can. The American Legion Post is located at 15052 Archer Avenue, Lockport.
This is a wonderful way to honor our Vietnam Veterans.
www.themovingwall.org
This is a wonderful way to honor our Vietnam Veterans.
www.themovingwall.org
VFW Post 5788 Ladies Auxiliary Officers, 2015
The following is a list of the current officers of the VFW Post 5788 Ladies Auxiliary: President: Karen Szynkowski; Secretary: Debbie Errico; Treasurer: Wendy Kelm; Chaplain: Carol Picciolo; Senior Vice: Ethel Rodriquez; Junior Vice: Annette Eichorst; Conductress: Allison Eichorst; Guard: Lorrell Toscano; Trustees: Jackie Connolly, Joyce Shostack, Vicky Gress; Patriotic Instructor: Allison Eichorst; Americanism / Patriot's Pen Chairperson: Lorrell Toscano. Thank you for your volunteerism!
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Winter Clothing in Spring
As we move into the season of garage sales and spring cleaning, this is a reminder that the Winter Clothing Drive is year 'round! If you have any new or used ADULT-sized winter coats, hats, gloves, boots, or blankets, consider donating them to Lockport VFW Post #5788 for winter distribution to the Joliet-area homeless.
Clothing can be can be dropped off at the VFW Post (address is at bottom of page). A pick-up for your items can also be arranged. Please call the Post (phone number is also below) or leave a message through the About Us link in the right column.
Clothing can be can be dropped off at the VFW Post (address is at bottom of page). A pick-up for your items can also be arranged. Please call the Post (phone number is also below) or leave a message through the About Us link in the right column.
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