Wreaths Across America

Every December, members of Young-McCool VFW Post 12220, American Legion Causland Post 13, and Scout Troop 4081 join with citizens of Fidalgo Island to place wreaths on the gravesites of veterans' interred at Fern Hill and Grandview Cemeteries on Fidalgo Island. Click the link below to sponsor wreaths ($17 each) for this December's wreath laying. The wreath laying ceremony for 2026 will begin at Fern Hill Cemetery at 10:00AM.

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Anacortes 4th of July Parade

Post members participated in Anacortes' annual Independence Day Parade for the fourth year in a row.

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Causland Park Cleanup

On the first Saturday of every month, members of Post 12220 meet to clear garden beds, edge sidewalks, and clean up the grounds of Causland Memorial Park in Anacortes. The most recent cleanup crew is highlighted here: Peter Allen, John James, Penny Harnish, and Mike Hebert.

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Monthly 50/50 Raffle

Every month during our social hour (1700-1800), the post runs a 505/50 raffle. Tickets are $5 each. Raffle drawing is held at the end of the Good of the Order segment of out Post Business Meeting, you must be in attendance at the meeting to win. Raffle winner gets 50% of the pot and the other 50% goes to various charitable endeavors including the VFW 12220 General Fund, VFW 12220 Relief Fund, VFW National Home for Children, Wreaths Across America, and other charities the membership chooses.

Legacy Life Membership Raffle

Young-McCool VFW Post 12220 is raffling off Life and Legacy Life memberships; raffle tickets are $20 each. Details in FAQ Life member Jeremy Nuttal was our first raffle winner, and Life member Jason Wells was our second winner. Congratulations to our new Bronze Legacy Life members!

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VFW Annual Day of Service

Members of Young-McCool VFW Post 12220, along with Scouts from Troop 4081, weeded the rock walls, edged sidewalks, and generally beautified Causland Memorial Park in Anacortes during our annual VFW Day of Service event. We work at the park almost every month, but in May we put in extra effort to get the space ready for summer visitors and locals' enjoyment.

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Veterans Serving Veterans and the Community on Fidalgo Island
As yesterday's defenders of freedom, we want to welcome today's military service members into our ranks to become part of our elite group.  Our common bond is the battlefield, whether it is service in the Persian Gulf, Korea, Kosovo, the war on terrorism or peace-keeping expeditionary campaigns. Your courage and sacrifice have made a difference in preserving and defending world peace.
 

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As yesterday's defenders of freedom...

 ...we want to welcome today's military service members into our ranks to become part of our elite group.

WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, Kosovo, War in Afghanistan, War in Iraq, War on Global Terror and other Peace-Keeping Expeditionary Campaigns throughout the globe.

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Closing the Charter

Young-McCool closes its charter with 55 members

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National News

Important info from National VFW

VFW Salutes the Navy on Its 251st Birthday

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Today the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to join a grateful nation in celebrating the 251st birthday o...

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VFW's Youth Scholarships Deadline Approaching

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - For nearly 80 years, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) has invested in America's next generation of leaders th...

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That the purpose of this Corporation shall be fraternal, patriotic, historical, charitable, and educational: to preserve and strengthen comradeship among its members; to assist worthy comrades; to perpetuate the memory and history of our dead; and to assist their widows and orphans; to maintain true allegiance to the Government of the United States of America, and fidelity to its Constitution and laws; to foster true patriotism; to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom, and to preserve and defend the United States from all her enemies.
 
 

Sponsor - Elks Lodge 1204

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the U.S.A.
A Fraternal Organization

To inculcate the principles of Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love and Fidelity; to recognize a belief in God; to promote the welfare and enhance the happiness of its Members; to quicken the spirit of American patriotism; to cultivate good fellowship; to perpetuate itself as a fraternal organization, and to provide for its government, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America will serve the people and communities through benevolent programs, demonstrating that Elks Care and Elks Share.

 Elks Lodge 1204 sponsors Young-McCool VFW Post 12220 by providing access to the Lodge for post business meetings.