VFW Post 981 donates Poppy money to help veterans in need

Members of the Arlington Heights and Buffalo Grove communities become aware of Arlington Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 981 on the two Saturdays preceding Memorial Day as post members distribute red poppies and accept donations. The post is given permission by supermarkets, drugstores and hardware stores to greet the public.

Post 981 sets all donations aside in a fund separate from its operational account. It strives to distribute all the moneys during its fiscal year of July 1 to June 30. At the August 2024 post meeting three veteran-helping organizations were welcomed and each received a check for $1,500. These were: K9’s For Veterans which provides service dogs; Bravehearts Therapeutic Riding and Educational Center, which connects veterans and their families with horses; and Midwest Veterans Closet, which helps veterans needing furnishing for their dwellings.

VFW Post 981 thanks every community member who donated this Memorial Day.