Leroy Thompson VFW Post 7939

10/18/2026

Kick off the season of giving …Help support those who have given so much for us. 🇺🇸

The Geauga County Sheriff’s Office Annual Veterans Food Drive is back!

From October 19th through November 8th, we are collecting donations to help provide food and essential items to veterans in our community this holiday season.

DROP-OFF LOCATION:
Geauga County Sheriff’s Office (Main Lobby)
12450 Merritt Road
Chardon, Ohio

Some of the items needed include:
Pasta • Rice • Oatmeal • Cereal • Flour • Peanut Butter • Jelly • Canned Fruits & Vegetables • Canned Soup • Stuffing Mix • Pancake Mix • Dry Beans • Crackers • Applesauce • Spices • Hygiene Items • Laundry Items • Gift Cards • Fresh Meat • Eggs & more!

Whether you donate one item or a whole box, every donation makes a difference.

This fall, let’s come together as a community to show our veterans how much we appreciate their service and sacrifice. 🇺🇸

For more information: 440-279-2070

10/17/2026

🇺🇸🔥 TONIGHT … FLAG RETIREMENT & NAVY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION! ⚓️🎂
📍 Leroy Thompson VFW Post 7939
🍽️ Potluck Dinner at 6:09 PM (buffet theme: H!)
🔥 Bring a camp chair for the fire!
❄️ Bundle up! Bring a blanket and dress warm—it’s going to be CHILLY! 🥶
🇺🇸 Flag Retirement Ceremony at dusk!
❤️🤍💙 Bring your patriotic spirit!

Good food, camaraderie, and a meaningful night honoring Old Glory! 🇺🇸

WE’LL SEE YOU TONIGHT! 🔥🍻⚓️

10/16/2026

🌹❤️ A LITTLE BEAUTY, A LOT OF HEART! 🇺🇸

Leroy Thompson VFW Post 7939 Auxiliary members joined the Willoughby Elks Lodge, Joe Burdick of the Cuyahoga County Veterans' Service Commission, and Greg Palumbo, Executive Director of Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Cleveland) for a project that turned flowers into something truly special! 💐

Flowers gathered from the gardens at Public Square in Cleveland were transformed into beautiful fresh arrangements and delivered to patients and residents at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center.❤️

🌸 Sometimes, the simplest acts of kindness make the biggest difference.

A heartfelt thank-you to everyone who helped bring a little beauty, comfort, and joy to our veterans! 🇺🇸❤️🤍💙

10/14/2026

🎉🎂❤️ HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MADAM PRESIDENT! ❤️🎂🎉

Today, we celebrate Claudia Rohloff Botsko, our wonderful VFW Auxiliary - District 7 President! 🥳 🙌🏼

Thank you for your dedication, big heart, and leadership you bring to our veterans, our Auxiliary family, and the VFW community. ♥️🇺🇸

We’re not only lucky to have you as our President, but we’re blessed to call you friend! 🫶

May your birthday be filled with love, laughter, happiness, and all the wonderful things you deserve! 🥂🎁✨

Cheers to YOU, Madam President! May this next trip around the sun be your best one yet! 🥳❤️

With love and best wishes from your friends at Leroy Thompson VFW Post 7939 🇺🇸🎂❤️

10/14/2026

🎃TRICK OR TREAT STROLL 🍬

👻 The ghosts and goblins are coming out, and Leroy Thompson VFW Post 7939 🇺🇸 will be joining in on the Halloween fun! 🧙‍♀️🍭

🎃 Put on those costumes, grab those trick-or-treat bags, bring the kiddos, and join us for the Leroy Township Halloween Trick-or-Treat Stroll! 👻🍬

🍬 Candy stops along the paved walking trail
👻 Costumes, treats, and Halloween fun
🎃 A great way to celebrate with our community!

📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026
⏰ 4:00–6:00 PM
📍 Behind the Leroy Township Fire Department
13028 Leroy Center Road, Painesville, OH 44077

🇺🇸 LOOK FOR US …
We’ll have treats ready for your little trick-or-treaters! 🍫🍬🎃 And for the grown-ups, we’ll have brochures and information about the VFW and what we do to support our veterans and community. 🇺🇸❤️

Bring the family, bring your Halloween spirit, and come enjoy a fun afternoon! 🎃👻

WE’LL SEE YOU THERE… IF WE DON’T GET SPOOKED FIRST 😂👻

10/13/2026

🇺🇸⚓️🎂HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE UNITED STATES NAVY!🎂⚓️🇺🇸

From all of us at Leroy Thompson VFW Post 7939, we proudly salute the brave men and women who have served and continue to serve in the United States Navy! Thank you for your service, sacrifice, and dedication to our great nation! 🇺🇸❤️🤍💙

🔥🇺🇸 JOIN US THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH! 🇺🇸🔥

We’re gathering for an evening of patriotism, remembrance, celebration, and camaraderie at our Annual Flag Retirement Ceremony & U.S. Navy Birthday Celebration!

❤️🤍💙 EVERYONE IS WELCOME! ❤️🤍💙

If you’ve never attended one of our flag retirement ceremonies, we strongly encourage you to come. It’s one of those events that’s difficult to explain until you’ve experienced it yourself. There’s laughter, friendship, pride, and some truly moving moments that can pull at your heartstrings. 🇺🇸🥹

🍽️ LET’S EAT! — 6:09 PM (18:09) 🍽️
We’re kicking things off with a potluck-style dinner!

This year’s buffet letter is H! So get creative and bring your favorite Hearty, Hot, Homegrown, Honeyed, or Homemade dish to share! 😋🍲

🔥 BRING A CAMP CHAIR AND JOIN US BY THE FIRE! 🔥

🇺🇸 FLAG RETIREMENT CEREMONY — AT DUSK 🇺🇸

The American flag is more than a piece of fabric. It’s a symbol of freedom, sacrifice, courage, and the countless men and women who have fought for it, served beneath it, and given their lives for what it represents.

Join us as we honor Old Glory through the proper and respectful retirement of worn American flags.

It’s a time to reflect, remember, and pay tribute to those who have served and sacrificed for our country. We also extend our heartfelt gratitude to our veterans, active-duty military, law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency personnel, and all first responders who dedicate their lives to protecting others. ❤️🤍💙

⚓️🎉 AND YES… THERE WILL BE GROG! 🎉⚓️
Shots of grog will be provided for toasts, Navy birthday wishes, and a little merriment! 🥃🍻

So come hungry, bring a dish, grab a camp chair, and join us for an evening filled with patriotism, tradition, and the kind of camaraderie that makes our VFW family so special.

🇺🇸⚓️ HAPPY BIRTHDAY, UNITED STATES NAVY! ⚓️🇺🇸

❤️🤍💙 Leroy Thompson VFW Post 7939 ❤️🤍💙
Honoring our flag. Remembering our heroes. Celebrating those who serve.

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE! 🇺🇸🔥

10/12/2026

🎓🇺🇸 CONTINUING EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY! 🇺🇸🎓

📣 Have you or someone in your family been thinking about going back to school? This opportunity could help make it happen! ❤️🤍💙

The VFW Auxiliary is pleased to share its Continuing Education Scholarship, designed to help eligible members and their immediate family members pursue their educational goals, whether that means earning a college degree or training for a career at a vocational or technical school! 🎓🛠️

✨ WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
Applicants must:
✅ Be at least 21 years old.
✅ Be a VFW Auxiliary member for at least one year OR be the spouse or child of a VFW Auxiliary member.

💰 WHAT CAN YOU WIN?
🏆 Four scholarships of $2,250 each are awarded annually, with one scholarship awarded in each of the four VFW Auxiliary Conferences!

📝 WHAT DO YOU NEED TO APPLY?
✔️ Complete the Continuing Education Scholarship application.
✔️ Write a brief essay of no more than 300 words explaining your commitment to your goals and how this scholarship will help you achieve them.

📅 APPLICATION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15, 2027

🔗 READY TO LEARN MORE OR APPLY?
Visit the official VFW Auxiliary website:
https://www.vfwauxiliary.org/scholarships/continuing-education/

🇺🇸 Education opens doors, creates opportunities, and builds brighter futures! Please share this information with eligible family members, friends, and anyone who could benefit from this scholarship. You never know who might need a little help taking that next step toward their dreams! ❤️🤍💙

Help Leroy Thompson VFW Post 7939 spread the word and help someone take the next step toward their future! 🇺🇸🎓

The VFW Auxiliary is pleased to present the Continuing Education Scholarship to assist members and their immediate family members who wish to further their

10/09/2026

🇺🇸❤️🤍💙 ELECTION DAY IS COMING & YOUR VOICE MATTERS! 💙🤍❤️🇺🇸

🗳️ YOUR COUNTRY. YOUR COMMUNITY. YOUR VOICE. YOUR VOTE. 🗳️

The Leroy Thompson VFW Post 7939 Auxiliary encourages all eligible American citizens to make their voices heard by registering to vote, learning about the issues, and heading to the polls on Election Day! 🗳️👏

Our veterans have sacrificed so much to defend the freedoms we enjoy. The right to vote is one of those precious freedoms, and exercising that right is an important part of being an engaged American citizen. ❤️🤍💙

🇺🇸 BE INFORMED. BE INVOLVED. BE HEARD.

✔️ Make sure you’re registered to vote.
✔️ Take time to learn about the candidates and issues.
✔️ Make a plan to vote!
✔️ Encourage your family and friends to exercise their right, too!

You don’t have to agree on everything to respect one another. That’s part of what makes America America! 🇺🇸 We can have different opinions, different perspectives, and different priorities while still sharing a love for our country.

📢 A FRIENDLY REMINDER: The VFW and VFW Auxiliary are NONPARTISAN organizations. This is about civic responsibility, not political parties or candidates. Please keep comments respectful and free of political attacks or hate speech. Inappropriate comments will be removed.

❤️🤍💙 THE FREEDOM TO VOTE IS A PRIVILEGE. EXERCISING THAT RIGHT IS UP TO YOU!

🇺🇸 Let’s honor the freedoms our veterans fought to protect by staying informed and getting involved … One nation! Many voices! One precious right to vote! 🇺🇸

🗳️ MAKE YOUR PLAN. MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD. GET OUT AND VOTE! 🇺🇸❤️🤍💙

10/07/2026

Contact Leroy Thompson VFW Post 7939 or your local VFW for more information! 🇺🇸📕🖋️

We recently received an inquiry about the VFW Auxiliary and the VFW's Voice of Democracy and Patriot's Pen contests and because it is a question that has come up many times before, we would like to share our response.

The question was about what the VFW Auxiliary DOES when it comes to these two contests, as they are both VFW contests.

The answer is that the level of involvement is different from one Post/Auxiliary to another, so there is no "one size fits all," but Auxiliary members have long helped by distributing information to schools, collecting entries from students, arranging the judging or helping to find judges, contacting local media to promote the contest and/or to announce the winners, assisting in holding recognition celebrations for participants, raising money for prizes awarded on a local level and more.

In short, each individual VFW Auxiliary promotes the VFW Voice of Democracy and VFW Patriots Pen contests while supporting their Post in whatever ways the Post finds most helpful - sometimes this means taking a more active approach and sometimes this means taking a quieter background role - but no matter what you do, make sure to report your participation and fundraising under Scholarships.

And spread the word about these scholarships and contests today!