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Calendar of Events
2011-2012

Minnesota VFW Meetings

Event	Date	Location
July Council of Administration 2011	July 23, 2011	St Cloud Post #428
Fall Conference	September 15-18, 2011	St Cloud
Midwinter Conference	January 19-22, 2012	Minneapolis
Department Commander's Testimonial	March 31, 2012	Fridley Post #363
State Convention & Officer’s Training Institute (OTI)	June 20-24, 2012	Rochester
July Council of Administration 2012	July 13-14, 2012	St Cloud

State Contest Deadline Dates

Program	Due to	By
Voice of Democracy	Department Headquarters	December 15, 2011
Patriot’s Pen	Department Headquarters	December 15, 2011
Teacher of the Year	Department Headquarters	December 15, 2011
Employer of the Year	Department Headquarters	March 1, 2012
Community Service Recordbook	Department Headquarters	April 20, 2012
Americanism Recordbook	Department Headquarters	included in Community Service Recordbook
Loyalty Day Recordbook	Department Headquarters	May 11, 2012
Poppy Float	Department Headquarters	May 18, 2012
J.M. Jorgensen Contest	Department Headquarters	June 1, 2012
VFW Poppy Report Form	Department Headquarters	June 1, 2012
Publications Contest	Department Headquarters	March 1, 2012
Safety Activity Reports	Department Headquarters	included in Community Service Recordbook
Safety- EMT Award Entries	Department Headquarters	January 1, 2012
Safety- Firefighter Award Entries	Department Headquarters	January 1, 2012
Safety- Law Enforcement Award Entries	Department Headquarters	January 1, 2012
Safety- School Bus Driver of the Year	Department Headquarters	January 1, 2012
Scout of the Year	Department Headquarters	April 1, 2012
Youth Activities Reports	Rick Bugbee, Chairman	April 15, 2012
Youth Activities Recordbook	Department Headquarters	included in Community Service Recordbook

VFW Veterans Activity Events

Event	Date	Location
Cribbage	Open for 2012 Owatonna Hosting 2013-2014
Bowling	March 31, April 1, 14-15, 21-22, 2011 Entry Form (Due March 1, 2012)	Alexandria Post #936
Horseshoe	TBA	Forest Lake Post #4210
Golf	TBA	Mankato Post #950
Now Accepting Bids for the Following Events: Archery, Trap Shooting, Pistol Competition, Fishing, Video Game and Corn Hole (Bean Bag) Tournaments
Please contact the Veterans Activities Chairman in your District if you would like more information on any of the above events.

VFW Youth Activity Events

Event	Date	Location
Hockey Tournament (Click link for more details)	March 22-25, 2012	Elk River-Rogers Post #5518
Baseball Tournament (Click link for more details)	August 9-12, 2012	Mankato Post #950

National VFW Events

Event	Date	Location
National Convention	August 27- September 1, 2011	San Antonio, TX
Nat’l Commander-in-Chief’s Homecoming	September 15-18, 2011	Quincy, MA
Big Ten Conference	October 21-23, 2011	Sioux Falls, SD
National Legislative Conference	March 3-7, 2012	Washington D.C.
National Voice of Democracy Gathering	March 3-7, 2012	Washington D.C.
2011-2012 National Convention	July 21-26, 2012	Reno, NV

District VFW Meetings (Tentative)

	Date	Time	Location
District 1
	August 6, 2011	9:30 am	Owatonna #3723 (Organizational Meeting)
	October 1, 2011	9:30 am	Rochester #1215
	December 3, 2011	9:30 am	Austin #1216 (Poppy Displays)
	February 4, 2012	9:30 am	Kenyon #141 (Memorial Service)
1^st Dist Testimonial	April 14, 2012	6:00 pm	Owatonna #3723 (Testimonial)
	May 4-6, 2012	9:30 pm	Owatonna #3723 (Loyalty Days)
District 2
	August 13, 2011	1:00 pm	Mankato #1739
	October 15, 2011	1:00 pm	Lakefield #4743
	January 7, 2012	1:00 pm	Belle Plaine #6202
2^nd Dist Testimonial	March 24, 2012
	April 27-29, 2012	8:30 am	S. St Paul #295
District 3
	October 1, 2011	1:00 pm	Fairfax #8459
	January 7, 2012	1:00 pm	Minneota #5334
	May 5, 2012	9:00 am	Canby #117
3^rd Dist Testimonial	May 5, 2012		Canby #117 (Testimonial)
District 4
	August 6, 2011	10:00 am	Roseville 7555 (District Picnic)
	August 20, 2011	9:00 am	Mendota #6690
	October 29, 2011	9:00 am	Roseville #7555
	January 14, 2012	9:00 am	Roseville #7555
	April 21, 2012	8:00 am	N. St Paul #1350
4^th Dist Testimonial	May 6, 2012	4:00 pm	Roseville #7555 (Testimonial)
District 5
	July 27, 2011	7:00 pm	Benson #1403
	August 20, 2011	10:00 am	Starbuck #4582
	October 8, 2011	10:00 am	Benson #1403
	January 14, 2012	10:00 am	Madison #1656
	April 28, 2012	2:00 pm	Osakis #7902
5^th Dist Testimonial	April 28, 2012	5:00 pm	Osakis #7902 (Testimonial)
District 6
	July 16, 2011	1:00 pm	St Cloud #4847 (District Picnic)
	August 7, 2011	1:00 pm	VA- Turkey BBQ
	October 1, 2011	1:00 pm	Monticello #8731
	December 3, 2011	1:00 pm	Garrison #1816
	February 4, 2012	1:00 pm	Sauk Rapids #6992
6^th Dist Testimonial	April 15, 2012		St Cloud #4847 (Testimonial)
	April 28-29, 2012		Wadena #3922
District 7
	July 7, 2011	7:00 pm	Ham Lake #10796
	October 1, 2011	10:00 am	Blaine #6316
	December 3, 2011	2:00 pm	Brooklyn Park #3915
Voice of Democracy/Patriot’s Pen Banquet	December 9, 2011	6:30 pm	Fridley #363 (Order Tickets by Dec. 4^th)
	January 7, 2012	10:00 am	Bloomington #1296
	March 10, 2012	10:00 am	Fridley #363
7^th Dist Testimonial	CANCELED
	April 21, 2012	9:00 am	Spring Lake Park #6587
District 8
	August 20-21, 2011		International Falls #2948
	October 8-9, 2011		Deer River #2720
	February 11-12, 2012	6:00 pm / 9:00 am	Duluth #137
8^th Dist Testimonial	April 27, 2012
	April 27-29, 2012	7:00 pm	Gilbert #4456
District 9
	August 10, 2011	11:00 pm	Fergus Falls #612
	December 3, 2011	10:00 am	Thief River Falls #2793
	March 2012		Crookston #1902
9 Dist Testimonial	April 29, 2012	8:00 am	(Testimonial)

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