Post 5207 blood drive
Blood drive, May 7, 1:30- 6 p.m., John J. Michaels VFW Post 5207, 257 Daleville Hwy., Covington Twp. Donate and receive a $20 Amazon e-gift card. Call 1-800-REDCROSS, use code Daleville to schedule an appointment
Post 665 scholarships
Dickson City American Legion Post 665 will offer scholarships to high school seniors in the Midvalley. Children and grandchildren of regular members of Post 665 are also eligible. Contact commander John Toole at 570-489-4303 or leave a message at 570-489-6986 for forms to apply. All forms must be postmarked by May 11. You may also pick up a form in person at the post.
Post 6082 pigs in the blanket dinner
Shopa-Davey VFW Post 6082 will conduct a pigs in the blanket dinner May 17 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. or until sold out at the post home, 123 Electric St., Peckville.Tickets, at $15, can be obtained from a member or at the door, eat in or take out.
Post 5207 annual golf tournament
10th annual John J. Michaels Memorial VFW Auxiliary 5207 Golf Tournament, Sunday, June 14; sign-in, 7:30 a.m., and shotgun start, 8, Pine Hills Country Club, 140 S. Keyser Ave., Taylor; $100/golfer, includes 18 holes of golf, cart, coffee and doughnuts at sign-in, hot dog, beer/water on the turn and lunch. Contact Jerel Wayne, 570-878-6420, or John Teeple, 570-445-0713. Hole sponsors are needed.
Memorial Day services
Post 25 and Scranton Memorial Day ceremony: VFW Post 25 and city of Scranton will host the Memorial Day ceremony May 25 at noon at the Scranton Veterans Memorial Park adjacent to the stadium. Event is organized by VFW Post 25 members Pat Ahern, Justin Ambrozia and Bill Stevens and is open to the public. The ceremony will include a keynote address and the traditional laying of the memorial wreath in honor of the fallen. It is a significant occasion to pay tribute to all local veterans who have sacrificed their lives in the service of their country. Any family member of Lance Cpl. David Thomas Rozelle, USMC, Vietnam War killed in action Jan. 21, 1968, contact Justin Ambrozia at VFW Post 25 email: winttheodore@gmail.com.
Post 7069 and Clarks Summit Memorial Day parade: Abington Memorial VFW Post 7069, in conjunction with Clarks Summit borough, will conduct a Memorial Day parade on May 25 starting at 11 a.m. The parade will organize at Clarks Summit Elementary Center on West Grove Street at 10 a.m. From the school the line of march will proceed to South State Street and then turn onto Winola Road, ending at the post home. Any groups or individuals who want to participate in the parade must register by calling the post at 570-586-9821 daily after 3 p.m. before May 20.
Post 7069 Memorial Day service: VFW Abington Memorial Post 7069, Clarks Summit, will conduct Memorial Day services at the following locations: South Abington Memorial at the tank, 8:30 a.m.; Clarks Green Cemetery, 9; Hickory Grove Cemetery, Waverly, 9:30, and the post home immediately following the annual parade, which starts at 11.
Post 6082: VFW Shopa-Davey Post 6082 Memorial Day parade, May 25. The parade will step off at 8:30 a.m. from the post, 123 Electric St., Peckville, and proceed to the Veterans Memorial on Main Street and the Sgt. Argonish Memorial on Keystone Avenue. The procession will continue on to the All Saints Cemetery on Gino Merli Drive to honor John Shopa. A. Pierson Hurd American Legion Post 236 in Peckville will join the procession. Post members will proceed to the Valley View Cemetery to honor Charles Davey and onto Finch Hill to honor Gino Merli. All parties participating in the parade should meet at the post home at 8 a.m.
Post 209: American Legion Six Star Post 209, Lakewood, will hold Memorial Day services May 25 at the following sites and times: Balls Eddy Cemetery, 9 a.m.; Shehawken Cemetery, 9:30; Orson Cemetery, 9:45; Little York Cemetery, 10:10; Rock Lake Cemetery, 10:30; Lake Como Cemetery, 11; and Lakewood Memorial Park, noon, with refreshments following this ceremony.
Meetings
Post 25: VFW General Theodore J. Wint Post 25, Sunday: home association meeting/canteen meeting, 11:30 a.m., and post meeting to follow.
Marine Corps League: Marine Corps League, Sunday, 2 p.m. Honorably discharged Marines, FMF Corpsmen and chaplains and personnel attached to FMF Units welcome.
Post 665: Dickson City American Legion Post 665, Sunday: association, 1 p.m., and post, 2.
Post 4909: Dupont VFW Post 4909, Monday, 7:30 p.m., post home, home association meeting immediately follows.
109th Infantry: 109th Infantry Regiment Association, Wednesday, 6 p.m., VFW Shopa Davey Post 6082, Peckville.
Post 207: American Legion Post 207, Thursday, 7 p.m., SS. Peter and Paul’s RC Church, West Locust Street, West Scranton.
Post 327: American Legion Post 327, Olyphant: May 11, 6 p.m., nomination of officers will take place.