Thank you to all Posts that have submitted Programs reports. If you have not submitted programs reports, please get in the habit of uploading them every month. Please report your program efforts in Mini-Extensions at https://www.amvets.org/submit-reports. If you need assistance, please reach out to me. I suspect that there are far more program hours being conducted than recorded. The value of our programs is tabulated by National every 6 months and shared with Congress as a show of the impact of our value to Veterans and the Community. Reports for this semi-annual period must be in by July 7th; however, all reports need to be submitted by June 1st to be considered for the annual Reporting Awards announced at Convention.
National Programs Reporting Periods:
July 1 st – December 31 st National Deadline: January 7 th
January 1 st – June 30 th National Deadline: July 7 th
Americanism Contest:
Keep working to get the Americanism applications from schools, scouting organizations, boys and girls clubs and your neighbors. The deadline is May 1 st to have all entries to the POC’s listed below. Note that your District or Post may have a separate submission date so that they can judge locally. An information sheet was emailed in December that contains the addresses and phone numbers for the following:
Kindergarten and 1 st Grades: Flag Coloring Contest (Doug Rasmussen is Department POC)
2 nd through 5 th Grades: Post Contest (Darlene Hempel is the Department POC)
6 th through 12 th Grades: Essay Contest (Tim Wendt is the Department POC)
Respectfully submitted by Tim Wendt, 2 nd Vice Commander (Programs), (985) 630-2450
2nd Vice Commander – Tim Wendt, March 2026
March 17, 2026
