Both organizations open their meetings with prayer, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance, emphasizing God first in all things. YOUNG AMERICAN CREATIVE PATRIOTIC ART CONTEST 2019-2020 Post Winners 1st Place Winner at Post & State 2nd Place Winner 3rd Place Winner Zoe Puno Eva Buck Each year, more than 3,500 high school students from across the country participate in the VFW Auxiliary’s Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest. Home » Youth » Education » Youth Art » Patriotic Art. Our local post winners will receive awards of $500, $300 and $150 for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Any student in grades 9-12 who is enrolled in a public, private or parochial high school or home study program in the United States. The VFW Auxiliary, Post 8336 held a patriotic art contest that began in mid-February through April 15. Any student in grades 9-12 who is enrolled in a public, private or parochial high school or home study program in the United States. You can submit your essay and entry form electronically (by
If you interested in joining this growing, active and fun group of dedicated volunteers, call the Post at 937-383-3432 and request that one of the officers contact you. The Auxiliary asked Post member Paul Butler to craft one similar to the old one out of mahogany.
The contest, sponsored annually by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Auxiliary, recognizes up-and-coming artists and… The next presentation was a handcrafted replacement for the aging centerpiece of all Post and Auxiliary meetings. Officers and members welcomed Doug Naylor, father of Kelsey Naylor, the 2020 winner of the Patriotic Art Contest. This article is featured in the November/December issue of VFW magazine, and was written by Amanda Cook, editor-in-chief of the VFW Auxiliary Magazine..
The first-place winner from each state competes for national awards totaling $31,500.
The contest began in 1979 through the VFW Auxiliary to recognize up-and-coming artists and encourage patriotism in youth.
First-place winners in the 2020 VFW National Publications Contest are pictured above. Each year, more than 4,000 high school students from across the country participate in the VFW Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest. On Sunday, Sept. 20 was the Auxiliary’s yard sale raising money to help fund the numerous projects planned for the rest of their fiscal year; Monday was the regularly scheduled meeting and, as usual, it was not just a regular meeting.
Non-VFW affiliated journalists deemed these to be the “best of the best.” Winners will receive their awards in June.
First-place winning entries from each state are displayed and judged annually at the VFW Auxiliary’s national convention in July. Keegan Winnie, a first grader, won first place in the K-2 age group. Hi! The first-place winner from each state competes for national awards totaling $31,000. Sometimes this ancillary group may be a committee, or sometimes it is an auxiliary unit of the main organization. We are proud to present the Department (state) winners of the 2019-2020 VFW Auxiliary’s Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest.
The contest began in 1979 through the VFW Auxiliary to recognize up-and-coming artists and encourage patriotism in youth.