Supporting Our Heroes in 2026!
BACKPACKS 4 VETERANS is VFW Post 6418's official 'Day of Service' event scheduled for May 2026. We will spend Wednesday, May 6, 2026, collecting personal hygiene products and packing them into donated backpacks.
We're currently in need of One Hundred (100) Backpacks. If you can donate funds to purchase backpacks, we would certainly appreciate it. Alternatively, if you have new backpacks that you are willing to donate, that will also help. These backpacks will be filled with personal items and distributed to homeless individuals and veterans in need.
We are seeking one hundred (100) new Backpacks to be given to the homeless, including homeless veterans in need.
Please get in touch with the Commander at VFW Post 6418 if you have new backpacks to donate or wish to make a monetary donation to purchase backpacks.
Phone/Text: 304.982.1309 E-Mail: vfwriderspost6418wv@gmail.com
We are also happy to pick up personal items in boxes or bags that are ready to go or already packed
into backpacks—that would be great. Donations are desperately needed to purchase Backpacks.
Stay tuned for the exact dates and locations of Veterans Stand Downs in 2026 as they are announced.
Let’s ensure no veteran is left behind!
VFW DAY OF SERVICE is an annual initiative held in May that brings veterans and community members together for volunteer projects. The #StillServing campaign highlights how veterans continue to serve after their military service, with over 400 events typically held nationwide.
We have placed a donation collection box at Kanawha Terrace IGA.
It will be there through about May 10, 2026.
