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                Coloring Contest

The Brainerd VFW Auxiliary sponsors coloring contests for grade schoolers.  
Americanism Program - Annual Coloring Contest.  The theme is "My American Hero."  ​Students living within 50 miles of Brainerd, MN, are invited and encouraged to participate.  Entries go to the Brainerd VFW, 309 South 6th Street, Brainerd, MN, 56401, attention Saundra Swearingen. The deadline was October 20, 2022. 

The award ceremony was held January 10, 2023, to a full-house audience at the Brainerd VFW.  
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January 10, 2023, for grades K - 1
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1st place, Grayson Treb, 1st grade
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2nd place, Maxine Hahn, 1st grade
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3rd place, Keira Fry, 1st grade
January 10, 2023, for Grades 2 - 3
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1st place, Carlee Berg, 3rd grade
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2nd place, Gus Emerson, 3rd grade
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3rd place, Isaac Larson, 3rd grade

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Logan Erickson
​Kindergarten through second grade students colored a flag.  Winners in April 2021 at the Brainerd VFW were:
1 - Kinsley Malchow (1st grade at Lowell School)
2 - Ella Klinger (1st grade at Garfield School)
3 - Logan Erickson (2nd grade at Garfield School)
4 - Nora Wonders (1st grade at Lowell School)

What Patriotism Means to Me was the theme of the 2021 Brainerd VFW Auxiliary Patriotic Poster Contest.  Grade 3 - 4 winners were:
1 - Macy Baloga (4th grade at Garfield School)
2 - Brooke Wymore (3rd grade at Lowell School)
3 - Kennedy Famoso (4th grade at Baxter School)​
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First place in grades 3 - 4
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Macy Baloga
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Kennedy Famoso
The VFW Coloring Contest is sponsored by the Brainerd VFW Auxiliary.
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Brainerd VFW
​309 South 6th Street

Brainerd, MN  56401
​218-829-6393
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      • Midwinter Conference
      • Bean Bag Tournament
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      • Superbowl
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      • Bataan
      • St. Patricks Day
      • Vietnam Vets Day
      • Vets on the Hill
      • Downtown Golf
      • Turkey Hunt
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      • Buddy Poppies
      • Freedom Festival
      • Memorial Day Prep
      • MemorialDay
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      • County Fair
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