(l-r) Gary Theising, Chaplain Eusebia Rios, Kim Hull, Darnell King, Dave Meyer, Jeff McArthur, Peggy Doust, Kevin Jensen, Cheryl Hull and Jon Kolstad. Mark Persons was the photographer.
Building Maintenance at the Brainerd VFW
Last Saturday of every month, 9 am to noon
Last Saturday of every month, 9 am to noon
July 25, 2026: A fun crew of volunteers helping to make the Brainerd VFW a better place. The Membership Wall is looking better. Lots to do.
Dave Meyer was there getting ready for Honor Guard duty elsewhere later in that day. The boys were interested but were told they are too young to handle firearms safely.
June 27, 2026: A fun group of 14 cleaned the VFW. That included youth that the post support. We ask that they volunteer to show support for us as well. This day there were two VFW sponsored baseball players. The others were from the Pillager Fishing Team. And, of course, there were donuts for everyone.
May 30, 2026: A small but fun crew worked on a number of projects to make the Brainerd VFW an even better place.
March 28, 2026: This crew did quite a bit. Jeff replaced wood trim at the bar, Mark installed new ceiling tiles, Paula scrubbed the men's room floor, Darnell swept floors, then painted and Jerry replaced oil in the kitchen fryer.
(l-r) Jeff McArthur, Mark Persons, Paula Persons, Darnell King and Jerry Palmer.
January 31, 2026: Volunteers showed up on this cold day to help at the VFW. That included getting a large screen TV ready to go on the membership wall.
December 27, 2025: Smaller crew than usual because of the holidays. The Women's restroom was deep cleaned by Master Scrubber Paula Persons. Best to thank her when you see her.
November 29, 2025: A good crew of volunteers showed up to work and enjoy a donut or two. Paneling was added to the membership wall where large TV monitors will be installed. Paula Persons spent three hours scrubbing one of the restrooms. Jeff McArthur installed new ceiling tiles with veteran names.
This is not the complete crew. Commander Jensen and Paula Persons were out getting supplies.
October 25, 2025: The usual group of suspects showed up to do club maintenance. There were donuts to keep the sugar level up. It is all for a better VFW.
September 17, 2025: Another good morning of cleaning and updating at the Brainerd VFW. The volunteer crew knew what to do to make the VFW a better place. There is always more...October 25, 2025, is the next session.
August 30, 2025: Another good morning of cleaning and updating at the Brainerd VFW.
July 26, 2025: Volunteers continued monthly club maintenance. They get things done.
June 28, 2025: Volunteers showed up at the Brainerd VFW to clean and repair. The session lasted from 9 am to past noon. There was a lot to do. They even enjoyed a sugar kick from donuts, aka "Energy Rings!"
