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2025 Brainerd VFW Summer Picnic
It's an annual tradition |
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Sunday, August 24, 2025, noon to 5 pm: The Brainerd VFW picnic had 108 adults and 13 children for a total attendance of 121. Everyone received a door prize ticket.
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Glorious Creator, Behold the men and women of VFW Post 1647. We each come to you in his and her own way. We gather here under your canopy of Community, Unity, Friendship, and Humility. We are Brothers and Sisters. We are family. So, as we gather here today, let all our conversation be filled with joy and God’s loving kindness. Let us share in the laughter and celebrations of a year filled with benevolence and community outreach. Let us celebrate new leadership within our VFW and DAV organizations. Let us remember this year with loving memories of those who have fallen from our ranks and are now in eternity in your eternal embrace. May we always see the good in others and in each other. May we always forgive a throwaway bitterness. May we always choose friendship and love over things that destroy good character. May we always honor our service with a banner of peace. Bless this food to our bodies and bless every family here today. Continue to bless the United States of America, and all who serve in our armed forces around the world…We ask these things in Your Holy name. Amen!
Many thanks to Walmart for the food and employees to serve it. They are great people.
There were prize drawings with happy winners.
Then it was time to play. Adults went for bean bags. Sue Sterling did calligraphy names for kids. Then there was the cleanup by Dawn Garin and Jeff McArthur plus others.
The Bean Bag Tournament, as reported by Tom Kowalke: 1st place: Tom K & Darnell K, 2nd Place: Jayme L & Jared B, 3rd Place: Jerry L & Brenda L.
