PAST EVENTS
July 13, 2025 PLAY PARTY PINIC
Village Hall, Library and Park District Grounds
VFW POST members visited with community members and celebrated families during Play Party Picnic community event.
Terry, Al, Chuck, Ken, and Walter
June 2025
VFW NATIONAL HOME AWARD VFW POST 9284
TEACHER OF YEAR AWARD
VFW 4th District
MR. Mark Fletcher, MEAD JR. HIGH
Post Commander Al Brenke
Memorial Day Observance Ceremony
Memorial Day is a time to honor and recognize all men and women who have sacrificed their lives as a member of the United States Armed Forces.
VFW POST 9284 members with Trustee Prochno and Mrs. Hicks (Pete Hicks posthumous) receive acknowledgment for starting community EGV Memorial Day Observation. THANK YOU!
May 17, 2025
Poppy Day in Elk Grove Village
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) established the Buddy Poppy program to honor veterans and support their families. The program began in 1922, making the VFW the first veterans' organization to conduct a nationwide distribution of poppies. The poppy was inspired by the poem "In Flanders Fields," written by Colonel John McCrae during World War I, symbolizing the blood shed by soldiers in battle. Come support our members as we are positioned throughout our community to support EGV Poppy Day!
April 26, 2025, 0900-1200
Midwest Shelter For Homeless Veterans (MSHV)
Post # 9284, 400 E. Devon Ave., Elk Grove Village, hosted an event for MSHV to assist the Freedom Commissary, a program designed to meet the clothing, household, and basic needs of veterans and their families. The Freedom Commissary serves veterans of all eras and branches, and eligibility is based on need. helpaveteran.org
DECEMBER 14, 2024@ 10 am
Wreaths Across America Event
Elk Grove Cemetery/ Daughters of the American Revolution
NOVEMBER 30, 2024
Christmas Party for POST # 9284
November 13, 2024
Voice of Democracy and Patriot Pen Scholarship Dinner
Voice of Democracy This audio-essay scholarships is for students in grades 9-12. The theme for the 2024-2025 Voice of Democracy competition is "Is America Today Our Forefathers' Vision?".
Patriot’s Pen is an essay contest for students in grades 6-8. The theme for the Patriot's Pen competition is "My Voice in America's Democracy".
Master of Ceremony Quartermaster John Selke
Post Chaplin Ken Hoving giving Invocation
Invited Teachers, Guests, and Scholarship Winners
POST TEACHER OF YEAR Mr. Fletcher, Mead JRHS
November 11, 2024
Veterans Day @ POST 9284
Post Honor Guard and Visitors showed their respect and appreciation for Elk Grove Village Veterans at flagpole at 400 East Devon.
September 21, 2024
VFW NATIONAL HOME/ ILLINOIS DAY
Since its founding, the VFW National Home has grown from an old frame farmhouse to a sprawling campus with playgrounds; park areas; and multiple buildings, including single-family homes, a community center and gymnasium, childcare facility, guest lodge, chapel, and administrative offices.
Over the years, the National Home has evolved to meet the changing needs of America’s military and veterans’ families. Through it all, one thing has remained constant: the National Home’s commitment to honor our nation’s veterans and active-duty military by providing help and hope for their children and families.
Elk Grove Post # 9284 traveled to National Home, Eaton Rapids, Michigan to donate $ 3500 to support our fellow veterans and their families in need. Consider matching our donation at Donate - VFW National Home and mention Elk Grove Village Post # 9284.
Summer Picnic 2024
Elk Grove VFW Post Picnic 2024 held on July 14, 2024.
Thank you to Mission BBQ for wonderful meal and Auxiliary for decorations!
Memorial Day Observance Ceremony Date: 05/30/2024
VFW POST 9284 Jarosch Bakery, Elk Grove Village, IL
VFW Post Commander Al Brenke and staff present a thank you to the owners of Jarosh Bakery for many years of support to Post 9284. Jarosch owners, Ken and Kathy Jarosch pictured with members of VFW Post. Photo courtesy of Emil Schiavo ( www:imagesbyemail.com).
REVELATION GOLF CLINICS 2024 
Thank you for supporting our POST!
ELK GROVE VILLAGE PARADE 2023
September 16 2023
VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK DEDICATION CEREMONY
BIESTERFIELD AND WELLINGTON AVE., ELK GROVE VILLAGE
ELK GROVE VILLAGE PARADE & VFW 9284 FLOAT
2023 MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE/ ELK GROVE VILLAGE
POST SPONSORED EVENT
Voice of Democracy and Patriot Pen
Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest Patriot’s Pen gives 6th, 7th and 8th grade students the opportunity to express their opinion on a patriotic theme and improve their writing skills, while they compete for awards and prizes.
Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition /The Voice of Democracy competition provides high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors the opportunity to write and record an audio essay on a patriotic theme, competing for more than $2.1 million in college scholarships and incentives.
VFW POST 9284
8 November 2024 Elk Grove High School Veterans Day Event
11 November Elk Grove Village VFW Post 9284 Flag Ceremony
13 November Patriot Pen/ Voice of Democracy Essay
30 November POST Christmas Party (RSVP Required)
14 December Wreaths Across America, EGV Cemetary
ELK GROVE VILLAGE IS SUPPORTING HOMELESS VETERANS
April 13 from 9am till noon
The Community Character Coalition, our local VFW Post 9284, and the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans are sponsoring a collection/donation drive for desperately needed items for homeless veterans.
The collection will be at our local VFW Post at 400 East Devon on April 13 from 9am till noon.
The Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans (MSHV) has temporary homes and a commissary in Wheaton for men, women, and families.
Their mission is to empower at-risk veterans, and their families, to become self-sufficient, productive members of their community.
Counseling and job placement services are also available to homeless veterans. Only new items will be accepted. No gift cards will be accepted.
December 16, 2023 Wreaths Across America, Elk Grove Village
Wreaths were placed by the Daughters of the American Revolution and Elk Grove VFW POST # 9284 to Remember and Honor our veterans through the laying of remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country's fallen heroes.
Special Thanks to Jane Gregga, National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, Wreaths Across America EGV Coordinator for supporting Elk Grove Cemetery and Wreaths Across America!
VFW is dedicated to promoting patriotism and investing in our future generation. Students earn college scholarship money by entering the
2023-2024 VFW Voice of Democracy or Patriot's Pen essay contest.
VFW POST 9284
Awards Ceremony
Novemebr 27, 2023
Summer Picnic
Elk Grove VFW POST 9284 celebrated a wonderful afternoon with family and friends'
Thanks to all that came out to support our POST!
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