The Department’s award-winning newspaper—Pennsylvania VFW News—is printed four times a year to keep members informed about important news affecting the VFW and veterans. All 104,000 Pennsylvania VFW members whose current addresses are on file at National HQ receive the paper.

Members are encouraged to submit “Member Profile” forms (see the District/Post Tools section) which will be considered for publication. Letters to the Editor should be limited to 200 words, list the member name/VFW member number/Post  number,  and emailed to dsandman@vfwpahq.org. To promote reunions or other events please review the deadlines below. Photos of post events can be emailed (high-resolution digital file) to dsandman@vfwpahq.org along with a caption explaining the program. If you send a photo print by mail please do not send the original.

Photography tips

Digital camera users should learn which setting on their camera yields the best quality photo. Photos with the highest possible resolution (or as many pixels as possible) will provide the best prints. If your digital files are less than 500k increase your image quality setting. When indoors use a setting that ensures that the flash will fire. Avoid bright lighting behind your subjects which could cause your photo to be too dark.

Deadlines for submissions:

August/September Issue: July 15
November/December Issue: September 15
March/April Issue: January 15
May/June Issue: March 15

National HQ also distributes its award-winning “Checkpoint” newsletter to share Post success stories with VFW units across the nation. Visit http://www.vfw.org/News-and-Events/Checkpoint/ to read the latest issues. One copy of this newsletter is sent to every Post.