At our June meeting, Post # 8870 welcomed three veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars who are students at Seattle Central Community College. These three students have assumed leadership positions for the newly organized Student Veterans Association on campus. The mission of the Veterans Organization is to ensure academic success of student veterans by assisting them with the financial burdens of higher education. The organization has organized several initiatives to establish a Student Veterans Scholarship Fund.
VFW Post #8870 has established working relationships with similar student veterans groups at several other area colleges, and we look forward to supporting the Student Veterans Association at Seattle Central Community College. The Post membership approved a donation of $500 to the group’s scholarship fund, and we look forward to working with the organization in the future.