The VFW Colorado Departmental quarterly newsletters are available under our News Heading. You can see the latest Departmental Newsletter by clicking the following link. Colorado VFW May 2025 Newsletter
VFW Post 4031 has added a Suggestion Box to our website. We welcome your suggestions on how to improve your Post. You can find the suggestion box on the News top menu and then scroll down. We will use these suggestions to improve our ability to better serve our La Plata County Veterans. You can also click on the icon below to go to the Suggestion Box.
We Need Volunteers!
The lifeblood of VFW Post 4031 are its volunteers. Without our volunteers we cannot accomplish our mission to support veterans. The following is a list of things for which we need volunteers to help us.
- Color Guard/Honor Guard Members
- Members of the Public Relations Committee
- On Line Store Support staff.
If you are interested in volunteering for one of these jobs please E-Mail Jeff Punches by clicking on the icon below.
Thank You Sponsors!!
In June 2022 the Post first ran an Advertising and Sponsorship Drive. As a result of that drive and following years, the following sponsors are helping VFW Post 4031 achieve its goal.
Sponsors Who Are Current
Five Year Sponsors
Dalton Ranch Golf Club
Star Liquors
Four Year Sponsors
A&L Coors
Durango Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.
Three Year Sponsor
Serious Texas BBQ
Ballantine Communications
New Sponsors
DGC Diversified Roofing
VIP Plumbing
The PayRoll Department
Comfort Keepers
Veterans Benefit Breakfast
The Veterans Benefit Breakfast is one of the most important events that VFW Post 4031 undertakes. The proceeds from these breakfasts directly support veterans in need. The next Veterans Benefit Breakfast will be held on Sunday July 6th starting at 9:00 AM and ending at 1:00 PM. Great food and the public is welcome. For more information about our Veterans Relief Program and to see a flyer for how to sponsor a breakfast click the link here. Here is a link to our Veterans Benefit Breakfast Page. Click on the thumbnails below to see a large version of the Veterans Benefit Breakfast Flyers.
The next Veterans Relief Committee Monthly Meeting will be held on Monday July 7th at 5:30 PM.
Veterans Relief Committee News
Future Planned Events
Veterans Relief Committee events in the upcoming months include the following: The Annual Veterans Float and Lunch on June 22nd and remember the VRC always holds a Veterans Benefit Breakfast on the first and third Sundays of each month. Click on the thumbnails below to see the large versions of the flyers for the VRC Events.
Events/Public Relations Committee
The next Events/ Public Relations Committee Monthly Meeting will be held July 7th at 1:00PM. The Events/PRC meeting will normally be held on the Monday preceding the Post Meeting of each month at 1:00PM.
Public Relations Committee News
The PRC is planning a number of events in the coming months including a continuous Red Shirt Friday Shirt sale, and publishing a Joint Post and Auxiliary Newsletter approximately July 1, 2025 (time flies!). As always the PRC welcomes all members to seek new members for the Post and the Auxiliary. Ask Jeff Punches how you can help. Contact Jeff at (503) 961-3201.
The Post 4031 final May 2025 Post Meeting Minutes and previous months minutes as well as the Draft June 2025 Post Minutes are available for reading on the Members Only page. Additionally all the Public Relations Committee Minutes are always available for reading. The Events Committee Minutes are now on the Members Only Page. Go to the Log In button at the right of the menu above, click on Members Only and then log in.