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2025-26 All-State Requirements & Links

Link to Department Commander Little's Oregon Membership Program (Reference 25-26)
 
1. Membership Requirement: 95%
2. Post Election Reports on time.
3. Program Participation
  • Voice of Democracy (VOD); Must do one of the following:
  • -one entry to the district level, $50 to Department, and report on National Dashboard.
  • -donate $150 in lieu of an entry and summary.
  • Patriot's Pen (PP); Must do one of the following:
  • -one entry to the district level, $50 to Department, and report on National Dashboard.
4. Service Office Donation of $100 or more to the Department Service Office by May 15th, 2026.
5. Community Service Report submitted with at least one activity per quarter through vfwor.org portal.
  • July- September
  • October - December
  • January - March
  • April - June
6. Buddy Poppy Purchase with a minimum of 10 Buddy Poppies per member OR 500 Buddy Poppies, Whichever is GREATER.
 
7. District Meetings and Convention Attendance; Attend ALL district meetings and the district convention for you district.
8. Training Sessions: Attend at least two training sessions.
9. Bonded by September 30, 2025.

2025-26 All-American Requirements & Links

Link to Commander-in-Chief Whitmore's VFW National Membership Program (Reference 25-26)
  • Community Service Report (CSR)(30 SEP, 31 DEC, 31 MAR, 30 JUN) Link to report. 
    • Complete a Service Report each quarter before the above dates and submit.
    • Do NOT send "rollup" or summary reports. As you send the events for each program they will be accounted for in those categories (Americanism, Safety, etc.)
     
  •  1 entry for Voice of Democracy & 1 entry for Patriots' Pen (15 NOV):
      • Use scholarsapp.com to have students submit entries before 31 Oct..
      • In scholarsapp.com, judge and promote to the District level.
      • Post to District promotion due 15 Nov. , District to Department promotion due 05 Dec.
      • Enter Dashboard Report: Log in to vfw.org. Click this link to go directly to the reporting tool. (Help guide for reporting in National Dashboard Here)
      • Post NLT: 15 Nov     District NLT: 05 Dec  
  • Veteran Military Service (VMS)(31 JAN):
    • First login to vfw.org and then click this link to go directly to the donation page.
      • For the 2025-26 Program year, your;$125 or more donation to VMS Programs meets the eligibility criteria for All-American in this category. Donations must be received by January 31st, 2026, to make All-American.
      • Only donate in whole dollar amounts, do not add ".00" behind the donation amount. Example: Type 125, Not 125.00
      • VMS WARNING: DO NOT USE THE RED/WHITE DONATE LINK IN THE UPPER RIGHT-HAND CORNER OF THE VETERANS & MILITARY SUPPORT PROGRAM TOOLS. THIS LINK GOES TO THE GENERAL DONATION PAGE AND WILL NOT BE CREDITED AS A VMS DONATION. Please use the above links.
  • Buddy Poppy Online Order Form [500 minimum]
  • Membership Percentage (30 JUN): At least 101%, based on adjusted prior year totals.
  • Day of Service during MAY 2026:
    The event must meet certain criteria aimed at making a meaningful difference in the community. The criteria and more information can be found here: https://todaysvfw.org/vfw-day-of-service-faq/
    Visit here to register BEFORE May 15th, and report the event using a CSR form here.
  • Election Report: Must have a Post election report submitted and be in good standing.