There are more than 3,600 Auxiliaries throughout the United
States, Guam, Panama and the Philippines. If your community does not have an
Auxiliary and you would like to start one, please email us at info@vfwauxiliary.org.
The Extension & Revitalization Program:
- Establishes
New Auxiliaries.
- Interested
in starting an Auxiliary? Whether a VFW Post decides on its own that it
wants an Auxiliary or whether a member or non-member sees the potential
for a new Auxiliary, the steps for creating an Auxiliary are the same:
- A
VFW Post must vote by 2/3 majority to have an Auxiliary. (An Auxiliary
can never exist on its own without a Post and can never be started
without that Post’s 2/3 majority vote).
- The
Department President appoints the official organizer of the new
Auxiliary and he/she must be a member of the VFW Auxiliary.
- A
minimum of 15 eligible applicants must be on the application for the
Charter (transfers are not eligible).
- From
there, it’s a matter of securing and filling out the proper paperwork
provided by VFW Auxiliary National Headquarters. Every Department
President, Secretary and Chief of Staff has access to these forms.
- Maintains
Current Auxiliaries
- The
national organization requires only five (5) things of a VFW Auxiliary:
- Auxiliaries
should have at least ten (10) business meetings per year. (Sec. 210)
Five (5) members in good standing shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business. (Sec 212)
- Dues
should be paid on at least ten (10) members on or before February 1 of
the current year. (Sec. 207)
- Quarterly
audits by Trustees must be submitted. (Sec. 814)
- Officers
elected and installed and reported to National Headquarters no later
than June 30. This generates the bond application via email. (Sec. 804A
& 806A)
- The
offices of President and Treasurer MUST be bonded by August 31. (Sec.
814) This form can be found MALTA.
Read more about the Chief of Staff/Extension Program through
the following reports from our 2025-26 WI Chief of Staff, Sherrie Rosenau.
You can find the following materials in MALTA on the
National VFW Auxiliary website. Sign in and click on "Member
Resources" and find the Extension link on the left side of the
screen.
Award Form
Extension Materials
Good Job Awards
Healthy Auxiliary Toolkit
Official Visits