Below you'll find various forms, booklets & visual aids published by the Department of Texas. Most are Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF format, requiring Acrobat Reader, a free download and very useful program.
| 2007-08 series Booklets and Guides | Download size |
| 2007-2008 Standard Operating Procedure for Department of Texas VFW (pdf file) for Post & Districts distributed on CD in June 2007 Replaces Awards Program Booklet -- includes all printable Quartermaster forms (otherwise known as the Quartermaster Packet) and additional visual aids | 2.9 MB |
| Entire Contents of 2007-2008 Standard Operating Procedure Disk (zip archive) CAUTION: VERY LARGE DOWNLOAD don't attempt to download this if you're using a dial-up connection. This archive contains the entire contents of the CD distributed to Post Quartermasters in June 2007. Download this if you want your own copy or if you lost or damaged your disk. Contains many extras in addition to the 2007-08 SOP... | 18.8 MB |
| Tax Guide for Veterans Organizations (pdf file) IRS publication #3386 (6-1999) | 4 MB |
| The State Franchise Tax Letters (pdf file) | 4 MB |
| Gaming Publication for Tax Exempt Organizations (pdf file) . IRS publication #3079 (4-1998) | 360 K |
| VFW Departmetnt Resources Program Information: (a link, not a download) . National's source for many of the forms and brocures found here, and much more... | N/A |
| Voice of Democracy, Patriot's Pen, Teacher Awards... | Download size |
| Teacher of the Year Nomination Form (trifold brocure) PDF format. | 200 K |
| Voice of Democracy Scholarship Individual Entry Form (trifold brocure) PDF format. | 300 K |
| Patriot's Pen Scholarship Individual Entry Form (trifold brocure) PDF format. | 1.5 MB |
| 2007-08 series Quartermaster Forms (these forms are included in 2007-08 SOP above) | Download size
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| Quartermaster Bonding Form (PDF file) | 153 K |
| Blanket Bonding Form (PDF file) | 193 K |
| Service Officer Registration Form (PDF file) | 137 K |
| Buddy Poppy Order Form (PDF file) | 151 K |
| Life Member/Aide-de-Camp Award Form (PDF file) | 260 K |
| All-State Entry Form (PDF file) | 235 K |
| Military Assistance Program Report Form (PDF file) | 238 K |
| Activity Book Entry Form (PDF file) | 140 K |
| Trustees Report of Audit (PDF file) | 151 K |
| Quartermaster's Detail of Receipts and Dispursements (PDF file) | 151 K |
| Incorporation (PDF file) WARNING LARGE FILE!!! | 1825 K |
| Post Election Report 08-09 (PDF file) | 151 K |
| Election Report Mens Auxiliary (PDF file) | 151 K |
| 2007-08 series District Commander/Quartermaster Forms (included in SOP) | Download size
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| VOD District Summary Report to Dept. (PDF file) | 54 K |
| Patriot's Pen District Summary Report to Dept. (PDF file) | 54 K |
| Citizen Teacher of the Year Summary Report to Dept. (PDF file) | 54 K |
| VOD Student Travel Checklist (PDF file) | 124 K |
| Post Visit Inspection Report (PDF file) | 124 K |
| District Meeting Representative Request Form (PDF file) | 117 K |
| District Election Report Form (PDF file) | 117 K |
| Popular VFW Forms & Documents not likely to change from year to year... |
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| Trustees Report of Audit. PDF format. Required Quarterly. Neat and easy to read, this form can be filled out on the computer and then printed. |
34 K |
| Personal Information Sheet. PDF format. We ask that every District Commander and State Officer fill out and submit one of these to Department Headquarters. This is the source information we use to create introductory documents which are sent ahead when state officers go out on the road representing the Department at District Meetings and such. |
34 K |
| VFW New Member Profile form. PDF format. Use this form to submit new VFW members to be highlighted in our "VFW New Member Profile" feature section for Texas VFW News. |
34 K |
| Judging Forms for your Post VOD and Patriot's Pen Programs. Excel Format VOD, Excel Format Patriot's Pen, Acrobat Format Combined. |
20 K |
| VFW Membership & Life Membership Application (New for 2007 - Credit Cards OK - Extra Features - HINT: you can fill most of this out in Acrobat and print it to get a legible version.) |
173 K |
| Texas VFW At-Large Membership Application (Use when member desires no Post affiliation) |
15 K |
| VFW Annual/Life Member Change Request Form - VFW FORM MCR 01/00 (transfer post, replace card, report death) |
31 K |
| 501(c)(19) Determination Letter - Need to prove the VFW (or your Post) is really a 501(c)(19) non-profit? | 74 K |
| 501(c)(3) Determination Letter - This letter from the IRS states that the VFW (and your Post) remains a legitimate 501(c)(3) non-profit as long as we continue to operate under code. | 100 K |
| Texas Sales Tax Exemption Form - Present this to merchants when purchasing for your Post and avoid TX sales Tax. | 52 K |
| VFW Post Transfer - Member Declaration - VFW Form PT-MD 03/03 - (Post keeps on file indefinately) |
17 K |
| National Children's Home Donation Form - Is you Post making a donation to the National Children's Home? Using this form and mailing it to Dept. Headquarters ensures your Post receives credit for the donation at the state level (i.e. All-State Competition.) | 22 K |
| Interactive (Web) Forms |
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| Community Activity Service Form ( Interactive
Web version of our very popular Activity Report Form - save stamps!) Printable Version here |
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| Visual Aids |
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| I Want YOU for the VFW! (Printable color Recruiting Poster recruiting operations -- Classic Uncle Sam with a VFW Recruiting Message) |
35 K |
| I Want YOU for the Veterans of Foreign Wars (Bulletin Board Poster, similar to poster above, but with spaces for Recruiter Name and Contact Information) |
23 K |
| VFW & Auxiliary Logos A grab bag of logos for use in your VFW documents or web sites. (zip files require decompression utility software like this free application!) |
500K |
| Legacy Bookets and Directories Old but still useful |
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| Recruiting Techniques Guidebook (Great source of recruiting ideas written by a retired Army Recruiter for the VFW) |
1.0 MB |
| A Publicity Chairman's Handbook (Everything you need to know about dealing with the public and the media -- press releases, interviews, events, public relations, etc.) |
139 K |
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Wars P.O. Box 14468, Austin, TX 78761 Contact Us: State HQ - or - National HQ Send technical comments to: keith@texasvfw.org TEST |