$140,000 in VFW Community Service plus State VFW Safety award

$140,000 in VFW Community Service plus State VFW Safety award

National VFW Community Service Program credited Redwood County Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #2553 with $139,570 in community service value to the Redwood Area for the year ending in June 2026. Direct cash donations to charities totaled almost $58,000. Most of these funds were raised through the VFW Posts Charitable Gambling activities managed by VFW Life Member Tom Balko. The VFW Post donated to food shelves, youth sports and safety programs, v…