Program Books - Advertising from Posts and Districts will be accepted in each of our three planned program books listed below. Full page inside cover ads will be $300: the back cover is $350: full pages $200: half-pages $125: quarter pages $75. Watch the General Orders and our website for additional information.
Fall Program Book - 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the Illinois VFW. The theme of the 2020 Fall Program Book, which will be distributed in November, will be "A Century and Beyond". The 2020 Fall Program Book will pay tribute to our past leadership, both VFW and Auxiliary, our Posts, and most importantly our membership. We want to highlight our Past State Commanders and Auxiliary Presidents, and our current leadership: the Posts, organized by oldest to newest, with information about each Post (namesakes, date of charter, their history); and our membership sharing their story of their military service, and their VFW service.
Voice of Democracy Program Book- We will publish our annual Voice of Democracy Program Book to be distributed at the 74th Annual Voice of Democracy banquet in Springfield in February.
State Convention Program Book - The 100th annual State Convention Program Book will be distributed at the 2021 State Convention.
Convention and Purple Heart Raffle Drawings - We are planning one raffle drawing this year - the State Convention and Purple Heart Raffle drawings, which will be held at the 2021 State Convention. The Raffle Drawing offers individuals the opportunity to support our Veterans Service programs and at the same time win a portion of $20,000 in prize monies. Tickets will be mailed based on the National Headquarters schedule- generally February. Funds generated from these drawings help offset the reduction in grant funds from the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Cash Scratch Off Ticket.