VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS DEPARTMENT OF ILLINOIS

FOX RIVER POST 4600, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, AND IS A UNIT OF WAR VETERANS, IS ELIGIBLE FOR TAX DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS. IT SHARES THE PURPOSE SET FORTH IN TITLE 230102 FOR THE CONGRESSIONALLY CHARTERED. AS A VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATION THE MISSION OF FOX RIVER POST 4600 DEPT OF IL VFW CONSIST OF VETERANS ADVOCACY, CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, ENCOURAGING NATIONAL SECURITY THROUGH SUPPORT OF OUR NATION'S MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM, PROMOTING GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, ENCOURAGING AMERICA'S YOUTH TO EXCEL IN ACADEMICS, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ATHLETICS, FACILITATING DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY MILITARY PERSONNEL AND VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND TO SUPPORT ACTIONS AND ACTIVITIES THAT FURTH THE MISSION AND PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING OF VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES.