The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) conducts an Eagle Scout of the Year (SOY) competition every year.  The 2008 - 2009 program resulted in recognition of 22 Eagles across Virginia.  The 2009 Virginia Scout of the Year winner received a $500 award from the Department and went on to win the National VFW competition for VFW Scout of the Year, earning an additional $5000 scholarship!

     Final date for Scouts to submit entries to VFW Post:   1 March 2010
 
The VA VFW Scouting team will take the first ten Eagles submitting a Scout of the Year application before 31 December 2009 to the "Price of Freedom" program in Valley Forge (February 2010)

For more information online about the Virginia VFW Scouting program:  http://www.vfwvascouting.org/
The application can be found directly at:  http://www.vfwvascouting.org/Scout%20of%20year%20Ap.pdf

Additional questions can be directed to:
     Virginia Scouting Chairman Stan Hunter, VFW Post 9835
          (540) 347-1093     rangerstan@msn.com
     Vice Chairman Ronald Knowles, VFW Post 7589
          (703) 368-4743     rknowles703@comcast.net