Category: Events

2022 FLAG DAY PARADE!!

JUNE 11, 2022

VFW Big River Post 5331
and
High Ridge Elks Lodge 2455
will host the
Annual Flag Day Parade!

Saturday, June 11 2022

All floats are welcome!!!

Participants are encouraged to arrive between 8:00am – 8:30am
The flag ceremony will be held at 9:00am

Starting Location
VFW Big River Post 5331 parking lot
1 Lynn Lane, Cedar Hill, MO 63016

Ending Location
High Ridge Elks Lodge 2455
2808 Old Hunning Road, High Ridge, MO 63049

Refreshments will be provided to participants at the end of the parade!

Post Member Dick Neal

Big River VFW Post 5331 regrets to inform everyone of the passing of member Dick Neal.

Visitation:
Friday, June 21, 2019
12:00pm – 2:00pm
CHAPEL HILL MORTUARY
6300 Highway 30, Cedar Hill, Missouri

Service:
Friday, June 21, 2019
2:00pm

Internment:
Friday, June 21, 2019
2:45pm

Memorial donations can be made to the American Heart Association, Midwest Affiliate, 3816 Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL 60674 or the Alzheimer’s Association, 9370 Olive Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63132-3253.

Flag Day Parade!

flagVFW Big River Post 5331
and
High Ridge Elks Lodge 2455
will host the
Annual Flag Day Parade!

Saturday, June 15th

All floats are welcome!!!

Participants are encouraged to arrive between 8:00am – 8:30am
The flag ceremony will be held at 9:00am
The parade will begin at 9:45am

Starting Location
High Ridge Elks Lodge 2455
2808 Old Hunning Road, High Ridge, MO 63049

Ending Location
VFW Big River Post 5331 parking lot
1 Lynn Lane, Cedar Hill, MO 63016

Refreshments will be provided to participants at the end of the parade!

Life Line Screening

Life Line Screening will be here at VFW Post 5331 – Big River on Thursday, May 23, 2019 offering safe, painless, non-invasive preventive health screenings that are typically not a part of a routine physical. To be more proactive about your health and to live longer for yourself, your family and your community, please register for these potentially life-saving tests today.

Please refer to this flyer to get more info about how you can sign up while receiving $10 off any package priced above $139. For only $139 (regularly $149) you can learn your risk of having stroke or vascular disease.

There is no time like the present to take action! Learn more by watching this short video: http://www.lifelinescreeningblog.com/introduction/

Three ways to register:

• Call toll-free: 866-229-0469
• Online: www.lifelinescreening.com/communitycircle
• Text: the word circle to 797979

Melissa Neels Band Benefit for Veteran’s Assistance Fund

Proceeds to benefit the Veteran’s Assistance Fund.

Veterans Assistance Fund

“We are a dedicated and passionate team of veterans, business owners, and volunteers with a common goal: provide assistance to veterans and their families by giving them a hand-up, not a handout.”

Come as early as 4:00pm for the great fried chicken dinners that the VFW Post puts on.

Music starts at 7:00pm and continues until 9:30pm.

The Post will also have some silent auctions and 50/50 raffles going on!

Come on out for great music, great food and an even better cause!!

Veterans Information Event

Attention All Veterans and Spouses!

The Big River VFW Post 5331, located at 1 Lynn Lane, Cedar Hill, MO will be holding a Veterans Service Officer event on March 29th from 4:00pm to 6:00pm.

Veterans who believe they may have service-connected or combat-related disabilities may be entitled to medical benefits. In addition, some veterans over age 65 also can apply for help. Veteran officer help in requesting benefits is free. Veterans do not have to be a member of a veterans’ organization to seek assistance.

For additional information, contact either of the following. 

Larry Janssen, Post Veteran’s Service  Officer, at 636-274-5001          

Daniel Brown, District 8 Veteran’s Service Information Officer at 636-677-2892