AMVETS POST 550 donation helps  oldest post to re-open

St. Petersburg, Florida has the distinction of being home to the first ever chartered American Veterans organization.

It was organized in 1943 and chartered on December 22nd of 1943. Post 1 was an integral part in the organization and founding of the National AmVets Organization, helping to organize groups from several States to meet in Kansas City, Missouri, where the National American Veterans Organization was formed and accepted on December 22 1944

It has been a costly and long process in trying to establish a new location for our AMVETS Post 0001 - We were formally located at 421 45th Ave, in the Coquina Key Plaza, for over the past 30 years. It was necessary to vacate that location in the summer of 2023 due to the scheduled demolition of the plaza.

Zephyrhills AMVETS Post 550 donated $4780 to help in the reopening of the oldest AMVETS Post in the Nation. In addition, the Ladies Auxiliary donated $500 to Post 550. The Ladies Auxiliary also donated $500 to the Vets Feeding Vets Program. ©