The 2026 Mid-Winter Banquet will be held on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at the Paper Valley Hilton in Appleton, WI. The Banquet will focus on Patriots Pen, Voice of Democracy, and Teacher of the Year award winners.
The top three (3) Patriots Pen winners, all ten (10) District 1st Place Voice of Democracy winners, and the Teacher of the Year winner from each grade level (3 total) will be invited to the Banquet.
Any VFW/Auxiliary at the Post and District level, businesses, other non-profits/entities, and individuals may sponsor one or more awards.
What is included? Your sponsorship will include the scholarship prizes to the students, your name on the plaque of the award for the place winner you are sponsoring, and up to two banquet tickets for you to attend the banquet and co-present the award you sponsored.
If you do not want to secure your sponsorship place level online, contact Adjutant Adam Wallace at (608) 221-5276. Sponsorships are available on a first-come basis.
*Attendance at the banquet is not mandatory to sponsor an award.