Jesus Gonzalez-Albejar won first place in the Voices of Democracy contest. He is pictured with Senior Vice Commander of the VFW Bob DeJong and second place winner Collin Heape.
Fiona Obenchen won second place in VFW Post 2933’s Patriot’s Pen Award for 2021-22 year. She is pictured here with VFW Post Trustee Lenny Jasinski. PHOTO BY HAROLD LEUNG
VFW names contest winners
Thu, 01/27/2022 - 12:00am
Staff Reports
VFW Post 2933 held an award ceremony last week. Jesus Gonzalez-Albejar and Collin Heape were awarded first and second place respectively in the annual Voice of Democracy essay contest. Each received a certificate and a cash award for their winning submission. Presenting the awards were VFW Post 2933 Commander Jerry Martin and VFW Post 2933 Senior Vice Commander (SVC) Bob DeJong. Bob DeJong is also the chairman for the Voice of Democracy contest.
The VFW also named the Patriot’s Pen Award winners for the 2021-22 year. The first place winner was Evan S. Robin. Fiona Obenchen won second place.