Selinsgrove Post 6631, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Was mustered in on November 7, 1986 in the meeting rooms of Victory Post 25 American Legion, on South Market Street Selinsgrove, with Cameron P. Deitterick Sr. Commander. Other officers were, Sr. Vice Commander, Howard Brubaker, Jr. Vice Commander William VanBuskirk, Quartermaster Ronald Hicks, Adjustant Harold W. Aucker, and Trustees Raymond Kinney, John Snyder and Charles Conz.

 

Post 6631 met in the meeting rooms of Victory Post 25 for the next 18 months, when they moved to the Route 522 Auction Barn where they had a Bingo Room and Meeting Room, rented from Martin Beachey.

 

In 1995 Selinsgrove Post 6631 purchased the Auction Barn from the estate of Mr. Beachey, and started major renovations to the Bingo Room, by adding a Kitchen and entrance lobby. A Social Room was then added next to the Bingo Roomand was completed in December1995, and a Banquet/Dance Room was under construction in January 1996 when deep snow caused the building to collapse.

 

A new metal building was started in March 1996, and completed in July 1996, with the Post holding it's first Bingo on July 8, 1996 and opening the Social Room on August 8, 1996.

 

Selinsgrove Post 6631 has been a 100% Post 14 out of it's 30 years of existence having several All State Commanders and a All State Quartermaster 9 years out of 17. 2 Dist. Commanders, 1 Dist. Adjustant and a Dist. Membership Chairman.

 

Selinsgrove Post 6631 prides itself with the community support it gives, to needy peopleand community projects. Post 6631 has held benefit dinners in the past to help rais money for Kidney Transplant patients, Heart patients, etc.

 

Selinsgrove Post 6631 donated money to the community swimming pool, American Cancer Socieety (Relay for Life) Children's Miracle Network, Scotland School, Veterans Memorial and many more projects.