VFW Post 2427

"It's a place to go for veterans," said Isaac, who served in the Army for 30 years, including the Bosnia war. "You can be comfortable here."

In addition, the post provides community support, including a recent donation of $300 to a Magnolia area softball team.

"We don't have much money, but we give what we can," Isaac said. "We do things like that to help the community."

The post also helps under served veterans or those in need by donating items, such as clothing and furniture, directly to veterans and donating gift cards to those in need of food. Grocery chains donate gift cards to the VFW through various events.

"The stores give us gift cards in $50 increments, and we hand them out as we see the need," Isaac said. "If someone is in need, we don't have a lot of money, but we have gift cards."

The VFW post raises its money to operate in part from annual dues. However, half of its members are lifetime members and no longer pay annual dues. The VFW also raises money through weekly bingo at the post at 6 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The bingo is open to the public.

In addition, the VFW holds dances open to the entire community on the first Saturdays of the month and the group rents its hall for other functions.

Geri Lakey, a Magnolia resident and secretary at the post, has been going to the VFW post in Tomball for dances since she was younger, she said. She attended dances with her parents frequently in the 1970s when she lived in Northwest Houston. Later, she attended dances at the post with her own children.

"My kids learned how to two-step here," she said. "There are a lot of memories here."

Lakey works at the post to honor her husband, Danny Lakey, a Purple Heart recipient, who died two years ago.

"He loved it here," she said. "It was his home away from home."

VFW Post 2427

14408 Alice Road, Tomball 281-351-2427

www.vfwpost2427.org