Portraits Helping heroes

“Portraits Helping Heroes” is a fan-driven fundraiser created by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1’s Veterans Arts Council to help our nation’s veterans and communities. It pairs a participating celebrity or sports pro with legally blind, award-winning artist and veteran Jim Stevens who paints a personal, one-of-a-kind portrait of the star. Then, to make it even more meaningful, the finished painting is signed by both the artist and the celebrity and offered to fans as the ultimate autographed collectible.

A campaign starts with the painted portrait of a participating celebrity, like the campaign backed by country music recording artist Michael Peterson whose #1 hit “From Here to Eternity” is ranked as one of country’s top 100 love songs and beloved as one of country music’s top 20 wedding songs!

Donations from Portraits Helping Heroes help our nation’s veterans and/or community programs, and a lucky fan wins a one-of-a-kind, autographed, painted portrait of their favorite star.

Check back often to find out who will be the subject of the next portrait, the campaign it benefits, and how to enter to win.

VFW Post 1 is the first and oldest VFW Post in the nation, founded in 1899. In 2015 VFW Post 1 started the Veterans Arts Council (VAC) to give veterans a life-purpose through the arts, improve mental health and help end the high rate of veteran suicide. Their goal with “Portraits Helping Heroes” is to help veterans and communities throughout the country.

For more information contact:

Jim Stevens

Executive Director
VFW Veterans Arts Council
841 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204

jim@vfwpost1.org
720-515-8391
direct: 720-355-5015