Starting on October 1st, DAV will be kicking off an increased push for Congress to fix the VA and increase its capacity for the long run.
What's significant about October 1st is that it is the anniversary of the government shutdown, which put millions of Americans and veterans at risk.
Our primary focus will be calling for Congress to bring the bipartisan Putting Veterans Funding First Act up for a floor vote before the end of the year. This legislation is critical for protecting veterans from future shutdowns and the continuous cycle of late budgets through an advance appropriation for all VA benefits, programs and services.
We will be reaching back out to you via email on October 1st, providing simple ways you can get involved. Keep a lookout for it.
Additionally, DAV will be making a push throughout election season, which culminates on November 4, 2014, working to educate legislators and candidates on the core challenges our veterans face and need for reforms. We will follow up with resources and tips for your engagement in this push as well.
Working together, we have the power to create legislative change that improves the lives of our nation's veterans, their families and their caregivers.
Thank you for your continued support.
Regards,
Ron Hope
National Commander
Click the link below to view this message on the web:
https://www.votervoice.net/link/target/dav/J9276NMtK.aspx
Vietnam Veteran chapter 106
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Putting Veterans Funding First Act
Thursday, September 25, 2014
FW: Vietnam Veteran Ben Rivera
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member
Robert Serge
Robert Serge
To all my fellow veterans friends and family my we all remember
From: vva106@live.com
Subject: Vietnam Veteran Ben Rivera
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 15:45:31 -0600
Vietnam Veteran Ben Rivera has passed and this is the information I have about services:
Viewing Thursday evening at Funeraria Del Angel South Lawn
Mass @ The Cathedral on Friday (9 AM)
Following Service @ South Lawn Cemetery
Mass @ The Cathedral on Friday (9 AM)
Following Service @ South Lawn Cemetery
FW: Volunteers Needed-Women's Health & Knowledge Fair
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member
Robert Serge
Robert Serge
To all my fellow veterans friends and family my we all remember
From: vva106@live.com
Subject: FW: Volunteers Needed-Women's Health & Knowledge Fair
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 15:46:24 -0600
just click on link below for more info
Women's Health Knowledge Event Flyer - AZ Tucson
Subject: Volunteers Needed-Women's Health & Knowledge Fair
Good afternoon,
I am sharing some information about the upcoming Women's Health & Knowledge Fair scheduled for September 27th from 9am-2pm in the Auditorium and Conference Rooms A & B. Please see the attached flyer for more details.
Volunteers are needed to assist with registration, way-finding and children's activities. Volunteers are asked to arrive NLT 8:00am on the day of the event. If you are interested in participating please let me know.
Thanks for all that you do to serve our Veterans.
Mandy Martell, MHA, CTRS
Voluntary Service Specialist
Southern AZ VA Healthcare System
(520) 629-1822
(520) 792-1450 x6988
FW: Women Veterans!
Women Veteran’s
Luncheon
Hosted by
Palo Verde Chapter 87
Women’s Army Corps
Veteran’s Association
This year’s luncheon will be held on
Saturday, November 8, 2014 from 11:00-2:00 at the
Viscount Suite Hotel, 4855 E. Broadway
Blvd, Tucson AZ, 85711.
The cost per person is $20.00. Please RSVP by October 30, 2014.
The Menu
Choice of:
Chicken Stuffed/Wild
Rice
Sliced Roast Beef Au
Jus
Vegetarian Pasta
Primavera
New Red Potatoes, Steamed Broccoli, Rolls
and Butter
Carrot Cake
Veteran’s Name:
Branch of service:
Guest Name:
Meal Choice:
Chicken ( ) Roast
Beef ( ) Vegetarian
( )
Please make check payable to WAC Palo Verde Chapter 87
& mail to:
WAC
Veterans #87
P.O.Box
419
Green
Valley, AZ 85622-0419
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member
Robert Serge
Robert Serge
To all my fellow veterans friends and family my we all remember
From: vva106@live.com
Subject: FW: Women Veterans!
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 15:47:36 -0600
Subject: FW: Women Veterans!
Please pass this information along to any of your women veteran friends...just in case they were missed in our information gathering stage. Also, please note the suspense date....this is very important.
Thank you.
Maureen (Moe) Gagliardi
Thank you.
Maureen (Moe) Gagliardi
FW: Mil/Vet Resource Navigation Training - Tucson - Sept 30
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member
Robert Serge
Robert Serge
To all my fellow veterans friends and family my we all remember
From: vva106@live.com
Subject: FW: Mil/Vet Resource Navigation Training - Tucson - Sept 30
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 15:56:05 -0600
just click on link below to see info
ACMF MVRN Training
Military/Veteran Resource Navigation Training
Arizona is home to more than 625,000 service members, veterans & their families. How do we ensure there is no wrong door and no wrong person for them to connect to resources?
Arizona's Military/Veteran Resource Navigators!
Resource Navigators are members of our community who are trained to connect service members, veterans & family members to the array of available resources. Navigator training includes:
- How to use the Resource Connection Guide.
- Key factors that may affect a person or family's access to resources.
- Navigation strategies.
- How to link into the military/veteran community to find resources to address a range of issues, including employment, physical & mental health, finances, family issues and more.
Comments from Navigation Training participants:
"The Resource Connection Guide is the best tool I have ever seen for helping service members, veterans & families."
"This training is exactly what we need for our community."
"I've worked in this field for a long time, and I learned so many new things today."
Who can become a Resource Navigator? Anyone who wants to be a part of ensuring no wrong door and no wrong person for Arizona's service members, veterans & families!
Upcoming training dates & locations:
Sept 30 - Tucson - 8:00 - 2:00 - Southern AZ Red Cross
Directions and room location will be emailed to registered participants. Space is limited and lunch will be provided.
Register online: https://acmf2014navigationtraining.eventbrite.com
Interested in hosting a Navigation training? Contact us at info@arizonacoalition.org or 602-753-8802.
CEUS: This training has been approved for continuing education by the Arizona Department of Health Services/Division of Behavioral Health Services, provided in accordance with R4-6-401-R4-6-802.
Special thanks to the Arizona Coalition for Military Families' partners that make this training possible, including the Arizona Department of Veterans' Services, the Governor's Office for Children, Youth & Families, Arizona Department of Health Services, Newman's Own Foundation and other public and private sector partners. The Arizona Coalition for Military Families is a public/private partnership focused on building Arizona's statewide capacity to care for and support all service members, veterans, their families and communities.
We look forward to your participation!
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
FW: Dog Walk & Cat Cuddle - Sunday, October 26
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member
Robert Serge
Robert Serge
To all my fellow veterans friends and family my we all remember
From: vva106@live.com
Subject: FW: Dog Walk & Cat Cuddle - Sunday, October 26
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 00:41:16 -0600
Do you love animals? This event is for you! Share this with your family and friends!
Dog Walk & Cat Cuddle Event
Pima Animal Care Center
Spend a few hours with these lovable dogs and cats who need your loving attention. They are constantly in cages and you can help get the dogs out for walks/socialization and the cats out of the cages as well for socialization.
$5.00 donation and you get to leave healthier and happier from the shelter. It is a proven fact that interaction with animals, i.e. dogs and cats, reduces stress levels, blood pressure and has a calming effect.
Contact Paula at East Lawn as soon as possible to RSVP your participation.
Terry Byron
Administrative Assistant
Tucson Market
Administrative Assistant
Tucson Market
SCI Hispana
520-745-4602
520-745-4602
520-745-4603 Fax
877-423-1201 EFax
terry.byron@sci-us.com
terry.byron@sci-us.com
Team Tucson …. Moving Forward
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
FW: Volunteers Needed: September 11th Tribute
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member
Robert Serge
Robert Serge
To all my fellow veterans friends and family my we all remember
From: booperser@live.com
To: grumpiebob.vva106tucson@blogger.com
Subject: FW: Volunteers Needed: September 11th Tribute
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 10:12:58 -0600
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vva17
member
Robert Serge
Robert Serge
To all my fellow veterans friends and family my we all remember
From: vva106@live.com
Subject: FW: Volunteers Needed: September 11th Tribute
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2014 16:50:08 -0600
From: Starr, Catherine T. [Catherine.Starr@va.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2014 9:19 AM
Subject: Volunteers Needed: September 11th Tribute
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2014 9:19 AM
Subject: Volunteers Needed: September 11th Tribute
Please share with your contacts -
Looking for volunteers to assist with putting up flags for the September 11th Tribute. This will be the third year Senior Corps Volunteers will team up with SAVAHCS Volunteers to recognize and remember the tragedy of 9/11 by placing 3,000 American flags along the fence line near the 6th Avenue entrance. On Thursday, September 11th placement of the flags will begin at 7:00 a.m. The flags will remain on display until removed by volunteers at 4:00 p.m. Anyone interested in assisting with this activity please contact Voluntary Service 629-1822. POC: Cathi Starr 603-7208.
Thank You,
Cathi Starr,
Voluntary Service Specialist
Volunteer Caregiver Support Coordinator
SAVAHCS – VAVS
Office: 520-628-1822 x 6020
Cell: 520-603-7208
catherine.starr@va.gov
FW: Stop Soldier Suicides Awareness Event Sept. 18
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member
Robert Serge
Robert Serge
To all my fellow veterans friends and family my we all remember
From: vva106@live.com
Subject: FW: Stop Soldier Suicides Awareness Event Sept. 18
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2014 16:48:09 -0600
HEALING ARIZONA VETERANS invites you to join us September 18 in Armory Park in Tucson to raise awareness of veteran suicides in our country.
Since January of this year I have been involved and help found a grassroots non-profit organization titled HEALING ARIZONA VETERANS. The mission of the organization is to help our returning veterans to heal from their TBI/PTSD conditions and finally be able to "come home again."
At the present time there are hundreds of thousands returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan that are suffering from invisible wounds of Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. They are having a terrible time readjusting after their experiences in war. Unfortunately their numerous exposures to blasts from the frequent usage of IEDS and RPGs and the horrors they have endured has resulted in a high percentage of all returning veterans suffering from TBI/PTSD. At present thousands of veterans are incarcerated monthly and tens of thousands find themselves homeless. In most cases these veterans suffer from TBI and/or PTSD.
Sadly, the only treatments, we are told by veterans, received at their VA hospitals are drug treatments and talk therapy. Neither of which will ever heal the brain. HAV, with the medical direction of Dr. Carol Henricks, a Tucson neurologist specializing in the brain, has now put together one of the most comprehensive healing programs anywhere in America. We are beginning to raise funds so that we can offer these treatments to our returning Arizona veterans for FREE.
The event we have created for September 18 at Armory Park is to bring attention to the epidemic tragedy of suicides within the veteran community and unfortunately also in active duty personnel. A minimum of 22 veterans a day are committing suicide and every 18 hours an active duty military man or woman is committing suicide. We feel if proper treatment was available to these men and women those numbers would drop substantially.
Our event that we established in Tucson will be joined by organizations in many other cities in America on this same day. There are a number of healing centers in many states that are providing life-changing treatments to our veterans. The state of Oklahoma voted unanimously to set up their Patriot Clinics allowing any veteran in the state of Oklahoma FREE Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for them. HBOT is the ONLY therapy with a proven history of healing the brain from a TBI. Drugs will NEVER accomplish that. At present there are over 10 states passing similar legislation for their veterans. HAV is working hard to get these treatments approved in Arizona.
I personally have spent over 2000 hours of research on this healing program and feel very comfortable that we have one of the best in the country combining HBOT, nutrition, adjunctive therapies like Neurobiofeedback, Equine therapy, Acupuncture, QiGong, Mindful meditation, EMDR and others with proven tract records.
We hope you will come by and see our memorial structure we are setting up in Armory Park to draw attention to this very serious situation and find out more about our organization and our program to help these men & women that have sacrificed so much for all of us. Please feel free to pass this information on to others.
The more people that are aware of the situation, the faster we may get our government to take action and get improved treatments at our VA hospitals for these unique conditions. FYI at the VA and the military hospitals they do not use SPECT brain scans or MRI with DTI to determine if a veteran has a traumatic brain injury. Regular MRIs or CT scans will NOT detect a mTBI but even those are almost never used. If you talk to enough veterans you will be frightened at the amount of drugs they prescribe for these conditions. Veterans refer to them as "cocktails" since there are usually a large number of them combined. A number of these prescription drugs have on their black label "may cause suicidal thoughts!" If you go to our blog site highlighted below and read the latest article by an internationally known physician that had worked at the VA for 5 years, you will learn WHY we had to form this grassroots group to help these veterans to heal.
If you are on Facebook please visit our page and LIKE it. We are able to accept donations on our website and we have Stop Soldier Suicides T-shirts available at our store online there.
Please share this infrormation with others. We need to STOP SOLDIER SUICIDES! The more people that know of these tragic circumstances the faster we can reverse these numbers.
Charles Spillar
Corporate email: healingarizonaveterans@gmail.com
This is the structure to look for when visiting us on September 18 at Armory Park. This awareness event will only be from 8 am to 1 pm. The photo is the structure we created that is copied all over the country. We expect national media coverage on the event.
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