Many of our member organizations have been passing circulars of what restaurants and businesses have been offering during this busy Veterans Day period. It is definitely an item of interest to many of our member organizations. (more…)
On Monday, 10 November between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., PA CareerLink is hosting a job fair for military veterans and spouses of veterans only at the Lehigh Valley CareerLink on Union Boulvard (the former Western Electric Building). More than forty (40) employers have and training providers have signed up Read more…
Operation Homefront through its Homes on the Homefront program wants to help military veterans and their families realize their own American dreams. It continues to receive donated homes to award to deserving military families around the country through partners like Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Meritage Homes. The homes are renovated to “move in ready” standards and ultimately deeded over subject to certain conditions being met.
A home in Easton has just become available for a deserving and eligible military veteran family. Those interested must apply by 8 November, currently. (more…)
On Saturday, 15 November, between the hours of 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., the Macungie Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 9264 and its Ladies Auxiliary is hosting an event for all veterans and their significant others – whether members of a veterans organization or not. Those currently serving in the armed forces are also welcomed. (more…)
The date for the VALOR Clinic Stand Down under the Fahey Bridge, Sand Island, Bethlehem (same location as last time) has now changed from 25 October to 8 November. VALOR has been busy. It just opened its Paul’s House (Major Paul Syverson Veterans Sanctuary) in Jonas, Pennsylvania on 12 October Read more…
Veterans Day approaches and discounts to veterans will be offered by various companies for either business purposes or for saying thanks to them for their service — and perhaps both. Here is one offer which is year-round for the moment. Crayola, a local company based in Easton, has often Read more…
Something queer for the good has happened. All of a sudden the Community Action Development Corporation of Bethlehem (CADCB) has taken an interest in veterans’ entrepreneurship. It is ‘partnering’ with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to offer a seminar about entrepreneurship opportunities for veterans on 5 November at the Fowler Center in South Bethlehem (click on the flyer thumbnail below and to the right). Actually the SBA partner is Lehigh University’s Small Business Development Center (together with Kutztown University’s, often hidden secret to veterans from the Lehigh Valley interested in starting a business). (more…)
On 15 October, Thomas Applebach, the new Lehigh County Director of Veteans Affairs will speak on what he plans and is doing with his Office of Veterans Affairs, newly reassigned to the Office of Administration from the Department of Human Services for greater oversight, we have heard. See home page Read more…
Ritter Elementary School at 740 N Plymouth St, Allentown, PA 18109, is again having its annual, fifth grade student’s veterans’ interview day. The interviews are to be conducted on 1 October. This is one of the oldest school events involving veterans in the Lehigh Valley and has a sterling reputation among veterans from our community who have participated. It is a tradition carried on by the teachers themselves in remembrance of our veterans and their contributions to our nation and community. (more…)
(Rotary of Bethlehem Fundraiser for LVMAC)
For 5 October 2014 at Hotel Bethlehem at times shown
We need your assistance for these last moment requests shown in the chart. They are small tasks which result in a good for our veterans. Funds will be used for an experimental veterans assistance program.
Please help. As an organization of organizations, our manpower comes from you. There is no paid staff lurking in the wings. Respond to the Point of Contact below. (more…)