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State Senator Nick Miller to Address the Council
Learn what he knows and is doing for us — or needs to be doing.
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Are You an Idiot About Education?
We Want You! Do you want to help veterans to successfully transition or the military in meeting its recruiting needs? Do you believe in the value of a meaningful education towards that end? Do you have the vim to see such an effort through? If so, consider joining our Scholarship Read more…
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LVMAC Hosts 22nd Annual Salute to the Troops Banquet to Honor the National Guard
Major General Laura McHugh, Deputy Adjutant General – Army to Deliver Keynote Address Center Valley, PA (April 17, 2025) – The Lehigh Valley Military Affairs Council (LVMAC) is proud to present its 22nd Annual Salute to the Troops Dinner on Friday, May 9, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at Read more…
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Senate Resolution 196 — Evolving Veterans Justice
Senator Coleman’s Office Talks About a Study of the Unified Judicial System and Justice-Involved Veterans Substituting for Senator Coleman of Pennsylvania District 16, Leo Knepper, his chief of staff, spoke to the Lehigh Valley Military Affairs Council on 16 October regarding SR 196 passed this June, “[a] Resolution directing the Read more…
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River Crossing YMCA Introduces Veterans Wellness Training
A New Program Comes to the Lehigh Valley On 18 September, Megan McCuen, Veterans Wellness Program Coordinator, spoke to the council on the topic of “River Crossing YMCA Gives Back to Those Who Served and Their Families.” The newly formed River Crossing is bringing to the Lehigh Valley its latest Read more…
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Let’s Really Talk About Suicide Prevention
Some Simple Wisdom In the world of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the federal government’s observances, this is Suicide Prevention Month. National Ice Cream month probably gets greater attention. Current efforts to reduce suicides in our nation have been abysmally poor considering the time and money spent. Although a Read more…
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St. Michael’s Warriors Explains Its Singular Service
Turning Trauma into Triumph David and Danielle Alercia, two of the founding members of St. Michael’s Warriors, a recent start-up nonprofit based in the Lehigh Valley, spoke to the LVMAC Council about the origins, mission and intended direction of this new organization. It was formed because of the problems associated Read more…
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LVCIL Reveals Its Assistive Technology Offerings
Helping Disabled and Aging Veterans to Live a Better Life Fatima Nabavian, Coordinator of Community Accessibility and Related Programs, spoke to the council at its 17 July 2024 meeting in Hellertown about the assistive technology services LVCIL can provide to disabled citizens, among them our veterans — both those significantly Read more…
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LVMAC News: Why a Northampton Veterans Court is Needed
What Good Will It Do? Judge Jennifer Sletvold of the Northampton Court of Common Pleas and Stephanie Spenser Stewart, Northampton County Problem Solving Court Coordinator, spoke to the council at its 17 April 2024 meeting in Hellertown about the creation of a Veterans Treatment Court, the first in of its Read more…
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LVMAC News: Veterans Brotherhood?
What’s That About? Mr. John Kukitz of the Veterans Brotherhood (standing in for its founder, Clyde Hoch), explained to the council at its 20 March 2024 meeting in Hellertown the purpose and accomplishments of his organization in immediate, on-the-ground helping of veterans to include those with housing problems and appearing Read more…