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LVMAC Tidbit: Walnut Veterans Memorial has been completed
Walnutport Veterans Memorial has been completed. Well done. Click here for more information: Lehigh Valley Military Affairs Council on Thursday, November 19, 2020
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LVMAC Tidbit: VA Asks for COVID-19 Volunteers
As part of fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is recruiting volunteers for COVID-19 clinical trials on treatments and vaccines at select VA facilities across the country. Anyone over the age of 18 can volunteer: Veterans, family members and friends. To learn more and to sign up Read more…
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LVMAC Tidbit: PA-wide Town Hall with Under-Secretary for VA Benefits
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/tele-townhall-live-in-pennsylvania-with-under-secretary-for-benefits-1/ Posted by Lehigh Valley Military Affairs Council on Saturday, November 14, 2020
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LVMAC Tidbit: Veterans Day Activities in the Lehigh Valley
Despite the pandemic, the “march” goes on in some creative ways. Go to LVMAC Special Events and the Morning Call site. ### As of 8 November 2020
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LVMAC Tidbit: Chamber stages Employer Seminars to encourage Veteran hiring
The Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the Workforce Board LV/PA CareerLink® Lehigh Valley will be conducting a couple of teleconference seminars using Zoom around the Veterans Day period to both celebrate veterans and to encourage businesses to seek them out for employment: (more…)
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LVMAC Tidbit: Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center Virtualizes Its Community Town Hall
What:Â The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre is hosting a Live Virtual Community Town Hall Meeting through Wilkes-Barre VA Facebook page. Veterans, family members and the public can provide online feedback utilizing the live chat feature during the broadcast.
Who: Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center Director Russell E. Lloyd will host the meeting.  All are welcome as this is a public meeting. (more…)
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LVMAC Tidbit: Do you know about Lehigh Valley Team RWB?
                             Photo by Christine Fennessy for Runner’s World
Returning from military service? Consider joining the Lehigh Valley Chapter of Team Red, White and Blue (RWB).
Every year, about 200,000 active duty service members transition out of the military — of which approximately 8,000 move or return to Pennsylvania — joining the 3.4 million post-9/11 veterans nationwide already living in communities such as the Lehigh Valley. (more…)