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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: 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…)
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LVMAC Tidbit: VA’s “Bangor Clinic” Reopens
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre announced today the re-opening of our Tobyhanna and Northampton (Bangor, PA) Community Based Outpatient Clinics at a 50% face-to-face pre-COVID capacity, effective 28 September. All services remain available, and veterans who need to be seen will be scheduled for care. (more…)
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LVMAC Tidbit: Northampton County’s low-income veterans can apply for free Internet vouchers
Low-income veterans and seniors living in Northampton County who meet HUD income guidelines are eligible to apply for free basic internet services starting 28 September. It is one result of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding being provided to the county and a county decision. For more Read more…
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LVMAC Tidbit: Chamber seeks Businesses for Veterans Survey
The Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, working with the Lehigh Valley Military Affairs Council and others, has created a Veterans and Military Affairs Council focused upon employment; e.g., helping local businesses to find returning military veterans, for they are known to have the makings for being reliable, first-rate employees.
The chamber has been conducting an initial, baseline survey to assess the current situation in the valley for these separating military servicemembers. It is soliciting responses from as many government agencies and businesses (for profit and nonprofit) which have employees in our Greater Lehigh Valley area as possible. The more organizations participating, the more accurate the assessment will be. (more…)
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LVMAC Tidbit: Comp and Pension Exams Resume
All C&P Exam Locations Now Open For those in the process of settling a claim submission, some good news. Not everything is resolvable via telecommunications, the use of which is reportedly up a thousand percent. The Veterans Benefits Administration’s operations must have been severely affected, therefore. The VA has partnered Read more…