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LVMAC News — Rodale Institute Speaks to Council About Its Veterans Programs
On 16 August 2017, Lyndsey Antanitis from the Rodale Institute spoke to the Council on its relatively new veterans farming initiative. (more…)
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LVMAC Tidbit — Emergency Mental Health Care Extended to Other-Than-Honorable Dischargees
On 27 June 2017, the VA released its final plans laying the framework for providing emergency mental health coverage to former service members with Other-Than-Honorable (OTH) administrative discharges. For the older generations of veterans, the characterization of service was termed Undesirable.
Effective July 5, all Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical centers are to offer emergency stabilization care for former service members who present at the facility with an emergent mental health need. Under this initiative, former service members with an OTH administrative discharge may receive care for their mental health emergency for an initial period of up to 90 days, which can include inpatient, residential or outpatient care. (more…)
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LVMAC News — TU Hokendauqua Fly Fishing Mini Event
Trout Unlimited Hokendauqua is again conducting a Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing event. This time a mini-event on 27 July. For more information, see below. (more…)
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LVMAC Tidbit — Local Safari Club International Seeks Veterans for a Pheasant Hunt
The Lehigh Valley Chapter of Safari Club International has approached our council to find ten veterans to participate in a pheasant hunt on 4 November 2017, all expenses paid. As previously reported, the council has initiated work on creating a new coalition called the Social-Recreational Confederation. Consequently, the effort to support Safari International is being handled by Tom O’Rourke, its chairman and the veterans outreach coordinator for Team RWB (which is coordinating this new program for us).
For more details, click on the flyer below: (more…)
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LVMAC Tidbit — New VA Gulf War Illness Clinical Trial
Recently the VA announced that it is conducting a clinical trial for veterans suffering from Gulf War Illness. Since some our local veterans may benefit but do not need to travel to San Francisco to participate (all study procedures can Read more…
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LVMAC Tidbit — Rodale Institute Program Updates: May
Click here for the articles on veterans: Rodale Institute Program Updates: May Rodale Institute, a member organization, is a good organization to check out for its programs if you are interested in farming, especially organic farming. They have tailored their Read more…
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LVMAC News — Social-Recreation Confederation Posting to LVMAC Calendar
As one of the council’s newest member organizations, Team RWB – Lehigh Valley, implements the Veteran’s Affairs Committee’s Social-Recreation Confederation business plan, we are posting on our calendar those events and activities related to this new initiative. Currently Tom O’Rourke, Read more…
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LVMAC News — Information Technology and Selected Impacts on Veterans
The presentation below was given by Scott Gingold at our 17 May 2017 Council Meeting. Thought you might be interested. (more…)
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LVMAC News — Local War Veteran’s Family Receive Specially Equipped Van
Result of Joint Lehigh Valley Effort with Recycled Rides Program
In a joint effort between the Lehigh Valley Military Affairs Council (LVMAC), Reliable Auto Body and the National Auto Body Council’s Recycled Rides Program™, the keys to a newly refurbished 2010 BraunAbility EntryVan (wheelchair adapted) were presented to the Mescavage family at an 11 a.m. on 23 May at Reliable Auto Body, located at 967 Sumner Ave., Whitehall, PA. (more…)
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LVMAC Tidbit — Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center to Conduct Town Hall in Lehigh Valley
The Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center is returning on 14 June 2017 to conduct its third Community Town Hall in the area since the establishment of the quarterly requirement a couple of years back. It is part of an attempt by the VA to regain the trust among the veterans it serves. Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center services 19 counties, to include one in New York. The service area requires distributing the quarterly meetings over a wide area or we would have more of these useful events. For details, see: (more…)