Rodale Annual Organic Field Day
Do you know that Rodale Institute actually has a program to train veterans in organic farming and lead them into a career?
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LVMAC Tidbit: Second Harvest MilitaryShare Finally Comes to the Lehigh Valley
After discussions between LVMAC and two of its member organizations, PANG Region Five’s Soldier and Family Readiness Program staff and Battle Borne, with Community Action of the Lehigh Valley’s Second Harvest Food Bank’s new director, Allison Czapp, MilitaryShare has finally come to the Lehigh Valley. It will start in April Read more…
Second Harvest MilitaryShare Program (Allentown)
Finally, a MilitaryShare program in the Lehigh Valley! *** What is a MilitaryShare Food distribution? The Military Share program with Second Harvest Food Bank is designed to provide fresh, nutritious foods for families with at least one member who has served or is currently serving in the armed forces. Each Read more…
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LVMAC Tidbit: Budraitus Foundation Offers a New Veterans Scholarship for 2023
The Andrew Budraitis Foundation, for the second year running, is offering two, special, $7500 scholarships — one for a military veteran exclusively. Applications must be in by April 30, 2023. The ground rules for the military veteran applicant are: The military veteran will attend a two or four-year post-secondary institution Read more…
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LVMAC Tidbit: Harris Jewelry Makes Amends with FTC Settlement
From the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs: ALERT REGARDING HARRIS JEWELRY Harris Jewelry was well-known in military towns due to salespersons attracting servicemembers with teddy bears dressed in military uniforms, and also for sale of items like the Mom’s Medal of Honor. Due to a court settlement Read more…
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LVMAC Tidbit: Our Homelessness Agencies Need Veterans to Help in a One Night Stand-To
We Need You! This is the last call for those veterans who have the ability and gumption to go out on a cold night and help with the Lehigh Valley’s 2023 Point in Time (PIT) Count, the single most important data gathering tool for helping to assess and allot homelessness Read more…