I want to take this opportunity to thank Brother Doug McCredy, Director of District 3, and the Brothers of the Auburn Division for their warm hospitality. Brother McCredy and his Committee put together a very fine Veterans Outreach at the Auburn Hall on May 20th. At the meeting there was the local VA representative from [...]
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This is a follow up to articles that I submitted to the Empire State Hibernian. Several ques-tions have arisen about these topics. I hope this will be helpful to those who need the information. As I have stated in the past, knowledge of Veter-an’s Affairs is a good recruiting tool for County and Division Organizers. [...]
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that veterans who submit to a short sale or a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure can receive $1,500 in relocation assistance. The agency has instructed mortgage servicers to provide the funds to help borrowers cover moving costs or other expenses incurred during the tumultuous process. Borrowers can use the money [...]
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Hopefully those of you who have planned to send packages and cards to our GIs overseas already have them in the mail. There is nothing like receiving a package from home. If you do not know anyone overseas I suggest that you make a Christmas contribution to the Wounded Warrior Project. You can mail a [...]
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Upcoming Changes in the Post9/11 G.I. Bill Upcoming changes to the Post 9/11 G.I. Bill effective August 1, 2011 include paying the actual net cost of all public in-state tuition and fees, rather than basing payments upon the highest in-state tuition and fee rates for every state; capping private and foreign tuition at $17,500 per [...]
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Donations to programs supporting our Service Men and Women have been going very well. Many Counties and Divisions have run fundraisers to support the Wounded Warrior Project and, just prior to the holidays, Project Christmas tree. If you or your County and Division have not done so, I strongly urge you to give them [...]
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This report is a follow up to one I did late last year. It concerns the CAREGIVERS AND VETERANS OMNIBUS HEALTH SERVICES ACT OF 2010. Starting May 9, 2011 the VA’s office of Care Management and Social Work will open up the application process for eligible post 9/11 veterans and service members to designate their [...]
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