Theme: “Create a Blue-Ribbon Environment to Celebrate the Service of Our Veterans.”
Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation Committee is to promote programs and services that assist and enhance the lives of veterans and their families, ensuring restoration and/or transition to normally functioning lives.
Areas of Emphasis:
- Support rehabilitation and healing of veterans through arts, crafts, and hobbies.
- Support veteran caregivers, family members and survivors.
- Enroll Auxiliary members as VA Voluntary Service (VAVS) volunteers at VA health care facilities.
- Help The American Legion, State Department of Veterans Affairs and Chamber of Commerce promote job fairs for veterans and their families.
- There isn’t a VA hospital close to your community? Find opportunities for Auxiliary members to serve veterans in your area such as serving the homeless. (See Service to Veterans Page)
The VA&R mission this year is to promote a Blue-Ribbon environment.
- Be ready to promote programs and services that assist and advance the lives of veterans and their families.
- Be Vigilant, Ambitious and Resourceful in fulfilling the wish list and needs of our veterans.
- Collaborate with organizations that support veterans such as, Wreaths Across America, Honor Flight Inc., and the Military and Veteran Caregiver Network.
- Challenge fellow Units, Districts or Divisions in meeting the needs of our Veterans.
In doing so, keep your Unit Report Form update and send with pictures via email to me at kateweber51@gmail.com
Kate Weber | kateweber51@gmail.com
Department Awards
- TERI’S FIRECRACKERS PLAQUE – to the Unit for best overall participation in the VA&R Program submitted in narrative form.
- CAROLLEE’S COOKIES PLAQUE – to the District with the best overall participation in the VA&R Program submitted in narrative form.
Personal Awards
- $10 to the runner up of the Teri’s Firecrackers Plaque
- $10 to the runner up of the Carollee’s Cookies Plaque
- $10 to the Unit with the most donations to the Creative Arts Festival.
Resources from National
- How to Support the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival
- How to Facilitate a Local Veterans Creative Arts Festival
- How to Plan a Stand Down
- How to Recruit for the VA & R VAVS
- How to Volunteer with VAVS
- Log into the National Website to Access these Items: Click Here(opens in new tab)