Building Support for 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)
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.
- $10 to the District with the most Quilts made for the Quilt of Valor program
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