Commanders and Presidents,
I will be sending out the revised PMOF paperwork. Please sign the documents as soon as you receive them. It took us about a month to get the last tranche of signatures. For those of you all wondering whatâs wrong with the documentation, a purple heart is awarded not earned by a servicemember. We have to change âearnedâ to âawardedâ and one of the organizations numbers is wrong. I put down the state organization and not the actual chapter number. These items were not discovered during the initial review process. Thank you for continuing to support this worthy endeavor. We can get these signatures done in a week if everyone keeps an eye on their email. I apologize for the short video. I just wanted you all to hear it from me directly. This is also your meeting reminder. We will see you on Wednesday, 10AM, 229 Lake Ella Drive. Tallahassee FL 32303.
In your service,
Edward W. Hood
Good afternoon Commanders Coalition
I wanted to reach out about something really special we are doing at Tallahassee State College on Friday, November 13.
Tallahassee State College is hosting A Day of Dental Care: Serving Those Who Served, providing dental care at no cost to local veterans.
We are bringing together volunteer dentists, hygienists, students and other community partners with the goal of serving veterans that day.
As we have been planning the day, we realized we have an even bigger opportunity.
While these veterans are on our campus, why not connect them with other organizations and resources that can help them?
So, we are adding a Veterans Resource Fair from 8:00 a.m. â 2:00 p.m. in the TSC gym, and I would LOVE to have your organization participate.
There is no cost to participate.
We are simply asking organizations that serve veterans to set up a table, share information about their services and be available to connect directly with veterans throughout the day.
We will provide you a table and two chairs.
I hope you will consider joining us.
I think this is going to be an AWESOME day for our veterans and our community!
Look forward to hearing from you!
Thanks!
Heather
Heather R. Mitchell
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Executive Director of the TSC Foundation
Office: 850-201-6067
Hi, Team
This past Monday, Oct 26, the Leon County Veterans Treatment Court session applauded several Vets as they achieved program goals from one phase to another. Several Veterans will be graduating next month which is an inspiring day to come to Court. Try to attend the November 23 Graduation Ceremony, Monday, at 3pm, in the Leon County Courthouse, Courtroom 2E. Hope you can come observe, and may consider becoming a Veteran Mentor for one of the Vets working their way through the program
This past weekâs Thursday clinic at the American Legion Post 13 hosted 15 Veterans and family members. Our team of 12 Volunteers, including 5 attys, worked on more Housing emergencies, VA hassles, domestic disputes, driverâs license barriers, etc.
We need volunteers for the Quincy farmshare trip, delivering the truck and trailer load of food to Vets around Leon County Wednesdays.
One upcoming legal opportunity NOVEMBER 12 deserves your attention: ANY VETERAN WHO HAS NOT YET UPDATED THEIR VARIOUS âEND OF LIFEâ DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING WILLS, should plan to come to our legal clinic the day after Veterans Day, as we host SEVERAL OTHER local legal organizations (through the 2d Judicial Circuitâs Pro Bono Committee) who are joining us at the American Legion that Thursday for an expanded service- extra lawyers- so come take advantage of this chance for free legal help.
Redux: Expanded services by TVLC attorneys are available for handling VA cases for local Veterans. But the number of issues with the VA is outstripping our number of attys to keep up with the complications, new claims, and VA delays; so, any other attorneys wanting to join our âVA Law team,â we need you, and have training and national legal resources available to bring you into the fray. Were you a JAG? Have you helped with Social Security or other federal agencies that you already have a headstart on picking up VA law?
What else?
Thank you, Dan Hendrickson, for the Tallahassee Veterans Legal Collaborative www.Tallahasseeveteranslegal.com
PO Box 11091, Tallahassee, Fl 32302, 850/ 570-1967