Events

Mar
26
Sat
VAC Annual Corned Beef & Cabbage Luncheon 2016 @ VFW Post 6863
Mar 26 @ 2:00 pm

Veterans Assistance Commission of Cook County Annual Corned Beef & Cabbage Luncheon

It is that time once again, so mark your calendars for Saturday, March 26, 2016, for the 41st Annual Dinner event. The location for this years event located in the Southwest suburbs of Cook County. See your Post Cmdr for Tickets. $25ea/per person. Tables of 8 is preferable, guest or couples also accepted.

Please RSVP By March 14, 2016

Please Make payable to: Veterans Assistance Commission of Cook County. Mail to:

VAC F/O: Peter Bencak

2135 W POTOMAC AVE #3

CHICAGO IL 60622-3011

For More Information Please Call,
VAC Office, Abundio “AL” Zaragoza, Superintendent at (312) 433-6010.
Email: abundio.zaragoza@cookcountyil.gov

 

 

Location:

VFW Post 6863

7256 W. 63rd Street

Summit, Il 60501

 

Time:

Saturday March 26, 2016

2:00 PM | Cocktail Hour

3:00 PM | Dinner will be served

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VAC CC Luncheon 2016

Apr
7
Thu
Free Senior Enrichment Seminars – Powers of Attorney and Advance Directives @ Richard J. Daley Center
Apr 7 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Free Senior Enrichment Seminars being presented by the Cook County Elder Justice Center, at the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois

Thursday, April 7, 2016 (12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m.) – Courtroom 2005
Powers of Attorney and Advance Directives

Please mark your calendar for the above seminar dates.   Additional information regarding the Cook County Elder Justice Center, and upcoming seminar announcements through August 2016 can be viewed on our website at www.cookcountycourt.org.

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Apr
21
Thu
Free Senior Enrichment Seminars – Real Estate Fraud Prevention @ Richard J. Daley Center
Apr 21 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Free Senior Enrichment Seminars being presented by the Cook County Elder Justice Center, at the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois

Thursday, April 21, 2016 (12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m.) – Courtroom 2005
Real Estate Fraud Prevention

Please mark your calendar for the above seminar dates.   Additional information regarding the Cook County Elder Justice Center, and upcoming seminar announcements through August 2016 can be viewed on our website at www.cookcountycourt.org

May
28
Sat
Chicago Memorial Day Parade 2016
May 28 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Chicago’s Memorial Day Parade honors all men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our country.

The Wreath Laying Ceremony will begin at 11am at the Eternal Flame on Daley Plaza (Dearborn and Washington Streets). The parade will step off at noon and proceed south on State Street from Lake Street to Van Buren Street.

Dates:
Saturday, May 28, 2016

 

Hours:
Wreath Laying Ceremony begins @ 11 am; Parade begins @ 12 Noon

 

 

Location:
State St. from Lake St. to Van Buren
State St. & Lake St.
Chicago, IL 60602

Memorial Day Invitation PUBLIC Ceremony 2016

Aug
5
Fri
2016 Symposium on Women and the Military @ Malcolm X College
Aug 5 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

2016 Symposium on Women and the Military, August 5th, 9:00am-1:pm, Malcolm X Community College, Chicago, IL

Connect. Network. Build Community!

  • Build your network to expand your support system
  • Connect with women who served and still serving
  • Advocate for Female Servicemembers, Women Veterans, Military Spouses, Military Caregivers
  • Leverage the collective voices of a unified military community

Keynote Speaker:

Brigadier General Alicia Tate-Nadeau

Executive Director, City of Chicago

Office of Emergency Management and Communications

Assistant Adjutant/ Director of the Joint Staff

Illinois National Guard

Symposium cost is free, continental breakfast and lunch provided.

Register now at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2016-symposium-on-women-and-the-military-tickets-25329749964

When:
Where: Malcolm X College – 1900 West Jackson Boulevard Conference Room, Chicago, IL 60612
Aug
18
Thu
Free Kidney & Diabetes Screening @ Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
Aug 18 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Oct
3
Mon
Entrepreneurship Training for Aurora Veterans & Military Families @ Prisco Community Center
Oct 3 @ 8:00 am

Boots To BusinessBoots to Business Reboot: Aurora

Who: Open to veterans, service members (including members of the Guard and Reserve) and military spouses who run a business or are interested in learning about starting a small business.

What: Registration is now open for Boots to Business Reboot. This two-step entrepreneurial program begins with an in-person course instructed by a leading entrepreneurship professional, where participants learn the fundamentals of business ownership, including evaluating business concepts, legal and financial practices. Participants will meet local SBA partners who can assist them after the course.

When: October 3, 2016 at 8:00 am CDT – October 4, 2016 at 4:30 pm CDT

Where: Prisco Community Center, 150 W. Illinois Ave., Aurora, IL 60506

How to Sign Up: To sign up for the Boots to Business Reboot course, interested participants must fill out the Boots to Business Reboot registration form for the Aurora course at  http://boots2business.org/rebootapply/.  Lunch is provided for all attendees.

Additional Details: Boots to Business Reboot is offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration through a public private partnership with the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, the Marcus Foundation and First Data Corporation. After completing the training, participants can register for “Foundations of Entrepreneurship,” an eight-week, online course led by instructors from Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families.

Facts about Veteran Entrepreneurs: Veterans are at least 45 percent more likely to take the plunge into entrepreneurship than people with no military experience. Veterans own approximately 2.4 million businesses, or 9 percent of all businesses nationwide, generating $1.2 trillion in receipts and employing nearly 5.8 million people. A recent SBA study of Boots to Business graduates found that they were 79 percent more likely to start a business after completing the training.

Oct
4
Tue
Entrepreneurship Training for Aurora Veterans & Military Families @ Prisco Community Center
Oct 4 @ 4:30 pm

Boots To BusinessBoots to Business Reboot: Aurora

Who: Open to veterans, service members (including members of the Guard and Reserve) and military spouses who run a business or are interested in learning about starting a small business.

What: Registration is now open for Boots to Business Reboot. This two-step entrepreneurial program begins with an in-person course instructed by a leading entrepreneurship professional, where participants learn the fundamentals of business ownership, including evaluating business concepts, legal and financial practices. Participants will meet local SBA partners who can assist them after the course.

When: October 3, 2016 at 8:00 am CDT – October 4, 2016 at 4:30 pm CDT

Where: Prisco Community Center, 150 W. Illinois Ave., Aurora, IL 60506

How to Sign Up: To sign up for the Boots to Business Reboot course, interested participants must fill out the Boots to Business Reboot registration form for the Aurora course at  http://boots2business.org/rebootapply/.  Lunch is provided for all attendees.

Additional Details: Boots to Business Reboot is offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration through a public private partnership with the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, the Marcus Foundation and First Data Corporation. After completing the training, participants can register for “Foundations of Entrepreneurship,” an eight-week, online course led by instructors from Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families.

Facts about Veteran Entrepreneurs: Veterans are at least 45 percent more likely to take the plunge into entrepreneurship than people with no military experience. Veterans own approximately 2.4 million businesses, or 9 percent of all businesses nationwide, generating $1.2 trillion in receipts and employing nearly 5.8 million people. A recent SBA study of Boots to Business graduates found that they were 79 percent more likely to start a business after completing the training.

Nov
12
Sat
Veterans Strike Force presents A Tribute to the Veterans @ Best Western Hillside Hotel
Nov 12 @ 6:00 pm – Nov 13 @ 12:00 am
Dec
30
Fri
NWVU Dinner Dance Fundraiser 2016 @ American Legion Post 330 Memorial Hall
Dec 30 @ 6:30 pm – 11:59 pm

Join the National Women Veterans United (NWVU) for a Semi Formal Dinner Dance fund-raiser, in support of the IL Community Women Veteran’s Center.
Music, food, fun, 50/50 raffles and camaraderie!
Individual ticket donations ($50) or take advantage of a $50 discount for a table of ten at $450.00.

Friday, December 30, 2016

6:30 P.M. – 12:00 A.M.

American Legion Post 330 Memorial Hall
950 Legion Drive, Calumet City, IL

★ Attire Semi Formal ★

★ Purchase a Table for a $50 Discount!

$50 Per Person – Tables Seat Ten (10)

Call For Tickets (872) 731-2150 or E-mail Nwvu.org@gmail.com

↓ Buy Tickets Online at: ↓eventbrite_logo_gradient_v2

Proceeds support the Women Veteran’s Center
NWVU is a 501(c) 3 Non Profit Organization

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