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

It is that time once again, so mark your calendars for Saturday, March 29th, 2014, for the 40th 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 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 29, 2014

2:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Montford Point Marine Association Hosts an Army 239th Birthday Celebration‏

Saturday, June 14, 2014

TIME: 4PM – 9PM

PLACE: Montford Point Marine Association 7011 S. Vincennes Ave Chicago, IL

HONORING
ARMY VETERANS and SOLDIERS!
FREE FOOD, MUSIC AND FUN PARTY!

ARMY STRONGHOOAH!

The Coalition of Veterans Organizations (CVO) will meet on  Saturday, June 21, from 10 AM to 12:30 PM, on the North side of Chicago at the National Veterans Art Museum (NVAM) at 4041 N Milwaukee Ave in Chicago. We are very excited to be meeting there and to find such a fine venue as we move our meeting around to meet the needs of different veterans.

There is plenty of paid parking on the street and in the parking lot west off of Milwaukee Ave on Cuyler. There is free parking in the Sears lot across Cicero.

The agenda will start with a Power Point presentation on the CVO Veterans Program by the Chair, Dr. Bruce Parry. This is a great opportunity to learn more about what CVO does and to discuss our next steps.

We’ll be discussing the current crisis in the VA, the Crisis Hot Line campaign, the success of the recent Fundraiser and the success at the Memorial Day Parade.

There will be a tour of the museum at the end of the meeting.

As usual, coffee and donuts will be served! See you there!

The next meeting of the Coalition of Veterans Organizations (CVO) will be from 10 AM to 12:30 PM on Saturday, July 19th at the Manual Perez Post 1017 American Legion, 2658 S Hamlin Ave, Chicago, IL 60623 (773-522-9315). We’ll discuss the carrying our message to the Legislators, what’s going on in the VA, the VA Crisis Hot Line, and more.

As usual, donuts and coffee will be served!

Get there early so we can get started on time!

The Coalition of Veterans Organizations (CVO) will hold it’s next meeting on Saturday, August 16th from 10 AM to 12:30 PM at the Montford Point Marine Association, 7011 S Vincennes in Chicago.

We’re going back to Montford Point! Make sure to attend!

We’ll be having a presentation on the Crisis Hot Line from the Jesse Brown Suicide Prevention staff. We’ve received another response from the VA in Washington, DC in response to our letter about the Crisis Hot Line! Come to the meeting and hear the latest! Plus, much more!

Coffee and donuts will be served (as usual)!!

Be early so we can get started on time!

The Coalition of Veterans Organizations (CVO) will sponsor a Town Hall Meeting on Saturday, September 20th from 10 AM to 12:30 PM at the Montford Point Marine Association, 7011 S Vincennes in Chicago. We have invited several elected representatives to attend, including Senators Mark Kirk and Dick Durbin, Rep. Bobby Rush, Rep. Danny Davis, Rep. Tammy Duckworth, Rep. Luis Gutierrez, Rep. Robin Kelly, Rep. Mike Quigley and Alderman Roderick Sawyer. We will be discussing the current crisis at the VA, the investigation of the Crisis Hot Line instigated by CVO and the need for these representatives to carry out the CVO Veterans Program in order to solve the problems of the VA.

Be sure to come out! As always, Coffee and Donuts will be served.

Arrive early so we can get started on time! We’ll be sending out reminders and more information as the date approaches!

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The next meeting of the Coalition of Veterans Organizations (CVO) will be held on Saturday, October 18th from 10 AM to 12:30 PM in the 2nd Floor Conference Room of Jesse Brown VA Medical Center at Ogden and Polk in Chicago. There will be parking validation.

The agenda will include a sum-up of our work on the VA Crisis, the VA Crisis Hot Line, Homelessness, and more.

As always, Coffee and Donuts will be served.

Montford Point Marine Association, Inc.
Chicago Chapter #2
Cordially Invites You To Our
Veterans’ Day Celebration
‘Honoring Our Nation’s Heroes’
Tuesday * November 11, 2014 * 5pm
MPMA Veterans Center
7011 South Vincennes Avenue Chicago, IL 60621

Patriotic Tributes * Special Presentations * Fellowship
The Montford Point Marine Association, Inc. is a 501c3 non-profit veteran organization. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
Website – www.montfordpointmarineschicago.org

The next meeting of the Coalition of Veterans Organizations (CVO) will be held on Saturday, November 15th from 10 AM to 12:30 PM at the Jesse Brown VA in the 2nd Floor Conference Room.

We will have parking validation.

We will have a presentation on Discharge Upgrades by Ray Parrish. Ray is a long-term member of CVO, a trained Veteran Service Officer (VSO) and an expert on Discharge Upgrades. Don’t miss his presentation!

We’ll also have updates on all the CVO activities.

As always, Coffee and Donuts will be served.

We’ll start on time, so plan to arrive early.