Membership Meetings and Past Events

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​Cindy Roberts (Co-Location Coordinator for Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, FL) provided details about the national program and focused on specific efforts for WAA at the Florida National Cemetery at Bushnell.
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Our October speaker was Sharon Christian, of the American Red Cross office located in Brooksville.
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Sharon spoke to the support ARC offers our military members from the moment they enlist to the moment they separate from the service and beyond. The ARC offers critical assistance and resources to service members, veterans and their families. Sharon spoke to us about the ARC Holidays for Heroes program enabling Americans to “Give Something That Means Something”. If you are interested in volunteer work, the Red Cross needs your help. This meeting was be a great venue to learn more about local volunteer opportunities from Sharon.
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​Our June speaker was Kendra Kenney, executive director of People Helping People of Hernando County. Her presentation was about PHP’s mission to end hunger in Hernando County by breaking the cycle of poverty among the people served. Besides providing food, PHP will link people to benefits, education, training, and resources, empowering them to help themselves to become productive members of Hernando County.
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The GLVFA monthly meeting for May 2025 was held up at the Homosassa Distillery for a change of venue.  Attendees were treated to a tour of the distillery as well as received special t-shirts (vets received a "DD-214 t-shirt while civilians received a special "friend of a vet" t-shirt".   Light snacks were served, and everyone was treated to various samplings of the distillery's products!
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SFC Olivia Ferguson, US Army Recruiting, will be our guest presenter this month.  The focus on the presentation will be on current recruitment statistics and what is on the horizon for recruiting new soldiers to protect America.

Special Guest Speaker:

Ms. Summer Blevins, on behalf of Congressman Bilirakis, will update attendees on the status of VA Benefits and Programs.

With all the recent press reports regarding the VA and its ability to continue to provide benefits to veterans amongst massive staff reductions recently announced, it's essential we hear the real story and impacts of this announcement
from our district representatives.

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