Membership Meetings and Past Events

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Mr. Mark Downing of the Downing Funeral home presented to the members their various services offered but his main focus was what veterans should expect in terms of what the VA does and does not pay for, including transportation needs, funeral and cremation services, documents that need to be considered prior to when they are needed, family concerns, and more.  Visit Downing Funeral services on their website for further details.

Mike Cummings presented to the group the website's virtual brick feature, how to access the feature as well as a new offering of placing a veterans' picture behind the virtual brick.
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GLVFA member Mike Cummings presented an overview of the GLVFA website, detailing its specific areas of interest to members as well as the memorial, golf event, and brick garden.

Officer Clayton Heitt of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission will be the guest speaker this month.  He will present on the latest state and federal fisheries and wildlife laws that protect local threatened and endangered species and habitats; how captive and nonnative wildlife are managed in our area, and an overview of fish and wildlife crimes.​
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​Kasey Johnson, community relations coordinator at the Hernando County Citizens Academy, presented to the members about their community citizens education program.   The Citizen's Academy is a free program that gives the Sheriff's office an opportunity to provide information to the citizens of Hernando County on the role of the Sheriff in our community. They also have a safe gun ownership/use/training program.  Please inquire to the following website for further information on all their community programs.
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​Paul Hasenmeier, Hernando County Director of Public Safety and Fire Chief, presented on various fire safety topics of concern to residents. Mr. Hasenmeier leads an all-hazards department that provides services in fire protection, EMS first responder and transport, HAZ-MAT, and emergency management. He is trained as a firefighter, paramedic, instructor, fire inspector, and in all rescue disciplines. He is also a university instructor in fire management.  His presentation was very informative and well received by our members.
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