VA to host Town Hall
The Veterans Administration will host a veterans town hall meeting from 5 to 6 p.m. Dec. 12 at Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks, 1100 N. College Ave.in Fayetteville.
The town hall will serve as an open forum for veterans and a listening session for VHSO leadership, with the goal of ensuring veterans, their families and beneficiaries have the opportunity to be heard and have their concerns addressed by senior VA officials. VHSO will be joined by representatives from the Veterans Benefits Administration to help answer any benefits questions veterans may have.
The Town Hall is open to the public. No registration is required and the event is free to attend.
Information: (479) 444-4087.
‘Alive Day’ is Dec. 30
Soldier On Service Dogs has announced the first annual Alive Day to be held on Dec. 30. The purpose of Alive Day is to spur people who have veterans in their lives to tell a veteran that they are glad they are alive. We want you to tell a veteran you know that you are happy that they lived another day — that they came home.
Millions of people are alive today because their special veteran lived. There are millions of people whose lives are forever changed because their father, mother, brother, sister, uncle, son daughter, best friend, co-worker, made it back.
The problem of course is that many veterans come home changed forever. They are not the same person who left home to defend our country. This is true for Soldier ON’s veterans and the 14,000 other veterans in Northwest Arkansas that suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and/or Traumatic Brain Injury.
Information: soldieron servicedogs.org/Alive-Day
Pageant Jan. 7
Miss Apple Blossom, a Preliminary Pageant to Miss Arkansas and Miss Arkansas Outstanding Teen, will be held Jan. 7 at the Blue Lion in Fort Smith. Young ladies who reside in Crawford, Franklin, Logan, Scott, Sebastian and Washington counties are eligible. Students must have successfully completed at least one semester as a full-time (at least 12 credit hours) student and presently be enrolled and attending classes on a full-time basis. This year Benton County has been added to the eligibility list for the Outstanding Teen Competition only.
Miss Apple Blossom’s Princess Program is a non-competitive mentoring program for girls ages 3-12 years. It is an excellent opportunity for young girls to gain self-confidence, meet new friends and be involved with the future leaders of tomorrow. Entrants will be presented with a crown, “goodie bag” and a T-shirt. There are only 25 spots available.
Information on Miss Apple Blossom: (479) 285-9568 or email 1razorbackfan@prodigy.net.
Information on Princess Program: (479) 651-4534 or email Sueh_78@yahoo.com.
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