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Seattle Stand Down FUNdraiser for Homeless Veterans with Nate Boyer 5/30 8am-10am

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Description:  The Seattle Stand Down, a premier project of One Less Mountain, is holding their first ever fundraiser on Saturday, May 30th, from 8:00am to 10:00am in Bellevue, WA.  Proceeds will benefit homeless and at-risk veterans in the Puget Sound throughout the year and at the next Seattle Stand Down on December 17th – 18th, 2015.  The Seattle Stand Down gives a hand up to our warriors to ensure all of our veterans are connected to the housing, employment, medical, social, and spiritual supports they need so they can enjoy a future with dignity.  http://www.theseattlestanddown.org/
Nate Boyer, former Green Beret and Seattle Seahawk longsnapper, will be on hand to meet with volunteers and supporters.  He is a vocal advocate for veterans and active supporter for #22Kill, a global movement to honor those who serve and to raise awareness about veteran suicide, and Caring for Camo, an organization founded at UT Austin to support men and women of the US Armed Forces with letters and care packages. His inspirational story has been highlighted on national media outlets around the countsry.  http://www.nateboyer.com/
 
Volunteer Role:  Mission Continues Volunteers will serve a pancake breakfast to veterans and veteran supporters from 8:00am – 10:00am.  It is requested volunteers show up to the location at 7:15am to set up.  We are still looking for 5-6 volunteers so feel free to promote through your networks.
Location: Applebee’s 3520 Factoria Blvd SE, Bellevue, WA 98006
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Congratulation to our new Post Officers!!!

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 Post 2713 Officers 

Term (06/2015 – 06/2016)

Commander – Robin Eckstein

Senior Vice Commander – Ray Fairbank

Junior Vice Commander – John Phillips

Quartermaster – Nicholas Sullivan

Chaplin – Cliff Heino

Surgeon – Leo Potts

Judge Advocate – Nathan Hemphill

Trustee 3yr – Bob Lunke

Trustee 2yr – William Dwyer

Trustee 1yr – Ben Skwiercz

Service Officer – Cliff Heino

Adjutant – Ray Fairbank

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Veterans Resource Fair at the Tacoma Dome 5/30/15 9-3pm

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On Saturday, May 30th, we intend to provide our Veterans community of the Puget Sound area (Pierce, King, Kitsap, and Thurston County’s) with a FREE Veterans Resource Fair that will have providers for the following sections:

· Community Services
· VA Benefits
· Legal Services
· Homeless Services/ At Risk
· Educational Benefits
· Medical Screenings and Dental Resources
· Jobs/Apprenticeship/Training and vocational opportunities
· Female Veterans Resources
· Active Duty Transition Assistance
· Financial Education/ Assistance
· Housing and home ownership
· Justice System Related Reintegration Services
· Disability Claims/ Benefits
· Widows/ Widowers Benefits

This event is a Labor of Love. It is an idea thought up by a few Veterans (Tito and Scot) that when realized, will mean a lot to our fellow Veterans and their families.  In October 2013, two of us started organizing for this event, an event that we plan to have annually.  We looked for the right location.  And we found it at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall.

Next we started looking for partners to aid our mission.  Who’s friendly?    Who’s not?  Who’s willing to work (all on a Volunteer budget) for something that sounds crazy to some, and makes perfect sense to others.  Continuing this large annual Veterans event  (our second year) that can showcase some of the surrounding resources, services, and fellow friends to our community. This year we are partnering with the National Alliance to End Veteran Suicide to be the lead 501c3 non-profit financial body and Military Veterans Solutions.

This is a community event that is being put on by Veterans for Veterans and their families.  The Veterans Resource Fair at the Tacoma Dome is a community partnership between various veteran owned agencies, individuals, nonprofits, federal, state, and local county agencies whose aim is to provide an annual and reliable place and event where Pierce, King, Kitsap and Thurston County Veterans and their families can obtain direct connections / information to many different types of  veteran specific programs and resources.  The National Alliance to End Veteran Suicide is the acting financial body and non-profit organization in this partnership to provide a community based event that will aid Native American, Hispanic, White, African-American, Asian, unemployed, retired and Veterans from all other backgrounds and their families with many different resources and services that the Puget Sound community has to offer.  No one is receiving any salaries, fees, or anything of that nature from this event.  It is being done with the time and sweat of Volunteers, a few unemployed and retired Vets, and others who care.

Sincerely yours,

Event Directors, Tito Alfredo Medina (Enlisted Navy, Submarines!) and Scot Pondelick (Enlisted Army, EOD!)

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West Seattle Hi-Yu Breakfast and Talent show | West Seattle Herald / White Center News

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Sat. May 16th West Seattle Hi-Yu Breakfast and Talent presentation at the
VFW Hall 3601 SW Alaska St. from 8:00 am to 11:30 am with the
Candidates talent performance at 10:30

*** A judged event. Invite your family and friends to come
Breakfast: Adults $6.00 Kids 3-12 $3.00

Volunteers needed Friday May 15 at 6 pm to set up & decorate the VFW Hall

Saturday, May 16, 2015 – 8:00am – 11:30am

West Seattle Hi-Yu Breakfast and Talent show | West Seattle Herald / White Center News.

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FAMILY PASS: Military Get in FREE May 9!

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May 9th at Evergreen Speedway we celebrate VAPP Military Appreciation Night. Military members can show their Military ID at the ticket gate to receive a free/complimentary Family Pass (2 Adults, 4 Kids Under the age of 16!) Tickets compliments of VAPP, Frontier Communications, Interstate Batteries.

Races will feature NASCAR Super Late Models, Interstate Batteries Hornet Nationals, Stinger Figure 8, NASCAR Street Stocks & NASCAR Mini Stocks.

Grandstands open at 4pm. Racing at 6pm. Come early for the FanFest. Get racer autographs and more!

Help share this with members of our Armed Forces to share a night of fun with their families!

You can join them too… May 9th is also Frontier Family Night. Tickets are just $10. Kids 10 & Under are FREE. Get Tickets Here

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Puget Sound Honor Flight (PSHF) Welcome Home Celebration on Monday evening, May 11th, 2015 at SeaTac Airport and King 5 TV March 2015 PSHF trip

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Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am a volunteer and guardian with the Puget Sound Honor Flight Network ( http://pugetsoundhonorflight.org) which at no cost to a WWII Veteran, provides a once in a lifetime opportunity for them to see their Memorials in Washington, DC and Virginia dedicated to their sacrifices.
The tour on Sunday and Monday, May 10th and 11th in Washington DC and Virginia is as follows.  We will take a deluxe coach with a motorcycle escort from Baltimore to Washington, DC and visit the WWII, Lincoln, Korean War, Vietnam War, FDR, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force Memorials and the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns and the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery ( http://pugetsoundhonorflight.org/honor-flight-trips/your-day-in-dc/).
There will be 56 WWII Veterans and 52 guardians departing from SeaTac airport at 8:20 am on Saturday, May 9th on Alaska Airlines Flight 768 on a Puget Sound Honor Flight to Baltimore Washington International (BWI) airport.   All 56 WWII Veterans and 52 guardians return to SeaTac on Monday, May 11th on Alaska Airlines flight 767 (from BWI) at 8:05 pm ( http://pugetsoundhonorflight.org/honor-flight-trips/upcoming-flights/) .
You are welcome to join us and greet our WWII Veterans when we return to SeaTac on Monday, May 11th for a Welcome Home Celebration in the  Atrium area on the southend baggage level of the airport (near the shuttle bus departures area).  
You can see video of the April 2014 Puget Sound Honor Flight Trip on YouTube at  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt16gIxGuXI.
Note:  Stuff happens & flights can be early or late.  So I’m listing the schedule as I know it today and arrival times can change.
During our March 2015 trip to  Washington, DC, we were fortunate enough to have shared the trip with Lindsay and Eric from KING5 TV .  They’ve been working hard at putting together stories highlighting our trip, and I’m happy to share with you some dates that these segments will be airing leading up to the Memorial Day Special.  
Thursday, 5/14 – Women in Military Service – 11:00a
Friday, 5/15 – Women in Military Service – 7:30p
Tuesday, 5/19 – Puget Sound Honor Flight March Trip – 7:30p
Wednesday, 5/20 – PSHF Veteran Highlight (Mr. Rhea) – 7:30p
Thursday, 5/21 – Behind the Scenes with PSHF – 7:30p
Monday, 5/25 – Honor Flight Special – 7:30p
We hope you have a chance to watch one or more of these segments, and share this schedule with your friends and family.  We owe a big hearty thank you to our friends at KING5, and to all of our veterans who openly shared their stories!  
Thank you,
Brian Seguin
Puget Sound Honor Flight Board Member/Volunteer/Guardian
VFW Post 1040 Quartermaster
American Legion Post 37 Finance Officer