CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – The Montgomery County Veterans Coalition (MCVC) had its first meeting of the year on February 21, 2018 at Veterans Plaza.
The Veterans Coalition will host its first networking event on March 6 and its first fundraising dinner on March 24.
The networking event is free for Coalition members and veteran-owned or veteran-friendly businesses. Dr. Mac Eddington generously donated the space for this event, which is co-sponsored by Bizvets.biz.
The event will be held at the Pinnacle Down Under located at 430 Warfield Blvd. on March 6, 2018 from 6-7 p.m. RSVP to Lisa Ruiz at lisa@brandmyswag.com.
On March 11, MCVC will be going up against the Clarksville Networking Group in a head to head battle during Clarksville Family Feud at the Pinnacle for the chance to win $1,000 for the non-profit.
The spotlight speaker for the meeting was Aseracare Hospice. They are currently seeking veteran to veteran volunteers. Contact Kelley Young, volunteer coordinator at melissa.young@asersacare.com, if interested. Aseracare may be reached 931- 551-4100.
Bizvets.biz is continuing to add businesses and is asking for active duty, veterans, and their families to go to visit the website to recommend businesses where they have received great service. Fifteen percent of the proceeds go the Veterans Coalition.
Important Registries for veterans:
• Agent Orange Registry
• Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry
• Gulf War Registry (includes Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn)
• Ionizing Radiation Registry
• Depleted Uranium Follow-Up Program
• Toxic Embedded Fragment Surveillance Center
The Veterans Coalition continues to work together for the betterment of our veteran community. For more information concerning the Coalition, contact Coalition Executive Director Mrs. Sherry Pickering (931-801-0700 or spickeringvtc@gmail.com).