Please join the Quad Cities Vet Center and the Jo Daviess County Office, Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs (IDVA) for an informative and fun Open House:
Location: West Galena Township Building, 607 Gear St. Galena, IL 61036
Date/Time: Weds, Sept. 24, 2014 from 2 - 4 p.m.
This is an informal opportunity to learn more about what Veteran benefits, programs, and activities are available for veterans and to meet key personnel in the State and County veterans' assistance offices. Refreshments to be provided.
Veterans seeking additional information please contact Tina Paggi, Veteran Service Officer, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs; tina.paggi@illinois.gov or 815-233-5092.
The IDVA helps veterans their family members navigate the many federal, state, and local resources and benefits earned through service. The IDVA's Veteran Service Officers - themselves veterans - are trained and certified to help with questions, benefit applications, disability claims and to identify programs for which veterans may be eligible.
IDVA invites all veterans to Stand Up And Be Counted, a state-wide effort to have veterans provide current contact information and register their DD-214, helping IDVA and the entire veteran advocacy community to gain a better understanding of who and where Illinois' veterans are. This will helps the IDVA plan for future services, lobby for further federal VA funding and facilities, and generally serve Illinois' veterans better.
Stand Up And Be Counted, (http://www2.illinois.gov/
All postings in community events and calendars are welcomed and appreciated. Media interested in pre-event interviews or on-site access with IDVA personnel, please contact Ryan Yantis, communication manager, IDVA, ryan.yantis@illinois.gov or 312-814-0778.
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