VVA Chapter 201 - March 2010 Newsletter

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VVA Chapter 201 - Newsletter www.nichecom.com/vva

OBSERVATION POST *Advance Clocks 1 Hour On Sunday* March 2010 We meet on 3rd Monday monthly (next on 3-15), at 7:30pm, held upstairs at American Legion Post 564, 2120 Walsh Ave, Santa Clara, anyone is welcome. Pres: Bob Beresford, 408-258-5205, bear1robert@sbcglobal.net VP: Barbara Johnston, 408-847-5477, barbj201@aol.com Sec/Treas: Mike Shaw, 408-246-2288, poka513@comcast.net Annual VVA 201 elections will be held next month at our April 19 meeting, nominations will begin this month at our March 15 meeting, guest speaker: Frank Lopez, Pres, San Jose "Vietnam War" Memorial Foundation. Santa Clara County "Friend of the Veteran" nomination deadline is April 1. Contact: Veteran Service Office, 68 N. Winchester, Santa Clara, CA 95050, 408-553-6000, vets@vets.sccgov.org

Documentary "War Games" will explore the impact of war-themed video games. Slated for completion by Fall 2011, they are looking for a disabled male Veteran (preferably Hispanic), who is a video game enthusiast. Contact: Paul Schilens - Director/Producer, 415-794-1442, ferris830@hotmail.com

PublishingWorks, Inc. seeks submissions from veterans for a book tentatively titled MOMENTS OF HONOR to be published Veteran's Day 2010, contact: Carol@publishingworks.com or phone Jeremy or Carol at 603-778-9883.

Mesothelioma Center: www.asbestos.com California Veterans Survey: www.veterans.ca.gov/veterans_assessment.htm Mental Health Stigma Online Survey: www.surveymonkey.com/s/militarystigma Santa Clara County Prescription Discount Card Program: www.sccgov.org/prescriptions A Troop, 4/12th Cavalry, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) in Vietnam: www.atroop412cav.com Family/friends of deployed Army Personnel in Afghanistan can now send a HooahMail letter: www.hooahmail.us

* Bingo every Thursday, 7-9pm, Palo Alto VA Auditorium, Building 101. Help is needed donating/serving refreshments to the hospitalized Vets. * Mar 14, 10am-4pm, VVA 201 Fundraiser: handout Clovers at Moffett Commissary. * Mar 18, 7pm, Free Preview of "21 and a Wakeup", Camera 12 Cinema, 201 S. 2nd St, San Jose, 408-998-3300, trailer: www.21andawakeup.com * Mar 20, noon-5pm, Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home, Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, food/music/flag line. * Mar 25, 5:30-7:30pm, Honor Women Veterans Ceremony, Santa Clara County Admin Building Lobby, 70 W. Hedding, San Jose. * Mar 27, 8-9:30am, South Bay Blue Star Moms Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser, Applebee's in the Plant Mall, 51 Curtner Ave, San Jose, $10 per person, purchase tickets prior, 408-718-6478, 415-309-2510, doug@lyvere.com * Apr 2, 10am (registration), Lcpl Travis Layfield Memorial Golf Tournament, Coyote Creek Golf Club, Morgan Hill, 415-309-2510, doug@lyvere.com, Travis' story: www.tinyurl.com/nk99sw * Apr 4, 6:30am, Easter Sunrise Service, Central Park (near Veterans Memorial), 969 Kiely Blvd, Santa Clara, 408-296-2512. * Apr 17, 10am-4pm (arrive early), Vet/Military/Family Resource Fair, held at National Guard Armory, 251 W. Hedding St, San Jose, penny@gokellyfamily.com, 408-245-2175, exhibitors sign up by April 2 at: www.sjvcevents.com, free admission/parking/food/prizes/entertainment. * May 14, 5am, Wheelchair Big Fish Derby, donations/help needed, Monterey Bay Veterans, 32 Cannery Row, Suite K, Monterey, CA 93940, 831-646-8324, mbvinc@pacbell.net, www.mbv.org * May 21, 11am-2pm, Veterans Appreciation Day, awards/food/info, held at Vet Center, 278 N. Second St, San Jose, 408-993-0729.

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