Action Items - Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs
Action Items - Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs
Action Items - Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs
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Updated: 1 Sep 2011<br />
o Mental Health First Aid Training MHFA, 19-20 Oct 2011 0830-1600 (each day), Freedom Center,<br />
Building S70 Camp Dodge Joint Maneuver Training Center, 7105 NW 70 th Ave., Johnston IA 50131,<br />
Stacie Bendixen, (515) 237-0338, sbendixen@sppg.com, Note 1 – Cost is $25.00 to attend, Note 2 -<br />
Attendees <strong>of</strong> BOTH 6 hour sessions will receive Mental Health First Aid CERTIFICATION, Note 3 – Who<br />
Should Attend: County Commissioners <strong>of</strong> <strong>Veterans</strong> <strong>Affairs</strong>, County <strong>Veterans</strong> Service Officers, <strong>Veterans</strong><br />
Organizations and Representatives, Community-Based organizations that serve veterans, Family Readiness<br />
Groups, <strong>Iowa</strong> National Guard Leadership, and Family members <strong>of</strong> service members and Soldiers<br />
o <strong>Iowa</strong> National Guard Family Readiness Group BASIC Training, 22-23 Oct 2011, Fort Dodge National<br />
Guard Readiness Center, 1659 Nelson Ave., Fort Dodge IA 50101-8517, Shalee Torrence, Senior Family<br />
Readiness Support Assistant, (515) 252-4781, shalee.torrence@us.army.mil, Note – Please register at<br />
http://www.jointservicessupport.org. Note – This training is intended for family readiness group leaders,<br />
co-leaders, treasurers, secretaries, key volunteers, commanders, and military points <strong>of</strong> contact. Topics<br />
covered will be family readiness group definitions and regulations, volunteer management, meeting<br />
management, deployment phases, charter maintenance, effective leadership, communication, chain <strong>of</strong><br />
command and chain <strong>of</strong> concern, family programs and resources, and self-management.<br />
o Mental Health First Aid Training MHFA, 26-27 Oct 2011 0830-1600 (each day), <strong>Iowa</strong> National Guard<br />
Readiness Center, 4540 Melrose Ave., <strong>Iowa</strong> City IA 52246, Stacie Bendixen, (515) 237-0338,<br />
sbendixen@sppg.com, Note 1 – Cost is $25.00 to attend, Note 2 - Attendees <strong>of</strong> BOTH 6 hour sessions will<br />
receive Mental Health First Aid CERTIFICATION, Note 3 – Who Should Attend: County Commissioners<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Veterans</strong> <strong>Affairs</strong>, County <strong>Veterans</strong> Service Officers, <strong>Veterans</strong> Organizations and Representatives,<br />
Community-Based organizations that serve veterans, Family Readiness Groups, <strong>Iowa</strong> National Guard<br />
Leadership, and Family members <strong>of</strong> service members and Soldiers<br />
o Company A 49 th Regiment <strong>Iowa</strong> Veteran Volunteer Infantry “Governor’s Own Rifles” Participates in<br />
Fund Raising Event for Restoration <strong>of</strong> Clayton County Civil War Monument, 22 Oct 2011, Motor Mill,<br />
29862 Osborne Road, Elkader IA 52043, 1/Lt David M. Lamb, (515) 282-5900, digger1@q.com<br />
o District 9 American Legion Fall Conference (Lyon, Osceola, Dickinson, Sioux, O'Brien, Clay, Plymouth,<br />
Cherokee, Buena Vista, Woodbury, Ida, Sac, Monona Counties), 22 Oct 2011, Cherokee American Legion<br />
Post, Cherokee IA, James Kessler, District 9 Commander, (712) 832-3540, ninthdistrict@ialegion.org<br />
o Sons <strong>of</strong> the American Legion SAL Fall Conference, 23 Oct 2011, Des Moines IA, Bob Rosenboom,<br />
Detachment Commander, (712) 359-2430, boomer@palmerone.com<br />
o Military Family Retreat for Military Families Who Had Member Return from Deployment, 28-31 Oct<br />
2011, Camp Okoboji, 1531 Edgewood Drive, Milford IA 51351, Lori Camp, (712) 337-3325,<br />
lori.camp@1idwlcms.org, Chaplain (Major) Mike Crawford, (515) 570-9705,<br />
michael.v.crawford@us.army.mil, Note – this event is designed for couples and their children with sessions<br />
lead by Military Chaplains, children activities, and free time. Families are responsible for travel expenses<br />
to Camp Okoboji and Friday night dinner. Lodging, all other meals and registration cost are provided by<br />
the Camp and the churches <strong>of</strong> the Lutheran Churches Missouri Synod participating in Operation Barnabas.<br />
o <strong>Iowa</strong> <strong>Veterans</strong> Trust Fund Meeting, 2 Nov 2011 0800, <strong>Iowa</strong> <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Veterans</strong> <strong>Affairs</strong>, Building<br />
A6A, 7105 NW 70 th Avenue, Camp Dodge Joint Maneuver Training Center, Johnston IA 50131, Melissa<br />
Miller, (515) 242-0027, Melissa.Miller2@iowa.gov<br />
o District 7 American Legion Fall Conference, (Harrison, Shelby, Audubon, Guthrie, Pottawattamie, Cass,<br />
Adair, Mills, Montgomery, Adams, Fremont, Page, Taylor Counties), 29 Oct 2011, Shenandoah American<br />
Legion Post, Shenandoah IA, Alan Schenk, (712) 542-5998, seventhdistrict@ialegion.org<br />
o Quad Cities Honor Flight, 3 Nov 2011, 4130 NW Blvd, Davenport IA & Washington DC 52806, Bob<br />
Morrison, (563) 388-3271, bmorrison@ridgecrestvillage.org, http://www.honorflightqc.org, Note – The<br />
mission <strong>of</strong> the honor flight network is to fly America’s veterans to Washington, D.C, to visit those<br />
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