VSO Mark Lessard on “Lets Talk About It”

KOOCHICHING COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE SPONSORED BY VETERANS LINKAGE LINE:

1-888-LINKVET (546-5838); WWW.LINKVET.ORG

MISSION: To connect Koochiching County Veterans with the federal, state, and county benefits they have earned.

1. VET RELATED UPCOMING EVENTS:

1. Celebration of Life, Milton (Mike) Kochaniuk, IF VFW, Today, 3 —7 pm (Military Honors

@ 1600)

• Coffee with the Vets, Sept 8, 8-12, VFW Café (Comradery and Information Sharing. Coffee and Donuts.
  • OKTOBERFEST, Friday, October 22 (1700- 1159)
• VETERAN BENEFITS
  • Disability Claims
  • Health Benefits
  • Education
  • State Grants for Optical, Dental, Financiäl Assistance, Ho-me improvement.
  • Home Loans Life Insurance, Buriäl Markers and Benefits.
  • Transportation to Medical Appts.
• VETERAN’S SUICIDE PREVENTION:

“Koochiching Wärriods Initiative”

b. Suicide Awareness Fact of the Day

i. Uptick due to events in Afghanistan, ii. Vets: Reach out! Call us {283-1179)

c. Together w/ Vets Suicide Prevention Project in Koochiching County

i. Community Focus Group, Community Town Hall format (October)

• VSO JOB OPENING! OFFICE ADMIN ASST.
  • Thank you, Shana Guziec, for your service to our office and veterans
  • Best of Luck in new endeavors.
  • Interested folks should go to the Koochiching County website for position information and application process.

5. Call us for a personal 283-1179 for appointment to review entitlements and on-going claimS/processing.

VETERAN ASSISTANCE ALSO AVAILABLE THRU THE VETERAN’S LINKAGE LINE: 1-888-LinkVet.

VETERAN’S CRISIS LINE: 1-800-273-8255, PRESS 1.