DEPTMENT OF LABOR LEADERS VISIT AMVETS NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS

Monday, Jan. 23, senior leaders from the US Department of Labor visited AMVETS National Headquarters in Lanham, Md., to discuss veterans’ homelessness and unemployment for active duty and Reserve components, including USERRA. Specifically, DoL’s newest initiatives were discussed, including the Gold Card for Post 9/11 Veterans, My Next Move for Veterans, Veterans Job Bank and One-Stop Career Centers.
Pictured from left to right are AMVETS National Executive Director Stewart Hickey, Department of Labor Deputy Secretary Seth D. Harris, AMVETS National Legislative Director Diane Zumatto, AMVETS National Commander Gary L. Fry, DoL Acting Assistant Secretary Junior Ortiz, DoL Director for Strategic Outreach and Legislative Affairs Nancy L. Hogan, and Maj. Brian J. Ketz, Military Fellow, DoL Veterans’ Employment and Training Service. For more information about the Department of Labor Veterans Employment and Training Service, visit http://www.dol.gov/vets/.

AMVETS, CVS CONTINUE PARTNERSHIP WITH LAPTOP DONATION TO D.C. FISHER HOUSE

Washington, D.C., Jan. 17, 2012 –AMVETS, America’s largest all-inclusive veterans service organization, and CVS Caremark, the largest pharmacy health care provider in the United States, once again came together in support of local veterans and their families, this time donating 12 laptop computers and Microsoft Office 2010 software to the new Washington, D.C., Fisher House. Other recent CVS Caremark contributions include more than 2,500 DVDs to AMVETS Taskforce DVD, more than $50,000 in health care products and food to low-income and elderly veterans through AMVETS Post #77 in Sewell, N.J., and critical support for a homeless veterans stand down during the 67th Annual AMVETS National Convention in St. Louis in August.

AMVETS PAST NATIONAL COMMANDER DUANE MISKULIN WORKS TO REVIVE SERVICE GROUPS COUNCIL

By B.C. Kowalski, Photo By Casey Lake, Stevens Point Journal

A new generation of veterans coming back from warfronts in Afghanistan and Iraq means the need for veteran services is as great as ever.

If Duane Miskulin has his way, those vets will benefit from a coordinated effort. Miskulin, a former national commander for American Veterans or AMVETS, a national advocacy group for veterans, is working to revive the Portage County Allied Military Veterans Council. Full Story

HARDEE'S PRESENTS $10,000 TO AMVETS HEALING HEROES

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Jan. 4, 2012 - Hardee’s and local franchise operator, MRG Management, Inc., have come together in a big way today to help military families in need. MRG Management, owners of the St. Paul, Minn., Hardee’s, in collaboration with CKE Restaurants, have graciously donated $10,000 to the AMVETS Healing Heroes program.

The funds for the donation came from CKE Restaurant’s “Stars for Troops” fundraiser that was held in mid-2011. The Hardee’s of St. Paul participated in this fundraiser along with other Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s restaurants across the country, where they sold a commemorative paper “star” that was personalized and displayed in the local store for $1 each. The three week long campaign raised more than $1 million nationwide, and $10,000 of those funds have now been donated to AMVETS Healing Heroes in Minnesota. Full Story