Mid-Atlantic Regional Group
Blinded Veterans Association
Richmond BVA Chapter
Chapter officers:
President-Leon Robinson
Vice President-Herb Patterson
Secretary-Michael White
Treasurer-John Ward
Chaplain-Fred Thompson
(BROS) Blind Rehabilitation Outreach Specialist: Cyndy Iskow
Phone number: (804) 675-6568
VIST Coordinator: Evelyn Heatwole
Phone number: (804-675-5221
BVA Richmond volunteer Office
Hours of operation: 09:00 to 1:00 Monday through Thursday.
Phone number: (804) 675-5000 Ext. 2606.
Office Manager: Rev. Clyde Jackson
Assistant office manager: Robert Adkins
Richmond BVA chapter meetings are held quarterly on the 3rd Friday of the month September, December, March and June.
VA support group meetings are held the 3rd Friday of each month through fall, winter and spring.
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Blinded Veterans Association
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We will be having our Christmas Party on Friday, December 19, 2008. We are hoping that we have a large gathering of our members and guests and the McGuire staff that assist us every year. We are looking forward to having a great time and good fellowship.
At our last meeting we decided
to participate in getting donation for the local area Food Bank. We would ask
our members to bring canned food items to the party. The
We also had Ray Patterson, Health Care for Homeless Veterans Coordinator, come in to talk with us. Based on this we, the McGuire Richmond BVA Chapter, decided to collect serviceable clothing that would be donated to this program. Ray told us that they would be having a "Stand Down Party" on December 17th at the Hospital for the Homeless Veterans Group. They will provided the donated clothing and other items to these individuals at this function. We hope to have some of our members present to assist where needed.
Just thought I would share what our BVA Chapter is doing.
Thanks,
Herb Patterson
Mid-Atlantic Regional Group
Blinded Veterans Association
Richmond Chapter Meeting Minutes
September 18, 2009
The meeting was called to order by President Leon Robertson with the pledge of allegiance and prayer by Dr. Clyde Jackson.
We had 32 members and guests.
Three guest speakers, Janet Langhorn public relation for the Richmond Va., Claudia Perry BVA National Service Officer Region 2, Rosemary Duda chief of the new visor program. Janet Langhorn spoke to us about fund raising for the national convention in Crystal City in 2010 and what we could do and couldn't. Claudia Perry gave a brief history about herself and the talked about claims and how she could help. Rosemary Duda gave some info about the visor program at the hospital and what they were doing.
We also talked about what time to meet for the trip next month for the regional meeting in Roanoke.
Meeting was over at 2pm.
Secretary Michael White
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