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Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
VA joins the rest of the nation in remembering the legacy and vision of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
VA Benefits Progress and Results Webcast
Join the Under Secretary for Benefits, Paul R. Lawrence, Ph.D., in a live webcast on January at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Local Events and Happenings
Upcoming Events
Daily Public Contact and Outreach Services
Date and Time: Monday-Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Hiram Ward Federal Building
251 N Main St, Winston-Salem, NC
The Veteran's Information Corner on WDEX 1430 AM & WADE 1340 AM
Date and Time: January 14, 2019 | 9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Location: WDEX 1430 AM in Monroe, NC and WADE 1340 AM in Wadesboro, NC
Winston-Salem Regional Office will discuss information regarding VA Benefits and Services.Veterans Experience Action Center - Greensboro
Date and Time: January 25, 2019 | 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Christ United Methodist Church 410 North Holden Road, Greensboro NC 27403Veterans Benefits and Health Administrations, Vet Center and Veterans Service Organizations representatives will assist with:
- Face-to-face explanation and assistance facilitating and expediting existing claims and appeals
- Filing new claims
- Providing information regarding benefit-related VA programs: VRE, education, home loans, insurance, education and burial benefits
- Counseling for bereavement, military sexual trauma, substance abuse and mental health screening
- Information about eligibility for Healthcare
Expected Participants: Veterans, their families, and survivors
A Veteran Town Hall and Resource Fair hosted by the Veterans Coffee
Date & Time: February 6, 2019 | 8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Location: Richard Childress Racing Event Center
425 Industrial Drive, Welcome/Lexington NC
Director of the Winston-Salem VA Regional Benefits Office, Mark Bilosz will discuss Veteran benefits. Veterans Benefits Administration representatives will also be available to assist Veterans with questions about VA benefits.
For additional information, click hereExpected Participants: Veterans, their families, and survivors
Veterans Experience Action Center - Wilmington
Date and Time: April 2019 | TBD
Location: TBDVeterans Benefits and Health Administrations, Vet Center and Veterans Service Organizations representatives will assist with:
- Face-to-face explanation and assistance facilitating and expediting existing claims and appeals
- Filing new claims
- Providing information regarding benefit-related VA programs: VRE, education, home loans, insurance, education and burial benefits
- Counseling for bereavement, military sexual trauma, substance abuse and mental health screening
- Information about eligibility for Healthcare
Expected Participants: Veterans, their families, and survivors
Pasquotank County Potato Festival
Date and Time: May 2019 | TBDLocation: Downtown Elizabeth City
Veterans Benefits Administration representatives will be available to assist Veterans with questions about VA benefits.
Expected Participants: Veterans, their families, and survivorsMadison County Rodeo
Date and Time: July 2019 | TBDLocation: Madison County
Veterans Benefits Administration representatives will be available to assist Veterans with questions about VA benefits.
Expected Participants: Veterans, their families, and survivorsInside Veterans Benefits
Weekend Tribute
We honor U.S. Marine Corp Veteran Alfred K. Newman, a Navajo Code Talker who used native language code to help defeat the Japanese in WWII. He died on 1/13 at age 94.
Meet Robert Freedman
On episode #130 of VA's Borne the Battle podcast, meet Robert Freedman, who is a Vietnam Veteran and an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University.
National Veterans Wheelchair Games
Online registrations for the 2019 National Veterans Wheelchair Games (NVWG) are being accepted between January 7 - April 15. The 39th NVWG are in Louisville, KY on July 11 – 16.
Winning
U.S. Navy Veteran William "Bill" Flores won the inaugural Veterans Chess Tournament hosted by the Salisbury VA Chess Club. Evidence shows chess helps players with cognition and mental health.
VA Volunteers
Interested in volunteering to help Veterans? VA has over 75,000 volunteers, who've given over 12 million volunteer hours.
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