Outagamie County VSO

05/28/2026

🇺🇸 Veterans 🇺🇸

Check out all the great activities this summer around the Milwaukee area! 🌳☀️Many are NO COST for you – some include a few guests, too! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🎟️Make the most of summer with these amazing opportunities! 🚤⚾🎡🎶

05/27/2026

UPDATE 5/28/26: Physical tickets arrived!

🦁🐯🐻 Lions and tigers and bears … oh my! 🐻🐯🦁

🎉 It’s back! Veterans Day at the Milwaukee Zoo. Each year our fabulous Milwaukee County Veterans Service Office facilitates a very enjoyable day at the zoo – NO COST ($19.75 value each) 🎟️ and includes FREE parking again! 🚗💨 Although our MKE team offers 10 tickets per Veteran, we’ll ask each Veteran only to request 5, please. This will ensure those in the Fox Cities can enjoy the day. There is no guarantee that we can procure extra tickets at this time.

📍 First-come, first-served at the front desk during business hours. 📞 Sorry, no telephone holds. 🗓️ At least one of the ticket holders needs to verify Veteran status through a DD-214, Veteran Identifier on the WI Driver’s License, a VAHCID, or DoD/DoW ID. 🇺🇸

🍔 Note: Food, beverages, and additional attractions require additional payment.

🔗 FMI: https://milwaukeezoo.org/

05/26/2026

This is for EVERYONE! TOMORROW (May 27, 2026)

Tomorrow marks the grand opening and ribbon cutting for the new dog park, "Barks and Recreation," located just across from Brewster Village.

- 10:00am-10:15am: Remarks and Ribbon Cutting
- Until 12pm: food truck, local pet rescues, and pet-focused businesses.

We’re excited to celebrate this new community space and the value it will bring to residents and their furry, tail wagging family members. If you’re able to attend, please do.

And please help spread the word — tell your friends, tell your family, tell your dogs!!!!

Veterans -
COMING SOON (June/July): A K-9/Military Working Dog Memorial Area featuring "Pooch" and other Military & LEA K-9s. We're working with the Outagamie County Parks & Rec to make it a top-notch memorial area.

05/26/2026

About two years ago our office noticed a gap in transportation for our Veterans 🚐🇺🇸 so our office partnered with the “Make the Ride Happen” of the Luthern Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan.

To date, we’ve severed a handful of Veterans, whether getting to local Community Care appointments 🏥 or Compensation & Pension Exams out of town (including Menominee, MI and Milwaukee, WI) 📍. Some Veterans simply cannot or do not drive for one reason or another 🚫🚗. We want to ensure you’re making ALL your appointments, including those very important C&P exams for VA compensation! 📅💼

This excellent organization is looking specifically for volunteer VAN DRIVERS 🚐🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️; they provide the van and training! The vans are used for wheelchair support ♿ and when there may be multiple passengers 👥. It’s also used for the longer trips 🛣️.

Please see the flyer for how to volunteer 📄 – it IS making a positive impact in our Veterans’ lives!

05/26/2026

If you find yourself around the Fond du Lac area, PLEASE visit their new Veteran plaza. How incredible! I know the Fond du Lac County Veterans Service Office worked extremely hard to raise the funds and plan this extraordinary tribute.

What can I say except thank you?

Thank you for creating an extraordinary symbol of love, honor, and respect for the men and women who answered the call to serve our country — whether through the draft or by volunteering, each for their own reasons and sacrifices.

What has been built here is deeply humbling. It is an extraordinary space dedicated to ordinary people that served their country. It is a direct reflection of what this community truly says to its veterans: that their service mattered, their sacrifices are remembered, and they will never be forgotten.

To every man and woman who has served, who is serving now, and especially to those who gave their lives in defense of this nation — this place honors you. And for that, on behalf of so many, thank you.”

Semper Fidelis to everyone in Fond du Lac County!
-Dave and Peaches 🧡🇺🇸🧡

05/22/2026

We were invited the first-ever CarePatrol panel discussion and mini expo last night at the Mary Beth Nienhaus rooms at the Appleton Public Library - VERY nice facilities!

There were amazing panelists sharing about different services they offer our aging population - from housing solutions to wills & trusts - to connecting to resources. CarePatrol has been in the Fox Cities now for over 11 years - and going strong. They continue to work hard to connect people to resources, again, especially the older population.

We were able to share about the various Veterans benefits - from service connection (especially the PACT Act for our Vietnam Veterans), pensions, and how VA programs like A&A work. It was a great turnout for the first event and April did a phenomenal job organizing it all with the help of her team. We definitely look forward to the next one!

If you have an aging parent/aunt/uncle/brother who is a Veteran, PLEASE START EARLY. We've had many families recently filing for their parent expecting the VA to help immediately. Unfortunately, it can take up to 12 months for several of these processes.

Call today for an appointment at (920) 832-5697.

05/21/2026

TONIGHT! Starts at 6pm!

See you at the Appleton Public Library tonight!

SAVE THE DATE - May 21st!

This will be an incredible opportunity to learn more about tools and resources in the community as the CarePatrol hosts a great panel discussion and a few information tables.

Kell will be speaking on Veterans issues - so be sure to sign up and stop by the Appleton Public Library!

05/21/2026

To honor our men & women who have made the ultimate sacrifices for our nation 🇺🇸, we will be observing Memorial Day with loved ones ❤️. Our office will be closed on Monday, May 25th.

We encourage you to join the Fox Valley Veterans Council 🇺🇸 on Saturday, May 23rd, at 10am for a short, but memorable Memorial Day ceremony 🎖️ at the front steps of the Courthouse (older portion). Following the ceremony, the front door will be temporarily open to guests to view the updated names on the Veteran Memorial Wall 🪖 inside the foyer.

We look forward to serving you again on Tuesday. As always, we work best by appointments 📞 by calling (920) 832-5697.

05/21/2026

We took our "Diddy Kong" (mini Digital Kiosk) setup to the local VA2K event at the John H. Bradley VA Clinic in Appleton. The weather cooperated mostly (a little windy). There were several great information booths with great tools for Veterans! It's always enjoyable to connect with other resources, too.

We were able to set up a few appointments - a great benefit to having a truly mobile "office" with laptop, WiFi, printer/scanner, and now our new Android tablet for digital signatures!

Photo: Tammy (Senior Benefits Specialist) enjoyed sharing what our office offers!

05/21/2026

UPDATE 5/27 @ 9am: 2 tickets remaining
UPDATE 5/21 @ 11:00am: 6 tickets remaining

Once again, the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center 🎭 is GENEROUSLY offering up to 10 🎟️ tickets for the hilarious new musical “& Juliet” 💕 flipping the script 📖 as if Juliet hadn’t ended it all.

Tickets are for the Tuesday, June 2nd 📅 show at 7:30pm 🕢. From the website https://foxcitiespac.com/event/juliet/:

Created by the Emmy®-winning writer 🏆 from “Schitt’s Creek,” this hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told. & Juliet asks: what would happen next 🤔 if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo? Get whisked away ✨ on a fabulous journey as she ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning 🌅 and a second chance at life and love—her way 💖.

Juliet’s new story bursts to life through a playlist of pop anthems 🎶 as iconic as her name, including:

🎤 “Since U Been Gone”
🦁 “Roar”
💿 “Baby One More Time”
🎧 “Larger Than Life”
🎼 “That’s The Way It Is”
🕺 “Can’t Stop the Feeling!”

-all from the genius songwriter/producer behind more #1 hits than any other artist this century 🌟. Break free 🔓 of the balcony scene and get into this romantic comedy 💘 that proves there’s life after Romeo. The only thing tragic would be missing it.

Please, a maximum of 4 tickets 🎟️ per family. One of the ticket holders must be a verified Veteran 🇺🇸. First-Come, First-Serve ⏳ at our office; sorry, no telephone holds 📵. Must pick up before 4:00pm 🕓 on Tuesday, May 26th 📅.