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Rhine Post VFW & Auxiliary @2729 invites you to celebrate Charlie Lake's 100 Birthday.
Come on out on Sunday, October 24th at 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at 5858 Archer Ave. Chicago, IL.
Refreshments and Cake will be served.
Parking across the street.
Hope to see you there.
Habitat for Humanity will be working on a Veteran's home on Nov 11th. Media coverage is expected to be there and would like VFW representation during the event. The location is in DuPage county. Is anyone interested in attending? Please let me know.
Here is a video of work done for a Marine vet.
Celebration of life
Terry Ann Calabrese
Sunday, October 3, 2021
1 pm CST
Rhine Post VFW 2729
5858 S Archer
Chicago, IL 60638
Come share a few memories
Refreshments will follow the service
Contact Diane Pencak for a zoom invite
Bring a mask
Celebration of life
Nancy Rufa
Saturday, October 2, 2021
3 pm CST
Rhine VFW 2729
5858 S Archer
Chicago, IL 60638
Come share a few memories
Refreshments will follow the service
Contact Diane Pencak for a zoom invite
Bring a mask
Amazing Auxiliary President.
Thank You Auxiliaries For All Your Support.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan. 15, 2021
Jesse Brown Offers COVID-19 Vaccine to More Veterans
CHICAGO, IL — Jesse Brown VA Medical Center will offer more opportunities for Veterans to get a COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday and Monday, Jan. 17 and 18. Veterans can walk in to get the vaccine or call to make an appointment those days. The Jesse Brown vaccine clinic will continue to operate through Friday, Jan. 22 by appointments.
Vaccines will be available from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Veterans can call 312-569-5801 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. starting on Saturday to schedule an appointment. Veterans can also go to the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center to get the vaccine as a walk-in patient between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. each day.
Veterans who are 65 years old and older and who are in high-risk categories, as defined by the CDC, can get the vaccine
The vaccines will be available at the medical center’s main campus at 820 S. Damon Avenue and at the Adam Benjamin Jr. Outpatient Clinic in Crown Point, Indiana at 9301 Madison Street. Jesse Brown will offer COVID-19 vaccines to all Veterans who want it as doses are available.
About the Jesse Brown VA: Jesse Brown VAMC which is located near downtown Chicago, consists of a 220-bed acute care facility and operates four community-based outpatient clinics in Auburn Gresham, Lakeside, Chicago Heights, and Crown Point, IN. Jesse Brown VAMC provides care to enrolled veterans who reside in the City of Chicago, Cook County and six counties in northwestern Indiana.
LAST DAY 10 slots left For post and district Service officers National training with department break outs after Saturday 23 January @ 1200 via ZOOM You must register!!!!! E-mail or Message me and I shall send registration site. Our Department is well represented thank you.
Comrades, There are just two more days to sign up for the “National Service Officer Training” that shall take place 23 January at 1200 hours. It's vital to have post service officers trained to fulfill the mission of the VFW. I do know that our 4th district is well represented and would hope all the other districts follow suit in the department of Illinois. Again this is limited to “service officers”. Many are not on social media so please make an effort to reach them by deadline. You can contact me though our district website and I'll e-mail you the signup site.
Comrades, There are just two more days to sign up for the “National Service Officer Training” that shall take place 23 January at 1200 hours. It's vital to have post service officers trained to fulfill the mission of the VFW. I do know that our 4th district is well represented and would hope all the other districts follow suit in the department of Illinois. Again this is limited to “service officers”. Many are not on social media so please make an effort to reach them by deadline. You can contact me though our district website and I'll e-mail you the signup site.
From Steve Fixler DuPage Co. VSO please help if you can and contact SO DeGroot 4th district for his contact information
The Chicago Veteran’s Home, which is an Illinois Department of Veteran’s Affairs Home, is planning on opening this Feb. It will hold 200 Veterans. It’s located at 4250 North Oak Park Ave., at the corner of Forrest Preserve Drive and Oak Park Ave. It’s just east of the Harlem-Irving Plaza on the NW side of Chicago. This not a Chicago or Cook County Veteran’s Home. It’s a state Veteran’s home.
They only expect maybe 5 or 10 Veterans for opening day. They’re not going to get 200 that day. Then days later, they will continue to get more Veterans. Some Veterans will be brand new to the Veteran’s home system and some will transfer from the other Homes.
Right now, I plan on being there for Opening Day (No date has been set yet). I will have a welcome poster and a welcome gift for each Veteran. So far, I have 100 tote bags and a ton of toiletries, so I don’t need any toiletries. Different types of toiletries will be put in each tote.
What I’m looking for are:
Tote Bags – 100
Pens
Paper
Stationary – Holiday and non-holiday cards, so the Veteran can write to their grandson or granddaughter.
Stamps
Playing Cards
These items can come from a Veteran’s organization, civilian company or an individual.
I’ve got a Brownie Troop and a couple of schools to write up welcome cards, but if you know of any Brownie Troop or school that would like to do that, contact me.
I’m not looking to completely fill each bag. Just a few items in each bag as a welcome gift.
I know this is short notice, but I need them at the very latest, during the last week of Jan.
I don’t know if they’ll let more than one person besides me there for Opening Day. I may end up standing in the parking lot welcoming everyone.
Let me know what items you might be able to get, and we’ll work out how I will get the items. Most likely, I’ll come to you to pick them up.
Pass this on to anyone who might be interested in helping out.
Contact me if you have any questions.
Steve
Please if anyone can attend.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cook County Recorder of Deeds
October 14, 2020
[email protected]
(312) 603-5050
Recorder of Deeds Public Notice
October 14, 2020 Edward M. Moody, Cook County Recorder of Deeds is now offering Veterans and active duty service members’ the ability to register online for the Cook County Military and Discount Card at the Recorder of Deeds website
https://www.cookrecorder.com/militarydiscount/
The online registration allows active-duty personnel, veterans, guard members and reservists to register from the comfort of their home. This new service helps protect the veterans and service members and eliminates any issues or concerns they may have relating to COVID-19. It provides veterans and active duty military with a free money-saving discount card and access to a diverse network of over 200 businesses that are committed to providing discounts.
To obtain a Military and Veteran’s Discount Card, the eligible recipient must first register online at
https://www.cookrecorder.com/militarydiscount/. Once the registration has been completed and submitted online, the recipient is required to submit by mail, to the Cook County Recorder of Deeds Office, 118 N. Clark Street, Room 120, Chicago, IL 60602: One color, head shot photo and one copy of the following proof of service (DD-214, VA ID, CAC Card or Retired Military ID) card. And, if submitting a DD-214, one copy of the following government issued ID (Valid Driver’s License, State ID, Passport, CAC card or VA ID).
When all required documents have been received, the Recorder of Deeds Office will process the information and send by mail, the Cook County Military and Veterans Discount Card, entitling the veteran to discounts with 200 merchants in Cook County.
“Through the commitment and support of businesses’, the Recorder of Deeds Office is proud to continue serving our veterans and service members in these challenging times,” said Edward M. Moody, Cook County Recorder of Deeds.
The Military and Veteran’s Discount Program (MVDP) jointly administered with the Cook County Office of Veterans Affairs is a vehicle to build a network of businesses across Cook County, who offer military and veteran discounts beyond the normal military holidays. This public-private partnership is a small way to honor those who have served by helping them keep more of their hard-earned money. The discounts range from a percentage of the service-member’s total bill to free admission to a theater, museum or sporting event and the list of participating businesses can be accessed at
https://www.cookrecorder.com/militarydiscount/
For more information or to sign-up a business for the veterans’ discount program, please go to
https://www.cookrecorder.com/militarydiscount/ or call the Veterans Service Office at 312-603-5788.
Comrades, Once again because of the Corona19 situation we have had to move the date of the workshop. The new date is 24 October. We are being optimistic that normality shall come back into our lives and feel strongly that this workshop is vital for our veterans community/family. The registrations have been robust so please register early. Questions please feel free to contact us.
Comrades. Our date of 1 August still stands for our veterans workshop. If the state mandate does not change though it will have to be moved (probably to October). I still encourage you all to sign up and to pass this on to other districts and post. It shall fill up especially with the program we have.
