Manitowoc County Veterans Service Office

05/07/2026

05/06/2026

🎉 SAVE THE DATE 🎉

16th Annual VA2K Walk & Roll

📅 Wednesday, May 20, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 John H. Bradley Clinic – Appleton, WI

Calling All Community Partners!
Join us for an engaging, high-energy event supporting Veterans experiencing homelessness in our community.

If you are unable to attend in person and would like to donate new hygiene items, small household items, or gift cards that will go directly to our local homeless Veterans please contact me. I will deliver and then pickup a donation box.

📩 Thank you, Rikka Kushava
920-515-4223 (call or text)
[email protected]

05/06/2026

Mindfulness Meditation Class for Veterans
Join VA’s free, phone-based class called “Mindfulness Meditation.” Designed for Veterans of all eras, this class will help you manage the challenges and stressors of everyday life. Each class covers a topic related to mindfulness, followed by a guided meditation practice. Classes are available from 11a.m. to noon ET on these upcoming days:
Upcoming Schedule (see flyer above for details)
June 5
August 7
September 4
October 2
November 6
December 4
Take any or all classes.

04/15/2026

Subject: [EXTERNAL] SAM is Live in the Battle Buddy App

Over the past year, veterans have been reaching out through Battle Buddy asking the same thing:
They just want someone to talk to.
A lot of them aren’t connected to the VHA.
Some don’t have access to local services.
Some don’t want to call anyone.
One of them was James an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan.
James is a non-VHA connected veteran living in a rural area without access to local mental health services. He didn’t want to call anyone. He told us he didn't trust the system and when he had asked for help when he left the military he didn't get it and people made him feel broken for asking for that help. He just needed somewhere to start.
So we built SAM.
SAM is an AI companion inside the Battle Buddy app. It gives veterans a place to talk and figure out what to do next.
It’s a starting point. Nothing more, nothing less.
If you don’t have the app, download Battle Buddy on the App Store or scan the QR code below.
If you already have it, open the app, tap “Welcome” in the top left, and click “SAM.”

04/02/2026