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| STATE OF CALIFORNIA ANNOUNCES AWARD FOR DEVELOPMENT OF VETERANS BUSINESS |
| To watch the vdeo, click here: Special Award |
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| Secretary Johnson Awards the first annual "John K. Lopez Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence" to John K. Lopez, Commander Post 236 and Chairman of the Association for Service Disabled Veterans (ASDV). |
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Tom Johnson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, presented the first "John K. Lopez Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence" to John K. Lopez, Chairman of the Association for Service Disabled Veterans and Commander of American Legion Enterprise Post 236 during the “2008 California SARA Awards” ceremony in Sacramento, California.
"In recognition of the profound and positive impact the achievements of John K. Lopez have had on the well being of an infinite number of service disabled veterans and their families", "the pioneering legislation that was initiated by your efforts" and your founding leadership of "The National Task Force for Veterans' Entrepreneurship, Washington, D.C." and "The California DVBE Alliance, Sacramento, California", all who have benefited from your effort acknowledge and commend you for your leadership, selfless tenacity of purpose, wisdom and vision." The award will be presented annually at the State of California "SARA Awards" to a service disabled veteran owned business to honor the achievements of John K. Lopez. |
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Links: Association for Service Disabled Veterans (ASDV) Small Business Administration Office Of Personnel Management Federal Jobs for Veterans VA Home Loans |
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 Troops to College was created by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to attract more veterans to California's public universities and colleges by making campuses more veteran friendly. |
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| UPDATE: National Veterans' Entrepreenurship Conference JUNE 24 & 25, 2009 at the Marine's Memorial Club & Hotelin San Francisco |
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National Veterans'
Entrepreneurship Conference, June 24 & 25, 2009
American Legion Post 236 co-sponsors
the National Veterans Entrepreneurship Conference with the Association
for Service Disabled Veterans (ASDV). For more information, click
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| Post 236 Programs | |
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VA&R: Veterans Healthcare
Post
236 is working to collaborate with the VA Healthcare system
to increase participation in Research projects conducted by
the VA.Initiative
1: Outreach for Veteran Participation in Clinical HIV/HCV
research Trial at VA Healthcare Facilities. To read more and/or
download brochure, click here.
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Virtual Help Center-Coming
Soon!
In
conjunction with ASDV, Post 236 is set to implement a Veterans' "Virtual
Help Center", a clearing house of benefits and resources
for Veterans. In addition to providing a 'one stop' listing
of resources for Veterans, the Virtual Help Center will document
sorely needed statistics on Veterans' needs. For more information
about the Virtual Help Center, please email us at: info@enterprisepost236.org
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National Security:
Disaster Preparedness Training
Are you prepared for an emergency or disaster? If an earthquake happens, do you have a plan to reunite your family? Even before Hurricane Katrina, most local, state and federal agencies determined that after a significant disaster, most people will be without basic services for at least 72 hours Post 236 encourages everyone, especially those in the San Francisco Bay Area, to take steps to prepare themselves and their families for an emergency or disaster. Read more... |
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| Why join the American Legion? | |
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Who is the American
Legion?
For
more then eighty years the American Legion has provided a strong
voice in America for the nations' military veterans, protecting
and demanding that our veterans receive the assistance they
deserve and have earned. Read More...
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