Hi, Team,
Kudos again this week to Khalid Shafi, Chris Bodiford, Charles Robinson, Gregory Howard, & Eddie McMillian for the food distribution trips Wednesdays to the Veterans Village, Homefront, etc.. See photos, introducing Danny, new manager at Vet Village.
Thursday’s Legal Clinic at American Legion Post 13 hosted 14 Veterans walking in, and we worked with four others by phone; several Veterans volunteered with set up, intakes, etc. even though their court-ordered community service requirements have already been completed! (Charles, Shane, Khalid, Gregory). In all, our Legal Clinic Team totaled 14, including 5 pro bono attorneys.
The next Leon County Veterans Court Treatment session is Monday, September 22, 3 pm in the downtown Courthouse, Courtroom 2E. Please consider coming to observe/ maybe becoming a Veteran Mentor for the Vets working their way through the program and recovery.
TVLC also added a comprehensive legal research tool recently for our VA-accredited attorneys in order to more thoroughly assist in questions about VA benefits.
OCTOBER 18 (Saturday) Fund-Raising “Poker Run”:
Plans are progressing in organizing for the Poker Run here to benefit the Tallahassee Civic Chorale, who are sharing the proceeds with TVLC. Save the date: Saturday, October 18. Let us know if you can join in, helping us host the several stops for the Riders that day! This will help TVLC continue to help with Driver’s License Reinstatements, as well as gas money for the weekly food distribution. Volunteer Veterans pick up the food in Quincy and deliver to Vet Village, Homefront, and other Hud Vash low-income locations where Veterans live!
What else?
Dan Hendrickson, for the Tallahassee Veterans Legal Collaborative