tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86973799586057065552024-03-28T19:19:02.297-04:00VFW Riders - District 4VFW Riders Group Information PortalDistrict 17http://www.blogger.com/profile/15805209753069346860noreply@blogger.comBlogger284125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697379958605706555.post-2954701505275415292024-03-28T19:18:00.002-04:002024-03-28T19:18:20.687-04:00VFW Riders Day at National Home<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUr-l5PgvQu0bIvdUU2VdFn6qHzfqxBLzhyphenhyphenpXcUubUg_-ZdU9TiUFRupgKxSLFCvshEQfa_qozj3XUkwIt5HPY-M0eFZjmnMex3m3BuWpegr17fackzy1QTU4gUM-u3QCcuJ21p0WQeHoQRqch4X_0vgAqAgIA2GHBaaemTgzMtwIT9kaY4ZaNesW0TM6u/s1500/IMG_1846.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1492" data-original-width="1500" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUr-l5PgvQu0bIvdUU2VdFn6qHzfqxBLzhyphenhyphenpXcUubUg_-ZdU9TiUFRupgKxSLFCvshEQfa_qozj3XUkwIt5HPY-M0eFZjmnMex3m3BuWpegr17fackzy1QTU4gUM-u3QCcuJ21p0WQeHoQRqch4X_0vgAqAgIA2GHBaaemTgzMtwIT9kaY4ZaNesW0TM6u/w640-h636/IMG_1846.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>District 17http://www.blogger.com/profile/15805209753069346860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697379958605706555.post-12986807199092977332024-03-27T18:40:00.005-04:002024-03-27T18:40:47.430-04:00Veterans Benefits Fair<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%"> Bill Schaffer</td></tr><tr id="m_141026417702603097row_20"><td class="questionColumn" id="m_141026417702603097question_20" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Form Date</td><td class="valueColumn" id="m_141026417702603097value_20" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%">02-28-2024</td></tr><tr id="m_141026417702603097row_3"><td class="questionColumn" id="m_141026417702603097question_3" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 8px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Riders Event Description</td><td class="valueColumn" id="m_141026417702603097value_3" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="70%"> Tim Artibee Memorial Ride </td></tr><tr id="m_141026417702603097row_11"><td class="questionColumn" id="m_141026417702603097question_11" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Ride Destination </td><td class="valueColumn" id="m_141026417702603097value_11" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%">Clare VFW</td></tr><tr id="m_141026417702603097row_16"><td class="questionColumn" id="m_141026417702603097question_16" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Destination Address - Optional</td><td class="valueColumn" id="m_141026417702603097value_16" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%">145 E. Wilcox Parkway, Clare, MI, 48617</td></tr><tr id="m_141026417702603097row_27"><td class="questionColumn" id="m_141026417702603097question_27" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Comments</td><td class="valueColumn" id="m_141026417702603097value_27" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%"><div>Riding to Mount Pleasant post to meet with other Michigan VFW Riders and group ride to Clare VFW post for a memorial service and lunch. we will be meeting up with Lambertville Riders in Milan at the Marathon gas station at 8 am</div><div><br /></div><div>9035 Carpenter Rd, Milan, MI 48160. Anyone that wants to meet me at the Flat Rock post, I will be there at KSU at 715am. or you can ride yourself to the Milan staging area. KSU there at 8 am. This is a 2.5-hour ride so please have your bike full of fuel and ready to ride</div></td></tr><tr id="m_141026417702603097row_15"><td class="questionColumn" id="m_141026417702603097question_15" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Ride Type</td><td class="valueColumn" id="m_141026417702603097value_15" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%">Memorial Event</td></tr><tr id="m_141026417702603097row_7"><td class="questionColumn" id="m_141026417702603097question_7" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Ride Date</td><td class="valueColumn" id="m_141026417702603097value_7" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%">03-02-2024</td></tr><tr id="m_141026417702603097row_9"><td class="questionColumn" id="m_141026417702603097question_9" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Staging Location</td><td class="valueColumn" id="m_141026417702603097value_9" style="color: #0a1551; 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font-size: 0px; line-height: 0;"></td> <td width="36"></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-radius: 0px 0px 4px 4px; width: 100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="3" height="24"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="36"></td> <td align="center"> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="mceNonEditable" id="emailFieldsTable" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; width: 100%;"> <tbody id="emailFieldsTableBody"> <tr class="questionRow" id="row_19"> <td class="questionColumn" id="question_19" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Event Coordinator</td> <td class="valueColumn" id="value_19" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%">Bill Schaffer</td> </tr> <tr class="questionRow" id="row_20"> <td class="questionColumn" id="question_20" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Form Date</td> <td class="valueColumn" id="value_20" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%">02-21-2024</td> </tr> <tr class="questionRow" id="row_3"> <td class="questionColumn" id="question_3" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 8px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Riders Event Description</td> <td class="valueColumn" id="value_3" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="70%">Lambertville Riders Group Blessing of the Bikes</td> </tr> <tr class="questionRow" id="row_11"> <td class="questionColumn" id="question_11" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Ride Destination</td> <td class="valueColumn" id="value_11" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%">Lambertville VFW Post</td> </tr> <tr class="questionRow" id="row_16"> <td class="questionColumn" id="question_16" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Destination Address - Optional</td> <td class="valueColumn" id="value_16" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%">4120 Piehl Rd., Lambertville, MI, 48144</td> </tr> <tr class="questionRow" id="row_27"> <td class="questionColumn" id="question_27" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Comments</td> <td class="valueColumn" id="value_27" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%">Our Riders Group is organizing a group ride to attend the Blessing of the Bikes event at the Lambertville Post 9656. The event is scheduled for April 6, 2024, and we plan to stage at the Flat Rock Post at 10:45 am. The kickstands will be up at 11:00 am sharp. The Blessing is scheduled to start at noon, and the donation fee for the event is $10.00.</td> </tr> <tr class="questionRow" id="row_15"> <td class="questionColumn" id="question_15" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Ride Type</td> <td class="valueColumn" id="value_15" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%">Post Support Event</td> </tr> <tr class="questionRow" id="row_7"> <td class="questionColumn" id="question_7" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Ride Date</td> <td class="valueColumn" id="value_7" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%">04-06-2024</td> </tr> <tr class="questionRow" id="row_9"> <td class="questionColumn" id="question_9" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Staging Location</td> <td class="valueColumn" id="value_9" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%">Flat Rock VFW</td> </tr> <tr class="questionRow" id="row_13"> <td class="questionColumn" id="question_13" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Staging Address</td> <td class="valueColumn" id="value_13" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%">25570 Telegraph Rd., Flat Rock, MI, 48134</td> </tr> <tr class="questionRow" id="row_10"> <td class="questionColumn" id="question_10" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Staging Time</td> <td class="valueColumn" id="value_10" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%">10:45 AM</td> </tr> <tr class="questionRow" id="row_12"> <td class="questionColumn" id="question_12" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">KSU</td> <td class="valueColumn" id="value_12" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%">11:00 AM</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td width="36"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" height="24"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" class="mobile-padding-fix" style="padding: 0px 40px;"> <table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-radius: 0px 0px 4px 4px; 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font-size: 0px; line-height: 0;"></td> <td width="36"></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-radius: 0px 0px 4px 4px; width: 100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="3" height="24"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="36"></td> <td align="center"> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="mceNonEditable" id="emailFieldsTable" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; width: 100%;"> <tbody id="emailFieldsTableBody"> <tr class="questionRow" id="row_19"> <td class="questionColumn" id="question_19" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Event Coordinator</td> <td class="valueColumn" id="value_19" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%">Gary DeMars</td> </tr> <tr class="questionRow" id="row_20"> <td class="questionColumn" id="question_20" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Form Date</td> <td class="valueColumn" id="value_20" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%">02-10-2024</td> </tr> <tr class="questionRow" id="row_3"> <td class="questionColumn" id="question_3" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 8px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Riders Event Description</td> <td class="valueColumn" id="value_3" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="70%">Novi Police Department Stuffed Animal Delivery</td> </tr> <tr class="questionRow" id="row_11"> <td class="questionColumn" id="question_11" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Ride Destination</td> <td class="valueColumn" id="value_11" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%">Novi Police Department</td> </tr> <tr class="questionRow" id="row_16"> <td class="questionColumn" id="question_16" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Destination Address - Optional</td> <td class="valueColumn" id="value_16" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%">45125 10 Mile Rd, Novi, MI, 48375</td> </tr> <tr class="questionRow" id="row_27"> <td class="questionColumn" id="question_27" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Comments</td> <td class="valueColumn" id="value_27" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%">A stuffed animal donation delivery has been scheduled by our Rides group to be made to the Novi Police Department. The delivery is being coordinated by Bill Schaffer and Gary DeMars, and other Riders Members are invited to join them. In case of any changes in the schedule, a new notice will be posted.</td> </tr> <tr class="questionRow" id="row_15"> <td class="questionColumn" id="question_15" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Ride Type</td> <td class="valueColumn" id="value_15" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%">OTHER</td> </tr> <tr class="questionRow" id="row_25"> <td class="questionColumn" id="question_25" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Other Ride Type</td> <td class="valueColumn" id="value_25" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%">Stuffed Animal Donation Delivery</td> </tr> <tr class="questionRow" id="row_7"> <td class="questionColumn" id="question_7" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Ride Date</td> <td class="valueColumn" id="value_7" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%">02-15-2024</td> </tr> <tr class="questionRow" id="row_9"> <td class="questionColumn" id="question_9" style="color: #6f76a7; 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Fort Street, Detroit, MI, 48209</td></tr><tr id="m_-4394559471329704482row_27"><td class="questionColumn" id="m_-4394559471329704482question_27" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Comments</td><td class="valueColumn" id="m_-4394559471329704482value_27" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%">The VFW Riders Group will organize a Day of Service event on May 11, 2024, to clean old headstones belonging to the Veterans at the Woodmere Cemetery. The Flat Rock Post and the Flat Rock Post Auxiliary members will join the Riders for this event. It's worth noting that some Veterans laid to rest at Woodmere Cemetery are from the Civil War era and were initially buried in Detroit's Fort Wayne.</td></tr><tr id="m_-4394559471329704482row_15"><td class="questionColumn" id="m_-4394559471329704482question_15" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Ride Type</td><td class="valueColumn" id="m_-4394559471329704482value_15" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%">OTHER</td></tr><tr id="m_-4394559471329704482row_25"><td class="questionColumn" id="m_-4394559471329704482question_25" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Other Ride Type</td><td class="valueColumn" id="m_-4394559471329704482value_25" style="color: #0a1551; font-weight: 500; padding: 12px 0px;" width="70%">Grave stone clean up</td></tr><tr id="m_-4394559471329704482row_7"><td class="questionColumn" id="m_-4394559471329704482question_7" style="color: #6f76a7; padding: 12px 4px 12px 0px;" valign="top" width="30%">Ride Date</td><td class="valueColumn" id="m_-4394559471329704482value_7" style="color: #0a1551; 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font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="table-layout: fixed; text-align: left; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" id="m_-5024800893621390546ydpa742ad08yiv1536056223abe-column-block-2e11a609-cf8d-4f66-a4dc-48b6be0f88a2-padding" rowspan="1" style="padding: 20px 20px 10px;"> <h1 align="left" style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 8px; text-align: left;">More women veterans are homeless, bucking overall trend</h1> <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vbmV3cy52YS5nb3YvMTI3Njc5L3N0YXRlLW9mLWhvbWVsZXNzbmVzcy1hbW9uZy13b21lbi12ZXRlcmFucy0yMDIzLyIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyNDAxMjQuODkwNDE5ODEifQ.GRT6W2ORK5pJpI-IAWJvw8lvnzdJHcq7tEGZPh76C5Y/s/636090086/br/235878606783-l" rel="noreferrer noopener" shape="rect" target="_blank" title="VA News story on women veteran homelessness"><img alt="Homeless woman veteran" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MIDMVA/2024/01/8849183/5207691/homeless-woman-adobe-stock_crop.jpeg" style="border: none; line-height: 1; max-width: 560px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 560px;" /></a><p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;"><br clear="none" />Although total homelessness among all veterans decreased by 4.5% from 2020 to 2023, homelessness among women veterans actually increased by nearly 24%, according to recently released data from the <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lmh1ZHVzZXIuZ292L3BvcnRhbC9kYXRhc2V0cy9haGFyLzIwMjMtYWhhci1wYXJ0LTEtcGl0LWVzdGltYXRlcy1vZi1ob21lbGVzc25lc3MtaW4tdGhlLXVzLmh0bWwiLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjQwMTI0Ljg5MDQxOTgxIn0.Zt-NHudclVZiko-fb8o1BUsD4dBFXF6VwxYeSIq0low/s/636090086/br/235878606783-l" rel="noreferrer noopener" shape="rect" style="color: #1d5782;" target="_blank">U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development</a>.</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">In that same period, the number of unsheltered women veterans—those living on the streets, in a car or in another unsafe situation—jumped nearly 48%.</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">While the general proportion of women veterans experiencing homelessness is still low, the trend is concerning, given that the VA estimates women are on track to make up 18% of all U.S. veterans by 2040.</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">The VA acknowledges that it must accelerate efforts to provide <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnZhLmdvdi9ob21lbGVzcy9ob3VzaW5nLmFzcCIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyNDAxMjQuODkwNDE5ODEifQ.SbhYNgc73x9Kst_eNFA-UFuvnQLDpiPwtyzC7gHaXmc/s/636090086/br/235878606783-l" rel="noreferrer noopener" shape="rect" style="color: #1d5782;" target="_blank">housing solutions</a>, <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnZhLmdvdi9ob21lbGVzcy9oZWFsdGhfY2FyZS5hc3AiLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjQwMTI0Ljg5MDQxOTgxIn0.2fQKBqamOoUiH0X8gr0PAP0y2__3oLpms7-szRKKPBU/s/636090086/br/235878606783-l" rel="noreferrer noopener" shape="rect" style="color: #1d5782;" target="_blank">health care</a> and <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDQsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnZhLmdvdi9IT01FTEVTUy9IVkNFUy5hc3AiLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjQwMTI0Ljg5MDQxOTgxIn0.AgH2RzXk6LYFNfse8aaX7tIsjyO0DAnwazFjnKu9WWc/s/636090086/br/235878606783-l" rel="noreferrer noopener" shape="rect" style="color: #1d5782;" target="_blank">community employment services</a> to address the unique challenges of nearly 2 million women veterans—the fastest growing segment of the veteran population—and their families.</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">Read more in <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDUsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vbmV3cy52YS5nb3YvMTI3Njc5L3N0YXRlLW9mLWhvbWVsZXNzbmVzcy1hbW9uZy13b21lbi12ZXRlcmFucy0yMDIzLyIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyNDAxMjQuODkwNDE5ODEifQ.uiNEa29EH9GijWqtuCrGhjCTLXs_zrz93I-5R5gsVVY/s/636090086/br/235878606783-l" rel="noreferrer noopener" shape="rect" style="color: #1d5782;" target="_blank">VA News</a>.</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;"><em>If you are a veteran who is homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness, contact the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at </em><strong><em>(877) 4AID-VET (877-424-3838)<a class="gv-tel-link" href="http://voice.google.com/calls?a=nc,%2B18774243838" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Call +1 877-424-3838 via Google Voice"></a></em></strong><em>. You can also visit <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.zLWWY7-7giKKA-lHJABxhrD6nWHC_BSzGCnkanWNr8Q/s/636090086/br/235878606783-l" rel="noreferrer noopener" shape="rect" style="color: #1d5782;" target="_blank" title="VA's homeless programs website">VA Homeless Programs</a>.</em></p> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding: 2px; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="100%"><hr /></td></tr></tbody></table> <h1 align="left" style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0.67em 0px 8px; text-align: left;">Senate bill would offer veterans with lost medical records a way to access disability benefits</h1> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">The chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, Jon Tester, wants to ensure that veterans have a new way to access disability benefits when their medical records have been lost transitioning between the Defense Department and the VA. </p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">Tester, D-Montana, has introduced the <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDcsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnZldGVyYW5zLnNlbmF0ZS5nb3Yvc2VydmljZXMvZmlsZXMvOTVGMkU0RkQtMTk3Qy00OUIwLTg5RkQtRDM2OThGRUI4QkE3IiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDI0MDEyNC44OTA0MTk4MSJ9.FkMuBeI12DNxItSpuQTMrNqOAGIFot_x9OrhqJZRFqA/s/636090086/br/235878606783-l" rel="noreferrer noopener" shape="rect" style="color: #1d5782;" target="_blank">Fred Hamilton Veterans' Lost Records Act</a> —named for the Montana Veterans of Foreign Wars state chief of staff—as a way for veterans to provide alternative evidence when their service medical records are incomplete due to damage or loss by the federal government.</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">An Air Force veteran, Hamilton was exposed to toxins during his career in Vietnam and other deployments and his military treatment records were lost upon his retirement, Tester's office said. </p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">Thanks to provisions in the 2022 Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT Act), VA benefits eligibility applies for veterans with toxic exposures dating as far back as the Vietnam era, but still does not offer full coverage to veterans like Hamilton without access to their medical records.</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">The bill has been referred to the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. Read more in <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDgsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmdvdmV4ZWMuY29tL21hbmFnZW1lbnQvMjAyNC8wMS9zZW5hdGUtYmlsbC13b3VsZC1vZmZlci12ZXRlcmFucy1sb3N0LW1lZGljYWwtcmVjb3Jkcy13YXktYWNjZXNzLWRpc2FiaWxpdHktYmVuZWZpdHMvMzkzNDMxLyIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyNDAxMjQuODkwNDE5ODEifQ.ZVlwzcqkvwcze-AeJ-8x7LQBPS44qWRWW2MBIk5cffs/s/636090086/br/235878606783-l" rel="noreferrer noopener" shape="rect" style="color: #1d5782;" target="_blank" title="Lost VA records act">Government Executive</a>.</p> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding: 2px; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="100%"><hr /></td></tr></tbody></table> <h1 align="left" style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0.67em 0px 8px; text-align: left;">'My way of giving back:' MVAA employee honors late husband, Iraq War veteran through her work</h1> <img alt="Kate Preston with photo of husband Darren" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MIDMVA/2024/01/8855431/5209888/katepreston-1_crop.jpg" style="border: none; line-height: 1; max-width: 560px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 560px;" /><p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 1em 0px 15px;">Kate Preston has two words tattooed on the inside of her wrist: "Love, Darren."</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">"It's in his handwriting," Preston says. "It was from the first letter he wrote me when he went to bootcamp."</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><img alt="Kate Preston's tattoo - the handwriting of her late husband" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MIDMVA/2024/01/8855454/5209889/katepreston-4_crop.jpg" style="border: none; line-height: 1; max-width: 483px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 483px;" /></td></tr></tbody></table> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 1em 0px 15px;">She touches the ink, recalling memories of her husband who passed away in October 2015. Sgt. Darren Preston was a carpenter in the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) out of Fort Carson, Colorado. He joined the Army in 2005, a few years after high school.</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">Darren would deal with physical pain from his deployments, injuries to his back and ankle, along with PTSD. He sought treatment from a VA doctor, who would often switch medications and dosages to try to find something that would work.<br clear="none" /><br clear="none" />But ultimately, the combination of medications led to his death. In 2015, on the day that Kate, Darren and their two children were set to move into a new home, Kate found her husband unresponsive.</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">An autopsy would determine that Darren's death was due to an accidental overdose from a combination of Zoloft and extended-release morphine.</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">"I struggled with that for a long time and didn't tell people because I didn't want them to think he was an addict," Preston says. "I knew he struggled with PTSD, but a lot of people didn't. On the outside he seemed totally normal and happy."</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">Read the full story at <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDksInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdi9tdmFhL25ld3MvbXZhYS1lbXBsb3llZS1ob25vcnMtbGF0ZS1odXNiYW5kLWlyYXEtd2FyLXZldGVyYW4tdGhyb3VnaC1oZXItd29yayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyNDAxMjQuODkwNDE5ODEifQ.UlO2dwQh5FJH3u7aORS4Ujl7HdNUVyqlposYHOh_0_M/s/636090086/br/235878606783-l" rel="noreferrer noopener" shape="rect" style="color: #1d5782;" target="_blank">Michigan.gov/MVAA</a>.</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;"><em>Kate's story is part of the MVAA's <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdi9tdmFhL3NwZWNpYWwtYWR2b2NhY3kvaS1hbS1hLXZldGVyYW4tY2FtcGFpZ24iLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjQwMTI0Ljg5MDQxOTgxIn0.29W5gr9Ieso75LVAn4_aTAXFeqiy4ntKbfH90gTPXd0/s/636090086/br/235878606783-l" rel="noreferrer noopener" shape="rect" style="color: #1d5782;" target="_blank" title="I Am a Veteran campaign page">I Am a Veteran</a> campaign, which tells the stories of Michigan veterans through their own words or through those of their loved ones.</em></p> <img alt="Trevor and Taylor Preston" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MIDMVA/2024/01/8855447/kids_original.jpg" style="border: none; line-height: 1; max-width: 800px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 560px;" /><p align="left" style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 8pt; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; text-align: left; width: 100%;">The Prestons' children, Trevor and Taylor, at their father's gravesite.</p> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding: 2px; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="100%"><hr /></td></tr></tbody></table> <h1 align="left" style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0.67em 0px 8px; text-align: left;">'Tiny Homes' for veterans in Flint expected to break ground in June</h1> <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vY2F0aG9saWNjaGFyaXRpZXNmbGludC5vcmcvc2FjcmVkaGVhcnR2aWxsYWdlIiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDI0MDEyNC44OTA0MTk4MSJ9.IWqnvU5fj61qgYHQsFu9TV7PUF4woUMd9tMoA-ZaWcY/s/636090086/br/235878606783-l" rel="noreferrer noopener" shape="rect" target="_blank" title="Veteran Tiny House information"><img alt="Tiny Veteran Village rendering" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MIDMVA/2024/01/8852031/5208538/slide8_crop.jpg" style="border: none; line-height: 1; max-width: 560px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 560px;" /></a><p align="left" style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 8pt; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; text-align: left; width: 100%;">Images courtesy of Catholic Charities of Shiawassee and Genesee Counties</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 1em 0px 15px;">A 'tiny house' village for veterans on Flint's north side will include 24 homes and a Community Resource Center when the complex is completed in mid-2025.</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">The $3.5 million Sacred Heart Veteran Village is expected to break ground in June 2024, according to property owner Catholic Charities of Shiawassee and Genesee Counties.</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">The property was acquired by the agency after the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and School were closed and demolished. It's located on East Moore Street across from the North End Soup Kitchen run by Catholic Charities.</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">Veterans in Sacred Heart Village will be housed for one to three years in ADA compliant homes, which will average between 250 to 400 square feet in dimension.</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">The groundbreaking on Phase 1 is scheduled for June 2024 to complete the Community Veteran Resource Center and the first 12-14 permanent tiny homes. The target date for Phase 1 completion is January 2025. Phase 2 will include an additional 12 homes with a target completion date of summer 2025.</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">Katie Baxter, CEO of Catholic Charities, said the village's community resource center will serve as a hub for residents and include a full range of essential support programs and classes.</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">"We plan to have all kinds of wraparound services for veterans, including financial literacy, employment, mental health counseling, trauma services, substance abuse, spiritual support and exercise," she told the <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vZ3JhbmRibGFuY3ZpZXcubWlob21lcGFwZXIuY29tL2FydGljbGVzL2NhdGhvbGljLWNoYXJpdGllcy1hbm5vdW5jZXMtcGxhbi1mb3ItdmV0ZXJhbnMtaG91c2luZy11bml0cy1pbi1mbGludC8iLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjQwMTI0Ljg5MDQxOTgxIn0.b1Tuvs_ANWM7pV1gwvj-iN4ypDUk62GZPvt1Z5YVN7s/s/636090086/br/235878606783-l" rel="noreferrer noopener" shape="rect" style="color: #1d5782;" target="_blank">Grand Blanc View</a>. "All the things that veterans will need to feel safe and have a stable transition."</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">Visit the Catholic Charities <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vY2F0aG9saWNjaGFyaXRpZXNmbGludC5vcmcvc2FjcmVkaGVhcnR2aWxsYWdlIiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDI0MDEyNC44OTA0MTk4MSJ9.V5g2Rw70jxUlGReaBferBhlj7Y6gzH-Xj6murga9hhc/s/636090086/br/235878606783-l" rel="noreferrer noopener" shape="rect" style="color: #1d5782;" target="_blank">website</a> for more information, to fill out a volunteer form to help at the village or to donate.</p> <img alt="Tiny Home Village Resource Center" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MIDMVA/2024/01/8852053/5208539/slide5_crop.jpg" style="border: none; line-height: 1; max-width: 560px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 560px;" /><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding: 2px; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="100%"><hr /></td></tr></tbody></table> <h1 align="left" style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0.67em 0px 8px; text-align: left;">No Barriers USA seeks veterans with disabilities for 2024 Warriors programs</h1> <img alt="backpacking" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MIDMVA/2024/01/8856202/5210197/backpacking-adobe-stock_crop.jpeg" style="border: none; line-height: 1; max-width: 560px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 560px;" /><p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 1em 0px 15px;">No Barriers USA, which provides programs for veterans with visible and invisible disabilities, is excited to launch its 2024 season with the opening of applications for its No Barriers Warriors program. The application period opened on Jan. 9.</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">In 2024, No Barriers Warriors will have several programs for veterans with disabilities: basecamp experiences in Red Feather, Colorado, and backcountry expeditions in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming and Northern Colorado, as well as the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina.</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">According to No Barriers USA's <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTQsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vbm9iYXJyaWVyc3VzYS5vcmcvcHJvZ3JhbXMvd2FycmlvcnMvIiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDI0MDEyNC44OTA0MTk4MSJ9.plkFN9IPAE5R55C8fyEgWPCGB1Q_u7286ud8dvufyuQ/s/636090086/br/235878606783-l" rel="noreferrer noopener" shape="rect" style="color: #1d5782;" target="_blank">website</a>, the experience for veterans is free. They will provide you with a flight and all meals, lodging and necessary equipment from the time you land at your destination to the moment you take off. They ask that veterans take it upon themselves to travel to and from their chosen airport.</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">Read more at <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTUsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vbmV3cy52YS5nb3YvMTI3ODg4L25vLWJhcnJpZXJzLXVzYS1zZWVrcy12ZXRlcmFucy0yMDI0LXByb2dyYW1zLyIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyNDAxMjQuODkwNDE5ODEifQ.oFXKaPLOQUFxLvwwF1TR8zz9s1RKD9whXK9Xrm_lwvk/s/636090086/br/235878606783-l" rel="noreferrer noopener" shape="rect" style="color: #1d5782;" target="_blank">VA News</a>.</p> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding: 2px; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="100%"><hr /></td></tr></tbody></table> <h1 align="left" style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0.67em 0px 8px; text-align: left;">France gets ready to say 'merci' to WWII vets for D-Day's 80th anniversary this year</h1> <img alt="D-Day image" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MIDMVA/2024/01/8852139/5208540/d-day-adobe-stock_crop.jpeg" style="border: none; line-height: 1; max-width: 560px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 560px;" /><p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 1em 0px 15px;">France is getting ready to show its gratitude toward World War II veterans who will return, many for the last time, to <span style="line-height: 1.4;">Normandy beaches</span> this year for 80th anniversary commemorations of D-Day to mark the defeat of the Nazis.</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">A ceremony at Omaha Beach, with many heads of state expected to be present, will be honoring the nearly 160,000 troops from Britain, the U.S., Canada and other nations who landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944.</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that D-Day celebrations, alongside the <span style="line-height: 1.4;">Paris Olympics</span>, will be "France's rendezvous with the world."</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">Read more from the <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTYsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXBuZXdzLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlL2ZyYW5jZS1kLWRheS04MHRoLWFubml2ZXJzYXJ5LXd3aWktdmV0ZXJhbnMtZDM4OTY1MmJjYWU3NDRmZTFhNTUxYmZmYjg4YzI4M2MiLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjQwMTI0Ljg5MDQxOTgxIn0.opjwbPo9QpyWBZGzZztEwbgDnexnrEmhsXIfc9SrcvI/s/636090086/br/235878606783-l" rel="noreferrer noopener" shape="rect" style="color: #1d5782;" target="_blank" title="AP story on D-Day celebration">Associated Press</a>.</p> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding: 2px; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="100%"><hr /></td></tr></tbody></table> <h1 align="left" style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0.67em 0px 8px; text-align: left;">5 tips for succeeding even when you're the only veteran in the room</h1> <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTcsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm1pbGl0YXJ5LmNvbS92ZXRlcmFuLWpvYnMvNS10aXBzLXN1Y2NlZWRpbmctZXZlbi13aGVuLXlvdXJlLW9ubHktdmV0ZXJhbi1yb29tLmh0bWwiLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjQwMTI0Ljg5MDQxOTgxIn0.NEj99OKdwBZ0-uUFXOqjrYMCwVtjtOtgPvsNcG_NHP8/s/636090086/br/235878606783-l" rel="noreferrer noopener" shape="rect" target="_blank" title="Tips to succeed in civilian workplace as a veteran"><img alt="People in business meeting" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MIDMVA/2024/01/8852201/5208541/people-in-business-meeting_crop.jpeg" style="border: none; line-height: 1; max-width: 560px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 560px;" /></a><p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;"><br clear="none" />There you are. You've got your first post-military job. You're excited, ready and anxious to dive in. You know there will be a lot to learn, but you learn quickly.</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">Walking into your first day on the new job, you dressed to impress (and also fit in), brushed up on your elevator pitch (so you can introduce yourself to new colleagues) and even packed a lunch so you won't have to go off premises when it's time.</p> <p style="color: #45464b; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 15px;">Then comes your first opportunity to introduce yourself to a new teammate: Your boss initiates the meeting by telling you, "This is Bob. He's been with us as a project lead for six years. He's one of our star programmers!" 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