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Veterans Business Network- Walk for Veteran Suicide Awareness & Prevention
Date and Time
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDTVeteran Resource Booths open at 3:30 PM
The following resource and Veteran Support booths will be preset at event:- Alliance 180
- Adirondack Thunder – Vet Tix program
- VCHC (Veterans Community & Housing Coalition)
- HicksStrong, Inc.
- Gold Star Mothers
- Adirondack Dwyer Veteran Peer-To-Peer Program, offered through SUNY Adirondack
- Southern Adirondack Independent Living (SAIL)
- Grunt Style Foundation
- Elite 9 Veteran Talent & Acquisition Services
- Warren County Veteran Services
- NYS Department of Labor- Employment & Workforce Solutions - (Veterans Division)
There will also be a drawing for a Grunt Style and #STOP22 gift baskets. Must be present to win.
Walk participants will convene at 4 pm at the City Park Gazebo in Glens Falls for a brief greeting. The walk will begin promptly at 4:22 PM and end at 4:46 at our starting point.
***This event is rain or shine!***Fees/Admission
***Each registered participant must donate a minimum $1. 00 per person at the time of event. (cash or check only, please!)***
Contact Information
Carol Ann Conover
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The Veterans Business Network (VBN) of the Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce (ARCC) has planned a Veteran Suicide Prevention Walk on Wednesday September 14, 2022.
The number of veteran suicides continue to rise world-wide. The ARCC's Veteran Business Network is committed to helping raise awareness and create an impact on prevention.
Our local 22-minute walk will be held on Wednesday September 14, 2022. Agencies providing Veteran Services will be setting up booths to share Veteran resource materials and information. Please plan to come early. After brief greeting and remarks, participants will walk a circuit around Downtown Glens Falls for 22 minutes in remembrance of those lost and to raise awareness of the need for prevention.
***Participants are asked to contribute a minimum $1.00 donation per person at the time of event (cash or check only, please).***Please make checks payable to:ARCC Foundation***Please arrive before 3:45 pm to register your participation donation.***This event is rain or shine!***
Enter to win a Grunt Style Foundation Gift Pack
($500 Value)
*must be present to win*
***All proceeds will support local organizations to assist in PTSD/Suicide Prevention and Awareness***
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