The Olympic Peninsula Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) is joining with other chapters in Washington state to collect sports balls to be distributed to the children of active duty military through Santa’s Castle, a 501(c)3 nonprofit. Go to jblmsantascastle.org for more information on Santa’s Castle.
September is Suicide Awareness Month. I was joined on WJON by St. Cloud V.A. Suicide Prevention Coordinator Jinae Plumhoff and St. Cloud V.A. Public Affairs Officer Barry Venable on WJON. Plumhoff highlighted how to help prevent suicide in this community.
The St. Cloud V.A. is offering a pair of events they'd like to draw attention to for veterans to participate in this summer/fall. The art competition is a national event in its 41st year.
Save the date for The Home Depot’s Veterans Appreciation Day on Saturday, Aug. 12, starting at 10am in the parking lot of the Sequim store at 1145 W. Washington St.
Joy Finkelson of the St. Cloud V.A. appeared on WJON's Voices for Veterans program to discuss sexual assault awareness month. She indicated 1 in 3 women and 1 in 50 men serving in the military experiences some sort of sexual trauma.