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The ADVANCE, September 7, 2022/Page 2A (Eift Aiiuancg Local Chapter of DAV Available To Help Homeless Veterans By Makaylee Randolph Staff Writer mrandolphadvance@gmail.com The local chapter of the Disabled American Veter ans stands ready to help homeless disabled veterans find shelter and aid. Local DAV Chapter Commander Larry Hill says that it is the duty the nonprofit charitable orga nization to write claims for disabled American veterans and their dependents. “We have situations where we help guys try to get shel ter because there are some who are homeless/’ he ex plained. “We try to have a bond between the [Carl Vinson] Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Dublin and our selves so that when this happens, we can talk with people from the VA to see if they have rooms available for anyone. If they do, we send the veterans there, and the professionals at that VA try to help the veterans get back up on their feet,” Hill said. Assistance that veter ans can receive when being housed at the VA includes drug and alcohol addic tion/ abuse and counseling. Other Tasks According to Hill, this sort of partnership between the parties is not unique, as the DAV works as the middleman between vet erans and the VA. “Up in Atlanta, they have a DAV office on one side and a VA office on the other,” he ex plained. “We are working to help these veterans get what they need.” Some examples of aid that the DAV helps to get for veterans is for medical care and even compensa tion for wives of deceased veterans. “We are making sure that everyone has what they need,” Hill shared. Getting Started Hill said one of the first things that has to occur to begin the process of receiv ing help from the DAV is to prove that individuals are truly disabled veterans. This may be proven through the DD214 military form, which verifies service and eligibility for benefits, as well as what form of dis charge (honorable, dishon orable, less than honorable) the veteran has received. “Our organization has a tendency to get all three [types of discharged veter ans], but we are still able to work with them,” he added. If someone is unable to produce their DD214, Hill has a form and contact he can use to retrieve that in formation so that the DAV may begin working with these veterans. Once that information is verified, Hill can begin working on be half of the veterans.. “I don’t get paid for this. It’s about self satis faction,” he remarked. He said that the group is only funded through donations, which Hill receives from businesses like Trane, Cin- tas, Paul Thigpen Chev rolet, and Ameris Bank. “They’re the ones that help us be able to do this.” Currently, the group meets weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Vidalia Municipal Annex to discuss cases and to fellowship with each other. Hill said these meetings are the best times to visit the group and dis cuss joining. The DAV also meets every third Thursday of the month at 5 p.m. “We’re just working to help each other. We all un derstand the hardships of being a veteran and we’re all working together,” he con cluded. U£[)0 I^(y\ Solution, page 12A Fun By The Numbers Like puzzles? Then you'll love sudoku. This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your sudoku savvy to the test! 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Lack of baby formula is about to look like a walk in the park." “If we all wore gloves and picked up just three pieces of trash a day each as we go across parking lots and put it into trashcans at the door, we could keep Vida lia clean." “Attention Citizens: This November please vote against social- Suspect continued from page 1A “A lot of work and long hours were put into these cases, and we are proud of the outcome,” Martin com mented. “We do foresee more arrests being made in the very near future on other burglary cases that occurred within the city.” Police Chief James Jermon also spoke on the arrest. “It was a very suc cessful arrest because no one was injured during the apprehension. It took a lot of hard work from the in vestigators because they had other cases as well, but stayed the course and took seriously every lead that was given to them from the community. The commu nity was very helpful with tip and we are grateful for their aid.” ism. Biden wants to turn this great nation socialist. Don't let him. Stand up for this great country. Please fight for this great na tion." “My granny used to say, 'If it ain't one thing, it's monkey pox'." “Talking about Walmart, if everyone wants more than one cashier, and you can hardly get in and out with your groceries, go to the grocery stores in Vidalia. They have 5 and 10 ca shiers and the food is cheaper. Tell Walmart to forget it." “I’m confused... Stacey Abrams claims to be a Christian, yet she supports full term abortions?! Not sure what Bible she thinks she is reading." “The fact that Biden and Congress can throw billions of dol lars at anything they want to shows that they are getting way too much taxpayer money. The federal government was not intended to tie citi zens up in rules and regulations and then bleed them like leeches so that politi cians can become millionaires." PLEASE RECYCLE CLUES ACROSS 1. Grievous 7. Queens ballplayer 10. Honorable title 12. Created 13. 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Curran, while at the University of Georgia, was a three time All-American Team MVP, Butkus Award finalist and permanent team captain, He finished his Bulldog career as one of the greatest linebackers in the history of the program and has recently been inducted into the Gwinnett County Sports Hall of Fame, Georgia vs. Florida Hall of Fame, and UGA 40 Under 40 class of 2020. In 2010, Curran entered the NFL Draft. He played with the Tennessee Titans, Tampa Bay Bucs, Edmonton Eskimos and the BC lions. He is now a keynote speaker, author, and personal development coach. He speaks to Fortune 500 companies, associations, sport teams, schools, and non-profit organizations on topics such as leadership, team-building, overcoming adversity, and high performance. Curran obtained his Bachelors in Business Administration from the University of Georgia and his coaching certification from the Life Purpose Institute. He has been featured on ESPN, The Huffington Post, USA Today, and Fox Sports. Curran has a heart for the community and is honored to speak at the Chambers Summit! '£cz^ / Dr. Melissa Furman is not your typical “academic." She has served as the Assistant Dean and Professor at the Hull College of Business at Augusta University for 10+ years, but her passion for career, leadership, and organizational development inspired her to launch Career Potential, a consulting, training, and coaching organization. Her expertise includes generational diversity, unconscious bias, leadership success, and emotional intelligence. She brings her background in higher education- particularly business, counseling, and psychology- to the conversation to help individuals and organizations achieve success. GOLD SPONSORS Dot Foods Merrill Lynch - The Varzi Group Taylor Insurance Services SILVER SPONSORS Tar Land and Timber Terry’s Flooring and BLinds GO TO SUMMITVIDALIA.COM OR CONTACT THE CHAMBER FOR TICKETS