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Friday Digest: June 30, 2023



This week:

* Work at MDVA [ #link_1 ]
* Minnesota Military Radio - Tune in this Weekend [ #link_10 ]
* Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum: John Vessey Jr. Documentary [ #link_2 ]
* St. Cloud Rox Baseball Military Appreciation Night at the Rox Game, June 30 [ #link_13 ]
* Silver Bay Veterans Home Job Fair, July 6 [ #link_6 ]
* Therapeutic Services for Veterans at Nature?s Edge Therapy Center, July 27 [ #link_3 ]
* Mental Health First Aid Training Online [ #link_8 ]
* The PACT Act and Your VA Benefits [ #link_9 ]
* 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline [ #link_12 ]
* Post-9/11 Veterans Service Bonus [ #link_5 ]
* Submit Your Veteran-Related Event [ #link_7 ]



Work at MDVA

Bemidji

* Health Information Specialist [ [link removed] ] (application deadline June 30)
* Payroll Technician [ [link removed] ] (application deadline July 3)
* Rehab Therapy Coordinator [ [link removed] ] (application deadline July 3)
* Infection Preventionist - Senior [ [link removed] ] (application deadline July 3)

Fergus Falls

* Electrician/Building Utilities Mechanic [ [link removed] ] (application deadline July 31)
* Human Services Technician/Certified Nursing Assistant [ [link removed] ]
(application deadline Sept. 1)
* Human Services Technician/Certified Nursing Assistant, part-time [ [link removed] ]
(application deadline Sept. 1)
* Licensed Practical Nurse, part-time [ [link removed] ] (application deadline July 31)

Minneapolis

* Licensed Practical Nurse [ [link removed] ] (application deadline June 30)
* Licensed Practical Nurse, part-time [ [link removed] ] (application deadline June 30)
* Dental Hygienist [ [link removed] ] (application deadline July 5)
* Groundskeeper Intermediate [ [link removed] ] (application deadline June 30)
* Electrician [ [link removed] ] (application deadline June 30)
* Plant Maintenance Engineer [ [link removed] ] (application deadline June 30)
* Plant Maintenance Engineer Lead [ [link removed] ] (application deadline June 30)
* Registered Nurse [ [link removed] ] (application deadline June 30)
* Registered Nurse, part-time [ [link removed] ] (application deadline June 30)
* Registered Nurse Supervisor [ [link removed] ] (application deadline July 10)
* Human Services Technician/Certified Nursing Assistant [ [link removed] ]
(application deadline June 30)
* Human Services Technician/Certified Nursing Assistant, part-time [ [link removed] ]
(application deadline June 30)
* Food Service Worker, part-time [ [link removed] ] (application deadline June 30)
* Plumber [ [link removed] ] (application deadline June 30)
* Pharmacy Technician [ [link removed] ] (application deadline July 6)

Montevideo

* Benefits Specialist [ [link removed] ] (application deadline July 3)
* Health Information Specialist [ [link removed] ] (application deadline July 5)
* Payroll Technician [ [link removed] ] (application deadline July 10)
* Physical Therapist [ [link removed] ] (application deadline July 10)
* Infection Preventionist [ [link removed] ] (application deadline July 10)
* RN Unit Manager/MDS Nurse [ [link removed] ] (application deadline July 10)

Preston

* Building Utilities Mechanic - Electrical [ [link removed] ] (application deadline July 5)
* Building Utilities Mechanic - Plumbing [ [link removed] ] (application deadline July 5)

Silver Bay

* Human Services Technician/Certified Nursing Assistant [ [link removed] ]
(application deadline July 18)
* Housekeeper, part-time [ [link removed] ] (application deadline July 6)
* Licensed Practical Nurse, part-time [ [link removed] ] (application deadline July 6)
* Registered Nurse, part-time [ [link removed] ] (application deadline July 6)

Minnesota Military Radio - Tune in this Weekend

Minnesota MIlitary Radio

For over 12 years, the award-winning Minnesota Military Radio (MMR) has been the forum for retelling the stories of Minnesota?s heroes. Vietnam Veteran and volunteer host Tom Lyons shares these stories which are carried on 65 broadcasting stations throughout the state of Minnesota in an effort to preserve the stories of our Veterans and keep listeners up to date on things happening at MDVA and in our Veteran Community here in Minnesota.

This week we?ll hear from the new Deputy Commissioner of Healthcare at MDVA [ [link removed] ], meet with the Camp Ripley General [ [link removed] ] and get an update from the Minnesota Association of County Veterans Service Officers [ [link removed] ].

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More information >> [ [link removed] ]



Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum: John Vessey Jr. Documentary

Gen. Vessey

In honor of General John Vessey Day in Minnesota, the MN Military & Veterans Museum is proud to present a new 30-minute documentary "John W. Vessey Jr: Cold War Soldier & Statesman."

Biographer John Morris shares insights from his upcoming book about General John W. Vessey Jr.

View it today on the Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum's YouTube channel [ [link removed] ].



St. Cloud Rox Baseball Military Appreciation Night at the Rox Game, June 30

St. Cloud Standdown, the Minnesota American Legion Suicide Prevention Coalition and Rox will be hosting Military Appreciation Night at the Rox game in St. Cloud.

The night will include a Veteran Expo from 5 to 7 p.m. prior to game in the parking lot. The first 100 Veterans and their families will have free admission into game.

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More information >> [ [link removed] ]

Silver Bay Veterans Home Job Fair, July 6

Career Fair Flyer

There?s no better way to kick off the Bay Days weekend than by stopping at the Silver Bay Veterans Home job fair on Thursday, July 6.

Visit us any time between anytime between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Hiring managers and HR specialists will be onsite at the Veterans Home, located at 56 Outer Drive in Silver Bay, to answer your questions about employment opportunities, explain our generous State of Minnesota benefits and accept applications. It?s great to work for the state and within this supportive, welcoming environment!

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More information >> [ [link removed] ]



Therapeutic Services for Veterans at Nature?s Edge Therapy Center, July 27

Equine Therapy

Nature's Edge Therapy Center will provide a safe, comfortable space in which Veterans can connect, engage, and participate in therapeutic activities utilizing horticulture and farm animals.


* Thursday, July 27, from 1 - 3:30 p.m.
* Thursday, Sept. 7, 21, 28 from 1 - 3:30 p.m.


More information >> [ [link removed] ]

Mental Health First Aid Training Online

Learn how to support your friends, family, and neighbors. Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among adults.

You?ll build skills and confidence you need to reach out and provide initial support to those who are struggling. You?ll also learn how to help connect them to appropriate support.


* Thursday, July 27, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
* Wednesday, August 23, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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More information >> [ [link removed] ]

Mental Health First Aid Training Flyer

The PACT Act and Your VA Benefits

The PACT Act is a new law that expands VA health care and benefits for Veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances.

The PACT Act adds to the list of health conditions the VA assumes (or ?presumes?) are caused by exposure to these substances. This law helps provide generations of Veterans?and their survivors?with the care and benefits they?ve earned and deserve.

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PACT [ [link removed] ]

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988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Veterans Crisis Line

The Veterans Crisis Line's new number?988 then Press 1?helps make it easier to remember and share the number to access help in times of need.

Signed into law in 2020, the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act authorized 988 as the new three-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. As part of the law, all telephone service providers in the U.S. had to activate the number no later than July 16, 2022.

Veterans can use this new option by dialing 988 and pressing 1 to contact the Veterans Crisis Line. Veterans may still reach the Veterans Crisis Line with the previous phone number?1-800-273-8255 and Press 1 [ tel:1-800-273-8255 ]?by text (838255), and through chat at VeteransCrisisLine.net/Chat [ [link removed] ].



Post-9/11 Veterans Service Bonus

Service Bonus Flyer [ [link removed] ]

Minnesota Veterans who served sometime between September 11, 2001, and August 30, 2021 may be eligible for a Post-9/11 Service Bonus. More than 17,000 Minnesota Veterans who served in the Global War on Terrorism have already received bonuses totaling $18.5 million in recognition of their service.

The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs is distributing nearly $25 million in bonuses. As of late November, $18.5 million has been awarded. Eligible Veterans are paid on a first-come, first-served basis, so Veterans should apply today before the funds are gone.

To apply, visit MinnesotaVeteran.org/ServiceBonus [ [link removed] ].

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Submit Your Veteran-Related Event

If you know of a Veteran-related community event happening in your area you would like to submit to be included in our Friday Digest, please email all event information to [email protected] for consideration.



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