Several departments at ETSU have partnered with local community leaders to host a veteran event at the Millennium Center in Johnson City, TN on Monday, 27 March from 10am-7pm. It will be a completely nonprofit event. All sponsors and community partners are 501 (c) 3 nonprofits, and the event itself is free to veterans and their families.
This is a new type of event that was developed due to conversations had during my internship at the Warrior’s Canvas. It was discovered that there was a need for better communications and networking among veteran organizations. During the collaborative planning, we soon realized this was a reflection of the greater need for community building in the veteran community – thus creating the largest veteran event in this region.
This will not be the standard veteran fair. Aside from commonly known groups like the VA and VFW – there will also be over 50 other local and national level veteran service organizations in attendance. These service organizations address multiple aspects of veteran social life from peer groups and mental health services to VSOs focusing on veteran families and communities. The fair also will be hosting a variety of informational panels and presentations throughout the day.
There are three parts to this event’s mission statement:
1 To inform local veterans of the opportunities and service organizations available.
2 To foster community between veteran service organizations.
3 To encourage greater community engagement with veterans: be it educational, social, or support.
For more information feel free to contact me, or check out the events website:
https://www.warriorscanvas.
