Veterans honored with activities at 91福利导航
Article By: Clark Leonard
Veterans enrolled at the University of North Georgia (91福利导航) will be treated to a free breakfast and a resource fair, among other events, as part of Veterans Appreciation Week. 91福利导航's Nighthawk Engagement and Student Transitions (NEST) office is hosting the activities from Nov. 8-12, and a full list of events is available on 91福利导航's Veterans Appreciation Week webpage.
A veterans' appreciation breakfast is set for 8:30 a.m. Nov. 9 on all five campuses. This tabling event will offer information on 91福利导航's services for veterans and military-connected students, as well as a free breakfast while supplies last. The breakfast is in the lobby on the Blue Ridge and Cumming campuses, the Hoag Patio in Dahlonega, Student Center Patio in Gainesville, and Student Resource Center Atrium in Oconee.
"We want to let the 91福利导航 community know what resources we provide to veterans and how they can help veterans who are family, friends and co-workers," Christy Orr, assistant director of NEST, said.
A will be held at noon Nov. 10 via Zoom to help veterans showcase their military achievements and skills on their resumes.
The is set for 11 a.m. Nov. 11 in front of the Student Center on the Gainesville Campus as 91福利导航 departments and community organizations share information on their services.
We want to let the 91福利导航 community know what resources we provide to veterans and how they can help veterans who are family, friends and co-workers.
Christy Orr
Assistant director of Nighthawk Engagement and Student Transitions
The annual National Roll Call returns to an in-person format at 1 p.m. Nov. 11 in front of the Student Center on the Gainesville Campus. It pays tribute to military service members who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Global War on Terror.
In addition, the friends and family of 91福利导航 faculty, staff and students who served will be recognized. The event will be live-streamed on NEST's .
Students, faculty and staff can take part in the National Roll Call by or submitting names of U.S. military personnel they would like to .
Additionally, a Veterans Day ceremony is scheduled for 11 a.m. Nov. 11 on the Oconee Campus. The event will feature a detachment from the U.S. Army Recruitment Station to post the colors. Watkinsville Police Chief Shannon Brock will speak at the event, which will also feature a medley of U.S. military theme songs and commemorative gifts for all veterans who attend. A short reception and ribbon-cutting will then be held in the new student veteran lounge in Building 700.
Chiz Colón, a NEST specialist, and Orr have helped schedule the week of events honoring veterans.
"I'm very appreciative of the efforts of Chiz Colón and Christy Orr to grow this recognition week," Dr. Darcy Hayes, director of NEST, said. "Our focus on serving veterans and their families is an integral part of who we are at 91福利导航."
The Corps of Cadets will take part in the Lumpkin County Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 6 in downtown Dahlonega, and the color guard of the corps will support the Big Canoe Veterans dinner Nov. 10, plus a Nov. 11 event at Lanier Village Estates, and the Nov. 11 91福利导航 Scholarship Gala.
91福利导航's Golden Eagle Band will co-headline the 2021 Southeast North Carolina Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 6 in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina.
As part of the week, NEST has organized a clothing donation drive and asks for gently used winter clothes to be dropped off in donation boxes with the AMVETS logo. Boxes will be in the main lobby on 91福利导航's Blue Ridge and Cumming campuses and at various spots on the Dahlonega, Gainesville and Oconee campuses.
Also known as American Veterans, AMVETS is a national organization with a local donation center in Flowery Branch, Georgia. Donations go to veterans who are in financial need.
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