MURFREESBORO, Tenn. —
Veterans at MTSU and across the
Middle Tennessee region are welcome to attend the Veteran and Family Benefits Expo, which will be held from 2 to 6
p.m. Saturday, April 22, on campus, event organizers said.
The benefits expo featuring at least 20 vendors will be held
outside the Student Health, Wellness and
Recreation Center, 1848 Blue Raider Drive, on the east side of campus in
Murfreesboro.
In the event of rain, activities will move inside one of the
Campus Recreation Center gymnasiums.
To find the rec center and nearby parking, visit http://tinyurl.com/MTSUParkingMap.
Sponsored by The
Journey Home Project, MTSU Charlie
and Hazel Daniels Veteran and Military Family Center and June Anderson Center for Women and Nontraditional Students, the
expo is held to help veterans and their family members be aware of available
assistance
“We welcome people from the community and campus, and want
them to bring their families,” said Heather Conrad, counselor and
rehabilitation counselor for VetSuccess
on Campus.
Veteran service providers will include Greenhouse
Ministries, Waffle House, Two Men and a Truck, Vietnam Veterans of America,
Tennessee Department of Labor Mobile “Career Coach,” Tennessee Valley Health
Services Women’s Health Center, Rolling Thunder Inc., Whelen Security, Wounded
Warrior Project, Veterans Recovery Center/Mental Health Counsel and more.
Food is being provided by The Journey Home Project and will
be served from 4 to 6 p.m.
Families are welcome to utilize the rec center’s indoor pool
during the event.
The event will be hosted by the Blue Raider American Veteran Organization, or BRAVO, Tennessee Department of Labor,
VetSuccess of Campus, Veterans Benefits
Administration and Veterans Health
Administration.
For more information, call 615-898-2974 or 615-898-2540.
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