Matthew Whitaker Concert – National Library Service 90th Anniversary Celebration

Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2021Time: 8:00pmLink: https://www.youtube.com/user/LibraryOfCongress Stellar jazz pianist Matthew Whitaker has been blind since birth and playing music since his grandfatherbought him a small keyboard at age three. At 10, he performed for Stevie Wonder’s induction intothe Apollo Theater Hall of Fame. Now, at age 19, Whitaker has been featured on stages around theworld, including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Lincoln Center. A patron of the National Library Service for the […]

Position Announcement – Director, National Library Service

The Library of Congress, founded in 1800, is the oldest federal cultural institution in the nation. It is the country’s first established cultural institution and the largest library in the world, with more than 170 million items on approximately 840 miles of bookshelves. The collections include more than 38 million books and other print materials, 3.6 million recordings, 14 million photographs, 5.5 million maps, 7.1 million pieces of sheet music and 70 million manuscripts. The […]

Women’s Veteran Group 2021 Annual Retreat Announcement

Greetings Veterans! We are excited to hold our BVA Women’s Veteran Group 2021 Virtual AnnualRetreat on March 4-5, 2021. This year’s retreat theme is “She Served Too.” Pleasereview the schedule of sessions for both days and complete the required registrationand fee in order to attend. We look forward to your participation. **This retreat is for the Women Veteran Members of the Blinded VeteransAssociation only and your membership will be verified. ** Click here to download […]

New COVID Vaccination Tool Available

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has set up a special national online tool called “Keep Me Informed” to inform veterans about what they can expect over the next several months regarding the COVID vaccines and the phases in which they can be administered to veterans. Please feel free to sign up for this tool, which asks veterans to input their demographic information and indicate whether they are interested in receiving the vaccine. Individual veteran […]

A Holiday Message from BVA’s Executive Director

To our valued members, volunteers, staff, friends, and partners: Another year has swiftly passed, bringing us to the brink of a new year, a year that will bring significant challenges to which we will, no doubt, rise above. This year has offered solid proof that, despite the enormity of the challenges facing us due to the global pandemic, we are resilient and will remain so. I echo what the optimists continue to say: We will […]

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BVA To Host State of the Organization Virtual Town Hall

The Blinded Veterans Association’s National Board of Directors and National Headquarters have scheduled a 90-minute virtual Town Hall meeting for Wednesday, December 16, at 3:00 p.m. EST to address the current state of the organization and its activities on a national level. BVA members, their families, and other interested stakeholders are invited to attend the Town Hall, which will feature BVA’s national leadership and the leaders of the Association’s special interest groups. National leadership areas […]

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Give the Gift of Hope to Blinded Veterans this #Giving Tuesday!

Today is the day! Take part in #GivingTuesday and help us support all blinded veterans. Every donation counts. Even if you were financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, you can still support us! Visit our Facebook page and share our #GivingTuesday posts with your friends and family. By spreading the word you’re helping us reach every blinded veteran who would benefit from our support. When you donate to BVA you’re helping us provide opportunities to […]

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Give the Gift of Hope to Blinded Veterans this #GivingTuesday!

This year has been hard on all of us, but together we are getting through it. While you’re shopping for your holiday gifts this Black Friday and Cyber Monday, give the gift of hope to blinded veterans. By supporting BVA, you’re supporting veterans like Monaca Gilmore. Monaca sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) from an improvised explosive device that detonated near her convoy. The aftereffects of the TBI resulted in the loss of her eyesight. […]

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VA To Present November 30 Community Town Hall

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will host a free hour-long event for veterans, families, caregivers, communities, service providers, Veterans Service Organizations, and partners. Please mark on your calendar a 1:00pm Eastern Standard Time start for the event on the Monday following Thanksgiving (November 30). The town hall will feature VA Secretary Robert Wilkie. Dr. Lynda Davis, VA’s Chief Veterans Experience Officer, will moderate the program. A Q&A segment will address important questions from the […]

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Elizabeth Holmes Honored as Women’s Veteran of the Month for November

Elizabeth “Liz” Holmes, Georgia Regional Group, is an Army veteran. During her career, she attended both the Basic and Advance Ordnance Course and Airborne School. In 1976, she was commissioned to a 2nd Lieutenant in the Ordnance specialty. Following her military service, Ms. Holmes became a United States Postal Service employee, serving in a variety of capacities until she was forced to retire in 2014 due to her vision loss. She left USPS with 36 […]