Mid-Atlantic Regional Group member Craig Fitzpatrick has published Finding the Puck: Leadership Lessons from My Journey Through Blind Hockey. The hard-cover title of this part inspirational memoir, part leadership parable, will be released on February 3. A Kindle edition will also be available. Both can now be purchased by pre-order. The book traces Craig’s experience of losing his eyesight but then finding himself once again at age 37 when he improbably laced up a pair

Description of the Scholarship Award The Sue Cantrell Scholarship Program awards financial assistance to spouses, children, and grandchildren of BVA members to assist them with their higher education tuition. Four $2,500 scholarships will be awarded in 2026-27. Eligibility and Qualifications Applicants must be accepted to an accredited institution of higher education or business, secretarial, or vocational training school. The Cantrell Scholarships are awarded based on merit through an application process evaluated by a committee. The

To better support outside organizations working with at-risk veterans, VA launched the Mission Daybreak grand challenge in 2022 to award $20 million to groups pursuing innovative solutions to the veteran suicide crisis. According to Dr. Amanda Lienau, Director of Data and Analytics Innovation for VA, the challenge evolved out of the President’s Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide (PREVENTS) Task Force, created by the Trump Administration in 2019 to take

The American Medical Association has recognized seven VA health care facilities for their work to reduce physician burnout, VA announced earlier this week. They are: The Boston Health Care System, the Central Virginia VA Health Care System, the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, the Phoenix VA Health Care System, the VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System, the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, and the Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System. AMA’s Joy in