Our Team

Joseph Bogart
President
Email: joe.bogart.72@gmail.com
Phone: (573) 528-4960

Charles Knapp
Vice President
Email: chuckdelores@yahoo.com
Phone: (208) 880-9274

Walter Thornton
Secretary
Email: livelong1115@gmail.com
Phone: (208) 362-9107

Richard Griffin
Treasurer
Email: bluemustang70@outlook.com
Phone: (208) 573-3761

National Resources

Forms
Documents
    • Original Charter (PDF) (DOC)
    • Revised Charter (PDF) (DOC)
    • Bylaws (PDF) (DOC) (WEB)
    • BVA Policies (PDF) (DOC) (WEB)
    • Proposed Bylaws and Resolutions Memo (Coming 2024)
    • Proposed Bylaw Amendments (Coming 2024)
    • Annual Proclamation (PDF) (DOC)
    • BVA Brochure (PDF)
    • Historical Achievements (PDF) (DOC) (WEB)
    • Historical Achievements Bulleted (PDF) (DOC)
    • 2024 Official Convention Letter (Coming 2024)
    • 2024 Convention Credentials Memo (Coming 2024)
    • 2024 Convention Credentials Form (WEB)
    • 2024 Convention Proxy Form (WEB)
    • How to Host a White Cane Awareness Day Celebration (PDF) (DOC)
VA Fact Sheets
  • Special Mode Transportation (PDF) (DOC)
  • Advanced Low Vision Clinic Fact Sheet (PDF)
  • Blind Rehabilitation Center Fact Sheet (PDF)
  • Blind Rehabilitation Service Fact Sheet (PDF)
  • Intermediate Low Vision Clinic Fact Sheet (PDF)
  • Visual Impairment Services Team Fact Sheet (PDF)
  • Blind Rehabilitation Outpatient Specialist Fact Sheet (PDF)
  • Guiding Veterans with a Visual Impairment Fact Sheet (PDF)
  • Assisting Veterans with a Visual Impairment Fact Sheet (PDF)
  • Visual Impairment Services Outpatient Rehabilitation Fact Sheet (PDF)

Meeting Details

GEM State hosts the following support groups:

Virtual Support Group

Virtual meeting via VA Webex and VIST Travis Wilson
Monthly, Every 2nd Wednesday
11:00am MST

In-Person Support Group

Meeting at Garden Plaza of Valley View
Valley View Center’s TV Room
Monthly, Every 3rd Friday
11:00am MST
1130 Allumbaugh St, Boise, ID 83704

 

Meeting at VA Annex
Monthly, Every 3rd Thursday
11:00am MST
450 Falls Ave, Twin Falls, ID 83301

 

Meeting at Nampa Golden Corral
Monthly, Every 4th Friday
11:00am MST
2122 N Cassia St, Nampa, ID 83651

Virtual / In-Person Business Meeting

Quarterly, Every 3rd Friday
10:00am MST
Location Varies

Regional Group Resources

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