MCVC Meeting Notes 25 June 2013 The meeting was held at the home of American Legion Post 72. See the list of attendees below. • American Legion Post 12 – Mike Gast • American Legion Post 72 – Buzz Rust • American Legion Post 296 – Rora Kellis & Helen Kellis • Disabled American Veterans Chapter 83 – Joe Rasmus • Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7318 – Jean Beadle • Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 966 – Chuck Spelman This meeting began with an invocation, a moment of silence for POWs/MIAs, and pledge of allegiance. Don Harkey began the presentations with information on the DOD funded Hero 2 Hired program (h2h.jobs). DOD stood up the program in January 2012 as a free means to assist veterans, spouses, widows, and widowers. Your resume can be submitted through the website and Mr Harkey is able to check the status of your application and make sure that it will be seen by a potential employer. See below for highlights of this program. • Companies: Over 17,000 employers enrolled in NC alone. • Job Search: Enter a 1991 or later Military Occupational Skill (MOS) (or equivalent or keyword) and zip code to generate opportunities within a 50 mile radius. • Resume: Assists with the task of building one’s resume. • Career Assessment Tool: Website has a twelve question Myers-Briggs type tool to find your skills and interests. The second presentation was from Ken Kelly from NC Employment Security Commission (ESC) which expects to change its name in the future to the Division of Work Force Solutions. ESC has its current website at https://ncesc/default.aspx. The State of NC funds this program to assist veterans and non-veterans. ESC will work with all discharges. The unemployment figures for April 2013 in Moore County were 8.2% which is a steady decrease from December 2012. Mr. Kelly actively recruits employers to list jobs and ESC is even able to help someone who has been convicted of a felony by being federally bonded. Another bonus for potential employers is a Work Opportunity Tax Credit. See below for highlights of this briefing. • Unemployment Compensation: The federal extension of unemployment compensation benefits will end on 30 June 2013. The maximum compensation will return to 26 weeks & the weekly benefit amount will be reduced to $350. The new legislation changes can be seen at ncesc1/individual/2013LawChangeQA.asp. • NC Job Connector: Job seekers can login into ncjobconnector to search for potential job opportunities. A PIN is required to see job opportunities. Employers can also search for potential applicants. • Local Workforce Office: The ESC has a local Workforce office in Moore County at 245 Shepherd Trail, Aberdeen with hours of 0830 to 1700 Monday through Friday. The office provides space for employer interviews, computers for job searching, and various workshops about how to interview and build a resume. • Veteran Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP): This program is available to help a veteran go back to school when they aren’t covered by another program such as the VA’s Vocational Rehabilitation. Twelve months of schooling can be covered for a cost of up to $1564 a month. The third presentation was from Chess Cloninger on the funeral services provided by Pines Funerals (pinesfunerals/) which consists of three locations in Moore County. NC Board of Funeral Service (ncbfs.org/) administers and regulates funeral services with NC. Pines Funerals is willing to work with veterans on a case-by-case basis. Ashes of the deceased cannot be withheld due to lack of payment. See below for highlights of this briefing. • VA Benefits: Pines Funerals will assist families with requesting burial and memorial benefits from the VA. Proof of VA payment will be taken into account in overall price. • Pre-Planning: The website has a form that an individual can download to identify one’s desired final arrangements. You can also pre-pay your funeral arrangements (payment plan available) so that your family isn’t overly burdened when your time to go comes. • Unclaimed Human Remains Policy: The funeral service business shall make reasonable efforts to contact relatives or others who wish to claim the deceased. The funeral service must wait 10 days prior to disposal IAW the law. The group also discussed the below topics: • American Legion 2013-2014 Department Commander: American Legion Post 12 distributed an endorsement flyer for Patricia Harris. • Veteran Dinner: DAV Chapter # 83 will hold a free dinner on 2 July 2013. • Independence Day Parades: Carthage & Pinehurst will hold their annual parades. • Independence Day Celebrations: Aberdeen & Pinehurst will host firework displays. The next meeting will be held at Seven Lakes West on 23 July 2013 at 7 pm.
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