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Through
this quarterly publication, blinded veterans, their families and
other interested parties keep in touch with each other as well
as services, benefits and legislation. The Bulletin is offered
free of charge to all blinded veterans on BVA's mailing list.
Regional
groups offer blinded veterans and their families opportunities
for recreation, social activities and support groups. Regional
groups also set up and staff volunteer service offices in VA medical
centers and clinics. Often blinded veterans have their first contact
with BVA and learn about available services, benefits and information
through a regional group or volunteer service activity.
BVA's elected national officers, who give freely of their time and talents, combine their efforts with those of the Association's paid employees in service to America's blinded veterans. In addition to Field Service personnel based throughout the country, BVA staff members work at an Association-owned historic building in the Chinatown neighborhood of our Nation's Capital. The building is located some two miles northwest of the Capitol building and two miles northeast of The White House. BVA's National Headquarters is composed of the following working departments: Administration, Communications, Development, Finance, Government Relations, and Membership.
The BVA Auxiliary Collect
The National Blinded Veterans Association Auxiliary (BVAA) was established in 1977 to educate and offer mutual assistance and aid to friends and family members of blinded veterans. BVAA seeks to strengthen the spirit of fellowship that naturally exists among its members. Any friends, family members, or individuals age 18 and over who are interested in the work of BVA are eligible for membership.
Founding member Catherine McCraken Burnett, who also designed the BVA Auxiliary emblem, best summed up the mission of BVAA and its members when she penned the following during the Auxiliary's early stages:
Blinded
Veterans Association
Auxiliary Members
Answering the commitment to assist, serve, and support BVA
United in purpose, we stand, as one.
X-pecting the achievement of our goals to make a difference;
Individually and collectively we dedicate ourselves to this endeavor.
Learning together to be patient, to be kind, slow to judge, and quick to forgive;
Inspired by our strong determination to succeed, we
Acknowledge that only as we devote our lives to others are we
Rewarded by the realization that we can do anything that we set forth to do when supported by Almighty God and
our most important member,
You
BVA Merchandise
BVA members, their families, and friends of the Association may shop at BVA's online store 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For more information, go to http://www.cafepress.com/bvashop.
Specific items that are not available through the online store include formal caps, flags, patches, a limited number of lapel pins, and engraved pocket name badges. Order forms for some of the items are available at http://www.pkjax.kaminsky.com/blindvets/merchandiseforms.htm, or call Keleeba Scott or Stuart Nelson at 1-800-669-7079 for more information.
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