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Lorraine Holland

Orlando Creative Arts Competition at Lake Nona VA

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Lake Nona VA is hosting the annual Orlando Creative Arts Competition on Sept 5th and 6th, and please refer to the flyer on dates, time and locations that your artwork needs to be submitted.  I encourage you all to come out and admire the artwork that our veterans produce and vote for your favorite entries.  We will have our MOAA Healing Through Expression table and several of our Chapter members will be helping to support this event. Our “Healing thru Expression” philanthropy 501c(3) continues to be  very active with Lake Nona to provide art supplies (thanks to a MOAA and an American Legion Auxiliary grant) in support of the VA Recreational Therapy Department.  I continue to attend monthly art classes with veterans who seek relief from stress by expressing themselves through their art.  We’ve had two events to showcase veteran’s artwork to the public. 

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Commemoration of 79th National Liberation Day and 71st Anniversary of ROK-US Alliance

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Please see the flyer attached and come out for the Commemoration of 79th National Liberation Day and 71st Anniversary of ROK-US Alliance on August 18th at 4pm in support of the Central Florida Korean Association.  The FREE event will be held at the Vision Church at 16796 Davenport Road, Winter Garden.  There will be a guest speaker and performances and a chance to thank our Veterans of the Korean War for their service. You are invited to a free dinner at 6pm.  For inquiries, please contact our MOAA members Ron and Angela Navratil at angelagecw00@gmail.com

CFKA Flyer for Event 08-18-14

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Upcoming Florida Election Registration Dates

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Every two years, a state Primary Election is held 11 weeks before the General Election. The Primary Election is for the purpose of nominating party nominees to be voted for in the General Election to fill a national, state, county, or district office. A General Election is held on the second Tuesday in November of every even-numbered year.

Election Dates for 2022 are:

  • Primary Election: August 23
  • General Election: November 8

Contact your county Supervisor of Elections for the most up-to-date information.

Deadline to Register (Book Closing)

Eligible individuals can register to vote at any time. The deadline to register in order to participate in an upcoming election is 29 days before the election. The registration deadlines for 2022 are:

  • Primary Election: July 25
  • General Election: October 11

Vote-by-Mail Ballot ‘Send’ Deadline

State law requires Supervisors of Elections to send, within the following specified timeframes, to voters who already have requests on file:

For absent stateside and overseas uniformed service member and overseas civilian voters (also known as UOCAVA voters), Supervisors of Elections send the ballots no later than 45 days before an election. The send deadlines for 2022 are:

  • Primary Election: July 9
  • General Election: September 24

For domestic voters, Supervisors of Elections send the ballots during a 7-day window which is between 40 and 33 days before an election. The send periods for 2022 are:

  • Primary Election: July 14 – 21
  • General Election: September 29 – October 6

Vote-by-Mail Ballot Request and Return Deadlines The deadline to request that a vote-by-mail ballot be mailed is no later than 5:00 p.m. (local time) on the 10th day before the election. The deadlines for 2022 are:

  • Primary Election: August 13
  • General Election: October 29

A vote-by-mail ballot must be returned and received by the Supervisor of Elections in the county of registration no later than 7:00 p.m. (local time) on election day for the respective election in order to be counted.

*A 10-day extension exists only for overseas voters for the Presidential Preference Primary and General Election only.

For more information about voting by mail, visit the Division of Elections’ webpages Vote-by-Mail and Military and Overseas Citizens Voting.

Early Voting Period

By law, early voting must be held at least for 8 days. The mandatory early voting periods for 2022 are:

  • Primary Election: August 13 – 20
  • General Election: October 29 – November 5

Each county Supervisor of Elections may offer more days of early voting from one or more of the following days:

  • Primary Election: August 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 21
  • General Election: October 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, and November 6

Check with your county Supervisor of Elections for the additional days of early voting that may be offered in your county. For more information about early voting, visit the Division of Elections’ webpage on Early Voting.

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Educational Opportunities for Disabled Veterans

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SB 554 Substituted for HB 45- -HOUSE Enrolled Text (ER) Filed Beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year, a disabled veteran who receives a tuition benefit to attend a state university, Florida College System institution, career center operated by a school district, or charter technical career center under the GI Bill, but who does not qualify for the 100-percent eligibility tier federally, is eligible for a waiver of tuition and fees from the institution attended. The award amount is equal to the amount that is the difference between the portion of tuition and fees authorized under federal law and the full amount of tuition and fees charged by the institution attended

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Department of Veterans Affairs

Newly Enacted Service-Connected Benefits

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Dear Veteran,
You may be eligible for newly enacted service-connected benefits.

Over the course of the last six months, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has begun processing service-connected disability claims for six new presumptive conditions related to environmental exposures during military service. We request your help in making more Veterans aware of these newly added presumptive conditions to help them file a claim and obtain any earned benefits.

In May 2021, VA started implementing provisions of the William M. Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA), adding bladder cancer, hypothyroidism and Parkinsonism to the list of medical conditions presumptively associated with exposure to Agent Orange. A few months later VA added asthma, rhinitis and sinusitis (to include rhinosinusitis) on a presumptive basis based on particulate matter exposures during military service in Southwest Asia and certain other areas.

Any Veteran who was previously denied service-connection for any of these six conditions but had symptoms manifest within
10 years of military service would need to file a supplemental claim. Be sure to use VA Form 20-0995, Decision Review Request: Supplemental Claim when filing. The claim form should include the name of the condition and specify that the condition is being claimed due to in-service exposure to environmental hazards.

VA is committed to assisting Veterans who may have been exposed to hazardous materials during their military service.

Be sure to stay plugged in to www.va.gov for the most recent developments around environmental exposures during military service, as VA is constantly conducting research and surveillance as well as reviewing scientific literature for conditions that may be related to exposure during military service.

For more information about VA benefits and eligibility, or how to file a claim, Veterans and survivors can visit VA’s website at www.va.gov or call toll-free at 1-800-827-1000.

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