3. On Friday we had Kevin Doffing from Lone Star Veteran's Association
come in and talk about this amazing organization! Listen here.
The Lone Star Veterans Association enhances the post 9/11 veteran community in Houston, Texas by connecting veterans to resources, opportunities, and other veterans. While we focus our programming and outreach on post-9/11 veterans and their families we want everyone to feel welcome attending our events. We strive to provide fun, approachable and inclusive event programming for serving our veterans.
4. Here's some info on LSVA's Toy Drive!
5. Apparently, one of the best ways you can thank the veteran in your life for their service is
by helping them move to one of THESE cities.
WalletHub.com just released the results of a study on the best cities for veterans.
They ranked the 100 biggest cities in the country on 17 different factors, including the veteran population how many businesses they own and how many job opportunities they have and the quality of the VA facilities.
And the top 10 cities are:
1. Austin, Texas
2. Colorado Springs, Colorado
3. Virginia Beach, Virginia
4. Raleigh, North Carolina
5. Plano, Texas
6. Tampa, Florida
7. Fremont, California
8. Seattle
9. San Diego
10. Boise, Idaho.
The 10 worst cities for veterans are:
1. Detroit
2. Newark, New Jersey
3. Baltimore
4. Hialeah, Florida
5. Memphis
6. Birmingham, Alabama
7. North Las Vegas, Nevada
8. Toledo, Ohio
9. San Bernardino, California
10. Cleveland