Veterans and Friends of Puget Sound hosted hosted the inaugural meeting of the Veterans And Friends Roundtable at The Pacific Institute (TPI) Wednesday, May 14, 2014, from 10 am to noon.
Participants exploring ways that different groups can work together to better serve our veterans included Diane Tice (One of VAF's Founders, and Co-Founder of TPI), David Loud (Community Liaison for Congressman Jim McDermott); Heidi Audette (Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs Communiations Director); Dane Olsen (VA Puget Sound Health Care System Customer Service Manager)
Marvin Burnett (Commender Disabled American Veterans Post 23, West Seattle); Tom Shriver (Commander, American Legion Post 67, Puyallap) and VAF members Cyril Miller, Ron Bryant, Randy Winn and Gail Gorud.
Already a number of items raised are being addressed by cross-organizational efforts.
Future Roundtables will include a broader membership and spin-off focus groups to address particular themes.
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