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Reminder! Tomorrow at 12 p.m. ET, DAV and Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School will host the latest installment of DAV’s Distinguished Speaker Series.

Click here to RSVP to “Service to Startup: Making Entrepreneurship Accessible for Veterans” ➡ .

Moderator:
-David Calone, Harvard Law School alum, Patriot Boot Camp co-founder and Senior Advisor to Jove Equity Partners LLC

Panelists:
-Jasmine Paul, Air Force veteran DAV Patriot Boot Camp alumna and founder of The Wealth Playground, a youth financial literacy company.

-Matt Hyde, Navy veteran and partner and co-founder of Catalyst Law Group LLP, where his practice is focused on representing emerging-growth companies and venture or private equity investors.

-Emily McMahan, Army veteran and co-founder and general partner with AIN Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies at the intersection of deep tech and dual-use technology, as well as in military, veteran-led startups. …

Tiffany Koehler, Commander of DAV Wisconsin, recently attended a discussion with VA Secretary Doug Collins and Congressman Derrick Van Orden.

The discussion provided veterans from Wisconsin's Third Congressional District an opportunity to raise concerns directly with officials, ask questions and hear updates on efforts to improve veteran care, benefits and services.

Every day DAV is fighting for veteran-focused legislation on the state-level and nationally in D.C. Learn more about DAV’s legislative efforts and how you can get involved at davcan.org. …

DAV Chapter 73 Erie/Crawford County in Erie, Pennsylvania, saw a longtime community partnership grow into a major boost for veteran transportation access.

For the past four years, the chapter has partnered with junior hockey’s Erie Otters Hockey Club through the team’s Hometown Heroes program, honoring veterans at games and raising visibility for veteran support services.

As the chapter approaches its fifth anniversary with the Otters, that sustained outreach caught the attention of the Uncommon Grit SEAL Foundation, which reached out to collaborate and ultimately made a donation of more than $30,000 on the chapter’s behalf to the Erie VA Medical Center.

The contribution funded a wheelchair-accessible vehicle that will help transport veterans to and from critical medical appointments, building on the foundation’s earlier support for the VA, including a 2025 donation toward a wheelchair-accessible van.

Chapter members said the partnership reflects how consistent local outreach continues to open doors for new relationships that directly improve veterans’ lives in the community. …

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