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Servicing Sullivan County Veterans where the VA doesn't.

11/05/2026

NEXT WEEK!

HONORING OUR VETERANS — A WEEK OF GRATITUDE, CONNECTION & COMMUNITY!

Veterans Day is right around the corner, and there are several wonderful opportunities throughout Sullivan County to honor our veterans, connect with fellow service members, and take advantage of valuable resources.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 — VETERANS DAY DINNER

Hosted by Liberty Elks Lodge #1545

📍 Liberty Elks Lodge 21 John Street, Liberty, NY 12754
🕚 5:00-7:00 PM

And there are several other great veteran-focused events happening throughout the week!

💙 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9 — FINANCIAL LITERACY WORKSHOPS

Hosted by Action Toward Independence (ATI), Chase, and the Dwyer Coalition.

📍 309 E. Broadway, Suite A, Monticello, NY

Two FREE workshops designed to help build financial confidence:

• 11:15 AM — How to Set Goals, Build a Budget & Save
• 12:30 PM — Understanding & Building Credit

Registration is required, and space is limited. See the attached flyer for QR codes and registration details.

Questions? Call 845-794-4228.

🥞 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 — VETERAN BREAKFAST

Hosted by Action Toward Independence and the Dwyer Coalition.

📍 309 E. Broadway, Suite A, Monticello, NY
🕙 10:00 AM–12:00 PM

A special breakfast honoring those who have served our nation.

Veterans and service members may bring one family member.

**Space is limited!** Call 845-794-4228 to register.

🐎 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 — OPERATION HOOVES & HEROES

"Where Veterans and horses meet as equals."

A FREE equine-assisted learning experience for veterans, by veterans, hosted at DIEHL Me In Performance Horses.

📍 33 Diehl Road, Callicoon, NY
🕙 10:00 AM (please arrive by 9:45 AM)

Participants will have the opportunity to connect with horses through grooming, groundwork, learning about horse behavior, and an optional guided ride.

A unique opportunity for connection, reflection, and camaraderie.

To register, contact Savannah Reid at (904) 589-1947.

SERVICE DOESN'T END WHEN THE UNIFORM COMES OFF.

The bonds of service, the importance of community, and our responsibility to look after one another continue long after our military days are behind us.

Whether you're a veteran looking to reconnect, a family member offering support, or a community member wanting to show appreciation, there is a place for you.

Please share these opportunities and help us reach the veterans in our communities who may benefit from them.

To all who have served — thank you. We honor you, we remember you, and we stand beside you.

10/10/2026

🇺🇸🐴 OPERATION HOOVES & HEROES!

An Operation for Veterans, by Veterans!

The Sullivan County Veterans Coalition is proud to partner with Diehl Me In Performance Horses to bring a unique opportunity to our veteran community in honor of Veterans Day!

Operation Hooves & Heroes is a FREE, hands-on equine-assisted learning experience designed to introduce veterans to the world of horses, basic horsemanship, and the powerful connections that can develop between humans and horses.

No experience with horses? No problem! That's exactly what this day is about!

Veterans will have the opportunity to:

🐴 Learn about horse behavior, communication, and body language

🐴 Experience hands-on grooming and basic horse handling

🐴 Practice groundwork and communication skills

🐴 Participate in a unique arena mirror experience

🐴 Enjoy an optional guided horseback ride

🇺🇸 Connect with fellow veterans in a welcoming, supportive environment

We're especially proud that this event is being led by one of our own, veteran Savannah Reid, whose enthusiasm and dedication are helping bring this experience to our veteran community.

📅 Friday, November 13, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 DIEHL Me In Performance Horses
33 Diehl Road, Callicoon, NY

💲 FREE for Veterans!

📞 Registration required: Contact Savannah Reid at (904) 589-1947. Text or call.

Military service creates bonds that last a lifetime, but connection and camaraderie shouldn't end when the uniform comes off.

Sometimes a new experience, a shared challenge, or even time spent with a horse can open the door to something meaningful.

A special thank you to Megan and the team at DIEHL Me In Performance Horses for partnering with us to make this possible!

Veterans, we hope you'll join us!

Please help us spread the word by sharing this opportunity with veterans throughout Sullivan County and our surrounding communities.

🇺🇸 HOOAH. OORAH. HOOYAH. NEIGH. 🐴

09/27/2026

Calling all local students! 🇺🇸🎓

VFW Post 7276 is proud to participate in the VFW’s 2026–2027 Youth Scholarship Programs, giving students an opportunity to share their voices, reflect on patriotism, and compete for scholarship dollars.

This year’s theme is:

🇺🇸 “What a Veteran Taught Me About America.”

✏️ Patriot’s Pen

Grades 6–8

300–400 word written essay

National awards up to $5,000

🎙️ Voice of Democracy

Grades 9–12

3–5 minute original audio essay

More than $2 million in scholarships awarded nationally, with a $35,000 National First Place Scholarship

📅 Deadline: October 31, 2026

Completed entries can be submitted to Commander Lauren Roman of the VFW Post 7276, email: [email protected].

Parents, grandparents, teachers, coaches, and community members, please help us spread the word and encourage the young people in your life to participate.

Our veterans have stories worth learning from, and our young people have voices worth hearing. ❤️🤍💙

Please SHARE so we can reach as many local students as possible! 🇺🇸

09/23/2026

It was a great morning and early afternoon with our Veteran brothers and sisters at the Hospice of Orange & Sullivan Counties 2026 Veterans Brunch: Salute to Service. We sat with our VFW District 2 Leadership team. Our Commander Jose Morales, Jr. was one of the guest speakers.

09/06/2026

Come support our comrades on the western end! One of our five VFW posts, the Allan Milk Memorial VFW Post 7276 is honored to present: Freedom Festival!

ONE WEEK AWAY!

Sunday, September 13th at 11 AM at Hancock Fireman’s Field you can expect a day created to bring our community together in support of the Allan Milk Memorial VFW Post 7276 of Long Eddy and our local veterans.
🇺🇸 Camaraderie
🇺🇸 Community
🇺🇸 Food
🇺🇸 Local vendors
🇺🇸 Co****le
🇺🇸 Veteran resources
🇺🇸 Flag retirement ceremony
🇺🇸 Support for those who served

There will be an incredible lineup of food vendors, local makers, veteran organizations, and community members coming together to make this day special.

Please mark your calendar, share the event, invite your friends, sign up to play co****le (just $20!), bring your family, and come spend the day celebrating freedom and veterans.

Whether you come for the food, the vendors, the co****le tournament, the resources, the ceremony, or simply to stand with our veterans, your presence matters.

Let’s show our veterans that they are seen, supported, honored, and never forgotten.

📍 Freedom Festival
Hancock Fireman’s Field
12 Park St., Hancock, NY

📅 Sunday, September 13th
⏰ 11 AM

Please share this post and help us spread the word far and wide. Let’s make this a day our veteran community can feel proud of. 🇺🇸

08/30/2026

ATTENTION SULLIVAN COUNTY VETERANS!

Our neighbors in Orange County are hosting the Middletown Elks Lodge Veteran Stand Down on Saturday, October 3rd, and Sullivan County Veterans are encouraged to check it out.

📍 Middletown Elks Lodge
48 Prospect Street, Middletown, NY
📅 Saturday, October 3, 2026
⏰ Event begins at 9:30 AM
🥞 FREE breakfast for ALL Veterans from 10 AM–12 Noon

The Stand Down will bring together a variety of FREE resources and services for Veterans, including Veterans benefits assistance, housing and homeless prevention resources, legal and financial services, educational opportunities, job counseling and résumé assistance, recovery and mental health providers, free haircuts, clothing, hygiene kits, food, beverages and more.

They will also have an expanded private area specifically for women Veterans, with new and gently used clothing, toiletries and additional resources.

Sometimes the resource you need isn’t located within our county lines—and Middletown is just a short trip for many of us.

Please share this with a Veteran or Veteran family who may benefit. You never know who might need exactly what is being offered that day. 🇺🇸

For additional information, contact Stand Down Coordinator Teresa Mayer at 845-826-6844 or [email protected].

08/23/2026

🇺🇸 Freedom Festival is coming up and we would love to see our Sullivan County community show up strong!

Although Freedom Festival will be held just over the county line in Hancock, this event directly benefits the Long Eddy Allan Milk Memorial VFW Post 7276, which is located on the western edge of Sullivan County and proudly serves local veterans from our surrounding communities.

Post 7276 is so grateful to the Hancock Fire Department for graciously hosting them and helping make this day possible.

Join us on Sunday, September 13 for a day of camaraderie, community, support, resources, and patriotism.

Freedom Festival will include:

🇺🇸 Co****le Tournament
🇺🇸 Veteran Resource Fair
🇺🇸 Food Vendors
🇺🇸 Flag Retirement Ceremony
🇺🇸 Veteran Support Organizations
🇺🇸 VA Mobile Outreach
🇺🇸 Community connection and support for our local veterans

Our co****le tournament will benefit VFW Post 7276, it's auxiliary, and the local veterans and community they continue to serve.

This is a great opportunity to come out, support a local VFW, connect with veteran resources, enjoy the day, and show our veterans that they are seen, appreciated, and never forgotten.

📌 Freedom Festival flyer included
📌 Co****le Tournament flyer included
📌 Event link included in this post

Please share, sign up for the tournament, invite your friends, and help us spread the word.

Let’s show up for our veterans. 🇺🇸

08/10/2026

Vet Fest may be over…
…but we are not slowing down.

Now it’s time to get ready for Freedom Festival! Just beyond the western edge of the county in Hancock, NY.

We are just about one month away from another important day of camaraderie, community, support, and resources for our local veterans.

Join us on Sunday, September 13 for a day that brings together our veterans, families, community members, and local organizations in support of those who served.
Freedom Festival will include:
🇺🇸 Co****le Tournament
🇺🇸 Veteran Resource Fair
🇺🇸 Food Vendors
🇺🇸 Flag Retirement Ceremony
🇺🇸 Veteran Support Organizations
🇺🇸 VA Mobile Outreach
🇺🇸 Community, connection, and patriotism

Our Co****le Tournament will benefit VFW Post 7276, our members, and the local veterans we continue to serve.
So now is the time to sign up, share the event, invite your friends, grab a partner, and come throw bags for our veterans!
Freedom Festival is more than an event.

It’s a chance to show our veterans that they are seen, supported, honored, and never forgotten.
Let’s push hard this month and make this a beautiful day for our veteran community. 🇺🇸
📌 Co****le Tournament flyer included- $20 per person!
📌 Freedom Festival flyer included
📌 Event link included in comments of the post
Please share and help us spread the word!

08/09/2026

🇺🇸 Thank You for Making Vet Fest 2026 a Success 🇺🇸

The Sullivan County Veterans Coalition would like to extend our sincere gratitude to everyone who helped make the 2026 Sullivan County Veterans Festival & Stand Down such a successful and meaningful day.

An event like Vet Fest does not happen because of one person or one organization. It happens because an entire community comes together with a shared commitment to honor, support, and serve our veterans.

We are incredibly grateful to our planning committee and volunteers, who spent months preparing for this event and countless hours behind the scenes coordinating vendors, securing resources, selling Cash Bash tickets, organizing federal surplus, planning logistics, setting up, breaking down, and stepping in wherever they were needed.

Special thanks to Loch Sheldrake Fire Department and the Fireman’s Park for welcoming us and providing such a wonderful location for this year’s event, and to our fire service partners (shoutout to Liberty & Hurleyville FDs!) and volunteers who assisted with the grounds, tent, parking, flag display, supplies, and logistics.

Thank you to every one of our veteran service organizations, government agencies, informational vendors, health and wellness resources, community organizations, and outreach partners who showed up to connect veterans with the services, benefits, opportunities, and support available to them.

Thank you to those who helped make our Stand Down possible… from obtaining and transporting federal surplus to setting it up, registering veterans, and distributing items throughout the day.

Thank you to the Tri Valley Little League, Rennison’s Popcorn, Liberty ShopRite, Cup of Mud and everyone who helped feed our veterans and guests, and to those who generously donated supplies and their time.

Thank you to our musicians, Derek Stoner and Jesse Noren, for filling the park with incredible music and adding so much to the atmosphere of the day.

Thank you to Christopher McFadden for leading us in our National Anthem and to Jim Kaufman for helping us open and close our gathering in prayer.

Thank you to our veteran-owned and patriotic goods vendors, Frost Valley and our Kids Corner participants, and everyone who brought something special to the festival experience.

Thank you to Paul Ciliberto & Catskills News Talk Radio for providing us airtime and for their help to spread the word, and to every person and organization who shared our flyer, promoted the event, or personally invited a veteran to attend.

And thank you to everyone who purchased or sold a Cash Bash ticket. Your support helped offset the expenses associated with putting on Vet Fest and will help us continue our mission of serving the veteran community.

Most importantly, thank you to every veteran who joined us.

Vet Fest exists for you.

Whether you came for the resources, the federal surplus, a meal, the music, the camaraderie—or simply to spend a few hours among fellow veterans—we were honored to have you with us.

Yesterday was a beautiful example of what can happen when veterans, organizations, businesses, volunteers, and community members come together in service to something bigger than themselves.

From all of us at the Sullivan County Veterans Coalition and the Vet Fest Committee: THANK YOU for making Vet Fest 2026 possible. 🇺🇸

We look forward to doing it all again next year. ❤️🤍💙

08/06/2026

🇺🇸 Veteran Vendor Spotlight 🇺🇸

One of the things we’re most excited about at this year’s Vet Fest is introducing you to some incredibly talented veterans from our own community.

Meet Gabe, a United States Navy Veteran and Corpsman, who will be joining us once again with his handcrafted creations, all proudly made right here in Sullivan County.

From beautifully laser-engraved tumblers to other custom pieces, Gabe’s work reflects both craftsmanship and patriotism. Every item is designed and created by him, making each piece truly unique. To see more ahead of the event go to on Instagram!

When you stop by Vet Fest, take a few minutes to visit his booth, hear his story, and support a fellow veteran and local small business owner.

🇺🇸 Supporting veteran-owned businesses is another way we continue serving those who served us.

📅 Vet Fest 2026
Saturday, August 8
🕚 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Loch Sheldrake Fireman’s Park

In addition to veteran-owned vendors like Gabe, you’ll also find:

🎶 Live music
🍔 Free food
☕ Cup of Mud Coffee
✂️ Free haircuts for veterans
📦 Federal surplus items for veterans
🇺🇸 Veteran resource organizations
🛍️ Patriotic vendors
🎟️ Cash Bash drawing at the conclusion of the event

Come out, meet some amazing people, support local veteran-owned businesses, and help us celebrate the men and women who have served our country.

We’ll see you Saturday! ❤️🤍💙

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