AUSA Blue Ridge

03/25/2026

03/13/2026

The deadline indicates the 8th of March. This has been extended until tomorrow March 14th.

02/22/2026

On 20 February 2026, and on behalf of the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Chapter, Chapter President Scott Dooley and Chapter Treasurer John Page presented a donation of $500 to James Pharis, Information Receptionist, Salem VA Health Care System. The money will be used to purchase comfort items, including 200+ sleep mask and ear plug kits for the patients receiving inpatient care at the medical center. The Salem VA Medical Center provides outstanding health care, trains America’s future health care providers, and conducts important medical research. The facility boasts a 242-bed teaching hospital that provides health care services to more than 78,000 eligible Veterans in an area that covers 26 counties, 13 independent cities, and 8,800 square miles in Southwest Virginia.

02/21/2026

On 20 February 2026, and in recognition of National Caretaker Day, Chapter President Scott Dooley and Chapter Treasurer John Page delivered 4 packages of snacks items (80 pieces per box) to Stephanie Palmer Director of Human Resources, Davis & McDaniel Veterans Care Center (DMVCC), Salem, VA, to be distributed to 4 shifts of DMVCC caretakers to thank them for their efforts to care for our great Veterans. The DMVCC is a 204-bed facility that provides affordable, high quality, comprehensive nursing, short-term rehabilitative, and long-term care options to Commonwealth of Virginia residents who are admitted to the DMVCC. The Facility and grounds at the DMVCC offer an array of amenities to include wheelchair accessible nature trails and deck, library, chapel, barber shop, and billiard room. Conveniently located next to the Salem VA Medical Center, the DMVCC is nestled in the landscape of the Blue Ridge mountainside and has been enjoyed by our veterans since it opened on Veterans Day, 1992 as the Virginia Veterans Care Center.

02/02/2026

The Allegheny-Blue Ridge Chapter is proud to announce Boston Dynamics has joined us as a community partner. Founded in 1992, Boston Dynamics is an engineering and robotics company and global leader in developing and deploying highly mobile robots capable of tackling industry's toughest challenges. For more information on Boston Dynamics go to the link below.
The World’s Leading Robotics Company | Boston Dynamics

01/01/2026

We hope you had a great Christmas.

Wishing you a Happy New Year!!!

12/17/2025

The veteran tree at Hotel Roanoke is garnering support, but we would love to help it grow. We would like to meet or exceed what we did last year and we are just under halfway. We need your help. Please use the link below to vote. Help us spread the word to friends and family.

Annual holiday event at Hotel Roanoke benefiting United Way of Virginia's Blue Ridge.

12/04/2025

Before today’s EXCOM, Scott presented our “big check” to Ms. Meaghan Hubbard, Davis and McDaniel Veterans Care Center Activities Director, in support of Operation Holiday Spirit. Operation Holiday Spirit is an annual event where the Activities Director and staff give patients christmas gifts on Christmas Eve. The effort starts in October, when the patients are asked what they would like for Christmas… sometimes it is a personal item, a gift for a spouse not at the care center, or funds added to their accounts at the center. Total money required to support Operation Holiday Spirit is approximately $100 per patient.

11/30/2025

Please support our veterans and donate.
https://givebutter.com/.../17veteranstreesponsoredbyausav...
Happy Holidays. Each year the AUSA Allegheny-Blue Ridge Chapter partners with the Davis & McDaniel Veterans Care Center and the Salem VA Medical Center to sponsor a Christmas Tree at the Hotel Roanoke in support of their Fashions for Evergreens Fundraiser for the United Way of the Roanoke Valley. The ornaments for the tree are handcrafted by the residents and patients of the DMVCC and VA and then they help decorate the tree. Please support our veterans and use the link below to vote for their patriotic tree with a small donation. We are counting on you.