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Photo: Caring for our members

Care package assembly — Gail Engler (pictured) and Harold Rodenberger assembled care packages Jan. 14 for the post’s three deployed members. The packages included calling cards, ground coffee and chocolate bars, Starbucks Via, homemade beef jerky, homemade oatmeal raisin walnut cookies and peanut butter cookies.

Post pays a visit to hospitalized vets on Labor Day

VA Volunteers — Five members of Post 3063 and two community volunteers visited the Seattle VA Hospital on Labor Day to bring some holiday cheer to the patients. This visit they tried something new: instead of passing out drinks and snacks to the patients they passed out monetary chit books that could be used in the Veterans Canteen Service Store. Even the patients on restricted diets received something this time and all of them could choose whatever they wanted at the store. Pictured from left to right: Justin Mamallo, Dan Stokke, Sanu Chacko, Jessica Chacko, Gail Engler, and John Hoglund (Harold Rodenberger not pictured).

VA home loans: a great benefit

Did you know that you may be eligible for a home loan through the VA? The VA also offers adapted homes for disabled veterans. Below is information regarding their home loan programs courtesy of their website. You can start the application process via this link as well.

VA home loan programs may be used to obtain homes, condominiums, or manufactured homes; refinance an existing home loan; or install energy-saving improvements. VA offers these three main types of guaranteed home loan benefits:

– Purchase Loans

– Cash-Out Refinance Loans

– Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans

Adapted Homes for Disabled Veterans

VA also offers grants to Veterans with certain service-connected disabilities to build an adapted home or install ramps, widen doors, or make other modifications to live more independently. VA operates three types of grants that accommodate Veterans’ unique circumstances: Specially Adapted Housing, Special Housing Adaptation, and Temporary Residence Adaptation.