WEBSTER, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs will be hosting a free “Coffee, Dinner, and Conversation” program for veterans and spouses. This program is in partnership with Day County Veterans Service Officer Jeff Nelson. The department welcomes the opportunity to visit one-on-one with veterans and their spouses and see what’s brewing!
The “What’s Brewing” program will be held Friday, April 12, at the VFW Post 4690 located at 521 1st Street West in Webster. The social and free pulled pork dinner starts at 5:00 pm and the “What’s Brewing” conversation starts at 5:30 pm.
If veterans and their spouses are going to attend, please RSVP to the Day County VSO by Friday, April 5, by calling 605-345-9512 or emailing daycvso@itctel.com to help get an accurate headcount for the free dinner.
“’What’s Brewing’ is a great opportunity for us to visit with veterans and their spouses and hear about the challenges they might be experiencing first-hand. These programs also allow us the opportunity to speak with them about new benefits and services,” said SDDVA Secretary Greg Whitlock. “As the advocates for South Dakota veterans, we need to hear about the things our veterans are facing. We walk among veterans every day, and yet we may not even realize the magnitude of their sacrifices to serve our country.”
The SDDVA team and CVSO Nelson will address questions about veteran’s benefits including compensation, education, pension, healthcare, burial, state veterans cemetery, and state veterans home.
We encourage veterans to join us if they can. As always, they can reach our SDDVA team at 605.333.6869, or they can locate their county or tribal veterans service officer by visiting https://vetaffairs.sd.gov/veteransserviceofficers/locatevso.aspx.