In 2015, Southwestern Community Services, led by their Supportive Services for Veterans Program staff members John Rider and Matt Primrose, held the first Cheshire County Veterans Summit & Stand Down. The event featured representatives from several local service agencies that shared information and resources for area veterans, in an effort to make them aware of, and to provide easy access to the region’s many services available to them. The event was a tremendous success, with hundreds of veterans in attendance. SCS would continue to host the event annually for the next four years, the last being in September of 2018.
Fast forward to 2022… Southwestern Community Services partnered with the Keene Family YMCA to bring this valuable resource back to the community. They held a successful event that year, and again in 2023, with more than 100 local veterans in attendance.
The 2024 Cheshire County Veterans Expo will take place on Friday, September 13th from 10am-2pm at the Keene Family YMCA.
Representatives from several agencies will be on hand to share information and resources, and all veterans in attendance are invited to enjoy a free lunch, which will be served from 11am-1pm.
Veterans can also get a free haircut while they’re at the expo, courtesy of Jed’s Barber Shop.
There will be several raffle prizes, thanks to the generosity of local businesses who donated to the event.
This free event will take place rain or shine. To learn more, or if you’re interested in exhibiting at the expo or making a donation, please reach out to Mick Blume at mblume@keene-ymca.org or call 603.283.5256.
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