After a summer break, Lake Nona Veterans Club (LNVC) is meeting on the second Thursday of the month! Membership to the LNVC is open to any veteran who has served honorably in any branch of the United States military and Coast Guard. Auxiliary Membership in the LNVC is open to family members or individual sponsored by a membership of the club. … [Read more...]
NonaVentures: Rappelling Over the Edge of ORMC
Life is all about moments … from the small instances that we don’t think twice about to the larger occurrences where we are thrown outside of our norm. Experiences that test us and push us over the edge. That edge is our comfort zone, and sometimes all we need is a little push. Swallow your fear, gather your courage (it’s already there), and take that leap of faith. Ready or … [Read more...]
Catch a Lift Fund: Any Gym. Anywhere.
Fitness for Wounded Veterans Corporal Christopher Coffland was a Baltimore native and student-athlete who excelled both at The Gilman School and Washington and Lee University. He received his bachelor’s degree in anthropology in 1998. After completing college, he pursued a doctorate degree for which he traveled extensively throughout the world, studying and immersing … [Read more...]
Congressman Darren Soto Opens Congressional District Office Inside VA Medical Center in Lake Nona
Congressman Darren Soto’s previous Congressional District office was located at the UCF Medical School Administration Building in Lake Nona, and although it was just across the street from the VA Medical Center, it was yet another hurdle for veterans in need to cross in order to get help. Most were unwilling due to a myriad of understandable reasons. Now that the office is … [Read more...]
New American Legion Post Coming to Lake Nona
With the Orlando VA Hospital and a large veteran population in the vicinity, Lake Nona will be the next location to experience the addition of an American Legion Post. What is an American Legion, you ask? Chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919, the American Legion was created “as a patriotic veterans’ organization devoted to mutual helpfulness. It is the nation’s … [Read more...]