Archive for March 2020

-ATTENTION-Starting tomorrow March 20th @ 8am, our office will be implementing various changes to our services: -For those wishing to reach our McLennan County Veteran Service Officers (VSOs), please call our main office phone number of 254-297-7171 and you will be transferred to the VSOs cell phone as they will be working remotely. -Our clinicians, including counselors…

A few action shots from Ladies Tree House held earlier today! Mr. Shaun Lee from Heart of Texas Region MHMR Center came out and led the group through a watercolor tutorial. Thank you Mr. Shaun! -Mr. Shaun leading the class -An amazing turnout of ladies! -Shaun in action! -The finished products!

Veterans One Stop is here to serve! We are receiving guidance from the local health department as well as the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and will be putting in place some protective measures during the COVID-19 Emergency. Agencies, including MVPN, located at the Veterans One Stop will continue to provide services, however, will be…

For the month of January, we awarded Mr. Mark Henry with MVPN Volunteer of the Month. Please help us congratulate him and read about his amazing story below. Mr. Henry was born and raised in Michigan. He decided to join the military through the encouragement of his uncle, a career military man. He urged 17…

A few snapshots from the “Koffee for Heroes” event held by Baylor Kappa Sigma on January 19th at Common Grounds. The coffee was delicious and The Red Clay Strays gave a great performance! A huge thank you to everyone who came out to support Veterans One Stop! -The Red Clay Strays band tuning up for their performance. -Program Manager Bobbi…

Today, for MLK Day of Service, counselor Rachel Mims and a group of volunteers from the community refreshed our front sign area! Thank you everyone for your hard work! -The Flagpole Area before the project was started. -The Finished Product! -The group of volunteers posing with their finished project.

On February 10th, we held an appreciation luncheon for our active MVPN Volunteers. This was held at Golden Corral here in Waco. We had a valentine’s day theme, just to show them that we love them all! We also had goodie bags for each volunteer, loaded with gift cards (donated from local restaurants), candy, a…

Boy Scouts of America Troop 462 should be proud of this young man! Alex, who has spent the last couple months working on his Eagle Scout project, came in before school this morning to present the outcome. He was able to collect 22 coats, 12 light jackets, 13 shirts, 9 scarves, 112 pair of socks, 3…

Today we had an ornament exchange for the staff and a few of our full time volunteers! We had a pot luck lunch too! Here are some photos of the ornaments that were received. -Case Manager Rick -MVPN Assistant Peer Services Coordinator Taylor -Counselor Dr. Phil -Clinical Program Manager and Counselor Dr. Sue -Office Manager…

During our monthly MVPN meeting held earlier today, we recognized Johnny Kellough. Mr. Kellough was raised in Bellmead, Texas and was named after the astronaut John Glenn. He graduated from La Vega High School in 1978 as a recognized baseball player. He then joined the US Navy in 1979 working as a Seabee. Throughout his…