Sgt Charlie’s Cancer Treatment

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Hi all, I want to share with you about Sgt Charlie, who is a certified therapy dog and loves his job. He loves all of the people he meets and doesn’t show any signs of slowing down or retiring any time soon. If you would like to help, please go to our GoFundMe page. We appreciate your help! God Bless!

Unfortunately, he has been diagnosed with mast cell cancer. This will require surgery, diagnostics, lab work, and much more. While we don’t know yet if he will need chemotherapy, radiation, or other more extensive treatment, these are all very possible. Cancer sucks and Charlie is only 7 years old. We realize that bull mastiffs typically do not live into their teens, but he has so much love and compassion to give everyone that he meets at the hospital, the VFW, the American Legion, the nursing homes, the kids at all the schools and community centers he visits.

He loves being a therapy dog. Anyone that has met him in his travels can attest to his intuitive sense for who needs the most attention and love that day. Please help us to offset the extensive costs of cancer surgery and treatment. Thank you.

https://www.gofundme.com/akddb-charlie039s-cancer-treatment?fbclid=IwAR3eGi6da5UO3U-j2GOF1nWP_RDuAejijCM7fvdFX9mNY_61DEXnDfqBhT8

Upcoming Events for Veterans

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VEI VETWORKING 

Military, Veterans and Spouses
23 and 30 May 2019

In partnership with

The MITRE Corporation
7525 Colshire Drive; McLean (Tysons Corner), VA

Transitioning from the military to a civilian career is a real challenge and mentoring and community support is crucial to successful entry into the civilian workforce.

The Northern Virginia Technology Council’s Veteran Employment Initiative VETWORKING program provides transitioning military members, Veterans including student Veterans, Guard and Reserve members and their spouses with a free career transition education and personal growth experience to enhance your employment journey.  VETWORKING combines elements of networking and mentoring and connects the jobseeker with a support team.  Through small group interactions, VETWORKING facilitates the development of career search skills, building of professional networks and empowerment through the support of fellow job seekers and professional mentors.  VETWORKING takes a deeper dive into the career transition space than the military’s TAP and over 125 jobseekers have completed this experience.

The program is broken down into two sessions of three hours each on Tuesday evenings at the MITRE Corporation. Each session runs from 5-8 pm and dinner is provided. There is a maximum of 25 per cohort and once signed up you must commit to attending both sessions. The course consists of:

– A self-assessment using Gallup’s StrengthsFinder 2.0 reviewed by a certified coach
– A resume workshop using a qualified team to help tailor your resume to a career field
– Assigning a mentor to serve as a key support and resource during your job-seeking time frame
– Tuning up your interviewing skills to prepare you for the job interview process
– Connecting with corporate recruiters to glean insights on how companies hire and best practices during the interview process
– Undergo actual interviews for open positions with corporate recruiters
To register click: Vetworking or go to http://www.nvtc.org/events . Once you have registered- please forward your current resume to VEI Executive Director Steve Jordon at sjordon@nvtc.org.  For more info call: (703) 268-5145.