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Old Capitol Area Chapter click on Family Support


Bottom row - 2nd from right. Wife of D. Nau jumping from Airborne tower at Ft Benning

      

 

 TOGETHER AGAIN   Program of The Old Capitol Area Chapter/MOAA

Celebrating the reopening of family visits to Georgia War Veterans Home (GWVH) residents

This is largest of two state owned and operated assisted living institutions providing skilled nursing for veterans in Georgia

  • Located in Milledgeville, Georgia

  • Provides residential care to over 200 veterans

  • Residents come from all corners of the state

TOGETHER AGAIN was put in place:

  • To facilitate family visits to GWVH residents

  • Residents isolated from their loved ones during the pandemic

  • Failure to thrive

  • Separated from family while in hospice

  • To draw attention to service to our country

    • 22 WW II vets at GWVH

    • Families also serve – Gold, Silver, and Blue Star families

  • To involve the community

    • Milledgeville Main Street – Milly Money

    • Visitors & Convention Bureau involvement with lodging selection

MOAA Foundation Community Outreach Grant awarded May 2020

  • Provides (pays) for guest lodging of GWVH visitors in community hotels

  • Pays for marketing, advertising and promotion of the program

MOAA brand being promoted locally and throughout the state

  • Photo ops for media exposure

  • Military Officer magazine article

  • Grand Opening event

  • Georgia Veterans Service Board presence

Visitation resumed 12 Oct 2020

  • Fisher House Hotels for Heroes inspired

  • Comfort Suites - in Milledgeville

  • Discounts for all GWVH visitors

Fund raising underway

  • MOAA chapters – GMOAA website

  • Other Georgia VSOs (auxiliaries)

  • Private donations

  • Gratifying response

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The TOGETHER AGAIN  Program of The Old Capitol Area Chapter.... an affiliate of Georgia MOAA & MOAA. ( Homepage photo) 

Specific Goal: To provide individual family member night lodging when visiting.

Celebrating the support of family visits to Georgia War Veterans Home (GWVH) residents

This is the largest of two state owned and operated assisted living institutions providing skilled nursing for veterans in Georgia

  • Located in Milledgeville, Georgia

  • Provides residential care to over 200 veterans

  • Residents come from all corners of the state

TOGETHER AGAIN was put in place:

  • To facilitate family visits to GWVH residents

  • For residents isolated from their loved ones during the pandemic

  • To overcome failure to thrive

  • For those separated from family while in hospice

  • To draw attention to service to our country

    • 22 WW II vets at GWVH

    • Families also serve – Gold, Silver, and Blue Star families

  • To involve the community

    • Milledgeville Main Street – Milly Money

    • Visitors & Convention Bureau involvement with lodging selection

MOAA Foundation Community Outreach Grant awarded May 2020

  • Provides (pays) for guest lodging of GWVH visitors in community hotels

  • Pays for marketing, advertising and promotion of the program

MOAA brand being promoted locally and throughout the state

  • Photo ops for media exposure

  • Military Officer magazine article

  • Grand Opening event

  • Georgia Veterans Service Board presence

Visitation resumed 

  • Inspired by Fisher House Hotels for Heroes

  • Comfort Suites - in Milledgeville

  • Discounts for all GWVH visitors

Fund raising underway

  • MOAA chapters – GMOAA website

  • Other Georgia VSOs (auxiliaries)

  • Private donations

  • Positive responses

  • Please send Together Again donations to:  Old Capitol Area Chapter, P.O. Box 1314, Milledgeville, GA  31059

  • Old Capitol Area Chapter/ is a 501(c)19 GA NFP Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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