VA to host VetFest event June 29 in Farmington

The VetFest will kick off at 11:00 a.m. in the American Legion parking lot and conclude at 2:00 p.m. Music, food, games and fun for all ages are planned, and all Veterans, their families and survivors are invited to attend.

Informational outreach booths covering a variety of VA programs and services like Home Telehealth, Caregiver Support, the Volunteer Transportation Network, Enrollment and Eligibility, My HealtheVet and others will be available, and representatives from the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will on hand. Additionally, staff from VA’s Fisher House will be on site to discuss the critical role that program plays for traveling Veterans and their families.

Veterans will have the opportunity to get their blood pressure checked and get updated preventive health vaccinations for tetanus and pneumonia. VA nurses also will provide information about FIT tests, which are used as a first-step screening for colorectal cancer.

Veterans with questions about VA health care and services will be able to talk with subject-matter experts and get the answers they need, plus, if they are eligible, they will be able to register for care on site.

“I encourage all area Veterans to come check out our VetFest and learn what VA can do for them,” said John J. Pershing VA Medical Center’s Interim Medical Center Director, James Warren. “VA offers so much to those who have unselfishly served our country, and we want them to know about the services they have earned.”

For more information about this event or the programs and services offered at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, or its Farmington and other community-based outpatient clinics, call 573-686-4151 or go online to www.va.gov/poplar-bluff-health-care/

Lacey McClintock, Chief, Communications and Stakeholder Relations

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