| Veterans in Yountville Veterans Home to Enjoy Visiting with the Oakland Raiders Event: On one of their rare off days during training camp, members of the Oakland Raiders football team will once again visit the Veterans Home of California, Yountville to spend time with the Home’s residents. “We welcome the Oakland Raiders once more to our beautiful Veterans Home,” said Robin Umberg, CalVet Undersecretary for Veterans Homes. “The time our veterans spend visiting with members of the Silver and Black is truly memorable for them, plus it gives them stories they can share with loved ones.” Date: Monday, August 20, 2012 Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Place: Main Dining Room Veterans Home of California, Yountville 100 California Drive Yountville, CA 94599 Who: Oakland Raiders Team Members Additional Information: The Oakland Raiders have won three World Championships and have claimed the Vince Lombardi trophy in Super Bowls XI, XV and XVIII. Nineteen wearers of the famed Silver and Black have been selected for the Pro Football Hall of Fame including owner Al Davis. The Raiders will kick off the franchise’s 53rd season of professional football competition versus the Dallas Cowboys at O.co Coliseum in Week 1 pre-season action on August 13th. The Oakland Raiders travel to Arizona to take on the Cardinals in Week 2. The Silver and Black return to Oakland to host the Detroit Lions in Week 3 action on Saturday, August 25th. In the pre-season finale, the Oakland Raiders travel to Seattle to face the Seahawks in Week 4. The Raiders open the 2012 NFL regular season in prime-time for the sixth time in eight seasons when the Silver and Black host the AFC West San Diego Chargers on September 10th in the second half of the ESPN Monday night doubleheader. The Raiders then travel to Miami to face the Dolphins on September 16th before hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers at O.co Coliseum on September 23rd. The Raiders close out the first quarter of the 2012 regular season at Denver versus the Broncos on September 30. Founded in 1884, The Veterans Home of California -Yountville is the largest veterans’ home in the United States, offering residential accommodations with a wealth of recreational, social, and therapeutic activities for independent living. Some 1,100 aged or disabled veterans (both men and women) of World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Desert Storm, and Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom currently live at the Veterans Home. Find us online! To see other CalVet news and events visit our Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/mycalvet. You may unsubscribe from this list at any time by sending a “SIGNOFF VETNEWS” or “SIGNOFF NEWS FOR VETERANS” command to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.STATE.CA.GOV Note to editors: This Advisory and previous CalVet news releases, advisories and newsletters are available on CalVet’s website at www.calvet.ca.gov. Contact: JP Tremblay Jaime Arteaga Legislation and Public Affairs 916-653-2192 Mike Taylor Oakland Raiders 510-780-3026 August 10, 2012 ————— MilitaryConnection.com is a portal of all things military. We have thousands of pages and hundreds of databases of valuable information and resources. There is something for everyone. All of this is provided free to users. Additionally, we feature all types of Columns like this one to keep you informed. We will post your press releases, special events, newsletters, professional conferences and seminars, reunions, job fairs, and videos to help organizations get out the word. One of the areas of our focus is connecting candidates from the military community with outstanding government and civilian employers. We are well aware that candidates from the military community across the board have a work ethic second to none. They make highly valued employees. MilitaryConnection.com has a multitude of employment resources including a Directory of over 30,000 employers, Job Tips, Columns, our Job Board, Virtual Job Fair and much more. We understand the importance of education. Please check out our new Scholarship Directory featuring thousands of scholarships. When the next tour is back home, it’s on MilitaryConnection.com. |