Serving Our Community
The Noble’s Pond retirement community celebrated the 4th of July with a heartwarming and spirited event sponsored by the Noble’s Pond Veterans’ Association. In a touching display of patriotism, members of the association placed American flags in front of every resident’s mailbox before the parade. The community buzzed with excitement as residents gathered at The…
Did you know that in vets can receive up to $200 per day to be poll workers? In an updated news article, the VA points out that in 2022 over 50% of counties had a poll worker shortage. The Vet the Vote campaign is looking for 100,000 volunteers to continue serving our nation as poll…
As a result of organization officers recently stepping down, the First State Women Warriors has announced an emergency meeting to deal with these personnel losses. Meeting details:Saturday, Jun 8th11AM – 1 PMOffice of Veterans Services802 Silver Lake Blvd, Dover(Entrance in back of bldg. Look for Flag pole) More details about the First State Women Warriors…
When you see a flag next to your mailbox, you can be sure that vets from the Noble’s Pond Veterans’ Association are at it again, spreading a display of patriotism throughout our community. It doesn’t happen by magic. It takes a small army of vets to distribute and retrieve the hundreds of flags that grace…
At 11am on Monday, May 27, 2024, the Noble’s Pond Veterans’ Association held its yearly Memorial Day ceremony. The ceremony included bagpipers, a wreath laying, the playing of Taps, the hoisting of colors, patriotic songs by the Noble’s Pond choir, and a poem recital. After the ceremonies, members enjoyed refreshments. With the weather clearing, Noble’s…
Once again, NPVA members will be planting flags in front of all homes in our community. They should all be in place by Saturday morning, 25 May. NPVA will mark Memorial Day on 27 May, 2024, with a ceremony that will begin outside the clubhouse at 1100. After an outdoor tribute to all who have…
On April 29th two representatives from the Disabled American Veterans met with interested NPVA members to discuss the DAV’s role in helping veterans nation-wide and here in Delaware. Leading the presentation was Mark Donberger, a supervisor for the National Service Office who works out of the DAV’s Wilmington office. Assisting members with initiating the claims…
Opportunities to engage and serve our communities continue to abound:
A corrected copy of our latest newsletter is now available from our website. Thanks go out to sharp-eyed readers who reported some errors that had snuck into the newsletter copy sent out earlier this month. All of our newsletters are archived online and you can navigate to the archive from the main menu. Here’s a…
NP Vet John Hansen is a longtime volunteer at the Dover AFB Pharmacy. According to John, “a typical commitment is 4-5 hours a week at a time convenient to the volunteer.” Volunteers need not have any specialized medical knowledge. John describes the volunteer work as “dispensing medication, manning the pick-up windows, and other tasks that…