From MisterAdvocate at aol.com Thu Nov 4 15:02:53 2010 From: MisterAdvocate at aol.com (MisterAdvocate at aol.com) Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 11:02:53 EDT Subject: [Blindvet-talk] Veterans Discounts Message-ID: <86910.67bb78e0.3a04251d@aol.com> Subject: Veterans Discounts John A Miterko Veterans Advocate FYI Veterans Day Restaurant Freebies please pass it along THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE! Restaurant Freebies Applebee's Restaurant - Free dinners to veterans throughout Veterans Day November 11th; selections will be from a new Veterans Day menu. Outback Steakhouse - Free Blooming Onion and beverage. Golden Corral- Free buffet dinner from 5-9 p.m. on Nov. 15 to anyone who has ever served in the U.S. military Staff. In celebration of Veterans Day 11 Nov 2010, Subway is showing its thanks with free six inch subs to all Veterans or Active Duty members. 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For more information: _www_ (http://www.mccormickandschmicks.com/) _.mccormickandschmicks.com_ (http://www.mccormickandschmicks.com/) Krispy Kreme - One free doughnut of any variety. UNO Chicago Grill- Free entree or individual pizza with an entree or pizza purchase of equal or greater value. Coushatta Casino Resort - The Louisiana casino and resort is offering a free seven-clans lunch or dinner buffet to veterans or active military. MarketPlace Grill & Express - Veterans and active-duty military receive free entrees. Masala Wok - The Northern Virginian restaurant is offering a free entree to veterans. Hy-Vee supermarkets - The mid-western supermarket chain is offering a free breakfast to veterans. Abuelo's Mexican Food Restaurants - All veterans and active-duty military receive a free entree. Carolina Burgers & BBQ - In Matthews, NC is offering a free meal to all service members and veterans. Retail Freebies Brides Across America - Provides free wedding gowns to qualified military brides. Lowe's & Home Depot - Extra 10% off to active-duty military members, National Guard and reserve members, retirees, honorably discharged veterans and immediate family members. Sam's Club - Over 25,000 Hugo canes will be given away to U.S. veterans in need of mobility assistance. Membership is not required, but supplies are limited, so check with your local store. _Amazon.com_ (http://amazon.com/) - Free "Veterans Day Honor" MP3 album download. The album includes 12 songs by The Bands and Ensembles of the U.S. Armed Forces. Cabela's Outdoor Store - Offers their employee discount to all veterans, active-duty military and reserves, law enforcement, fire and EMS personnel Nov. 11-12. Discounts vary from 5% to 50%, depending on the item. Build-a-Bear Workshop - Members of the armed services including the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Reserve Officer Training Corps, will receive a 20% discount Nov. 11-15 on any one transaction at Build-A-Bear Workshop. Dollar General - 10% discount for all veterans, active-duty military, National Guard and reserve and their immediate families. Fashion Bug - 20% off all plus-size and misses clothing purchases with a copy of military ID or spouse's military ID. Entertainment Freebies National parks, forests and monuments - Admission is free to everyone on Veterans Day. Knott's Berry Farm - Free park admission to U.S. armed forces personnel and a guest during Veteran's Month, November 1-26. Colonial Williamsburg - Free admission Nov. 6-11 for active-duty military, guard and reservists, retirees, veterans and their dependents. San Jacinto Museum of History - Free visits to the Observation Deck, theatre, and special exhibit for veterans, active duty military personnel, and their families. Historic Jamestown - Free admission to veterans, current Armed Forces members and their family members. Battleship Cove - Free admission and a special ceremony for veterans, active, duty and reservists. Vicksburg National Military Park - Free admission for all. Birmingham Museum of Art - Free admission to the ticketed event "Life and Liberty" on Nov. 10-11 for veterans and active military. Vulcan Park and Museum- In Birmingham, Alabama is offering discounted admission through November to the park and museum. Greenbay (WI) New Zoo - Free admission to veterans and their families. Central Florida Zoo - Free admission to the Sanford, Florida zoo with proper ID. Strategic Air & Space Museum- Free admission for veterans Nov. 11-14 to the Ashland, Neb. museum. National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum - in Oklahoma City offers free admission to veterans and five guests from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Veterans Day. Natural Elements Spa & Salon - In Chesapeake, Virginia, will provide free services from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to both active duty and retired military Anytime Offers: MILITARY DISCOUNTS UPDATE 02: All these businesses offer military discounts; all you have to do is ask: Restaurants Arby's A&W Back Yard Burgers Burger King Captain D's Chick-Fil-A Cotton Patch Denny's Dunkin' Donuts Farmers Boy IHOP (20 percent discount with military identification) Java Cafe KFC Long John Silver Pancho's Mexican Buffet Pizza Hut Quizno's Sizzler Sonic Taco Bell Whataburger Services AT&T California Cryobank Geico Jiffy Lube Meineke Sears Portrait Studio Travel and Leisure Blockbuster Movie theaters Ripley's attractions and museums Professional Sports teams Products Apple Computers AutoZone Barnhill's Bass Pro Shop Bath and Body Works Big 10 Tires The Buckle Champs Sports Copeland's Sports Dell The Discovery Channel Store Dress Barn The Finish Line Foot Action Footlocker Gadzooks GNC Goody's Great Party Happy Harry's Home Depot Hot Topic Jockey Lerner Lowes Michael's NAPA Auto Parts New York & Company Pac Sun Payless Shoes Play It Again Sports Pure Beauty Sally Beauty Supply Spencer's Gifts Suncoast Timberland Outlets Wilson's Leather Cell Phone Service Discount - All Federal employees are able to get a 15% discount on their personal cell phones by calling their carrier and mentioning the "Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 - Discount to Federal Employees Past and Present." You will need to know the military member's supervisor's name, phone number, and full address, so that his/her military status can be verified. Use the following contact numbers: Cingular - 800-319-6393 Sprint - 877-812-1223 T-Mobile - 866-646-4688 Nextel - 800-639-6111 Verizon - 800-865-1825 [Source: VA Frederick Service Office Maryland VSO msg. 26 Apr 2010 ++] ____________________________________ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - _www.avg.com_ (http://www.avg.com/) Version: 8.5.448 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3219 - Release Date: 10/25/10 18:34:00 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - _www.avg.com_ (http://www.avg.com/) Version: 8.5.448 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3219 - Release Date: 10/25/10 18:34:00 From gfmueden at verizon.net Thu Nov 4 21:15:36 2010 From: gfmueden at verizon.net (G F Mueden) Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:15:36 -0400 Subject: [Blindvet-talk] Advice on powered wheelchairs and scooters" Message-ID: <56E615C41CE441A69F77FCAF53EE2A02@mueden> My legs are going and i am thinking of getting a powered wheelchair or scooter. (Call them what you will; I hear both.) Where can I find user reviews? Has the VA tested them? Does the VA have an opinion? gfmueden at verizon.net ===gm=== From NABlindVets at aol.com Sat Nov 13 19:49:53 2010 From: NABlindVets at aol.com (NABlindVets at aol.com) Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 14:49:53 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Blindvet-talk] Test Message-ID: <1adb2.37cc988c.3a1045e1@aol.com> Test No response requier From randolphc at kbti.org Sat Nov 13 21:05:48 2010 From: randolphc at kbti.org (randolphc@kbti.org Cabral) Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 13:05:48 -0800 Subject: [Blindvet-talk] Test Message-ID: <5b4122df$12a94fab$13d96da1$@com> Dear Fellow Veterans and Members, First and foremost, I sincerely hope that this past Veteran's Day was appropriately recognized in your hometown, and that you too were given the deserved recognition you have earned. I state this in this manner mainly because I was disappointed in my hometown when I attended the Veteran's Day Parade. There were possibly 200 people present in a community of nearly 400,000 residents. Nor was there any gatherings after the parade as in years past. Seemed everyone was in a hurry to go home or somewhere else. Sad too, as the weather was so favorable. I would like to take this opportunity to mention for those of you who are even slightly acquainted with me and the Institute I operate here in Kansas that is credited with creating the nation's only congressionally recognized Braille American Flag that this year we received honorable recognition from the National Headquarters of the American Legion for the Braille American Flag, on their website, and soon to come out in their print and Braille publication. What is more, the Headquarters is contemplating acquiring bulk orders from us to send out to their membership, so that their membership can help get the Braille American Flag out and into the hands of blind citizens and blind veterans. This step by the American Legion comes on the heels of the American Legion Children's Foundation that earlier this year agreed to help make the Braille American Flag available to one thousand blind children in conjunction with the National Organization of Parents with Blind Children. This order of Braille flags will begin to go out at the beginning of next year. I always believed it would take men and women that have served in our Armed Forces to lead the way for the Braille American Flag, just as it was our military that led the way for the cloth version that is now more than 200 years old. I have been asking myself, "How does a person thank each of you properly for all that you have given us and each other by putting your lives on the line unselfishly". I don't have an answer. I only have a limited knowledge and memory of what it was like for me when I first enlisted. I never saw any action what little time I was in. In fact, I never even left the country. However, I had 3 brothers in Viet Nam during the time I enlisted. Well, that is not completely accurate. My eldest brother Jeff, and second oldest brother Pat enlisted in the Army in 1969, 1970 respectively and were both stationed in Viet Nam when I enlisted in the Army in 1971. My younger brother Gerard enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1972, and was in Viet Nam in 1974. I am 56 years old now. I never really felt like I had given anything back to my country until I became a part of this Institute, and only now do I feel as if I can in some small measure make a worthy while contribution to the lives of other Americans, veterans and civilians. And, as ever, were it not for our veterans of military service, I could not even do this. Not only because it is our military men and women that make it possible for each of us to be free and to follow a chosen course in life unhindered, but, because as I mentioned above, if it were not for the members of the American Legion and their vast numbers, it would be impossible for me and the Institute for which I am employed to reach out to as many blind Americans and blind veterans as can they, taking with them the Braille American Flag. I again thank you for serving our country, and thank you too in advance for shouting out with me"Thank You" to the members of the American Legion for remembering and caring that there are Americans that are blind and may never before have seen the American Flag or may have lost their sight and are unable to see Her now. But that they, members of the American Legion are helping to bring an end to that! Very respectfully, Randy Cabral Randolph Cabral, President Kansas Braille Transcription Institute P.O. Box 48091 Wichita, Kansas 67201-8091 316-265-9692 (Office) 9:00 AM - 5:00CST 316-265-0184 (Fax) randolphc at kbti.org www.kbti.org "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." -- Helen Keller ---------------------------------------- From: NABlindVets at aol.com Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2010 1:51 PM To: blindvet-talk at nfbnet.org Subject: [Blindvet-talk] Test Test No response requier _______________________________________________ Blindvet-talk mailing list Blindvet-talk at nfbnet.org http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindvet-talk_nfbnet.org