Veteran Advisory Board approves VSO report and relief support
The Veteran Advisory Board approved the VSO report and voted to support a veteran in need.
Veteran Advisory Board · Meeting of September 15, 2026
WAKEFIELD — The Veteran Advisory Board approved the VSO report and voted to support a veteran in need. Chair Kevin Yost and members Marion Dennehy, Joseph Dellolio, Shelby Nikitin, and David Frey unanimously approved the report which outlined a Greater Boston Food Bank distribution on September 16 for 32 veterans and families, a veterans coffee social restarting September 21 at the Senior Center Cafeteria with guest speakers on veteran resources, Vietnam Veterans of America monthly meetings beginning September 24, and new veteran merchant discounts. According to the Office of Veterans Advocacy Boston, veterans in Wakefield contribute an estimated $17,380,451 to the community economy.
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Source: the Veteran Advisory Board meeting of September 15, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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