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Local VFW group outlines veteran “safe space,” emergency‑hub plans and growing community events
Summary
Representatives of VFW Post 9594 and the holding corporation UNITAS (as presented) told the Ravena Village board they’ve renovated their post, created a veteran 'safe space' and are seeking additional funding to finish furnishing the space; they also reported large attendance at their annual Easter egg hunt and asked for the village’s help promoting services and volunteer recruitment.
Steve Junkkins, who introduced himself as incoming commander of VFW Post 9594, told the Ravena Village board on April 21 that the post has been renovated and is positioning itself as a community resource that could operate as an emergency hub. "We applied for a grant to get a generator to make our post be all‑weather capability," Junkkins said, adding that the post has Wi‑Fi, kitchen facilities, water and a location centrally accessible to transportation routes and the Red Cross.
Junkkins described UNITAS (presented in the meeting transcript as the holding corporation for the area posts) as the organization that owns and maintains the building and collects rent from the posts that use it. He said the group…
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