Veterans Run Brings the Fun

Student veterans from across St. Petersburg College met at Seminole City Park to run the Pinellas Trail together.
Student veterans from across St. Petersburg College met at Seminole City Park to run the Pinellas Trail together.
Making suicide prevention for veterans a top priority, St. Petersburg College and Veterans Counseling Veterans came together to hold the inaugural Faith-Based Organizations, Mental Health and Veterans and Families Suicide Prevention Forum at St. Petersburg College’s EpiCenter on May 18.
St. Petersburg College’s Community Concert Band and Community Wind Symphony will present the annual Community Connections Concert on Sept. 13, this year promoting awareness and raising donations for local charity Operation: Military Matters. Admission for this event is FREE and takes place at the Palladium at St. Petersburg College. The concerts starts at 7 p.m. Concert … Continue reading Concert Honors US Military, Operation: Military Matters
Dear Community Partners, Many of you already received an invitation about our Homeless Summit event scheduled for our northern service area on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. As communicated previously, the event will take place in our building 20 auditorium located at the C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center from 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Click … Continue reading Invitation – Bay Pines VAHCS Homeless Summits November 17, 2017 (Northern) and December 5, 2017 (Southern)
Today, VA Secretary David Shulkin joined President Donald Trump in the Oval Office for the President’s signing of a proclamation establishing November as Veterans and Military Families Month. This is the first time that America will celebrate Veterans and Military Families for the entire month and not just on Veterans Day. “Our Veterans and Military … Continue reading President proclaims November Veterans and Military Families Month
The St. Petersburg College Workforce Institute welcomes Soul Injury Film Night and Panel Discussion to the SPC EpiCenter. No Charge. Open to the Public. To register, email WorkForce@SPCollege.edu or call 727-341-4445. Definition: A Soul Injury is a spectrum of penetrating wounds that range from traumatic to insidious that separates one from their own sense of self, … Continue reading Soul Injury Event Oct. 9: Liberating Unmourned Loss and Unforgiven Guilt
BAY PINES, FL – The Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (VAHCS) will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new Mental Health Center located at the C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center on Friday, September 22, 2017. The event will take place directly outside the main entrance of the center (building 111) from 10:00 a.m. … Continue reading Bay Pines to Conduct Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Mental Health Center
The Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, in collaboration with the Veterans Benefits Administration and the National Cemetery Administration, will host a Prisoner Of War/Missing In Action (POW/MIA) Remembrance Ceremony on Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. in the courtyard (located between buildings 2 and 37) of the C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center Campus. … Continue reading Bay Pines to Host POW/MIA Day Remembrance Ceremony Sept. 12
The Bay Pines VA Healthcare System Fisher House will host a community open house on Friday, September 1, 2017 from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The Fisher House is positioned on the east side of the C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center campus located at 10000 Bay Pines Blvd., Bay Pines, FL 33744. Click … Continue reading Bay Pines Fisher House to Host Open House on Sept. 1
Purple Heart Day is an observance that commemorates the creation of the Purple Heart Medal in 1782. The purple heart medal is awarded to those who were wounded or killed while serving the US military.Thank soldiers for their service today. The holiday also encourages people to pay their respects to fallen soldiers, to listen to … Continue reading TODAY IS NATIONAL PURPLE HEART DAY