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Annual Stand Up for Veterans Sept. 23

Peoria Times - 8/3/2017

Glendale's fifth annual "Stand Up for Veterans" will be held 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.Sept. 23 at Glendale Community College, 6000 W. Olive Ave. More than 1,000 veterans have attended the community outreach event in previous years.

"The reason I started this event was to help struggling veterans regain their dignity and pride. Stand Up does just that," said Glendale Mayor Jerry P. Weiers, who initiated the Glendale Stand Up event five years ago. "They can potentially walk into the event without a job and bogged down with legal issues, and they can walk out of the event gainfully employed with, essentially, a clean slate. That truly can change someone's life for the better."

A new offering at this year's event will be Glendale Community College'sVeteran Services Center. The center provides veteran and military students and their families one-on-one help getting into college and staying on the path of success. The VSC is a one-stop facility offering services, including admissions, financial aid, advisement, career services, referrals and specific military-related resources.