{"id":103415,"date":"2019-05-21T21:37:35","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T01:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=103415"},"modified":"2019-05-21T12:29:17","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T16:29:17","slug":"clear-path-for-veterans-chittenango","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=103415","title":{"rendered":"Clear Path for Veterans (Chittenango)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clearpath4vets.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\">clearpath4vets.com\/about<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5197\" height=\"3465\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_5146.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"103416\" data-link=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=103416\" class=\"wp-image-103416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_5146.jpg?w=5197&amp;ssl=1 5197w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_5146.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_5146.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_5146.jpg?resize=900%2C600&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_5146.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_5146.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_5146.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Nearly a dozen Dominion Energy Transmission employees volunteered to serve, bus and clean up during a recent meal for veterans and their families.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"268\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/unnamed-7.jpg?resize=268%2C178&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"103418\" data-link=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=103418\" class=\"wp-image-103418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/unnamed-7.jpg?w=268&amp;ssl=1 268w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/unnamed-7.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;The Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation\u2019s\n$6,000 grant was used to cover the cost of providing an estimated 600 meals to\nveterans each Wednesday&nbsp;during a designated month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;\u201cWe are proud\nto support the Clear Path for Veterans and its canteen lunch&nbsp;program,\u201d said Stan J. Ossowski, manager, gas\noperations (N.Y.), Dominion Energy Transmission. \u201cThis is a unique opportunity\nfor us to give back to the community and allow us to serve veterans (and their\nfamilies) after they served to protect our country and to keep us safe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;Contact:&nbsp;<strong>Christian Vischi<\/strong>,&nbsp;PR \/ Marketing Manager,(315) 687-3300<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wednesday Canteens at\nClear Path are modeled after the North Platte, Neb. Canteen which was set up to\nfeed and provide a place of comfort to all the men headed across the country to\nfight in WWII. Each week, dozens of Culinary Program volunteers prepare a\ncomplimentary lunch open to all Veterans, active duty, Guard, Reserves and\ntheir immediate family regardless of era served or discharge status. This\nnutritious lunch is served in a welcoming environment to men and women of all\nservice eras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clear Path for Veterans is Upstate New York\u2019s Veteran Resource\nCenter, serving as a hub of information, programs and resources. Located just\n14 miles east of Syracuse, the Chittenango-based nonprofit relies on\npartnerships and collaboration, allowing it to act as a single point of contact\nfor active duty, reserve, guard, veterans, and their families to connect them\nwith what they need within 23 counties in New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Utica Center for Development\u2019s Central New York Veterans\nOutreach Center<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucdevelopment.org\/veterans-outreach\/central-new-york.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ucdevelopment.org\/veterans-outreach\/central-new-york.php<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1551.jpeg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"103419\" data-link=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=103419\" class=\"wp-image-103419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1551.jpeg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1551.jpeg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1551.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1551.jpeg?resize=900%2C675&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1551.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Grant money was used to purchase a newer passenger van to transport veterans for shopping and medical appointments at the Syracuse and Albany VAMC locations.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1574-1.jpeg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"103420\" data-link=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=103420\" class=\"wp-image-103420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1574-1.jpeg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1574-1.jpeg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1574-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1574-1.jpeg?resize=900%2C675&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1574-1.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The $50,000 grant also supported:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Purchase\nof a utility truck to maintain and snow plow driveways of 30 units for homeless\nveterans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Deliver\nfood, clothing and household items to those in need<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Provide\nexpanded refrigeration and freezer space to allow for more fresh items in the\nveteran\u2019s food pantry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Contact:&nbsp;<strong>Vincent\nScalise<\/strong>, Executive Director,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:vscalise@ucdevelopment.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vscalise@ucdevelopment.org<\/a>,\n315-765-0975<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Background:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Utica Center for Development provides\nfood, clothing and shelter for military veterans and their families. To do this\nrequires a dependable vehicle fleet. Without reliable vehicles, their clients\nare without transportation, medical appointments are missed, medical equipment\nis not delivered and donations cannot be picked up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Central New York Veterans Outreach Center&nbsp;is in the process of\ncreating a resourceful, one-stop facility in Utica for veterans residing\nthroughout Central New York. When complete, this facility would offer, among other\nservices, transitional housing for homeless veterans with permanent housing for\ndisabled and elderly veterans, plus a wide variety of other services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Feed Ou<\/strong><strong>r<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;Veterans (Utica. N.Y.)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 The Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation\u2019s $5,000 grant\nwill be used to&nbsp;purchase three big chest freezers to allow pantry to offer more\nmeat and other items<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Feed\nOur Veterans serves veterans and active duty families in need and allow them to\n\u201cshop\u201d the pantry shelves and pick out food they need for the coming weeks so\nthey can eat nutritionally and can focus more of their limited incomes on\nhousing and utilities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Provides\ngift cards for veterans who don\u2019t live close to the pantries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Provides\nservices to veterans in Central NY (Albany to Syracuse to Watertown to\nBinghamton) with most living within a 50-mile radius of Utica<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 In\n2018, supported 4,020 veterans with nearly 300,000 pounds of food<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Contact:&nbsp;<strong>Richard\nSynek<\/strong>, Executive Director,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:rich.synek@feedourvets.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rich.synek@feedourvets.org<\/a>,&nbsp;315-525-9206<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Background:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Utica\u2019s Feed Our Veterans program was launched\nafter a veteran entered a post office and asked for a single postage stamp.\nEmployee Rich Synek asked the veteran why just one stamp, and the veteran broke\ndown and confessed he could not afford more than one stamp. He and his wife\nonly had enough money to eat properly for weeks out of each month, and that the\nlast few days of the month, the couple had nothing to eat at all. That night\nRich and his wife went out and bought groceries and delivered them to the veteran\nand is wife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, Feed Our Veterans is designed to allow\nveterans to \u201cshop\u201d the pantry shelves and pick out food they need for the\ncoming weeks so they can eat nutritionally and can focus more of their limited\nincomes on housing and utilities. They also provide gift cards for veterans who\ndon\u2019t live close to the pantries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Background on Dominion Energy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Dominion Energy Transmission\noperates nearly 900 miles of interstate natural gas pipelines in upstate New\nYork, and is the majority supplier of natural gas to local gas distribution\ncompanies National Grid, NYSEG and Rochester Gas &amp; Electric in Central New\nYork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Dominion Energy has a proud history\nof supporting veterans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 G.I. Jobs ranked Dominion Energy\nthe highest among energy companies and #5 overall in its 2019 list of top\nmilitary friendly companies nationwide. It\u2019s the 10<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;consecutive\nyear Dominion Energy has been identified as a military-friendly company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">o <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militaryfriendly.com\/employers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.militaryfriendly.com\/employers\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">o <a href=\"https:\/\/news.dominionenergy.com\/2018-12-06-Dominion-Energy-Recognized-as-National-Leader-In-Management-Practices-Military-Friendly-Policies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/news.dominionenergy.com\/2018-12-06-Dominion-Energy-Recognized-as-National-Leader-In-Management-Practices-Military-Friendly-Policies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Nearly 1 in 5&nbsp;new&nbsp;hires\nat Dominion Energy is a veteran<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 11% of all employees are veterans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Our annual Dominion Energy Charity\nClass golf tournament has raised more than $1.8 million primarily for veterans\ncharities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 100% salary differential and\nbenefits coverage for up to five years for deployed military employees<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Dominion Energy\u2019s EnergyShare\nprogram expanded its partnership with the Department of Veteran Services to\ninclude \u201c100 Homes for 100 Veterans,\u201d a joint initiative to provide the\nCommonwealth of Virginia\u2019s heroes with home weatherization and other\nimprovement upgrades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 CEO Tom Farrell announced in 2011\nthe launch of&nbsp;<em>Troops for Energy Jobs<\/em>, a program designed to help\nveterans make a successful transition and rewarding career in the energy\nindustry. In 2013, it was launch nationally for all energy and utility\ncompanies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>clearpath4vets.com\/about \u00b7&nbsp;The Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation\u2019s $6,000 grant was used to cover the cost of providing an estimated 600 meals to veterans each Wednesday&nbsp;during a designated month. \u00b7&nbsp;\u201cWe are proud to support the Clear Path for Veterans and its canteen lunch&nbsp;program,\u201d said Stan J. 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