Brooklyn Boulders, The Veterans Yoga Project, Team RWB, and Journey Meditation team up for Warrior Ascent 2019 on July 20, 2-8pm. With the guidance of expert yoga and meditation teachers from The Veterans Yoga Project, find the inner strength needed to scale the highest mountain. After yoga and meditation, get geared up and join a HIIT training class or jump straight into the action and climb some of the best routes in New York City. Intro to Climbing classes offered as well.

Two sessions are available. Register here.

Attend the VA Town Hall Meeting with Director Martina Parauda on July 18, 10am. All veterans are welcome. Bring your concerns. 

The Manhattan VA offers a "Veterans in Pain" Pain Management Event on September 19, 9:30am-3pm. The free event is open to veterans and clinicians.

Workshop objectives include: educate attendees on the impact of pain; discuss innovative approaches and resources available to help a person with pain; understand migraine symptoms and triggers; share tools and coping strategies to bridge the gap between patients and health care providers; explore how to establish and maintain a peer led educational support group.

Call to register.

Attend the 22 PTSD Awareness Challenge on August 31, where non-profits paddle 22 miles from Connecticut to Long Island via kayak to raise awareness for veterans with PTSD and the 22 veterans who kill themselves every day.

Non-profits are welcome to paddle in one of 22 kayaks. The kayak trip meets at 9am in Bridgeport, CT, and ends at 4pm in Port Jefferson, NY.

After the event, there will be a reception, 4-7pm, at the Village Centennial Center, with information tables from numerous Veterans non-profit organizations, as well as refreshments.

The event is designed to bring veterans together to increase PTSD and suicide rate awareness.

Contact Alex Rohman to secure a kayak for your non-profit and to book an info table.

22pac.org

The Animal Farm Foundation connects shelter dogs with people with disabilities.