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Expanded North Shore Veterans Benefits Breakfast Set For Saturday
The Disabled Veterans of America Swampscott/Lynn/Salem/Peabody chapter will hold its meeting at the Swampscott Senior Center at 9:30 a.m.
SWAMPSCOTT, MA — North Shore veterans from Swampscott, Lynn, Salem and Peabody are invited to a free breakfast and learn more about benefits and supports at this weekend's meeting of the E.F. Gilmore Disabled Veterans of America chapter.
The meeting will be on Saturday at the Swampscott Senior Center at 200R Essex Street at 9:30 a.m.
Recently, the E. F. Gilmore Chapter of the DAV merged with the Salem and Peabody chapters of the DAV and now is the largest Veteran Service Organization on the North Shore, according to Commander Jeffrey Blonder.
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"We hope to expand our services to the veterans of the North Shore this year," Commander Blonder added.
Any veteran who would like to attend or find out more about the services the DAV can provide can call Commander Blonder at 617-967-6892.
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(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)
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