PLEASE NOTE! 

Due to funding problems encountered because of the potential U. S. Government shut-down, the Crowne Plaza Marina Hotel has extended our room block rate guarantee through 18 April.

Use this link to the registration form and crucial conference information.  Download the form and use in surface mail.  

For online registration click here and make payment via PayPal.   Do not use this form if you are not paying immediately via PayPal.

Reserve your room now at the Crowne Plaza Hampton Marina Hotel.  The conference room block is available through Sunday, 10 April 2011. Please call the Passkey Reservation Center at 1-888- 233-9527. The booking code for our joint room block is “VAM.”  Or use the booking link immediately below with the same code.

VA Chaplains & Military Chaplains Association Conference, 2-6 May 2011

Instructions to the Traveler

The room rate is $77.00 [double or single occupancy].  This includes a very nice buffet breakfast.  On a space available basis, the hotel will honor our room rate for two days prior to the main event.  Any days after the conference will be difficult to obtain because of heavy booking for that weekend in May.

Join us for key leader presentations on Warrior Care issues and important updates on benefits and issues that concern all chaplains – whether active military, Veterans Affairs, or retired.

MCA National Executive Committee members and Veterans Affairs Chaplain Field Leadership Council members should arrive on Sunday, 1 May unless they are local commuters.  Both groups will convene early Monday morning.  All other participants should arrive not later than Monday, 2 May.

Registration begins at Noon and continues until 4 PM.  Then join us Monday late afternoon for a Joint Welcome Reception from 4 to 5:30 PM.  We are looking forward to your participation for this third bi-annual joint meeting.

Reserve your room now at the Crowne Plaza Hampton Marina Hotel.

PLEASE NOTE! 

Due to funding problems encountered because of the potential U. S. Government shut-down, the Crowne Plaza Marina Hotel has extended our room block rate guarantee through 18 April.

Please call the Passkey Reservation Center at 1-888- 233-9527.
The booking code for our joint room block is “VAM.”  Or use the booking link immediately below with the same code.

VA Chaplains & Military Chaplains Association Conference, 2-6 May 2011

Instructions to the Traveler

The room rate is $77.00 [double or single occupancy].  This includes a very nice buffet breakfast.  On a space available basis, the hotel will honor our room rate for two days prior to the main event.  Any days after the conference will be difficult to obtain because of heavy booking for that weekend in May.

Join us for key leader presentations on Warrior Care issues and important updates on benefits and issues that concern all chaplains – whether active military, Veterans Affairs, or retired.

MCA National Executive Committee members and Veterans Affairs Chaplain Field Leadership Council members should arrive on Sunday, 1 May unless they are local commuters.  Both groups will convene early Monday morning.  All other participants should arrive not later than Monday, 2 May.

Registration begins at Noon and continues until 4 PM.  Then join us Monday late afternoon for a Joint Welcome Reception from 4 to 5:30 PM.  We are looking forward to your participation for this third bi-annual joint meeting.

The registration fee in $125.00 for all DVA, MCA, and other registrants. The Emerson Foundation Luncheon on Wednesday, 4 May is $30.00 per meal.  The Awards Banquet on Thursday evening, 5 May is $45.00 per meal.  You are welcome to bring meal guests even if they can’t participate in other parts of the conference.

Go here for important conference information.  Please read before registering.

Go here for the registration form to download and send by surface mail.

Go here for the  event registration form online and make your payment via PayPal.

The VA released a message by actor Gary Sinise, urging Veterans in distress to contact the Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Learn more at http://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/suicide_prevention/index.asp . See http://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/suicide_prevention/Sinise_… for Section 508 compliant video.

A child tells classmates about her hero. Her hero is her father, an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs. See http://www.volunteer.va.gov/volunteer/videos/Heroes.asx for the 508 compliant version of this video.

“Chaplains Provide Honor Cordon for Procession of Colors”

The American and MCA flags entering the Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day, 11 November 2008 to begin the National Ceremony with a Procession of Colors by Veterans Service Organizations. These flags were preceded by an Honor Cordon comprised of twelve chaplains from our five constituent Services:

Army – Ron Leggett, Bret Perkuchin, Ann Tang
Navy – Margaret Kibben, Travis Moger, Tom Webber
Air Force – Ken Stone, Brian Swain
Department of Veterans Affairs – Clarence Cross, Michael Pollitt
Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol – Rob Edwards, Gary Hedges