AARP Wyoming Sets Veterans Resource Fair in Laramie For August

CHEYENNE - If you’ve ever woken up to Revelry, AARP Wyoming’s Veterans Resource Fair is for you.

The American Legion and AARP Wyoming will host a Veterans Resource Fair, slated for Aug. 18 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn of Laramie. The event will include a complimentary box lunch, soda and coffee.

The event is free, but you will need to RSVP to get lunch, soda and coffee. To RSVP, click here or call 1-877-926-8300.
”There are many veterans who, when they separate from service, are so anxious to move on that they don’t see what their benefits are and don’t use their benefits,” says AARP Wyoming Veterans Advisory Council Member Jim Ohrmund. “I felt it is important for us to do what we can to help them understand what is available.”

This free event will celebrate the brave men and women who have served our nation by helping them to connect with resources, discounts and social opportunities in Wyoming geared towards veterans, caregivers, and their families. While the Resource Fair is niched to veterans and military members, no AARP membership or military service is required to attend.

”You should walk into this event hoping to learn about you benefits,” Ohrmund, himself an Army veteran says. “The VA will be there to walk you through your benefits, and we will have the Eppson Center there to walk about social security, we’ll have the city, and the county government there to explain benefits they have available for veterans too.”

Among the vendors who have committed to take part in this event are: AARP Wyoming; Eppson Center of Laramie; Veterans Rock; Volunteers of America; The Albany County Tax Assessor; Laramie County Community College; The Veterans Administration; local law enforcement; Black Dog Animal Rescue; The Wyoming Department of Corrections, and the University of Wyoming Service Office.

AARP Wyoming will also have copies of its Veterans Home Modification Guidebook, which is written to help veterans and their families unlock $150 million to buy, build, or modify a home to meet their long-term needs.

”Even though we are just 50 miles from Cheyenne, we aren’t well represented in terms of groups who can help veterans receive services,” Ohrmund says. “If we help even one veteran find services, this will have been successful.”