The Town of Hamburg hosts a VETERAN'S COMMITTEE. This committee works with the various veteran organizations in the town to help meet and address the needs of our veterans.

Officers:

Liaison: Karen Hoak, Councilwoman

Secretary-Treasurer: Catherine Rybczynski

Members include: NY State Rep, Erie County Rep, Cathy Rybczynski, Tom Duszkiewicz, Bryan Duszkiewicz, Sharon Stewart, Nina Deming, Dennis Chapman, Joseph Suto, Derek Perry, Art Vanderbush, RJ Stoberl, George Kennedy

Meetings are held the 2nd Thursday of each month, at 5:30pm, in Conference Room 1 at Town Hall.

Mission Statement

The Veteran's committee is dedicated to recognizing the sacrifice and service of Hamburg's veterans and their families; to leverage local, state and national agencies for the betterment of our veterans, and to socially and economically integrate veteran's and their families into Hamburg and Western New York.

Objectives:

• Honor and recognize veterans through publication of awards and milestones
• Provide a clearinghouse of information in order to link veteran's issues with organizations that can address them
• Encourage employers to provide job openings to the committee to advertise visibility to veterans
• Publicize veterans activities to promote awareness
• Promote veteran's benefits and local exemptions

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