Free Annual Resource Fair For Veterans, Active Duty Military To Be Held Nov. 9

HARFORD COUNTY, MD — The free annual resource fair for veterans, active-duty military and their families this year will include drawings for two Ravens tickets and gift cards courtesy of APGFCU.

Lunch will be provided free of charge, catered by Mission BBQ. Face painting and balloon art will be available for kids.

The one-stop event offers information about veterans’ healthcare, benefits and other resources, including a guide to local businesses that offer discounts to veterans. It will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Bel Air Armory, 37 N. Main Street in Bel Air.

At the fair, representatives from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families and several veterans service organizations will be available to talk about claims, help veterans sign up for VA healthcare and answer questions about important federal and state VA benefits and resources.

The schedule for the fair is below:

10 a.m. Opening ceremony – Posting of the Colors by the Freestate ChalleNGe Academy; National Anthem; Remarks by Harford County Executive Bob Cassilly; MD DVMF Secretary Anthony Woods, and 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives Command Sergeant Major Dave Silva.

10:15 a.m. Exhibitor booths open

10:45 a.m. Mission BBQ lunch is served

12:30 p.m. Drawing for Ravens tickets and gift cards

1 p.m. Fair concludes