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Veterans Benefits & Health Fair

September 24, 2025  9am - 4pm

Wildwood Convention Center - Free Parking

Sponsored by Citizens Veterans Advisory Committee (CVAC)

​Our Sponsors  

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General - $2000                                       

 

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Colonel - $1500

​​      Complete Care

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Major - $1000  

     Family Medical Supply    Auto Lenders

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Captain - $500

     Synergy Home Care     Mad Batter       Acenda Integrated Health  

     EdiFi Credit Union       Braven Health       Greater Cape May  Elks       Denny Urffer

     Delaware River and Bay Authority      Genentech USA/Roche group

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Lieutenant - $250

     Allegra Marketing Print Mail     Living Waters Veterans Memorial Chapel

     Thrivent       Pelican Point       Journey Hospice   AtlanticCare  

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Sargent - $150

     Atlantic Cape Community College       Edward Jones       

     Habitat for Humanity     Bratton Law

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Featured Speakers

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12:30 – 1:30 pm  - Lunch included

Ralph Galati, Vietnam War POW 

Ralph Galati shares the story of his harrowing experience as a prisoner of war (POW) during the Vietnam War.

Galati’s capture occurred during Operation Linebacker, an air campaign aimed at disrupting North Vietnamese supply lines and military infrastructure. On February 16, 1972, while on a mission, Galati’s F-4 Phantom II was struck by enemy fire. Ejecting from the aircraft, he and his fellow pilot, Bill Hill, were quickly captured by North Vietnamese forces. They were then transported to the infamous “Hanoi Hilton,” nickname of the Hoa Lo Prison.

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For more background:  https://veteransbreakfastclub.org/vietnam-pow-ralph-galati/

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​1:45 – 2:15 pm

Marie Hayes - Cape May County Surrogate

Join us to hear from Surrogate Judge E. Marie Hayes as she discusses the role of the Surrogate Court.    Aside from the appointment of a guardian for a minor who comes into an estate, or the supervision of an adoption, or a sanity hearing, for example, it is increasingly common, after a death, to visit the Surrogate's Court for the appointment of someone to handle the estate of the deceased. In New Jersey, the person who passes on the validity of a will, gives the executor proof of authority to administer the estate and sees to it that the executor handles the estate properly, is called the Surrogate.

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For more background: https://capemaycountynj.gov/directory.aspx?EID=325

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12:15 - 2:30pm - Lunch included

​Lou Bezich, Senior VP & Chief Adm. Officer, Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional

​An executive for over 40 years in the public and private sectors, Currently serving as a Senior Vice-President and Chief Administrative Officer with Cooper University Health Care. Also an adjunct professor in the Graduate Department of Public Policy and Administration at the Camden Campus of Rutgers University and the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Tampa. Sits on various public, non-profit, and corporate boards including the Coriell Institute for Medical Research.

For those Veterans and their families who are in need, the event offers a single location to find help with organizations that are in a position to provide needed assistance.

 

For the organizations the event offers high visibility to serve those in need as well as a networking opportunity to meet and work with other organizations with a common goal.

Participating Organizations 

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Government Organizations

  • Cape May County Department of Human Services

    • Cape May County Division of Aging & Disability 

    • CMC Division of Social Services   

    • CMC Division of Community and Behavioral Health  

    • CMC  Division of Workforce Development/One Stop 

    • CMC Division of Veterans Services  

  • Cape May County Clerks Office

  • Cape May County Surrogate Office

  • CMC Prosecutor’s Office - Veterans Diversion Program

  • New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans  

  • Cape May County Department of Health   

  • NJ Dept. Labor Workforce Development

  • Camden County Department of Corrections

  • Cape May County Workforce Development

  • New Jersey  Department of Corrections

  • New Jersey Casino Control Commission

  • CMC Division of Veterans Services 

  • New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans 

  • US Department of Veterans Affairs 

  • Deputy Commissioner of Veterans Affairs​

  • DMAVA

 

Veterans Organizations​

  • Disables American Veterans  (DAV)​

  • Veterans Diversion Program - CMCPROS Office

  • CVAC - Citizens Veterans Advisory Committee

  • Forgotten Warriors Vietnam Museum

  • Living Waters Veterans Memorial Chapel

  • Veterans Multi Service Center

  • VA Suicide Program Peer Monitoring Camaraderie Support

  • Choose VA - Veterans Housing assistance

  • Soldier On

  • ​Veterans United Military Memorial Museum

  • Sanctuary Foundation for Veterans

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Food & Necessity Distribution

  • Tabernacle Basic Blessings   

  • The Branches Outreach

  • Lazarus House 

  • Catholic Charities

  • Ocean Communities Services

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Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment

  • Cape Assist    

  • Cape Regional Medical Center – CARES  

  • Hope One – with Hope One van

  • ARS - Addiction Recovery Systems of Cape May

  • Pro Recovery Solutions 

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Family & Children  / Youth Focused​

  • Family Promise of Cape May County     

  • The Cooperative 

  • Center for Family Services

  • Resources for Independent Living

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Emergency Response

  • American Red Cross

  • Soldier On

  • Citizens Veterans Advisory Committee

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Miscellaneous​

  • Delaware River and Bay Authority

  • Habitat for Humanity

  • Monarch Housing Associates

  • NJ Department of Workforce Development

  • Catholic Charities, Ocean Communities Services

  • Cape May County Library

  • ​Veterans United Military Memorial Museum

  • Woods-N-Water

  • Cape May County Chamber of Commerce

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Supporting the Social Service Community​

  • Tabernacle United Methodist Church 

  • Cape May County Chamber of Commerce  

 

 

 

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Nursing and Rehabilitation Facilities​​​

  • Pelican Pointe Post Acute Nursing & Rehab.

  • Fountain Springs @ Cape May

  • Brookdale - Cape May

  • Spring Home at Galloway

  • Journey Hospice and Palliative Care

  • Complete Care

 

Hospice

  • Journey Hospice and Palliative Care.

  • NJ Health Hospice and Palliative Care

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Thrift Stores

  • Family Promise  - "Full of Promise" thrift store

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Educational  

  • Atlantic Cape Community College  

  • Cape May County Library

  • Rowan University South - Cumberland Campus

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Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Abuse

  • C.A.R.A  Coalition Against Rape & Abuse     

 

Homeless Support / Housing

  • The Branches Outreach  

  • Family Promise of Cape May County

  • Soldier On

  • Monarch Housing

  • Choose VA - Veterans Housing assistance

  • Sanctuary Foundation for Veterans

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Financial / Legal / Utility

  • Sturdy Bank

  • Thrivent  

  • South Jersey Legal Services

  • EDIFI Credit Union

  • South Jersey Gas - Utility bill assistance

  • New Jersey Superior Court - Trial Court Services

  • Edward Jones - Financial Advisors

  • Bratton Law Group

  • Crest Savings

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Health Care, Home Care, Senior Living

  • Care Patrol of South Jersey

  • Bayada Home Health Care

  • Brookdale Sr. Living 

  • Cooper University Health System

    • Military, Diplomatic & Field Surgical Affairs​

  • NJ Health Hospice and Palliative Care 

  • Braven Health

  • Debora Heart & Lung Center

  • Elite Medical LLC

  • United Methodist Communities HomeWorks

  • Cooper University Health  System

  • Vitality Catholic Healthcare Services

  • Andrea Home Care

  • Innovative Medical Equipment

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Mental Health​

  • Acenda Integrated Health

  • Sanctuary Foundation for Veterans

  • VA Suicide Program Peer Monitoring Camaraderie Support​​​

 

Employment​

  • New Jersey  Dept. Labor

    • Workforce Development

    • Vocational Rehabilitation

  • New Jersey Department of Corrections

  • New Jersey Casino Control Commission

  • Camden County Department of Corrections

  • Cape May County Workforce Development

  • Caesars Entertainment Atlantic City

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