Monterey Peninsula College Veterans Resource Center

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2021-2022 Veterans Club members, their advisor and the owners of the Break Room. , Monterey

Veterans releasing some steam before finals.

Community Members,

For 27 years, Monterey Peninsula College has hosted the African American Theater Arts (AATAT) from University of California Santa Cruz to bring live theater, with an emphasis on African American culture and heritage, to our Peninsula cities. This years' annual performance is called, School Girls or the African Mean Girls Play.

Jocelyn Bioh’s award-winning comedy follows a group of schoolgirls vying for the title of Miss Ghana 1986. Pretty, popular Paulina is the queen bee of the Aburi Girls Boarding School, but her reign is threatened when the pageant recruiter is more interested in Ericka, the new transfer student from Ohio with a “more universal and commercial look.” Inspired in part by the real-world controversy surrounding the 2011 Miss Universe Ghana pageant—where a fair-skinned, American-born woman went on to win the title—School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play is an exploration of colorism and teenage ambition that’s “funny and fast-paced...[with] bouncy, juicy dialogue” (Vulture).

“It’s joyful, it’s youthful, it’s heartbreaking!

The African American Theater Arts Troupe (AATAT) is the only student African American theater troupe in the University of California system of ten campuses. For thirty years, AATAT has produced outstanding performances of playwrights such as Lorraine Hansberry, August Wilson, and Dominique Morisseau. Equally important is a unique place created by AATAT where African American students of all majors connect with their histories and find their voices.

A special performance for Monterey Peninsula College is scheduled for Saturday, March 6th at 7pm. There will be a live introduction to the show (6:45pm) and a talkback immediately following the evening performance at the following link:

https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/96468402235
Thanks for your support and hope you can join us!!!

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As of February 25th, 1,000 Veterans (65+) have received their initial Moderna COVID vaccinations at the MG Gourley VA Clinic in Marina.

**VA Palo Alto Health Care System is providing an additional 400 Moderna vaccination doses to the MG Gourley Clinic to be administered Friday, March 5th**

This will NOT be a walk-in vaccination clinic. This vaccination is for Veterans 55(+) who are already enrolled in the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. Call 650-496-2535 to register for the vaccination.

If you or a Veteran you know are NOT connected to the VA or desire to discuss additional benefits, please contact our office at www.mvao.org or 831-647-7613.

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Attention all Monterey Peninsula College Students. We are giving out bags of groceries at the Marina Education Center from 11am-2pm today while supplies last.

Please provide a MPC ID or current class schedule.

FYI

Important GI Bill Update: Request to Hold Enrollment Changes Due to COVID-19

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Dear School Certifying Official,

Legislation is still pending regarding COVID-19 and how it may impact GI Bill students. We continue to ask your support in not reporting any enrollment updates due to COVID-19 at this time. Our processing offices will be making no adjustments to student’s awards regarding COVID-19 until further notice..

As a reminder, Education Service has determined that students who have started their enrollment period and attended at least in part as resident training are eligible to continue to receive the MHA at the in-resident rate for the entire enrollment period.

We will provide guidance to you in the coming days based on Congressional action.

If your GI Bill students have questions about their specific circumstance, please have them contact the Education Call Center at: 1-888-442-4551 between 8 AM and 7 PM Eastern Time, Monday-Friday.



Respectfully,

Education Service

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Support Home Page eBenefits is your one-stop shop for online benefits-related tools and information. This portal is designed for Wounded Warriors, Veterans, Service Members, their families, and their caregivers. We invite you to explore eBenefits and become a registered user.

The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Regional Offices will be closed to the public starting March 19.

Regional offices will remain open, but will no longer accept walk-ins for claims assistance, scheduled appointments, counseling and other in-person services. This decision protects our older Veterans and those with underlying conditions as well as our employees.

Veterans can continue to get information about benefits or file a claim for benefits by visiting our website at www.va.gov. Veterans with claims specific or other questions may request information via Inquiry Routing & Information System (IRIS) or telephone at 1-800-827-1000.

VBA benefits and services provided to Veterans, families, and survivors will continue to be delivered throughout the duration of COVID-19 impacts.

Please continue to check www.va.gov for updates. You also may follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

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