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Whole Vet Military Career Transition Day at NCSU’s McKimmon Center 2019

University. Additionally, governmental giants are often in the Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/wholevetinc. The ses-
house with the likes of the North Carolina State Highway Pa- sions are open to all interested parties, but seating is limited.
trol, NC Troops to Teachers and the State of North Carolina Look for community event information and updates on these
governmental agencies. Veterans affiliated institutions that on sites, as well.
paper reads like a Who’s Who list make a great showing at
these Whole Vet days. Present and accounted for have been After rolling out the red carpet to military members and veter-
NC4ME, Onward2Opportunity, Hire Heroes USA, The Honor ans with exceptional and well-executed events, Robbins plans
Foundation, USO-NC, Marine for Life Network, K9s Serving next to put mentorship, marriage and youth programs center-
Vets and Hope for The Warriors, to name a few. Other event of- stage. First up: The Military Mentorship Program. Mentors
ferings include professional development panels, workshops, and mentees will be matched to align service members who
networking opportunities and inspirational speakers. are exiting the military with a civilian that can share feedback,
knowledge and contacts to ease the transition process to a non-
In conjunction with transition events, Whole Vet hosts quarter- military career. Mentors will come from a participating MVEC
ly Military Corporate Networking campus visits. These tours company.
have been held at host company campuses such as Biogen in
RTP, Deutsche Bank in Cary and Caterpillar of Clayton to al- The marriage and youth tracks will begin once additional pro-
low participants to experience the corporate environment while gram funding is secured from sources such as grants, donations,
gaining valuable insight on civilian career paths. The tours also sponsorships and fundraising ― avenues Robbins continues to
help participants make connections and build relationships, a explore. According to Robbins, retreats and conferences are on
familiar Whole Vet refrain. the line-up for marriage programming, while collaboration with
the acclaimed General H. Hugh Shelton Leadership Center at
Community events are held to bring fun, fellowship and some North Carolina State University is on tap for youth directives.
fundraising to the table. Past events in 2018-19 were The Great
American Car Show in Angier, the Spartan Sprint Race Fund- Are you intrigued? Options exist to give of your time, tal-
raiser at McCormick Farms in Spring Lake, the Pistons for Pa- ents and resources to Whole Vet, as well as participate. Tax-
triots Car and Bike Show in Morrisville and Whole Vet Great deductible donations are accepted; learn more at http://www.
American Car, Truck and Bike Show in RTP. The pandemic put wholevet.org/donate.html. For sponsorships, see http://www.
a halt to the spring 2020 Freedom Car Truck and Bike Show wholevet.org/sponsors.html. You can also check the T-shirt
slated for Lillington, but plans are in the works for a new date. box by sporting Whole Vet gear available at their online store,
https://wholevet.square.site/ and also sold at Ed’s Family Res-
Information about and registration for transition events and taurant in Angier. The bumper sticker? When Robbins catches
campus visits can be found online at www.wholevet.org or on his breath, he may add that to the list, too.

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