The February social for Silver Springs and Stagecoach families with military members and veterans will be hosted by the Silver Stage Task Force in Silver Springs at the Senior Center at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
Waffles are on the menu this month, and people are invited to bring their favorite fruit to add to the meal.
The Task Force, a nonprofit group of community volunteers from Stagecoach and Silver Springs, had been discussing ways to show additional support for the military families and veterans in their towns for the past year.
They decided to host monthly lunch socials as a way for local military families, soldiers, (active and reserve soldiers) and veterans to get to know one another and form a local support network.
Because the area is remote from many groups and agencies such as the V.A., they also decided to invite speakers from military community support groups such as Blue Star Mothers, National Guard Family Readiness, Army OneSource, Reno Vet Center, etc., to share information at each event.
The task force members found funds to sponsor the first few meals through their partner, Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey (www.healthycomm.org), and they are seeking business and club sponsors for help with future socials.
For more details, please contact Task Force leader Cara Childs at (775) 315-2990. Donations to support future lunch socials are welcomed. Community Support for Military Families and Veterans in Lyon County
The lunch socials are one of many community support efforts for military families and veterans taking place throughout Lyon County.
Some of those were in response to the Military Community Covenant signed in by about 75 community leaders from the Lyon County area during a ceremony at the September 2010 Healthy Communities Coalition meeting.
Community leaders and officials signed a "community covenant" that promised Lyon County communities and State and local groups will work together to increase support to the
area's military families and veterans.
