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<v Speaker 1>I'm forty eight fifty five krcit the talk station. Welcome

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<v Speaker 1>back to the fifty five carse Morning Showsteve Bolzoxcutive director

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<v Speaker 1>of the Claarmont County Veteran Service Commission, helping out our

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<v Speaker 1>American veterans each and every day. God bless you, Steve

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<v Speaker 1>and already there for what you're doing for our veterans.

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<v Speaker 1>What a great program. It's an awesome program, right, And

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<v Speaker 1>you know one of the things you offer, and we

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<v Speaker 1>haven't talked and focused on this, we've mentioned it, you

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<v Speaker 1>brought it up, of course, but transportation, right, transportation to

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<v Speaker 1>medical appointments. This is something that Clamort County Veterans Services

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<v Speaker 1>does in fact offer, absolutely, and what a great thing. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you think.

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<v Speaker 3>About Uncle Joe, Granddad. Yeah, they're they're up in age,

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<v Speaker 3>they're they're still getting around, but putting them in Cincinnati

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<v Speaker 3>traffic is the scariest thing. Right, So if you can

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<v Speaker 3>have someone who can transport your loved ones to and

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<v Speaker 3>from the VA from their home, yeah, what a phenomenal

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<v Speaker 3>opportunity to get dad or mom off the road that

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<v Speaker 3>you know they're being driven safely.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's a really excellent point when think about the seniors.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, the practical reality is all of us have,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, issues that crop up in our day to

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<v Speaker 1>day lives. A lot of us are still working and

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<v Speaker 1>we can't take dad over to get his appointment as

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<v Speaker 1>much as we would want to as family members. It's

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<v Speaker 1>just not possible, absolutely valid. So how does the Clamont

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<v Speaker 1>County Veteran Services manage the transportation? And we'll talk about

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<v Speaker 1>you know, how do you get in touch and arrange

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<v Speaker 1>at all the details on that, Steve right right?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, we are Every county in Ohio has our office,

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<v Speaker 3>the Veterans Service Office. Every county handles transportation different It's

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<v Speaker 3>up to the county commissioners, the border commissioners of the

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<v Speaker 3>Veterans Service. It's different from your county commissioners to design

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<v Speaker 3>what that transportation is going to look like within their budget.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So Orlando Sonza would be working with the Hamilton

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<v Speaker 1>County Veteran Services to decide how they are going to

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<v Speaker 1>offer transportation, which maybe different than Clarmont County.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely And you know there was a lot of rift

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<v Speaker 3>a number of months ago about Hull Hamilton was handling

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<v Speaker 3>the transportation of the veterans, but they were going to

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<v Speaker 3>change that and they're trying to adopt a new model

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<v Speaker 3>to transport veterans around it and good on. The county's

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<v Speaker 3>a big county, Clairemont, We're a little different. We have

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<v Speaker 3>four vehicles, I have nine drivers with a manager over

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<v Speaker 3>them to schedule all the transportation needs. So as a

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<v Speaker 3>veteran calls into the line and says, hey, I need

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<v Speaker 3>to ride down to the VA. But the interesting part

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<v Speaker 3>is the VA is trying to extend their service time

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<v Speaker 3>frame to handle veterans, usually by sixteen hundred, usually by

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<v Speaker 3>four pm, their services stop at the VA. So what

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<v Speaker 3>the VA has done is they've contracted individuals physicians outside

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<v Speaker 3>who are able to see appointments even later through the afternoon.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh good, so now we're not just people think, wow,

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<v Speaker 3>this is only for a VA appointment. If I'm going

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<v Speaker 3>downtown to the VA. If the VA has scheduled the

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<v Speaker 3>appointment for you, even if it's with doctor Jim on

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<v Speaker 3>the West Side, we will take it to doctor Jim

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<v Speaker 3>on the West side. If you're a Claremont County veteran.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh wow, so you will travel outside the county then yes, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>how about that?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, at the VA and Cincinnati schedule the appointment on

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<v Speaker 3>your behalf to be seen by a physician, and you're

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<v Speaker 3>a Claremont County veteran, we will take you there.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. And you want to know where you do that?

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<v Speaker 1>Clemacattyveterans dot Com that's the website. Are there any physical

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<v Speaker 1>restrictions for those who can ride in the in the vehicles? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>Another yeah, you're hitting it.

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<v Speaker 3>I would say ambulatory only, meaning those people who can

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<v Speaker 3>maneuver on their own. So what we do not have

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<v Speaker 3>are handicapped wheelchair accessible vehicles.

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<v Speaker 1>So what do we do for them? Well, we have

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<v Speaker 1>my next question. What about those guys? Ah?

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<v Speaker 3>Great leading, So thank you for that low hanging fruit.

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<v Speaker 3>So for those individuals, we have a relationship with Claremont

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<v Speaker 3>County Veterans or Claremont County Senior Services, who then will

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<v Speaker 3>transport the veteran. They have the wheelchair lift, they have

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<v Speaker 3>the individuals who are trained to handle individuals, lock the

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<v Speaker 3>chairs down and try I support them to and from

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<v Speaker 3>the VA as we would.

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<v Speaker 1>Have perfect so they are adequately covered along this correct.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Now let's get to the fundamental point because

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<v Speaker 1>some of that there is going, well, I need a

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<v Speaker 1>ride to my doctor's appointment. How does one How does

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<v Speaker 1>the veteran schedule their ride with through the Clarmont County

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<v Speaker 3>So typically with the VA, you will know well in

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<v Speaker 3>advance that a appointment is coming up because the VA

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<v Speaker 3>will annoy you with four texts a week and a

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<v Speaker 3>phone call with reminders, so there is there's plenty of

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<v Speaker 3>lead times, So we need a phone call five days

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<v Speaker 3>before you're a reasonable the management team can ensure that

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<v Speaker 3>we have enough drivers working that day and can schedule

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<v Speaker 3>the routes to pick veterans up. And that phone number

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<v Speaker 3>directly is five to one three five three six. I'm

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<v Speaker 3>sorry seven five one three seven three two seven four

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<v Speaker 3>seven to one.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to make sure you clarify that because that

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<v Speaker 1>was counting my notes when you started out there.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, yes, Clima County Senior Services, I was giving you

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<v Speaker 3>I'm sorry.

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<v Speaker 1>Seven three to two seventy four seventy one. That's correct,

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<v Speaker 1>fair enough, And there's a separate number for the Senior

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<v Speaker 1>Services UH and Klement County Veterans dot com. Can you

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<v Speaker 1>schedule anployment directly through the website?

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<v Speaker 3>You cannot? You cannot, you cannot. It will give you

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<v Speaker 3>the phone number direct to transportation.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, now, what are the guidelines and veterans need

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<v Speaker 1>to be aware of that are wanting to use the

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<v Speaker 1>Clemont County Veteran Services Transportation.

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<v Speaker 3>Sure one of them is you need to be in

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<v Speaker 3>our system as a veteran, So we will need a

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<v Speaker 3>copy of d D two fourteen. This is all held

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<v Speaker 3>as as PII Personal identifiable information, so we keep it secure.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, wouldn't someone who's already hooked up with the since

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<v Speaker 1>ANYVA have that or you need it on separately on

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<v Speaker 1>file at the Veteran Services.

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<v Speaker 3>Separately on file with those we are not the VA,

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<v Speaker 3>right right, So although we if we have a power

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<v Speaker 3>of attorney, we can see into your records at the

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<v Speaker 3>VA and substantiate that. However, to make it easier, if

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<v Speaker 3>if dad, granddad or the veteran has a copy of

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<v Speaker 3>the d D two fourteen, bring it down, bring it with

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<v Speaker 3>you the day of your trip. Make a copy. Our

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<v Speaker 3>service officers are able to validate yes, this is an

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<v Speaker 1>And so once that's on file though, it's one and done, correct, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>So for further transportation down the road, you've already got

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<v Speaker 1>the records.

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<v Speaker 3>Secondly, if they were to take their D two fourteen

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<v Speaker 3>to the Register of the County in Clarmont County, they

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<v Speaker 3>will give you a Claremont County Veterans ID.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we've talked about that, and that's a good thing

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<v Speaker 1>to get. Absolutely federal holidays. You know that VA is

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<v Speaker 1>quite unique for a federal organization. They continue working on

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<v Speaker 1>federal holidays. It's medical care, it is right. Many think, well,

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<v Speaker 1>well it's fourth of July, department. They're not leaving Uncle

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<v Speaker 1>Bob unplugged and unmonitored the fourth of July. Right, So

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<v Speaker 1>the VA still schedules appointments during federal holidays. So if

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<v Speaker 1>you have an appointment on a federal holiday, my drivers

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<v Speaker 1>are working fantastic. Claremont County Veterans die com online can't

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<v Speaker 1>schedule the transportation there. I'll give you that phone number again.

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<v Speaker 1>It's five one three seven three two seventy four seventy one.

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<v Speaker 1>And they offer a wealth of services to the veterans

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<v Speaker 1>out there in the community. So I recommend, regardless of

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<v Speaker 1>whether you need a media transportation, get the information go

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<v Speaker 1>to Claremont County Veterans dot com so you know in

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<v Speaker 1>advance what they can do for you when the need arises,

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<v Speaker 1>like provide transportation. Steve Bell's out, keep up the fantastic work.

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<v Speaker 1>My friend, can't thank you enough for the work that

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<v Speaker 1>you do. It's a pleasure to be here with you.

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