Maine Events
February 2025
February 1-28, 2025
Go Red for Women: American Heart Month
February is the national campaign month to raise awareness about women's heart health. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women with and without Military service.
Get Your Numbers
Own Your Lifestyle
Realize Your Risk
Educate Your Family
Don't Be Silent
More information:
Department of Veterans Affairs Heart Health Outreach Campaign
February 5, 2025, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (Wednesday)
Maine VA Management Advisory Committee (MAC)
Location: VA Maine Healthcare System, 1 VA Center, (Bldg. 205, Room 112), Togus Campus, Augusta, Maine 04330
Maine VA Medical Center Director hosts a quarterly veteran update video conference with the Veteran Integrated Services Network 1 (VISN 1) Director. The Maine VA Medical Center Director then meets with Veteran Service Organization, state legislative, and other veteran organization representatives as well as interested veterans. The Maine VA Women Veterans Program Manager attends this meeting. It is sometimes referred to as the "mini-MAC" meeting.
The meetings are usually the first Wednesday in February, May, August, and November, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at the Maine VA (Togus) in Augusta, Maine. The building and room number may change. Exceptions to this schedule are released by the Maine VA Executive Secretary to the Director.
To verify the date, times and location, contacts are noted below.
Contact meeting organizers for details on how and when online meetings convene.
Agenda (May vary per VA Director preference.)
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m: Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN 1/New England) Update
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Maine VA Updates: Facilities/Clinical Update & Recruitment/Benefits Office/Women's Health/Other
For additional discussion items, call 207-623-5714.
Meeting Contact
Executive Secretary to the Director
Phone: 207-623-5710
March 2025
March 1-31, 2025
Women's History Month
Location: Nationwide
Generations of women--in the air and on sea and ground--served in the U.S. armed forces with honor and pride. If you're interested in the history of women in the United States' military, visit these links:
Library of Congress: Women’s History Month
National Women’s History Alliance
History: National Women’s History Month
WomenVetsUSA Women’s History Month
WomenVetsUSA Historical Timelines (many related resource links)
April 2025
April 1-30, 2025
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
For more information, visit the following links:
Presidential Proclamation--National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month 2024
Department of Veterans Affairs
Servicewomen's Action Network (SWAN)
WomenVetsUSA News/Media/Library
Maine National Guard Sexual Assault Prevention & Response (SAPR) Program
May 2025
May 1-31, 2025
Mental Health Awareness Month
May is national "Mental Health Awareness Month." To find out more about Department of Veterans Affairs mental health services, guides and tools visit the link below.
May 27, 2025
Memorial Day Remembrance: Placing Flags on Veterans' Graves & Services
Location: National Cemetery at Togus VA and Maine Veterans Cemeteries
Placing flags on veterans' graves is open to anyone interested in participating. Flags are oftentimes placed the Saturday before Memorial Day Services.
Memorial Day services are held at some or all of the cemeteries. For dates, times and other details, contact:
Director, Maine Bureau of Veterans' Services
117 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0117
Phone: 207-430-6035
E-mail: mainebvs@maine.gov
June 2025
July 2025
September 2025
September 19, 2025 (3rd Friday in September)
Prisoner of War-Missing in Action Recognition Day