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AVER Local Chapters are located in:

CA . CO . DC . DE . FL . GA . IL . MO . MN . NJ . NM . NY . OH . TX . WA . Regions

California

Los Angeles

Veterans C.A.R.E.
Commander - Edward Westrick
P.O.Box 46568
West Hollywood, CA 90046-0568
email: vetercare@hotmail.com
Palm Springs

President - Randy Schecher
PO Box 5012
Palm Springs, CA 92263-5012
Voice: 760.320.5646
FAX: 760.416.8726
e-mail: averps@msn.com
See Dedicatory program for the
Palm Springs Veterans Memorial

   
San Diego

AVER, San Diego Chapter
President - Ben M. Gomez
4076 Oregon Street, Unit #2
San Diego, CA 92104
Voice: 619.459.1019
e-mail: bgomez@gbhlaw.com
San Diego Chapter Web Site
Sacramento

Sacramento Valley Veterans
President - Raymond Allen
Voice: 916.452.4400
e-mail: raymond_allen@sacvalleyveterans.com
Website: sacvalleyveterans.com

Colorado

Denver

Rocky Mountain AVER
President - AJ Rogue
1050 Broadway
Denver CO 80203
Voice: 303.380.2838
e-mail: rkymtnveterans@aol.com
Website: rockymountainaver.org

Delaware

Rehoboth Beach

AVER Rehoboth Beach
President - Rich Arnold
e-mail: rcarwh1@aol.com
post-mail: Hank Thomas
6 Croydon Road
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
Voice: 302.227.2313

Washington, DC

National Capital Chapter
Greater DC Area
President - Galen Grant
Voice: 703.625.8475
e-mail: galengrant@aol.com
Website: averdc.org

Florida

Chapter in Formation:
Tampa

Georgia

Atlanta

AVER Georgia
President - Jeff Cleghorn
Voice: 770.584.9006
email: jeffcleghorn@comcast.net
Website: averga.org

Illinois

Chicago

Gay Chicago Veterans
President - James C. Darby
PO Box 29317
Chicago, IL 60629
Voice: 773.752.0058
e-mail: jamesdarby@aol.com

Missouri

St. Louis

Mid-America Pride Veterans and Allies
Greater St. Louis Area
President - Nancy Seymour
P.O. Box 58628
St. Louis, MO 63158
Voice: 314.631.1427
e-mail: ladysewitch@hotmail.com
Website: www.mapv.org

Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul

President - Ken Sholes
e-mail: ksholes@krollontrack.com

New Jersey

Central NJ

NJAVER
President - Amanda Farrell
57 South Main ST, #250
Neptune, NJ 07753
e-mail: info@NJAVER.COM
Website: njaver.com

New Mexico

Albuquerque:

Bataan Chapter
President - Steve Loomis
POB 37024
Albuquerque, NM 87176-7024
Voice: 505.301.1737
e-mail:sloomis@swcp.com
Bataan Chapter Website

New York

New York

AVER New York (AVERNY)
PO Box 150160
Kew Gardens, NY 11415
President - Denny Meyer
Voice: 718.849.5665
e-mail: glbtvetsnyc@yahoo.com
AVERNY Website

Chapter in Formation:
Rochester, NY

Ohio

Buckeye Region
(Columbus & Central Ohio)

BRAVER
President - Todd Shinkle
P.O. Box 10814
Columbus, OH 43201
Voice: 614.777.4328
e-mail: mshinkle@columbus.rr.com
Website: braver.org
NorthEastern Ohio
(Cleve/Ak/Can/Young)

NEOAVER
President - Marie Bohusch
POBox 1895
Stow, OH 44224
Voice: 330.247.4102
Fax: 216.674.2336
e-mail: qcws@neoaver.org
Website: neoaver.org

Texas

Houston

Houston AVER
President - Mitch Rainey
P O Box 667135
Houston, TX 77266-7135
Voice: 281.242.6112
e-mail: mitch_rainey@mhhs.org
San Antonio

AVER-SA
President - Dave Guy-Gainer
POB 15642
San Antonio, Texas 78212
Voice: 210.646.9198
e-mail: dg_dg@sbcglobal.net
Website: aversanantonio.org
   
Dallas - Fort Worth area

AVER-North Texas
President - John C. Ames
P.O. Box 190869
Dallas TX 75219
e-mail: info@aver-northtexas.us
Website: aver-northtexas.us
South Texas

President - Dan Pugh
e-mail: SittingBull@the-i.net
   
Texas Chapters in Formation:

Austin

  

Washington

Seattle

AVER Puget Sound
President - Judi Carey
P.O. Box 19297
Seattle, WA 98109
Voice: 425.255.4916
e-mail: seasii@aol.com
Website: averpugetsound.org

Chapters in Formation

AVER chapters are forming in:
Austin, TX
Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN
Rochester, NY
Tampa, FL

For information about these forming chapters or for information on forming a chapter in an area not yet listed, please contact our MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR.

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AVER Regions

States in Region I

  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Maine
  • Massachusetts
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Pennsylvania
  • Ohio
  • Rhode Island
  • Vermont
Regional Vice-President for Region I
Denny Meyer
Voice: 718-849-5665
email: glbtvetsnyc@yahoo.com

States in Region II

  • Alabama
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Kentucky
  • Maryland
  • North Carolina
  • South Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Virginia
  • West Virginia
  • Washington, DC
 Regional Vice-President for Region II
Lara Ballard
ballardla@earthlink.net

States in Region III

  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Michigan
  • Minnisota
  • Nebraska
  • North Dakota
  • South Dakota
  • Wisconsin
 Regional Vice-President for Region III
Ken Sholes
 ksholes@quorum.com

States in Region IV

  • Arkansas
  • Arizona
  • Colorado
  • Kansas
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • New Mexico
  • Oklahoma
  • Texas
  • Utah
 Regional Vice-President for Region IV
Dave Guy-Gainer
e-mail: dg_dg@sbcglobal.net

States in Region V

  • Alaska
  • California
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Montana
  • Nevada
  • Oregon
  • Washington State
  • Wyoming
 Regional Vice-President for Region V
Ken Osborne
Voice: 323-661-8228
email: QMCptKen@adelphia.net
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