Submitted Photo At the Oct. 17 Disabled American Veterans Chapter 4 business meeting in Minot, Mike Benjamin, left, director of Operations for Dakota Agronomy Partners, LLC, presented DAV Chapter 4 Commander Chuck Emery, right, with a $2,500 donation. The funds will help pay for challenge coins for Vietnam veterans at the 2025 Vietnam Veterans celebration.

Dakota Agronomy Partners, LLC, presented the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 4 of Minot with a $2,500 donation on Oct. 17, according to information from the chapter.

The funds will help pay for challenge coins to be presented to Vietnam veterans at the Vietnam Veterans celebration in March 2025.

Mike Benjamin, director of Operations for Dakota Agronomy Partners, said this event recognizes all Vietnam veterans and gives them the welcome home they deserve. Dakota Agronomy Partners said it is honored to help organizations like DAV Chapter 4 who continue to support veterans.

Upcoming events

Following is a list of upcoming events for veterans service organizations, VA agencies, Minot State University, local military units and other veterans-related groups. The list is prepared by Disabled American Veterans Chapter 4 of Minot.

Oct. 22: Vets for Vets-women’s peer support group meeting, 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 24 and Oct. 26: Minotauros hockey – DAV security volunteers.

Oct. 26: VFW Post 753-spaghetti dinner,5:30 p.m. Open to the public.

Oct. 31: Minot Lodge free veteran breakfast, 8 a.m.

Nov. 5: VFW Post 753 meeting, 7 p.m.

Nov. 6: DAV Coffee-Quilt of Valor presentation to Army Vietnam veteran Doug Kalmbach of Lignite, 2 p.m. at the Dakota Territory Air Museum Hangar.

Nov. 11: Minot Veterans Day Program, 11 a.m., Old Armory, Minot City Auditorium.

Nov. 11: Veterans Day and DAV Awards Dinner, 5 p.m. at Minot Auditorium.

Nov. 11: Elison free veteran lunch, 12:15 p.m.

Nov. 12: Somerset free veteran lunch, noon.

Nov. 14: DAV business meeting, 6:30 p.m.

Nov. 19: Legion Post 26 meeting, 7 p.m.

Nov. 20: DAV Coffee, speaker Lisa Voeller, licensed addiction counselor and nationally certified gambling counselor, 2 p.m.

Nov. 27: Pre-Thanksgiving raffle at Cash Wise Foods and Marketplace Foods at 1930 Broadway.

Nov. 29-Dec. 1: Gun show raffle sale.

Nov. 29-30: Minotauros hockey security.

Dec. 4: DAV Coffee-speaker N.D. Legal Aid Services attorney Jeffrey Holt.

Dec. 18: DAV Coffee reserved for speaker Shelly Bohl, Holistic Healing-hyperbolic PTSD treatment and more.

DAV Chapter 4, Minot, coffee socials and business meetings are held in the Veterans Room at the Ward County Administration Building, 225 3rd St. SE, Minot.