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After years of work on behalf of those who nobly served our country, we finally secured funding and approval for three Veterans Homes across greater Minnesota, including one in Bemidji.
The groundbreaking for the long-awaited Bemidji Veterans Home is scheduled for Thursday, August 26 at 10am. I will be attending along with Bemidji residents, elected officials, local business and civic leaders, Veterans Service Organization representatives, donors and project supporters as we break ground on the site of the new Minnesota Veterans Home located at 920 Anne Street NW in Bemidji.
The 72-Resident skilled nursing facility is being built on a 15-acre site that was donated by Sanford Health of Northern Minnesota. It is scheduled to open in mid-2023.
The 72 units, which will feature private baths, will be split into four “neighborhoods” to promote a warm community feeling. Public spaces will include a small coffee shop/café, theater/meeting room, dining room, meditation room/chapel and club room for entertaining family and friends.
Groundbreaking festivities will include refreshments and music while we learn more about the construction timeline and a wide range of employment and residential living opportunities that will be available on this new campus. Additionally, guests will find information about current Veterans programs, services and healthcare options.
This celebration honors years of collaboration, fundraising and thoughtful planning for a new Veterans Home in the northwestern part of our state. Bemidji is one of three State Veterans Home projects that recently received funding through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Two other locations—Preston and Montevideo—are hosting groundbreakings this summer for Veterans Homes that will also open in mid-2023.
The event can be livestreamed on the Minnesota Department of Veteran Affairs Facebook Page.
WHERE: 920 Anne Street NW, Bemidji
WHEN: Thursday August 26, at 10AM
Artist Rendering of Future Veterans Home
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