Bridgeport Group Honoring Shelton Vet For Helping Other Veterans

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The “Service to Country and Community” Awards will be given out by WorkPlace on Sunday, Nov. 1, at noon at Port 5 Naval Veterans, 69 Brewster St. in Bridgeport.

Alfred Meadows of Huntington served in the Army in Vietnam and remains involved in veterans affairs in the community.
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The WorkPlace prepares people for careers.
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Donna Christopher

10/30/2015 4:30 a.m.

The WorkPlace conducts comprehensive planning, and coordinates regional workforce development policy and programs to prepare people for careers while strengthening the workforce for employers.

The award winners are the following:

Alfred Meadows of Huntington who served in the Army in Vietnam and remains involved in veterans affairs in the community.
CT Patriot Guard Riders, for the organization’s contributions to the community that surpass their basic mission and purpose.
Frontier Communications, for its commitment to America’s veterans in their hiring practices and services offered to their veteran employees and their families.

Keynoting the ceremony will be Sean Connolly, commissioner of the Connecticut Office of Veterans’ Affairs.

For more information, visit www.workplace.org

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