SERVICES
POV CARPOOLING FOR VA APPOINTMENTS
IN THE PORTLAND AREA -FOR SALEM VETERANS
DAV TRANSPORTATION
To be transported you MUST have a reservation.
Call the DAV transportation representative to reserve a seat.
Service connected disabled veterans have priority on the vans
and may bump a non service connected veteran.
You must be able to get on and off the van without assistance.
If you need assistance or the van is not wheel chair equipped, call the VA hospital travel office,
NOT the DAV transportation office, and request transportation.
IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS For DAV transportation
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Portland |
Neil Horton |
1-800 949-1004 ext 57804 or 56957 |
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Roseburg |
Trisha Newport |
541 440-1293 |
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White City |
Sandy Wright |
541 826-2111 ext. 3619 |
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Astoria |
Ken Rislow |
503 325-2429 |
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Bend |
Pam Smith |
541 389-6123 |
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Tillamook |
Steve Wild |
503 377-0294 |
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The Dalles/Hood River |
Jene Davis |
541 490-5269 |
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Longview |
Linda Wilson |
360 423-3125 |
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Yamhill |
Tom Robertson |
503 434-7472 |
*Dallas/Hood River is stopping some service due to a lack of drivers
For wheel chair patients and those needing assistance for transportation to Portland VA
Call travel 1-888 949-1004 ext 55775 or 55020
National Stats: 9,060 Drivers, 29,300,000 miles driven annually,
and 756,433 Veterans transported in 2005
Oregon Stats: 22 Vans, 160 Drivers, 31,000 Veterans transported in 2005
To volunteer to be a driver, contact the DAV reps at Portland VAMC
or if closer, the Roseburg and White City VA Facilities.
Donations for the Van Club should be given to a local DAV Chapter
or sent to Chapter 6, PO Box 4280, Salem OR 97302
Make checks payable to the DAV Chapter of your choice and in the memo section write “For the Van Club”.
POV CARPOOLING FOR VA APPOINTMENTS
IN THE PORTLAND AREA -FOR SALEM VETERANS
Save on travel expenses. Before going to your appointment in Portland, note appointments others have scheduled in this calendar.
If you have an appointment coinciding with one already scheduled on this calendar, E-mail Webmaster Ron Morgan <rhmorgan@usa.net> for contact information for the posted appointment will be sent to you. You can then arrange to carpool with the other veteran to your appointment.
Then, if you need to schedule another appointment, try to get one at the same time as one of these already scheduled.
If it is not possible to schedule your appointment time in the same time frame as one of the appointment listed here, when you return home you can E-mail Webmaster Ron Morgan <rhmorgan@usa.ne > the time and date for each of your new appointments. Your new appointments will be entered into this calendar. Someone else may get an appointment scheduled in your time frame, allowing the two of you to carpool it to Portland.
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Webmaster Ron Morgan ron@chapter6.org
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