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NEDHSA inks MOUs with NELA Arts Council, NELA Music Awards to further recognize art as treatment strategy

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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MONROE, La., March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Northeast Delta Human Services Authority (NEDHSA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Northeast Louisiana Arts Council (NELAAC) and the NELA Music Awards, respectively. Each respective MOU is an effort to recognize arts as one of its integrated health care, evidence-based prevention, communications, and treatment strategies to help serve persons with mental health, addictive disorders, and developmental disabilities.

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  • Northeast Delta Human Services Authority (NEDHSA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Northeast Louisiana Arts Council (NELAAC) and the NELA Music Awards, respectively.
  • MONROE, La., March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Northeast Delta Human Services Authority (NEDHSA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Northeast Louisiana Arts Council (NELAAC) and the NELA Music Awards, respectively.
  • "We believe there is medicine in creative expression, and the arts can help a person come alive in ways traditional treatment options can't," Dr. Sizer said.
  • NELA Music Awards President Myra Akers said, "The NELA Music Awards is proud to partner with the Northeast Delta Human Services Authority."

NAA Names James Schenck as the 2024 Whitman Trophy Recipient

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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WASHINGTON and TYSONS, Va., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) is pleased to announce that PenFed Credit Union President/CEO & PenFed Foundation CEO James Schenck has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Bruce Whitman Memorial Trophy.

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  • WASHINGTON and TYSONS, Va., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) is pleased to announce that PenFed Credit Union President/CEO & PenFed Foundation CEO James Schenck has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Bruce Whitman Memorial Trophy.
  • Created in honor of the aerospace executive and philanthropist bearing its name, Bruce was posthumously named the first trophy recipient in 2019.
  • "No one cared more about our industry than Bruce Whitman," said Jim Albaugh, NAA Chair.
  • "He dedicated his life to service, and I know Bruce would be honored to know that this year's recipient of the Whitman Trophy is James Schenck.

NEDHSA sponsors Biedenharn Museum's "Scripture Through Many Eyes" Exhibition, opening reception set for February 22

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
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MONROE, La., Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Northeast Delta Human Services Authority (NEDHSA) announces the sponsorship of Biedenharn Museum & Gardens' "Scripture Through Many Eyes" Art Exhibition. This exhibition is part of the agency's Art Is Medicine special initiative, an integrated health care, evidence-based prevention, communications, and treatment strategy to help serve persons with mental health, addictive disorders, and developmental disabilities.

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  • NEDHSA sponsors Biedenharn Museum's "Scripture Through Many Eyes" Exhibition, opening reception set for February 22
    MONROE, La., Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Northeast Delta Human Services Authority (NEDHSA) announces the sponsorship of Biedenharn Museum & Gardens' "Scripture Through Many Eyes" Art Exhibition.
  • "We intend to help create an environment where dreams are realized, families are strong, bodies are healthy, community institutions are thriving, and spirits are renewed," Dr. Sizer said.
  • NEDHSA Executive Director Dr. Monteic A. Sizer said, "we believe there is medicine in creative expression, and the arts can help a person come alive in ways traditional treatment options can't."
  • We're helping people in our region to understand addiction and mental health issues with this innovative prevention approach," Dr. Sizer said.

PenFed Credit Union Donates $150,000 to American Heritage Museum's New Unique Exhibit

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
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TYSONS, Va., Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PenFed Credit Union, the nation's second-largest federal credit union, today announced that it has furthered its commitment to prisoners of war veterans and their families with a $150,000 donation to the American Heritage Museum in Hudson, Mass. The donation will support a one-of-a-kind Hỏa Lò prison exhibit honoring the hundreds of Vietnam prisoners of war who were subjected to years of captivity, enduring extreme torture, isolation and malnutrition.

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  • TYSONS, Va., Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PenFed Credit Union, the nation's second-largest federal credit union, today announced that it has furthered its commitment to prisoners of war veterans and their families with a $150,000 donation to the American Heritage Museum in Hudson, Mass.
  • "The American Heritage Museum's Hỏa Lò exhibit is a truly harrowing, surreal experience that honors the extraordinary courage of Vietnam POWs," said President/CEO of PenFed Credit Union and CEO of PenFed Foundation James Schenck.
  • Museum goers will experience a unique, intimate look at the physical and psychological challenges faced by American POWs during this tumultuous time.
  • "The cost of building a display like this is monumental and it cannot be done by the museum alone," said President of the American Heritage Museum Rob Collings.