Media Alert: Michigan Veteran Homes to Host Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at New Home in Grand Rapids

Media Alert: Michigan Veteran Homes to Host Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at New Home in Grand Rapids

LANSING, Mich. - Michigan Veteran Homes (MVH) and the Michigan Veterans Facility Authority (MVFA) Board of Directors will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly-constructed Michigan Veteran Homes at Grand Rapids at 12:00 p.m. on September 2, 2021, at 2950 Monroe Avenue, NE, Grand Rapids.

The ribbon cutting ceremony will include remarks by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul D. Rogers, adjutant general and director of the Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Anne Zerbe, executive director of MVH, Dave Henry, chairman of the board for the MVFA and Robert Troost, a veteran and resident member at the Home. The ceremony will include a posting of the colors led by the Michigan Veteran Homes at Grand Rapids Member Color Guard and music by the Belmont Armory 126th Army Band.

At a total project cost of $62.9 million, with $40.9 million provided through a federal grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Construction Grant Program, construction of the Michigan Veteran Homes at Grand Rapids began in April 2019 and occupies 20 acres and totals 152,784 square feet. The state-of-the-art Home consists of four unique neighborhood buildings and a community center. The neighborhood buildings collectively house 128 private resident rooms with ensuite baths and feature shared living and dining spaces. The adjacent community center is the centerpiece of the Home and features therapeutic facilities for behavioral, occupational, physical and group therapy, an exam room, chapel, barbershop and salon, café bistro and gift shop. Residents will also have access to an adjacent outdoor courtyard and memorial garden to observe the natural surroundings the campus has to offer.

Media are requested to set-up prior to 11:30 a.m., RSVP to Michael Kroll at krollm2@michigan.gov and follow all COVID-19 protocols on-site. Facility images are available for download at https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzxom9.