Shelby County Veterans Service Commission (Sherrye Lamma, Executive Director/CVSO), 133 S Ohio Ave, Sidney

The office. "The Shelby County Veterans Service Commission has a sole desire to assist veterans and their families with individual concerns." Address 133 S Ohio Ave, Sidney, OH 45365; phone 937-498-7282; Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; email [email protected]. "*All services provided by the Shelby County Veterans Service Commission are free of charge." The county site's Veterans Services Commission link forwards to the commission's own site. The people. Office staff: Sherrye Lamma, Executive Director/CVSO, US Navy veteran; Amanda Rampulla, Administrative Assistant/VSO; Jael Wethington, Administrative Assistant/Benefits Coordinator. The commission board: Zack Bosslet, President (US Army, AMVETS); Mickey Buress, Vice President (US Army/Army National Guard); Judy Johnson, Secretary (US Army, American Legion); Duane Mullen (VFW, US Air Force); and Dick Snider, Commissioner (US Army, DAV). The mission. The About Us page: the commission's mission "is to provide eligible veterans and their families with those benefits to which they may be entitled to under federal, state and local law"; it advises "veterans, their dependents and the widow and orphans of those veterans who, by virtue of their honorable service ... may be entitled to benefits"; and it "shall provide temporary financial assistance to those veterans or their dependents who have demonstrated a financial need due to illness, injury, lack of employment, or an unexpected hardship", under guidelines "it alone shall establish and oversee, in accordance with Title 59 of the Ohio Revised Code". What it helps with. The Services page lists disability compensation, pension, health care, the GI Bill, vocational rehabilitation, survivor benefits, burial benefits, grave markers, home loans and life insurance, "Emergency Financial Assistance", "VA Medical Center Transportation", "Veteran I.D. Cards", homeless veterans and records requests. On the money: "Are you going through some financial difficulties due to an emergency, loss of job, illness or injury? We may be able to help. We can sometimes provide financial assistance on a need basis for some of the following but not limited to. Food Orders, Rent, Electric, Heat/Fuel Oil, Water, Medical." The food pantry. The Veteran Services Food Pantry, "a privately run non-profit organization" at the office, "is eligible for all Shelby County Veterans/surviving spouses and their dependents. We have no income requirements. You only have to state that you are in need of food." Call ahead; the pantry can be used once in a 30-day period, and the staff will accommodate disabled veterans and surviving spouses who cannot pick up. The county's honours. The 2026 Military Hometown Heroes Banner Program hangs banners around the court square from a week before Memorial Day through Veterans Day for any active service member or honorably discharged veteran; each banner costs $100 but is funded by donations - "If you want a banner up but do not want to donate, we will gladly still put up a banner in honor of your veteran" (applications at the office or by mail, with a military verification such as a DD-214; Amanda Rampulla, 937-498-7284). The Veteran of the Year award goes to a veteran living in Shelby County who can supply a DD-214 (nominations closed July 3, 2026; announced at the Shelby County Fair's Veterans Day Program). The commission's Ruck for Veterans, a four-hour ruck race on Saturday, November 14, 2026 at Tawawa Park, Sidney ($30 per participant), raises money for veterans' mental health resources.