Naomi Outreach hosts veterans advocate speaker

Jenn Codeluppi / MVI Nikki Mendicino was the guest speaker at the Naomi Outreach luncheon Wednesday. She is holding her Rolling Thunder vest she wears in parades to support veterans. She is wearing a jacket covered in pins she received from veterans.

By Max Robinette
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Naomi Outreach welcomed a nationally-known veterans advocate for its luncheon Wednesday at the Cedarbrook Golf Course Clubhouse in Rostraver Township. Nikki Mendicino, originally from Springdale, Pa., shared stories of her time with service members, lessons learned and friends made during her 20-plus years of activism in veteran communities across the country.

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