Thursday, October 30, 2014

Upcoming Central Florida Veterans Events

October list #3 – Central FL additional List of veteran, military and patriotic events.

 
Are you going to be a person sitting at home in a chair while watching mind twaddle re-runs on TV with your mind dissolving?  Or are you going to be a patriotic person (if you aren’t already a Veteran) and participate in community events?

Everyone and especially Veterans – please plan to attend the various school programs.  There MAY be events at some schools near your home that are not listed here.  Our young ones need to be aware of who veterans are and how they have served our country.  Your attendance reinforces the efforts that some teachers are trying to provide.  Be an example – be someone that the young generation will remember and model after…
 
Again, these events are in ADDITION (except for updates) to ones previously posted……
 
Angel's Life Foundation's Motorcycle "Ride to Infinity and Beyond" - Sat. Nov 1 - Motorcycle ride to raise funds for cystic fibrosis awareness and research.  Local fallen warrior (KIA July 2012) Army SPC Brenden Salazar-Nelson's sole surviving sibling has cystic fibrosis - a life-threatening fatal genetic disease.  Ride Starts and ends at Orlando Harley Davidson South, 7786 West Irlo Bronson Hwy, Kissimmee, 34747 (about 3 miles west of I-4 on SR192) Events thru the day.  Angel’s Life Foundation - 501(c)(3) non-profit.  Info:Jovanna@Angelslife.Org  407-542-4929
 
Army Rangers and Others Breakfast - First Sat of each month local past and present Rangers, their families, and friends gather informally at IHOP located at 647 E. Colonial Dr., Orlando. (Summerlin and Colonial Dr. (CR50) just east of I-4.)   Just for friendship, laughs and storytelling mixed with a little truth!  Meals on your own. Special Forces, Navy Seals, Force Recon, Pararescue, etc. are also welcomed.  Facebook:  Ranger Breakfast Orlando.   Contact Richard Nelson for time and details - rnelson134@cfl.rr.com  
 
Camaraderie Foundation Family Fun Day - Sat. Nov 1 - Central Florida Women's League kindly honors military families with fun and food at no cost to them. 10am - 2pm at Bill Fredericks Park at Turkey Lake in southwest Orlando, 3401 S. Hiawassee Rd, Orlando, 32835.  RSVP needed to 407.841.0071 events@camaraderiefoundation.com  See website about assistance to military and their families.
 
Daylight Savings Time ends – Sun. Nov 2 – Turn your clock back one hour.  Use that bonus time to do something nice for our veterans and service personnel!
 
Osceola County Commissioners Proclamation - Mon Nov 3 - All veterans and public are invited to hear the proclamation recognizing them and their continued committed work within the communities and Osceola County. 1:30pm Commission Chambers, 1 Courthouse Square, Suite 4100, Kissimmee, 34741.
 
Election Day – Tues. Nov 4 – Become educated and do your civic duty – VOTE!
 
Greeters needed!  Honor Flight Welcome Home –WED. Nov 5 – Orlando Int’l Airport – This is the VERY LAST Honor Flight for the 2014 year from the Central Florida area.  Winter, ice, and senior citizens don’t do too well together in Washington DC.  The WW2 and Korean War veterans truly appreciate the “Welcome Home” receptions at the airports with the flags and patriotic signs – It makes a difference!  After a day spent in Washington DC, 25 veterans of WWII and Korean War veterans return home thru Orlando Int’l Airport.  The nation-wide organization has three local hubs that take veterans on a single day trip to our nation’s capital where they visit the WWII, Korea, and Vietnam War Memorials, Marine Corps Iwo Jima and the Air Force Monuments, and witness the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.  This group will return at about 9:30 pm.  Come welcome these former warriors home!  Bring your flags, banners and signs! Southwest Airlines #3303 from Baltimore-Washington (BWI), Terminal A, Airside 2 (hotel area in front of Starbucks.) Before leaving home, check online to see if the flight is on time because there may be delays due to weather, mechanical or medical issues.  Free parking has been arranged at an off airport property – FastPark and Relax – who has been very generous to Honor Flights with free parking and shuttles to the airport - Contact Cathy Haynes for those details NLT 7pm  -  chaynes11629@yahoo.com   407-239-8468. 
UPDATE:  Orlando Airport Operations is graciously providing parking validation for persons “sending off” and “welcoming home” the Honor Flight.  BUT certain conditions must apply.  Contact me (Cathy) for details.
For the Early Birds - you can wave them off in the morning no later than 5am – same location.  They process thru Security early and quickly.
Honor Flights will resume in the Spring of 2015 when the weather improves. 
 
A Tribute to our Heroes, A YMCA event - Sat. Nov 8 - Recognizing Wounded and Disabled Veterans in our community.  FREE, open to all from 11am to 1pm at Dr. P. Phillips YMCA Family Center, 7000 Dr Phillips Blvd., Orlando,  32819 (Southwest Orlando.)  Brunch, Flag ceremony, speaker Army Lt.Gen. Jay M. Garner (ret.) Info:  bevans@cfymca.org  407.351.9417  ymcacentralflorida.com  Shared by DAV member Lyle Schmeiser.
 
Veterans Day Fireworks Celebration - Sat. Nov 8 - VFW Post 10139 in Chuluota is the site for fun starting at 3pm with Fireworks starting at 7pm sponsored by Tijuana Flats. Bounce houses, food, drinks and music. Special ceremony. Post is located at the corner of Lake Mills Ave and East 7th St., Chuluota, 32766 in Seminole Co. Info: 407-359-5020  info@vfwpost10139.org   Shared by Adam Zavardino, Commander of VFW Post 10139.
 
Jewish War Veterans – Sun. Nov 9 – Join JWV Post 475 for a cup of coffee at 10:30 am while we remember and honor the liberators of the European work camps and death camps from 70 years ago.  All persons welcomed, especially the liberators.  The Jewish War Veterans is the oldest continuously active veterans’ organization in the United States, and serves all veterans. Congressionally chartered in 1896, JWV is dedicated to upholding America’s democratic traditions and fighting bigotry, prejudice, injustice, and discrimination of all kinds. Honoring our service and our faith.  10:30 am meeting at Kinneret Apartments social room, 515 Delaney Ave, downtown Orlando, 32801.  Info:  Dave at   dlitwack@aol.com   407-363-0969.
 
Happy Birthday United States Marine Corps!  The official birthday is on 10 November 1775. That was the day when the Second Continental Congress established the Continental Marines.  Semper Fi!
 
SOS Breakfast celebrating USMC 239th Birthday - Mon. Nov 10 - Central Florida Chapter of the 1st Marine Division Association invites all interested persons.  Winter Park Community Center (not the Civic Center!) located at 721 West New  England Ave. three blocks west of the Farmers’ Market, at 8:30 am.   The guest speaker is Lt. Col. William W. Yates, Program Manager of Training Systems (PM TRASYS).   $25 benefits local chapter outreach and scholarship fund.  RSVP required no later than Wed. Nov. 5, contact Mike for instructions - 321. 276.7515  koolade@embarqmail.com  (* If  SOS is not your “thing” a full breakfast buffet is included in your admission)  Shared by Mike Galyean.
 
Museum of Military History – Tues. Nov 11 – Free admission for Veterans with ID, $2 off admission for all others.   5210 West Irlo Bronson Highway - located west of SR 535 on SR 192  Kissimmee, FL – near the Poinciana Blvd. intersection on the south side of the road.  "Educating the world about the cost of freedom"  with educational exhibits starting with the Civil War, incorporating World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War and leading the visitor up to the most current pages of our military history in Afghanistan and Iraq.     Hours of 10 am to 6 pm on Tuesdays thru Sunday (Closed Mondays.)  For more information call 407 507-3894         (See *Note below)
 
Veterans Day Parade in Melbourne - Tues Nov 11.  Parade hosted by Honor America honoring veterans and those currently fighting abroad. Starts 10 am  at Melbourne Ave. to Melbourne Ct., then to New Haven Ave., west through downtown to Oak Street., then North on Oak St. to the Liberty Bell Memorial Museum. The parade will end at entrance to the museum.  Info:  Honor America  321.727.1776.  Shared by Deb Plaag, Commodore John Barry Chapter of DAR.
 
West Melbourne Veterans Recognition Celebration -  Tues. Nov 11 - All residents of Brevard County invited to join, honor those heroes of America's armed forces who have served to protect our freedom on Veteran's Day. The ceremony starts at 1130 am at the Veterans Memorial Complex, 2285 Minton Rd, West Melbourne, 32904. Free event will feature:  Patriotic music, Presentation of the Colors, and a keynote speaker.  Info: agallagher@westmelbourne.org   321-837-7779.  Shared by Deborah Plaag of Commodore John Barry Chapter DAR.
 
Salute to Veterans in The Villages - Tues. Nov 11 - Honoring all area military veterans.  Villages Honor Flight has been designated as the beneficiary of the proceeds from the event.  This benefit (with 50/50 raffle, prizes, baskets) will assist funding the VHF mission of taking American war heroes to see the memorials dedicated to their service, without cost to them. Starts 5pm at Brownwood Square, The Villages, with a Parade of Veterans, music, food, and more.  Sponsored by Parady Financial Group.  Info: Sally Byrnes  352-259-5890 orsbyrnes123@yahoo.com
 
Saluting Our Troops, A Night of Jazz - Tues. Nov 11 - East River High School Jazz Ensemble celebrates our veterans with a FREE WWII era jazz concert!.  Swing to Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, and more.  6:30pm at ERHS, 650 East River Falcons Way, Orlando, FL 32833 (east Orange County.)  Shared by Army Maj. Steven Celeste (ret.) JROTC instructor, steven.celeste@ocps.net 407.956.8550, Ext: 6332910
 
Central Florida Navy League Luncheon meeting – Wed. Nov 12 – The Navy League has grown into the foremost citizens’ organization to serve, support and stand with all the sea service members and their families – the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard and U.S.-flag Merchant Marine.  Guest speaker: Commanding Officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant from Port Canaveral.  He will be able to let us know what they have been up to while on patrol, especially intersecting drug transportation. Radisson Hotel, 1724 N. Alafaya Trail, Orlando, 32826 (near UCF; SW corner of Alafaya Trail and Colonial/50).  11:30 luncheon.  Cost is $20 with RSVP (before Tues.) or $25 at the door without RSVP.  Pay online at our website:   cfnavyleague.org   Info/RSVP:  Bob at   navleaguecenfl@juno.com   407-977-7575.
 
UCF Veterans' Speaker Series, Lessons Learned for Today's Veterans - Wed. Nov 12 - Free and open to the public.  4:30pm speaker: Dr. Brian Craig Miller specializes in the physical and psychological ramifications of warfare on veterans. 6 - 7pm: Joseph Sousa, filmmaker, producer/director on the critically acclaimed PBS series, "Coming Back with Wes Moore" that tells the story of a search for answers to some of the most difficult questions related to returning to war. And Army Sgt. Taylor Urruella (ret) who was wounded and appears in the series. Morgridge International Reading Center, Bldg. 122, 4143 Andromeda Loop, Orlando, 32816 on the UCF campus. Info:  Tiffany Rivera 407-823-3817  tiffany.rivera@ucf.edu
 
*Note: If you or your friends have military items that may not mean much to your other family members, please consider donating them or placing them "on permanent loan" with a Museum for safekeeping.  Others may appreciate their historical significance, and it will keep them out of potential landfills.  If possible please include the story of the item.
 
 
Caring and sharing,
 
Cathy Haynes
Member/supporter of numerous veteran and military organizations in Central Florida
407-239-8468

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