CAREFREE/CAVE CREEK/N. SCOTTSDALE – The Town of Carefree is honored to host its 9th annual Veterans Day presentation and musical tribute. It will be held on Saturday, November 11, 2017 from 3 pm to 5 pm, in the Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion, located in the Carefree Desert Gardens, 101 Easy Street, Carefree, AZ.
The event will feature a mixture of exciting patriotic and military music by Todd Knowles and his Main Event Swing Band. Special speakers will include veterans of the armed forces, including World War II Veteran Lew Jenkins, who will share their experiences from the past. This year the program will include a bagpipe rendition of “Amazing Grace”. And, by popular request, the finale will once again include the bugle call, The Last Post, followed by TAPS on “dueling bugles”.
Barbara Hatch, Founder of Veterans Heritage Project, will be in attendance with students from Cactus Shadows High School and Sonoran Trails Middle School, whose VHP chapters are now in the capable hands of two volunteer advisor/teachers: Bret Lineburg (CSHS history teacher), and Shannon Griffith (STMS English teacher). Their exhibit and books will be on display and for sale. Barbara is one of the recent recipients of the Hon Kachina Award for “improving the lives of others in her community.” Veterans Heritage Project students can now be found interviewing in 27 schools in Arizona, as well as one in her Illinois hometown and a pilot program in Niceville, Florida. VHP will publish 6 editions of Since You Asked this year.
The Association of the United States Army will have a representative available to assist any veterans with questions. The Foothills Caring Corps will discuss their support of the Hidden Heroes program and support of those caregivers who assist veterans. The Carefree Kiwanis Club www.kiwaniscarefree.org) will be providing light refreshments with assistance from the Black Mountain Foothills Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Come enjoy the special presentations and join in the opportunity to honor those who have sacrificed for all. For more information visit Carefree.org or contact 480.488.3686.
