More Opportunities to Celebrate Veterans Day at the Miami Regionals: Miami Hamilton’s Student Government Association will host a Veteran’s Commemoration and fundraising event on Tuesday, Nov. 11 from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. in Harry T. Wilks Conference Center. The cost for the event is $10; free for Veterans and children under 5. This spaghetti dinner and silent auction will raise funds for the Nicholas Olivas Valor Award Scholarship; established last year in honor of Army Cpl. Nicholas Olivas who was killed May 30, 2012 by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. He was a 2010 Fairfield graduate who grew up in Hamilton and Fairfield. The award provides financial assistance for student veterans on the Miami Hamilton. To RSVP to the event, please contact Carla Ledford at 513.785.3020. Miami Middletown will host a Veterans Reception at 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11 in the Campus & Community Center. A public reception honoring all veterans will feature brief comments followed by a “Presentation of Thanks” to all veterans in attendance. A light lunch will be provided. For more information, email [email protected]. Miami Hamilton’s Center for Civic Engagement invite the public to bring their children, parents or friends to help make holiday cards and care package for those serving overseas on Wednesday, Nov. 12 from 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. in Schwarm Commons. Care packages and cards will be sent to Operation Show Our Love. Holiday cookies will be served to volunteers. To RSVP, donate personal items or to make a monetary donation, call 513.785.3005. Miami’s Voice of America Learning Center will host a community Veterans Day Commemoration and Information Fair on Friday, Nov. 7 from 10:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. An Information Fair will highlight area resources for veterans and their families from 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., followed by the program which will feature speakers from Butler County Veterans Service Commission and the founder of Battle Buddies Foundation, and patriotic music from Lakota East and Lakota West high school choirs. The Caring Community Collaborative, the action arm of the West Chester/Liberty Township Faith Alliance, is organizing the event. Event sponsors are West Chester Hospital, Chick-Fil-A and Raymonds Pizza. A light lunch will be provided. RSVP to Sue Mahlock at [email protected] or phone 513.309.4526. Miami’s VOA Learning Center is located at 7847 VOA Park Drive in West Chester at the corner of Cox Road and VOA Park Drive.
Posted on: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 19:42:22 +0000
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