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Veterans Day 2018 events
Veterans Day is Sunday. This calendar includes workshops, activities and Veterans Day events across South Florida.
Today
Honoring Transgender Veterans, 6:30 p.m., Stonewall National Museum — Wilton Manors, 2157 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors. Informative evening with a panel discussion involving four transgender veterans sharing their stories and experiences of the military. 954-647-7122.
Today-Nov. 20
Outreach honoring Veterans and their families, times and days vary, West Palm Beach VA Medical Center, West Palm Beach. Celebrating Veterans and Military Families Month, the VA Medical Center is hosting a variety of activities: 9:30 a.m. Today. Children’s Choir Performance; noon Wednesday, Hospice Open House and Volunteer Recognition; 11:30 a.m. Nov. 16, Putting Green Grand Opening; 1 p.m. Nov. 16, Veterans Town Hall for Camp Lejeune Veterans; 2 p.m. Nov. 20, Seminar — Coping with Grief and Loss During the Holidays. 561-422-8262, ext. 8607.
Friday
Veterans Build, 8 a.m., Sand Pine Park, 300 Newcastle St., Boca Raton. Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County’s Veterans Build Honoring, Remembering and Serving “Hometown” Veterans kicks off a week of events presented by the city of
Boca Raton. Boca Raton residents and companies are invited to volunteer and sponsor to transform homes. Keynote presented by Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Melvin Pollack, the POW that was detained in an adjoining cell to the late Sen. John McCain. Pollack, who currently serves on the Boca Raton Airport Authority, is board president of Boca-based Vets Helping Heroes that was started by another POW to provide service dogs to active duty military and retired vets. volunteer@hfhboca.org and reference VETERANS BUILD. koeltjen@hfhboca.org or 561-819-6070, ext. 214.
Let Freedom Ring: A Patriotic Concert, 7:30 p.m., Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, 5555 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. Kick-off of the 2018-2019 Concert Series with performances by guest soloists, the Coral Ridge Concert Choir and Orchestra, and youth choirs. The evening will include a tribute to those who have served and currently serve our country. $40 preferred seating; $20 general admission. CoralRidgeConcerts.com. 954-334-5174.
Sunday
A Free Dunkin’ doughnut, while supplies last, instore only, at participating Dunkin’ locations. Participating Dunkin’ restaurants nationwide will give veterans and active duty military a free doughnut of their
choice with no purchase necessary, while supplies last. Limit one per customer, available in-store only. Additionally, consumers may submit the name of a deployed member of the United States armed forces at dunkindonuts.com/en/ about/contact-us/militarycoffee-request. Dunkin’ will surprise some of these members with a case of the brand’s ground Original Blend Coffee. Learn more at DunkinDonuts.com
Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony, 8:15 a.m., Wellington Village Hall, 12300 Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington. Wellington and the American Legion Chris Reyka Memorial Wellington Post 390 honor current and former members of the armed forces. Veterans are invited to walk in the parade that starts at the Village Hall and ends at the Wellington Veterans Memorial, at the corner of Forest Hill Boulevard and South Shore Boulevard, where the Veterans Day Ceremony follows. wellingtonlegion390@gmail.com.
Veterans Day Special Lighthouse Tour, Sail times 9 a.m., 9:45 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m., noon, 12:45 p.m., 1:30 p.m., Alsdof Park Dock, 2850 NE 14th Street Causeway, Pompano Beach. Veterans with up to three family members can attend a self-guided Hillsboro Lighthouse tour. A current HLPS membership or a $35 per person transportation fee is required. Spend the day, or an hour. Military ID or proof of service must be provided upon request.
Veterans Day Ceremony, 9:30 a.m., Veteran’s Park, 9400 W. Palmetto Park Road, Suite 2, Boca Raton. Sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW, Post 10556, Boca Raton, the event will feature color guards from the following units: Marine Corps JROTC from Olympic Heights Community High School; Navy JROTC from Boca Raton Community High School; The Civil Air Patrol Boca Raton Composite Squadron; U.S. Naval Sea Cadets from Boca Raton-Delray; Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts. There will be featured speakers. 561-477-2779 or 561-241-5160.
Inaugural Veterans Day Parade, 10 a.m., town of Lake Park Clock Tower, Park Avenue and Seventh Street, and heading east on Park Avenue, ending at Second Street, Lake Park. Presented by The Town of Lake Park, featuring marching bands, ROTC units, active duty military, and veterans groups from all military branches. After the parade, attendees are invited to the 13th annual Vets Day Car Show, hosted by Mike Scott, in Kelsey Park. 561-840-0160 or visit lakeparkflorida.gov
Veterans Day Ceremony, 10 a.m., El Prado Park, 4500 El Mar Drive, Lauderdale-By-The-Sea. The Broward Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard and the Volunteer Fire Department’s Color Guard will participate. Keynote is Bob Kuntz, past commander of the Gold Coast chapter of Disabled American Veterans in Pompano Beach. Kuntz is a retired U.S. Navy pilot and currently serves as his chapter’s chaplain and service officer. A ceremonial wreath will be placed in the ocean. There will be patriotic music, honor guards and refreshments. Free and open to the public. 954-640-4200.
Share your organization or community Veterans Day happenings by emailing event details to ckent@sunsentinel.com