Texas Road House Gold Star Mission Aug 15
Veterans Day at the State Fair:
Sunday, August 11, 2019 Parade will form up from Gate 4. WW2 Veterans will ride in trams in the parade. Sam Montalbano is requesting all area veterans organizations have their organization flag in the parade.
State Fair schedule can be found here:
Sunday, August 11 - Veterans & Gold Star Families Day
Parade entry
News Release:
https://www2.illinois.gov/IISNews/20393-Veterans_Day_at_the_2019_Illinois_State_Fair.pdf
The Apple Military Discount is a program provided by Apple for active duty, veterans, U.S. Military, National Guard and Reserve and the family members who reside in the same household. The Apple military discount is 10% on most products. Visit the Apple Military Discount Website or visit and order from any U.S. Apple retail store, at an online kiosk. You can go to Apple.com and scroll to the bottom to click on “Shop for Veterans & Military” under the “Government” heading. If you cannot find the information you need online, you may contact the Apple Store Contact Center team at 1-800-MY-APPLE.
Apple Statement: “At Apple we are deeply grateful to the men and women of our armed forces. We’re proud to offer active military and veterans a new dedicated online store with special pricing as an expression of our gratitude for their brave service.”
Apple launched this new program in December 2018.
“SHARE THE WARMTH HOMELESS VETERAN BLANKET PROJECT” sponsored by Betsy Van Brocklin and the Springfield Vet Center. If you can help, please do so, plus, please pass this information and email on to your family, friends and veteran/organization email list.