FREE LUNCH FOR VETERANS ON NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Hey Violette

Kindred at Home 

approached me asking to get 

information distributed inviting

VETERANS

to come to The Venue 

(next door to Olive Tree) 

in Villa Rica on Monday

November 12 for a 

FREE LUNCH .

Please send out an email blast with this attachment

Thanks Don

CCVMP ASSOCIATION MEETING AGENDA 10-22-2018

Carroll County Veterans Memorial Park

http://www.ccvmp.org

Association Meeting

 Monday October 22 2018 6:00pm

Meeting called to order - Don Levans

Pledge to the Flag

Prayer - Chaplain Boswell

Welcome - Don Levans ----

Minutes - Joe Harrod

Treasurer - Rebecca Smith – (absent)

Membership - Gail Liggett - (absent)

           

Presidents Report - Eagle Scout Court of Honor –

WWI event at UWG 11:00am 10/22

Brief Reports from Committee Chairs ----

Credentials   Charles Griffin -- Wall 27 stencil

Public Relations   Dale Robinson - Plans for Veterans Day

Web Coordinator --- Don Castamore – www.ccvmp.org – Calendar updates

Events - Barry Gardner - Final update for Veterans Day - Bells of Peace

                                                     Sunday 11/11 at 10:30

                                                SPECIFIC HELP NEEDED OF VOLUNTEERS

Projects John Bassett - Flag programs

Grounds - Ron Reinhold - SPRUCE UP DAY FRIDAY 11/2 9:00m

Nominations - Norris Garrett - New Officers for 2019

Veteran Organizations   Chuck Feaselman

CCVMP Blog --- Violette Denney --- www.ccvmp.org  (then click on News/Blog) 

             

Good of the Association  

            THE NOVEMBER MEETING WILL BE AT BROOKDALE ASSISTED LIVING ON NORTHSIDE DR         

 Dismiss

BELLS OF PEACE WW 1 - 1918 - 2018 CCVMP

Carroll County Veterans Memorial Park

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 11   10:30AM

Tolling of the Park Bell for each Carroll County

WWI Killed in Action

 Taps – Rifle fire – Memorial Wreath

Carroll County Symphony and Terry Lowry – hymns & period music

Ecumenical Church Service with preaching by DR David Naglee  (Superintendent Rome-Carrollton District United Methodist)

This service is in cooperation with the National Centennial Commission and ends our four year observance of the 100th anniversary of the “War to end all wars” ---- at the 11^th hour of the 11^th day of the 11^th month!

IN THE EVENT OF RAIN – MOVE TO THE REC CENTER ON NEWNAN RD

AMERICANS IN WWI PROGRAM AT UWG - 10-22 THROUGH 11-16-2018

The UWG Ingram Library's Penelope Melson Society is hosting a showing of World War I historical documents and memorabilia beginning October 22 and ending November 16, 2018.  On Monday October 25 at 11:00 a.m. they are sponsoring a talk by DR Jennifer Keene, Professor of History.

Chapman University.

Jennifer D. Keene is a specialist in American military experience during World War I.  She is currently President of the Society of Military History. She has published three books on the American involvement in the First World War: Doughboys, the Great War and the Remaking of America (2001), World War I: The American Soldier Experience (2011), and The United States and the First World War (2000).  She is also the lead author for an American history textbook, Visions of America: A History of the United States that uses a visual approach to teaching students U.S. history. She has received numerous awards for her scholarship.

This is a wonderful event to "cap off" our three year attempt to bring the WWI Centennial to the attention of our citizens.

               2015 CCVMP begins including events leading up to WWI in our Memorial Day Events

               2016 - Genealogical Society begins Collecting WWI Memorabilia -- And searching for WWI Discharge papers

               Feb 2016 - DR Steve Goodson addressed the Genealogical Society on Carroll County involvement in WWI

                May 2017- CCVMP invites Historian/Actor David Shuey to speak at Memorial Day Event as General Pershing

               May 2018 - CCVMP has Mr Shury return for a second speech as General Pershing

               July 2018 - Genealogical Society places the discharge records of over 2000 Carroll County WWI Veteran on it's website (ccgsga.org)

                October 2018 -  UWG Library and the Penelope Melson Society have DR Keene as speaker

                November 11, 2018 - National Centennial Commission conducting a NATION WIDE "Bell of Peace" program asking that bell be rung "from every steeple"  at the 11th hour -- on the 11th day of the 11th month exactly 100 years (to the minute) since the signing of the Armistice.

          PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW AND PLAN TO ATTEND THIS WONDERFUL EVENT ---- Ending our participation in the Centennial of The War to End All Wars!