The public is invited to attend a Veterans Day Remembrance at the Mesa Market Place Swap Meet Saturday, November 5 at 11:30 a.m. The Motorcycle Color Guard of America will begin the remembrance. by presenting the American flag, and will also honor veterans in the audience by presenting flags for the five branches of the Armed Forces.
Gary Gallagher, a Vietnam Veteran, will provide the keynote address.
The Jewish War Veterans Copper State Post 619, a significant contributor to the Carl T. Hayden Veterans Affairs Hospital, and other veterans’ facilities will participate and will provide info about the upcoming Arizona StandDown event, a three-day event serving homeless and at-risk veterans and their families.
The Patriot Youth Corps will remember those who gave their lives by performing the Salt Ceremony.
Before and after the remembrance, adults and children are invited to write notes and color pictures to go into ‘Packages From Home’ care packages.
The Mesa Market Place is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and is at 10550 E. Baseline Rd., Mesa, AZ 85209, at exit 193 Signal Butte Rd. and Hwy 60. Info: 480-380-5572 and www.mesamarket.com. Fully handicapped accessible. Free Parking, admission, and entertainment.
Independence Event at Mesa Market Place, Saturday, June 30, from 9am to Noon
You’re invited to attend our Independence Event at the Mesa Market Place Swap Meet Saturday, June 30 from 9:00 a.m. until Noon. The event will take on Row C, just behind the Food Court.
If you stop by the event for no other reason, make sure you enter to win Keith Urban Concert tickets! Enter to win by Noon!
It will be an action-packed event. Children’s events will run from 9:00 a.m. until Noon. Everyone will want to jump into the Epic Game Trailer!
The Epic Game Trailer holds up to sixteen players inside and four outside. That’s five high def TVs in all. The video game party comes fully equipped with seat rumblers, LED lights, lasers and disco balls. They’re equipped with Xbox 360s, Xbox One, Wii and Wii U. … Lots of games, too!
There will also be lots of face painting, balloon art, coloring, drawing and note-writing, for both kids and grownups.
The Arizona Army National Guard, Mesa Police Department, and Mesa Fire Department will also exhibit equipment.
There will be a craft table and Amber will help kids and grownups make some fun crafts.
Kids and grownups will also be able to color pictures and write notes to Armed Forces Personnel serving in the Middle East.
Here’s what will happen to all the colored pictures and notes that will be created at this event: Packages From Home sends thousands of care packages to military personnel serving in the Middle East every year, and will not send a package out without including a personal note or picture in it.
All of your creations will be delivered to them to remind our active duty Armed Forces personnel that they are remembered and are appreciated. Many of them are parents, and it means a lot to them to get an original piece of art from a young person. For more information about Packages From Home, go to www.packagesfromhome.org.
Mesa Market Place is open Saturdays and Sundays, 7:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. and is located at 10550 E. Baseline Rd., Mesa, AZ 85209, at exit 193 Signal Butte Rd. and Hwy 60. Info: 480-380-5572 and www.mesamarket.com. Fully handicapped accessible. Free Parking, admission, and entertainment.
The public is invited to attend a Veterans Day Remembrance at the Mesa Market Place Swap Meet Saturday, November 9 at 11:00 a.m. The Motorcycle Color Guard of America will begin the remembrance by presenting the American flag, and will also honor veterans in the audience by presenting flags for the five branches of the Armed Forces.
Rear Admiral (Retired) James A. Symonds, a Navy A-6 Intruder pilot, will be the keynote speaker.
The East Valley Young Marines will remember those who gave their lives by performing the Missing Man/ Salt Ceremony.
Author Nancy Fassbender will also speak on the lives of our local Pinal County veterans, and the service they provided to the U.S.A. She wrote the book, My Fallen Hero, about Pinal County veterans who died in combat. She will also have a table at the event and will autograph books she sells.
Before and after the remembrance, adults and children are invited to write notes and color pictures to go into ‘Packages From Home’ care packages.
The Mesa Market Place is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and is at 10550 E. Baseline Rd., Mesa, AZ 85209, at exit 193 Signal Butte Rd. and Hwy 60. Info: 480-380-5572 and www.mesamarket.com. Fully handicapped accessible. Free Parking, admission, and entertainment.
