The Grinnell Historical Museum and The Mayflower Community will team up to provide a tribute entitled “We Care” to veterans, active duty personnel, and their families in celebration of Veterans Day, Monday, November 11, 2019.
The lobby of Mayflower’s Pearson building, 616 Broad Street, Grinnell will host a variety of activities. The Historical Museum will show its PowerPoint presentation, Hometown Patriots: A Testimony to Sacrifice and Service. The continuous loop shares the stories of Grinnellians who served their country in the military from the Civil War through the Vietnam War. In addition, military artifacts from the Museum will be on display.
Area veterans are invited to share any of their own military artifacts, including photographs, that will be placed in the glass display case. If you wish to display something, please notify Barb Lease at 641-990-1850.
Stories of military service by veterans and their families are also encouraged. Free refreshments will be served.
Veterans’ Day gives us a unique opportunity to honor all the men and women who have served or are serving in defense of our country. As a way to honor our active duty military personnel, items will be collected for a Care Package to send overseas. With that in mind, community members are asked to bring items such as stationery, envelopes, pens, lip balm, sunblock, books, magazines, crossword and Sudoku puzzles, board games, flavored powdered drinks, and hand sanitizers to contribute to the Care Package.
The public is invited to attend between 10:00am and 3:00pm in the Pearson building. To all our veterans and their families, Thank you for your service.
— Bob Mann, Sales & Marketing Director