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Honoring

Honor Flight Plans Fly-by/ visit and reflect at the memorials built to honor

Drive-by Tribute For Veterans their service and sacrifices, four times per year.
Veterans can apply to fly for this day of honor
Awaiting Their Trip To at www.honorflightsefl.org. Donations to the
organization are currently being matched dollar-
Washington, D.C. for-dollar by an anonymous guardian donor up to
$10,000 through Nov. 15. Donations can be made
Southeast Florida Honor at www.honorflightsefl.org/donate-today.
Flight will be saluting, with The next scheduled honor flights for Southeast
the help of the community, Florida Honor Flight out of PBIA are April 10
local WWII, Korean and and May 15, 2021.
Vietnam War veterans with For more information on the Fly-by/Drive-
air and car parades in two by Veteran Tribute or honor flight in general,
locations on the same day, please email info@honorflightsefl.org or call
Saturday, Oct. 24. Because the organization had to cancel all 1-855-FLYAVET or (855) 359-2838.
four of their regularly scheduled honor flights in 2020 due About Southeast Florida Honor Flight
to the COVID virus, they wanted to do something special Honor Flight is a nonprofit, 100 percent
not only for those veterans who could not take their trip volunteer organization created solely to honor
this year, but also for every veteran on their waiting list, America’s veterans for their service and sacrifices
which tops 500 veterans. by flying them to Washington, D.C. to visit and
The dual city event will take place in two ends of the reflect at their memorials. All funds raised for
organization’s service area – one in Port St. Lucie and one in honor flight ensure every veteran flies absolutely
Boynton Beach. All veterans on their waiting list are being free. Southeast Florida Honor Flight, one of 133
invited to select the location most convenient for them. Once hubs in 45 states, is part of the National Honor
situated in their VIP parking lineup, they will witness a fly-by Flight Network. They are based in Stuart, Fla. and
salute made up of local private pilots in an air parade, followed serve veterans in Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin,
by a car parade tribute by local citizens. Okeechobee and Palm Beach counties. For more
The public is encouraged to take part in the event by land information, to get involved or donate, please visit:
or by air, to help show the veterans they are appreciated for www.honorflightsefl.org, or www.facebook.com/
their service to the country. honorflight or call (855) 359-2838.
For the drive-by portion of the event, everyone is invited
to come drive in the parade at either location to cheer the
veterans. Cars, trucks and motorcycles are welcomed and are Club news
encouraged to arrive decked out with flags, signs of thanks,
and red, white and blue.
In Port St. Lucie, car participants should arrive at 10 a.m.
at Christ Fellowship Church at 10250 S.W. Village Parkway. Travel Back To Italy presentation by Kurt Bressner, a member of the Stephen
Volunteers will direct car participants to the staging area and With The Martin County Hopkins Colony of the Florida Society of Mayflower
parade path. The air flyover will begin at 10:45 a.m. The car Descendants in Vero Beach. In December, MCGS Vice
parade will begin at 11:15 a.m. Genealogical Society President David Attride will present stories about famous
In Boynton Beach, car participants should arrive at 10:30 and infamous ancestors of MCGS members.
a.m. at Christ Fellowship Church at 801 N. Congress Avenue Whether or not your family tree has Italian roots, In addition to its monthly meetings – where local and
at the Boynton Beach Mall. Please use the Old Boynton Road consider tuning into the Martin County Genealogical national experts speak about how to explore your family
entrance to the mall. Volunteers will direct car participants to Society’s (MCGS) October webinar for tips on how to tree – MCGS offers a variety of services at the Genealogy
the staging area and parade path. The air flyover will begin at explore your ancestry. Presenting “Italian Genealogy,” local Room in the Blake Library including an extensive
11:15 a.m. The car parade will begin at 11:45 a.m. genealogist Jack Cipriano will share his Italian research research library and access to several genealogy websites.
Pilots with airplanes are also encouraged to take part in the expertise including a very thorough handout that walks (Due to the pandemic, the Genealogy Room is currently
Fly-by portion of the event. All interested pilots should call through the process of tracing Italian ancestry. The free closed.) MCGS members also receive a discount on Vivid-
Eric Stein at (772) 446-2291 by Oct. 18 for flight instructions. webinar will be from 2 to 3:15 p.m., Friday, Oct. 16. To Pix Restore digital software that enables easy restoration
The organization asks all ground participants to respect participate go to mcgsfl.org and register before Oct. 15. of faded photos, newspaper articles and documents. For
current COVID precautionary measures. Also, please no Due to the ongoing pandemic, MCGS plans to continue more information about MCGS membership, activities
political signage of any kind. meeting via webinar until further notice. November will and services go to mcgsfl.org or call Lisa Tompson,
Southeast Florida Honor Flight normally flies local WWII, celebrate the Mayflower’s 400th anniversary with a MCGS president, (772) 888-2422.
Korean and Vietnam War veterans to Washington, D.C. to

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