Concert
and Celebration
A Salute to Military
Families
July 9th, 5:30-8:30, Greenville Band Shell
Darke County OH, June 22, 2011 — Have you ever thought about the
sacrifices that the families of the Military make so our solders can
serve? Have you ever thanked the father of a Navy Seal?
Looked into the eyes of a Marines’ child and said, “Thank-you?”The men
and woman of the United States Military serve everyday across the
world, and the quiet heroes that stand with them are their families;
parents, spouses, siblings, children, grandparents; their loved
ones. Darke County is full of military families, united not by
base location, but, by shared experience, and by living here every day
in our community. The Darke County Red Cross and its many
partners, are hosting a wonderful event designed for you to show your
appreciation the men and women of the military and their families, “A
Salute to Military Families”, where family members can not only enjoy
the day, but find a host of support information designed for them and
where non-military can show their support just by their presence.
Join your community on July 9th at the Greenville City Park, Marling
Band Shell, starting at 5:30 with an incredible celebration including
a Kids Fun Zone, Games, Inflatables, EMS displays, Food,
Giveaways, including a bike, and concluding with a concert kicking off
at 7:00 pm featuring Systems Go. Systems Go is a popular music
combo from the United States Air Force Band of Flight, stationed at
Wright- Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Led by TSgt Toby McWilliams,
the members of this versatile group have performed with Bob Hope, Earl
Thomas Connally, Stevie Wonder, Ricky Skaggs, Ben E. King, Bobby
McFerrin, and Lee Greenwood. Systems Go has performed at the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame, Dollywood, on the Nashville Network, and at major
air shows throughout the Midwest United States. This dynamic group
promises to deliver high-energy music that entertains the whole family.
“This is the kind of event that makes living in a small-town, so very
wonderful,” states Lynne Gump, Executive Director of the Darke County
American Red Cross, “Where else can we invite in all of our neighbors
and friends, to say thanks to our Nation’s Hero’s and their loved ones,
to share a good time, to enjoy an evening concert under the sky?”
All the events at the Celebration and Concert are being delivered free
of charge to Darke County family through the cooperative planning
efforts of over twenty community leaders and the support of government,
non-profit organizations and businesses. “At planning meetings, we
discuss what would be needed to ensure everyone had a safe and fun time
and the hands just kept coming up, with “I can do that”, it really
makes one proud to serve our community with these people”, stated Gump,
“ I can’t wait until the day of the event for the community to enjoy
the experience!”
For more information, contact the Darke County Red Cross at
937.548.1002, email darkecounty@darkecounty.redcross.org
or visit Facebook and join the Darke County Chapter of the American Red
Cross.
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