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5th Annual |
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| November 10th & 11th, 2003 | ||
"THEY
ANSWERED THE CALL"
Schedule For the Holiday Activities
| 4:00 to
5:00
PM Tuesday, Nov. 11 |
Parade
(Parade Route listed below) |
| 5:00 to
5:30 PM Tuesday, Nov. 11 |
Post
Parade Ceremonies (Big John's Parking Lot at the Cape Coral Town Center) |
| Parade Route: | On S.E. 47th Terrace. Starts at
S.E. 9th Place and goes to S.E. 15th Avenue. Pre-parade staging area for parade participants will be on S.E. 47th Terrace (between Coronado Pkwy. and S.E. 9th Place). |
| Parking: | Parking lots of closed businesses along parade route. |
| Road Closures: | Parade route will be closed to vehicular traffic from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM. |
| Staging area will be closed to vehicular traffic from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM |
| 7:00 to
8:00 PM Tuesday, Nov. 11 |
5K
"Midpoint
Madness" Road Race on Midpoint Memorial Bridge |
| Race: | Route - starts at the Royal Palm Square and continues across the Midpoint Memorial Bridge and ends up back at the Royal Palm Square. Parking - at Royal Palm Square. Pre/Post Race Activities - Royal Palm Square. Registration - YMCA. |
| Road Closures: |
Midpoint
Memorial Bridge and roads with direct access to the Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic from
6:00 PM, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2003 to 6:00 AM Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003. (NOTE: Lee County Transportation officials will keep the bridge closed after the race until 6:00 AM Nov. 12 to do some needed repair work.) |
| 7:30 to 10:30
PM Monday, Nov. 10th |
Veterans Day Dance |
| Site: | Hall of 50 States, 2254 Edwards Drive |
| Entertainment: | Erich Fallisch |
| Cost: | Veterans and
active duty personnel - FREE Others - $5.00 Free refreshments for all in attendance |
| Parking: | Ample parking on surrounding streets and parking lots |
Quick Review Of The Day's Activities
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CAPE CORAL ACTIVITIES |
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Post Parade Ceremonies - Who better than the United Veterans of Lee County (UVLC) to conduct the post parade ceremonies after the holiday parade. The UVLC's main function is to unify all the county's veterans organizations so that the 68,000 Lee County veterans speak with one voice on all vets issues. This event will be conducted from the stage in Big John's parking lot. Some of the guest speakers will include the Parade Grand Marshal, leaders from the Lee County Veterans Community and Lee County Commissioner Andrew W. Coy. There will be plenty of pageantry with the Posting of the Colors, the Pledge of Allegiance and a rousing rendition of the National Anthem. What a great way to end this year's Veterans Day Celebration by hearing from the very veterans we are honoring on this national holiday. Questions?? Call Bob Kahler at 369-2672 or Ken Thibodeau at 418-0939.
FT. MYERS ACTIVITIES
5K "Midpoint Madness" Road Race On Midpoint Memorial Bridge - Pre and post race activities held at the Royal Palm Square Courtyard. The race starts at the base of the Midpoint Memorial Bridge, Ft. Myers side. The race will be run over the bridge and back to Royal Palm Square Courtyard.
| Registration: | YMCA (1360 Royal Palm Sq. Blvd.) |
| Starting Time: | 7:00 PM Race, 7:10 PM Walk |
| Fees are: | $15 $20 day of race $10 for 17 year olds or younger (No discount day of race) |
| Packet Pickup: | November 5th to 11th at the YMCA. |
| November 11th (Day of Race) at the YMCA up to 4:00 PM | |
| November 11th (Day of Race) at Royal Palm Square 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM | |
| Age Groups: | 12 categories for male and female participants starting at "11 & under" through "over 70" |
| Awards: | T-Shirts for all entrants and awards to top three finishers in all age categories |
| Post Race: | Refreshments and awards at the Royal Palm Square Courtyard. |
| Proceeds: | All proceeds go towards a youth scholarship fund. |
| Questions ?: | Call the YMCA at 275-9622. |
The 5K road race will run over the Midpoint Memorial Bridge
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Veterans Day Dance - Put on your red, white and blue and join the City of Fort Myers Recreation Department and Master of Ceremonies Judd Cribbs, WINK-TV's Feature Reporter, to salute America's Veterans with a USO style dance at the Hall of 50 States. This Facility was actually a USO Club during WWII and provides plenty of "atmosphere!!" Featuring songs from the 1940's to today, our 2nd annual Veteran's Day dance begins at 7:30 PM with ballroom style dancing. Musical entertainment provided by ERICH FALLISCH.
Admission is $5 per person and includes light refreshments. Veterans and Active Duty personnel are admitted free!
For more information please call The City of Fort Myers Recreation Department at 239-338-2287.
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