Reservations open for Veterans Day dinner in Erie

ERIE – Reservations can be made for the annual Veterans Day Dinner Nov. 12 hosted by Erie Post 3925, Veterans of Foreign Wars and its auxiliary.

The event will be held at the post home, 1944 Erie Road. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. with the dinner and program to follow, said Tom Sancrant, post commander who will be master of ceremonies of the event. A catered dinner featuring chicken and beef will be served. DJ Cowboy Mark, who played at the Memorial Day picnic, will provide music.

All veterans and current military personnel who attend the event can enter for free. They will be recognized in a ceremony planned during the program. Attendees are asked to reserve a seat by calling Sancrant at 734-755-0956. Almost 30 veterans were honored last year.

The public also can attend but are also required to make a reservation, Sancrant said. The cost has not been determined yet, but will range between $15 and $20 a person, he said.

Details of the dinner were discussed during the post’s and auxiliary’s monthly meetings last week. April Killian, hospital chairman and a volunteer for the auxiliary, announced she had prepared 50 decorated cards and lapel pins that will be given to each veteran. The cards are decorated with flags that say “Let Freedom Ring” and thank the veterans for their service and helping to preserve freedom. The pins include a red Buddy Poppy and a patriotic ribbon.

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She also has printed stickers and flyers for veterans that contain the lyrics to all military service hymns, the 13 folds of the American flag and a description of the white table ceremony. Killian said she got the idea for the gifts while attending a similar ceremony held last Veterans Day at the Moongate Senior Living Center in Temperance.

This article originally appeared on The Monroe News: Reservations open for Veterans Day dinner in Erie