This Veterans Day, Thursday, November 11, 2010, will be filled with events paying homage to our service men and women who have bravely fought for our country, including a parade and wreath laying ceremony hosted by the American Legion Miami Beach Post 85 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3559 and a picnic hosted by Commissioner and President/CEO of the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, Jerry Libbin.
The parade will commence at 9:00 am, when marchers will head South on Convention Center Drive before going East on 17th Street to Washington Avenue and then South to 11th Street where they will turn West before entering Flamingo Park where the wreath laying ceremony and picnic will be held. This year’s ceremony will begin at approximately 10:30 am at the Flamingo Park Oval and will feature special guest speakers including Parade Grand Marshall, Commissioner Libbin, and others soon to be announced.
“Commissioner Libbin made last year’s parade the best in its history,” said David Patlak, Vice Commander of the American Legion Miami Beach Post 85. “He recruited at least 1000 participants and reached out to schools, local organizations and the business community to support our troops during the parade.”
Preparations are currently underway to make this year’s Veterans Day in Miami Beach a proud and honorable one. If you would like to show your support, please contact:
• To march or perform call Enid Rodriguez
at 305-673-7106
• To volunteer contact Valerie Rasken from the
Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce at 305-695-6833
To discuss parade details or in-kind sponsorship/sponsorships opportunities call Christine Battles at 305-588-1741 or christine@m3events.net
Remember to bring your friends, family and colleagues out on Veterans Day to cheer on marchers as they make their way along the parade route.
Veterans Day ceremonies have been held in the City of Miami Beach for over 45 years. The 2009 Veterans Day Parade and Jerry Libbin Picnic included nearly 1,400 participants from 78 businesses, organizations, associations and schools, including:
• U.S. Coast Guard
• U.S. Army Reserve
• American Legion Post 85
• Veterans of Foreign Wars
• Special Forces Association
• Miami Dade College Army ROTC – Kendall
• Miami Beach Senior High School Naval Jr. ROTC
• Miami Beach Police Dept. Color Guard
• Sand in Our Boots Vehicles
• Girl Scouts Troop 572 & 1239
• Miami Dolphin Cheerleaders
• Miami Heat Dancers
• Nikki Beach Dancers
• Clevelander / Essex House Hotel Dancers
• Miami Dade Cuban Ballet
• Mango’s Tropical Cafe Dancers
• 3 Miss Teen Miami/Tropics and Ms. Latina International
• Hebrew Academy
• Jewish Museum of Florida
• Jr. Orange Bowl Committee
• Miami Beach Senior High School Band
• American Senior High Band
• Miami Jackson Senior High School Band
• Youth Drum Corps – Perrine 7th Day Adventist Church
• Actors Playhouse Performers
• The Kiwanis Club of MB
• John Lennon Educational Tour Bus
