2024 Veterans Day events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Celebrate Veterans Day
Monday is Veterans Day. Each and every one of us knows someone who served or is serving in our armed forces.
According to Military.com, there are several ways to recognize those who gave of themselves to keep us safe and able to live our lives the way we choose.
They include:
• Just say “thank you.” Ask them about their service.
• Fly the flag.
• Donate to a veterans-focused charity.
• Show up! Attend a Veterans Day event in your community. Here is a list of events in the Alle-Kiski Valley that will celebrate our veterans:
Arnold/New Kensington
• The Joint Veterans Committee will have a program at 10 a.m. Monday at Roosevelt Park in Arnold and at 11 a.m. at the Gold Star Mothers Monument on Ninth Street in New Kensington.
Cadogan
• A concert of patriotic music will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday by Paul and Aaron Blackham at the Cadogan municipal building, 333 First Ave. Sponsored by the John T. Crawford Camp No. 43, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Admission: $10, includes light snacks. Proceeds benefit Camp No. 434. Reservations required. Reservations: call or text, 724-664-2424 or 724-954-5036, or email crawfordcamp43@yahoo.com.
Leechburg
• The Marconi Club will serve a free spaghetti dinner from noon to 2 p.m. Monday for veterans and one guest at the club, 135 River Ave.
Lower Burrell
• Events on Monday will include a ceremony at 9:30 a.m. in the flag plaza of Greenwood Memorial Park. The annual parade will begin at 11 a.m. on Leechburg Road. A service will be at 12:30 p.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars on Wildlife Lodge Road.
Springdale
• Bells of Peace will ring at 11 a.m. Monday. Springdale Veterans Association will have a service afterward at the Porter Street Memorial at the corner of Pittsburgh and Porter streets.
Vandergrift
• The Kiski Valley Community Band will present a concert of patriotic music at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Casino Theatre. Donations will be accepted at the door to benefit the Vandergrift veterans memorial project. New veterans’ plaques will be unveiled after the concert.
West Deer
• A Veterans Day breakfast will be from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday in the hall of the American Legion, 57 Superior Road, Curtisville. The menu will include pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, orange juice, tea and water. Cost is $5 for guests and free for veterans. Details: 724-265-9959.