Nov 7, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE      

Contact: Booch Demarchi, Lee County Public Resources, (239) 335-2481 (media inquiries only)

LEE VETERANS DAY CELEBRATIONS INCLUDE FULL LINE-UP OF EVENTS

FORT MYERS, Fla. (November 7, 2005) - Lee County Government is joining forces again with other public-sector and private organizations to produce the countywide Seventh Annual Veterans Day Celebration, "America's Veterans* Honoring Those Who Served."  The celebration will be Friday, Nov. 11 in Cape Coral and Fort Myers.  The events scheduled on both sides of the Caloosahatchee River are:

Cape Coral

5:00 - 6:00 p.m. - Veterans Day Parade along S.E. 47th Terrace in Cape Coral.  Parade route starts at S.E. 9th Place
and ends at S.E. 15th Avenue. 

6:00 - 6:30 p.m. - Veterans Day Post-Parade Ceremonies, Big John's Parking Lot at the Cape Coral Town Center.

Fort Myers

7:00 - 8:00 p.m. - 5K "Midpoint Madness" Road Race starts at Royal Palm Square in Fort Myers and continues across the Midpoint Memorial Bridge, ending back at Royal Palm Square.  The Midpoint Memorial Bridge will be closed to motorists from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

7:30 - 10:30 p.m. - Veterans Day Dance at Riverside Community Center, 3061 East Riverside Dr. in Fort Myers. 
Veterans/active duty personnel FREE; others $5.

Grand Marshals of the Veterans Day Parade:

Rebecca Anne King (U.S. Air Force, retired), Quartermaster of VFW Post 4174.  This year's festivities are honoring all of Lee County's women veterans.

Master of Ceremonies of the Veterans Day Parade:

Krista Fogelsong and Patrick Nolan, FOX4 News Anchors

Master of Ceremonies of the Veterans Day Dance:

Judd Cribbs, WINK-TV Feature Reporter

The sponsoring organizations are Lee County Government, the Lee County School District, the cities and police departments of Cape Coral and Fort Myers, United Veterans of Lee County, Veterans Midpoint Memorial Charitable Trust, Inc., Lee County Sheriff's Office, YMCA of Lee County, and the citizens of Lee County.

For more information on the ceremonies, visit http://www.lee-county.com/Veterans/veteransday2005.htm.

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