In The News Archives - Lakewood Ranch Veterans and Military Supporters Association https://dwlwrvets.com/tag/in-the-news/ Lakewood Ranch Veterans and Military Supporters Wed, 20 Nov 2024 21:31:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://dwlwrvets.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/dwlwrvets-logo-512-1-100x100.png In The News Archives - Lakewood Ranch Veterans and Military Supporters Association https://dwlwrvets.com/tag/in-the-news/ 32 32 AVMS Veterans Day 2024 Celebration https://dwlwrvets.com/avms-veterans-day-2024-celebration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=avms-veterans-day-2024-celebration Wed, 20 Nov 2024 17:31:45 +0000 https://dwlwrvets.com/?p=3388 AVMS Veterans Day 2024 Celebration On Sunday, November 10, Del Webb Lakewood Ranch’s Association of Veterans and Military Supporters (AVMS) held its Veterans Day 2024 celebration in the Oasis. Lisa Goss from Ringling College spoke and engaged three veteran / students – Lia Lobasco, Austin Powell and Arcell Salunga – to hear about their military experiences and their studies at ... Read More

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]]> AVMS Vets Share What It Means To Be a Veteran https://dwlwrvets.com/avms-veterans-share-what-it-means-to-be-a-veteran/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=avms-veterans-share-what-it-means-to-be-a-veteran Thu, 07 Nov 2024 21:30:00 +0000 https://dwlwrvets.com/?p=3360 AVMS Veterans Share What It Means To Be a Veteran On Wednesday, November 6, representatives from the Del Webb Lakewood Ranch Association of Veterans and Military Supporters participated in a Veteran’s event at the new Lakewood Ranch Library. Members, Rich Greenberg, Bob Turner, Rick Davis, Rob Gamble and Paul Cote spoke to a group of attendees about their time in ... Read More

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]]> Lip Sync Battle 2023 https://dwlwrvets.com/lip-sync-battle-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lip-sync-battle-2023 Thu, 10 Aug 2023 16:32:41 +0000 https://dwlwrvets.com/?p=3053 Lip Sync Battle 2023 What a great night at Lip Sync Battle 2! Thank you Del Webb for all you do to support AVMS and the veteran charities that we support. This year we had 12 great acts that had the crowd cheering from the start. Here are your winners: Solo: Ellen Milbrod – “Let It Go” from Frozen Group: ... Read More

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]]> Vietnam Veterans Day 2023 https://dwlwrvets.com/vietnam-veterans-day-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vietnam-veterans-day-2023 Tue, 04 Apr 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://dwlwrvets.com/?p=2847 Vietnam Veterans Day 2023 On March 29th, Del Webb’s Association of Veterans and Military Supporters held our annual ceremony at the Circle of Honor to remember the men and women who served in the Viet Nam War. This year marked the 50th anniversary of the final troops returning home. Sadly, many came back to protests and hate for their involvement in ... Read More

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]]> AVMS at Homes For Heroes Groundbreaking https://dwlwrvets.com/avms-at-homes-for-heroes-groundbreaking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=avms-at-homes-for-heroes-groundbreaking Fri, 24 Feb 2023 14:30:00 +0000 https://dwlwrvets.com/?p=3158 AVMS at Homes For Heroes Groundbreaking On February 3rd, the Del Webb AVMS had the honor of participating in an event sponsored by Pulte Homes and Building Homes for Heroes. They partner to provide mortgage-free homes to disabled Veterans. This event celebrated the groundbreaking on a new home for Army Sgt. 1st Class Lucio Gaytan, his wife and two children. ... Read More

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]]> Memorial Day Celebration 2022 https://dwlwrvets.com/memorial-day-celebration-2022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=memorial-day-celebration-2022 Tue, 31 May 2022 16:30:00 +0000 https://dwlwrvets.com/?p=2509 Memorial Day Celebration 2022 On Monday May 30th, Del Webb Association of Veterans and Military Supporters held our annual Memorial Day Celebration 2022 as American flags lined the entrances to our community. Tribute was paid to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our great country.

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]]> Tribute to Heroes Parade 2022 https://dwlwrvets.com/tribute-to-heroes-parade-2022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tribute-to-heroes-parade-2022 Mon, 23 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://dwlwrvets.com/?p=2505 Tribute to Heroes Parade 2022 Del Webb’s Association of Veterans and Military Supporters marched in the Lakewood Ranch Tribute to Heroes Parade on Main Street in Lakewood Ranch on Sunday May 22, 2022. Here are some pictures of the AVMS participants: Many thanks to Lakewood Ranch and the Lakewood Ranch VFW for a great event, for inviting us to be ... Read More

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]]> Jerry E. Hufford https://dwlwrvets.com/jerry-e-hufford/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jerry-e-hufford Tue, 22 Feb 2022 20:00:00 +0000 https://dwlwrvets.com/?p=2536 Jerry E. Hufford: In Memoriam On Feb. 8, 2022, the Del Webb community and AVMS lost a friend and leader with the sudden passing of Jerry E. Hufford. Jerry served as Commander of AVMS since 2020 and was the guiding force behind the programs and projects that AVMS sponsored. All of which carried the theme that was Jerry – helping ... Read More

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]]> AVMS Board of Directors Positions https://dwlwrvets.com/avms-board-of-directors-positions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=avms-board-of-directors-positions Fri, 17 Dec 2021 15:25:18 +0000 https://dwlwrvets.com/?p=2199 The Del Webb Lakewood Ranch Association of Veterans and Military Supporters Board of Directors had three positions whose terms expire December 31, 2021: Commander Secretary Member-at-Large There was one nomination for each Board of Directors position, removing the requirement for an election. The successful nominees are: Jerry Hufford – Commander Linda Chambers – Secretary Joe Ward – Member-at-Large

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]]> AVMS Holiday Golf Cart Parade 2021 https://dwlwrvets.com/avms-holiday-golf-cart-parade-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=avms-holiday-golf-cart-parade-2021 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 20:59:37 +0000 https://dwlwrvets.com/?p=2188 AVMS Holiday Golf Cart Parade 2021 The AVMS Holiday Golf Cart Parade 2021 on Friday, December 10 evening was another great event! You guys are so talented, the Holiday Golf Cart Parade just gets better every year. Enjoy these pictures of your festive creativity. 2021 Golf Cart Parade Winners Our winners this year: Third Place – The Nutcracker Cart – ... Read More

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