City of West Hollywood to Host Veterans Day Ceremony

City of West Hollywood to Host

Veterans Day Ceremony, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m.

At the Sal Guarriello Veterans’ Memorial

 

Donation Drive to Benefit

Local Veterans Service Organizations

 

 

WEST HOLLYWOOD, November 6, 2014 – The City of West Hollywood will host its annual Veterans Day Ceremony to honor members of the United States Armed Forces who have served our country, and to honor those who continue to serve. The ceremony will be held on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at 11 a.m. at the Sal Guarriello Veterans’ Memorial, located at the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Holloway Drive, and will include veterans from the community and members of the West Hollywood City Council. (Please note that West Hollywood City Hall will be closed on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 for the Veterans Day holiday.)

West Hollywood residents are encouraged to support a donation drive benefiting local service organizations to assist our veterans, many of whom struggle with re-entry into civilian life or from physical injuries long after their tour of duty ends. Please lend your support to those who have given so much in the name of our liberty. Items that are urgently needed include:

• Household Goods, such as blankets, comforters, sheets, pillows, towels, and furniture;
• Kitchen Goods, such as dishes, silverware, small appliances, cookware, ironing boards, laundry baskets, and cleaning supplies;
• Personal Care Items, such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, brushes, combs, feminine-hygiene products, lotions, shampoo, and facial tissue;
• Baby/Child Items, such as baby seats, baby monitors, highchairs, diapers, toys, books, coats, jackets, and backpacks; and
• Gift Cards from gas stations, grocery stores, big-box retailers, discount stores, cafes, and fast-food restaurants.

Donations of these items and of canned food will be accepted at West Hollywood City Hall, located at 8300 Santa Monica Boulevard through Monday, November 10, 2014. In addition, City staff and veterans will be on-hand on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at the Sal Guarriello Veterans’ Memorial for a donation drop-offbetween 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.

For more information, please call(323) 848-6308. For people who are deaf or hard of hearing, please call TTY (323) 848-6496.