Veteran's Day - 2010
November 11, 2010
Originally designated as "Armistice Day", the eleventh day of the eleventh month was set aside to commemorate the temporary cessation of hostilities between the Allied nations and the Germans. This cessation of hostilities ended on the eleventh hour of that eleventh day even though the Treaty of Versailles which officially ended World War I was not signed until June 23 of the following year.It was in 1954 that the word "Armistice" was deleted from the act of 1938 that made the day a legal holiday and the word "Veteran's" was inserted in its place. This day is set aside to remember all those who have joined in the defense of our freedoms.
While World War I was considered at the time to be the war to end all wars, such has not been the case. We are still fighting and it remains important that we honor our fighting men and women.
CENTURY 21 Lois Lauer Realty has participated in a program called "Operation Gratitude". During the holiday season, we collect items that will be packaged and sent to our troops for a bit of thanks and remembrance. Items such as CD, DVD, Ipods, single serving boxes of cereal, toiletries, handi-wipes, disposable cameras, T shirts, etc. We donate these items as a small token of our gratitude. Last year we collected five very large cartons of items that were taken to the "Operation Gratitude" collection center in our area. We are presently in the process of putting together cartons for collecting items this year. If you wish to donate just drop by our front lobbies in either our Redlands office (1998 Orange Tree Lane) or out Yucaipa office (33699 Yucaipa Blvd.).
I also read an ad in a recent Business Week magazine for a new program for collecting recyclables and using the monies to fund a retraining operation entitled Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV), a program started at Syracuse University. To learn more of this program that places "Dream Machines" in football stadiums and other high traffic locations . The goal is to increase the container recycling rate to 50% by 2018. This program is a partnership with Pepsico, Waster Management, Keep America Beautiful and Greensopolis.
As citizens, let's all participate in supporting our troops.
Originally designated as "Armistice Day", the eleventh day of the eleventh month was set aside to commemorate the temporary cessation of hostilities between the Allied nations and the Germans. This cessation of hostilities ended on the eleventh hour of that eleventh day even though the Treaty of Versailles which officially ended World War I was not signed until June 23 of the following year.It was in 1954 that the word "Armistice" was deleted from the act of 1938 that made the day a legal holiday and the word "Veteran's" was inserted in its place. This day is set aside to remember all those who have joined in the defense of our freedoms.
While World War I was considered at the time to be the war to end all wars, such has not been the case. We are still fighting and it remains important that we honor our fighting men and women.
CENTURY 21 Lois Lauer Realty has participated in a program called "Operation Gratitude". During the holiday season, we collect items that will be packaged and sent to our troops for a bit of thanks and remembrance. Items such as CD, DVD, Ipods, single serving boxes of cereal, toiletries, handi-wipes, disposable cameras, T shirts, etc. We donate these items as a small token of our gratitude. Last year we collected five very large cartons of items that were taken to the "Operation Gratitude" collection center in our area. We are presently in the process of putting together cartons for collecting items this year. If you wish to donate just drop by our front lobbies in either our Redlands office (1998 Orange Tree Lane) or out Yucaipa office (33699 Yucaipa Blvd.).
I also read an ad in a recent Business Week magazine for a new program for collecting recyclables and using the monies to fund a retraining operation entitled Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV), a program started at Syracuse University. To learn more of this program that places "Dream Machines" in football stadiums and other high traffic locations . The goal is to increase the container recycling rate to 50% by 2018. This program is a partnership with Pepsico, Waster Management, Keep America Beautiful and Greensopolis.
As citizens, let's all participate in supporting our troops.
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