City of Worcester, MA

Worcester to Celebrate Veterans' Day with Events, Time Capsule, Job Fair

For Immediate Release: 11/5/2015 9:27 am

Worcester, MA (November 5, 2015) - Join the City of Worcester for the 62nd Annual Veterans' Day Ceremony and the 97th Annual Observance of Armistice Day on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 with events from 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM.

• Pancake Breakfast - 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Veterans Inc., 69 Grove Street
• Parade - 11:00 AM - Begins at Veterans Inc., 69 Grove Street, and proceeds down Main Street to City Hall. For information on parade participation please call (508) 799-1041.
• Program Honoring WWII Veterans - 12:00 PM - City Hall, 455 Main Street, 3rd Floor
• Wreath Laying Ceremony - 2:00 PM - Massachusetts Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Green Hill Park

In addition, Workforce Central Career Centers will host their Veterans Annual Fall Job Fair from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM on Friday, November 20th at the Auburn/Webster Lodge of Elks #2118,, 754 Southbridge St., Auburn. The job fair is open to the general public and will feature companies from a number of industries, including health care, finance, customer service, law enforcement, manufacturing and more.

The Veterans' Day activities are sponsored by Worcester Veterans Council, the City of Worcester, the City of Worcester Veterans Service Department, Veterans Inc. and the Massachusetts Vietnam Veterans Perpetual Care Committee.

Additionally, World War II veterans are invited to leave a great legacy by writing a letter about their World War II experiences and expressing hopes and dreams for the future. The letters will be placed inside a time capsule, to be deposited on June 6, 2016 as part of the rededication of the World War II Memorial on the Worcester Common. The memorial is currently under construction, and is expected to be finished in the spring. The time capsule will be opened in a hundred years, on D-Day, Saturday, June 6, 2116.

All World War II veterans who are Worcester residents are invited to participate. The letters should be one page, front and back.

There are two opportunities to send in a letter:

1. Veterans' Day - Wednesday, November 11, 2015, Worcester City Hall, Levi Lincoln Chamber, 3rd Floor. After Veterans' Day Program, which begins at 12:00 PM.
2. By mail or in person at the Office of Veterans' Services, Worcester City Hall, Room 108, 455 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608 (no later than May 31, 2016).

View the attached flyers below for additional details.