The Lee County Library System will celebrate veterans in the community while promoting resources to service members and their families at the third annual Vet Fest event 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at Lakes Regional Library, 15290 Bass Road, Fort Myers.
The event will feature a community expo with local groups ready to connect veterans to free and low-cost local resources. Attendees will enjoy crafts, activities, giveaways and food for purchase at various food trucks. Military themed authors including J Robert Gould, Richard Sherman and award-winning Maritime author Robert N. Macomber, will be on-site selling and signing books.
Local partners expected to participate include Lee County Human & Veteran Services, Lee County VA Healthcare Center, CareerSource SWFL, Home Base SWFL, United Way-Mission United, Hearts and Homes for Veterans, Vietnam Veterans of America, Women Veteran Warriors, Collier-Lee Honor Flights, Freedom Waters Foundation and many more.
Vet Fest is timed to follow Veterans Day, celebrated on Nov. 11, to honor and thank all who served honorably in the United States Armed Forces in both wartime and peacetime.
More information is available by visiting leelibrary.net/events.
The Lee County Library System has 13 branches to serve Lee County residents. For more information about library services, resources and programs offered, visit www.leelibrary.net or call 239-479-4636.
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