Martha's Vineyard--Flag Set Ups and Take Downs, a Veteran's Day Parade and Ceremony mark Veterans Day on Martha's Vineyard.
Beginning with the raising of the flag at Oak Grove Cemetery in Oak Bluffs at 7:30 am, observances will continue to include a 10:45 am parade beginning at Our Market and a memorial celemony scheduled for 1:45 pm at the Windemere Nursing Home. The lowering of the flag at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Oak Blufffs is scheduled for 3 pm.
HEADLINES FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009
Islanders Helping Islanders
Martha's Vineyard --The Vineyard Committee on Hunger, Serving Hands and Family to Family has again joined with Reliable Market to ensure that Island families in need will have a great Thanksgiving meal.
To sponsor a family, the organizations are requesting a $25 contribution to cover the cost of a Thanksgiving meal for the entire family. Last year the drive provided over 120 meals for each of the Thanksgiving and December holidays.
Reliable Foods is putting together a special Thanksgiving Basket that includes: Turkey, stuffing, 5 lbs potatoes, 1 lb cranberry sauce, I dozen dinner rolls, 2 lbs onions, 1 lb carrots, 3 lbs apples, fresh butternut squash, canned pumpkin and gravy. Serving Hands will then order one large shipment and distribute the meals in November.
Checks can be made out to the Vineyard Committee on Hunger, earmarked for Family-to-Family Program and sent to: VCOH, PO Box 1874, Vineyard Haaven 02568. For additional information call 508-693-5339.
