15th Annual Veterans Day Celebration
November 9, 2012
11:00 am
UCA Football Practice Field (Next to Estes Stadium)
VIEW LOCAL STUDENTS THANK YOU CARDS TO VETERANS!
UCA and the City of Conway are proud to present the 2012 Veterans Day Celebration. We welcome you to join us in celebrating our service men and women and honor their service. A special ceremony will take place to honor veterans. Major General William D. Wofford will be the guest speaker. Alyse Eady, of Todays THV and former Miss Arkansas, will perform.
The celebration will include food and information vendors. Information vendors include companies and organizations that are committed to, hire and provide services for Veterans.
We encourage community members wishing to participate in community service opportunities to honor our veterans to participate in the Red Cross blood drive and Be the Match National Marrow Donor Program on site at the celebration.
Want to volunteer? Click Here to fill out our online form.
Interested in becoming a sponsor, food vendor or information fair vendor?
Download the Veterans Day Sponsor Form
Guest Speaker
Major General William D. Wofford
The Adjutant General
Arkansas National Guard
Major General William D. Wofford assumed the duties of The Adjutant General, Arkansas National Guard on February 16, 2007. He is a member of the Governor’s Cabinet and is responsible for command of the Arkansas Army and Air National Guard, totaling over 10,000 Soldiers and Airmen.
Download Major General William D. Wofford’s Biography
National Anthem
Alyse Eady
Today’s THV This Morning,
Miss Arkansas 2010
1st Runner-Up, Miss America 2011
Celebration Events
- Red Cross Blood Drive
- Be the Match National Marrow Donor Program
- Ceremony with special guests: Major General William D. Wofford and Alyse Eady, Today’s THV morning anchor and former Miss Arkansas
- Veteran’s Information Fair : companies and organizations that support, hire and provide services to veterans.
- Armored Vehicle
- Food vendors (free)
- Proclamation by Mayor Tab Townsell
To show your support and reserve your blood donation, visit the American Red Cross website. Enter ‘UCA’ in the Sponsor code.
Parking
Parking will be available in the lot off of College Street behind the baseball field, near the College Square Retirement Community. There will be a shuttle from the parking lot to the practice field where the ceremony will be held.
Thank you to Our Sponsors
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to making this event a success.
UCA Faculty Senate
UCA Office of the Provost
