Events and Activities

Month of September, 2010
Fundraiser slogan Enjoy a short stack for a tall cause

You're invited to an

Applebee's® Flapjack Fundraiser breakfast
to support M. M. Eberts American Legion, Post 1



$8.00 per person
WHEN: Saturday, September 4, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar
4333 Warden Rd.
North Little Rock, AR 72116



For More Information:
Please contact M. M. Eberts, Post 1 at 501-372-2608 or come by 315 E. Capitol
Ave. in downtown Little Rock.

Valid only at participating restaurant listed above. Ticket valid for pancake event only. Applebee's menu items are not included as part of purchase.

Month of November, 2008Official Veterans Day Poster 2008
Please join us for the annual Veterans Day Flag Ceremonies, Tuesday, November 11 at the Physical Plant flag pole. Ceremonies start at 9:00 am; our speaker will be U. S. Navy Senior Chief Melonai Gullick, recently returned from deployment in Afghanistan, where her Navy unit joined forces with an Army infrantry unit.

Please Note that the "2008 Military Appreciation Monday" dinner will be held on Monday, November 17, 2008 from 5 pm to 9 pm in all Golden Corral Restaurants. The free ?thank you? dinner is available to any person who has ever served in the United States Military. If you are a veteran, retired, currently serving, in the National Guard or Reserves, you are invited to participate in Golden Corral?s Military Appreciation Monday dinner. To date, Golden Corral restaurants have provided over 1.8 million free meals and contributed over $2.53 million to the Disabled American Veterans organization..."


Month of November 2007
American Legion, Department of Arkansas
NEWS RELEASE
American Legion National Commander Paul A. Morin will present a $20,000 Scholarship to an Arkansas youth this Thursday, November 16, at 12:00 noon, at American Legion Post #1, 315 E. Capitol Ave., Little Rock, AR, and media representatives are encouraged to attend. To view the release (.pdf file), please follow this link.


ANNUAL VETERANS DAY FLAG CEREMONIES 2006
Official Veterans Day Poster Col. Ross accepting membership from Pres. J. Sparks while Provost Belcher observes VETERANS DAY will be observed on November 10, Friday. Our annual Veterans Day Flag Ceremonies will be held at the Physical Plant flag pole (south campus). Ceremonies will begin at 9:00A. Provost Belcher will present flags to the campus and our speaker will be Col. George M. Ross, Commander of the 39th Brigade. Members of the UALR Pep Band will provide music and cadets from Mills High School ROTC will form the Color Guard. Refreshments will be served following the ceremonies.

ANNUAL USMC TOYS FOR TOTS
E-Mail from John Hendon to campus:
Subject: Toys for Tots

Hello all,
Last message for this year. The Marines came by on Friday and said that they have had an overwhelming response this year to their drive and they have stopped accepting toys in the warehouse. The drop boxes have all been removed. I never thought that I would be able to say “the warehouse is full”, but the warehouse is full!

Thanks to all of you who contributed, and to those of you that were going to, there is always next year. I hope you all have a happy holiday season, whatever your beliefs. Thanks again.
John R. Hendon
Instructor, Management and Human Resources
University of Arkansas, Little Rock
501-569-3087

May 22 begins Navy Week.

Opening ceremonies were held at the USS Razorback in North Little Rock followed by Luncheon with Rear Admiral Marshall E. Cusic, Jr.

2005
Official Veterans Day Poster Official USMC TOYS FOR TOTS PosterUSMC Toys for Tots

May 21-28 Navy Week
Navy Office of Community Outreach
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY MID SOUTH
5722 INTEGRITY DR. BLDG 456-3, MILLINGTON, TN 38054
NR NAVCO LITTLE ROCK
901-874-5800


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: LT REGINALD JACKSON
18 May 2007
501-952-9076 or 501-680-6275
US NAVY WEEK 2007 ACTIVITIES IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
LITTLE ROCK – The United States Navy chose the cities of Little Rock and North Little Rock as one of 26 locations throughout the country to host Navy Week 2007. Navy Week 2007 will run May 21 through May 28. The week is designed to raise awareness in the community about the mission of the U.S. Navy, Navy assets and the women and men who serve in the Navy.

Over 25 events are scheduled for Navy Week 2007. Planned events will include Navy speakers at area civic organizations in Central Arkansas; F/A-18 Hornet flight simulator rides at Dickey-Stephens Baseball Park and at Riverfest 2007; concert performances by Navy Band Mid-South’s “Freedom” band, “Big Band” and “Contemporary Jazz Ensemble” in the River Market District, at Dickey-Stephens Baseball Park, at the Arkansas State Capitol and at Riverfest 2007.

“Little Rock and North Little Rock have a very strong relationship with the military, and we are very proud of the Navy and all of our military,” said LT Reginald Jackson, Little Rock Public Affairs Officer with the Navy Office of Community Outreach based in Millington, Tennessee. “Little Rock Navy Week gives us a chance to showcase the Navy in the heartland of America,” he added.

A list of Navy Week 2007 events and activities include:
Monday, May 21, 2007
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. North Little Rock Mayor Patrick Henry Hays will kick-off Navy Week at the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum’s USS RAZORBACK in North Little Rock by reading a proclamation declaring May 21 through 28 as Navy Week in Arkansas. Special guests at the proclamation reading will be Rear Admiral Fred Byus, the United States Navy’s Oceanographer and Navigator, Commander Clinton Vollono, Executive Officer of Navy Recruiting District Nashville, and Commander David Hebert, Commanding Officer of Navy Operational Support Center North Little Rock. Navy Band Mid-South from Millington, Tennessee, will also give a special performance.

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. The Fleet Reserve Association, Branch 282, will host a luncheon at the Wyndham Hotel Ballroom in North Little Rock featuring Rear Admiral Fred Byus, Oceanographer and Navigator for the United States Navy, as guest speaker. Tickets for the luncheon are $30 and for more information contact Mr. Rex Roark at 501-472-4531.

2:30 p.m. Rear Admiral Fred Byus, US Navy Sailors from Navy Operational Support Center Little Rock, the Navy Office of Community Outreach in Millington, TN and Navy Recruiting District Nashville will visit Arkansas Children’s hospital and present Navy command ball caps to hospitalized children.

Tuesday, May 22, 2007
11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. U.S. Navy Band Mid-South from Millington, TN, will perform in the Rivermarket District in front of Boulevard Bread Company, 400 President Clinton Ave in Little Rock.

11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Rear Admiral Fred Byus, Oceanographer and Navigator for the United States Navy, will be the guest speaker at the Optimist Club of Greater Little Rock Luncheon at the Wyndham Hotel, 2 Riverfront Place in North Little Rock.

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Rear Admiral Fred Byus, US Navy Sailors from Navy Operational Support Center Little Rock, the Navy Office of Community Outreach in Millington, TN and Navy Recruiting District Nashville, will visit hospitalized veterans at John McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital, 4300 West 7th Street, in Little Rock.

5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. U.S Navy F/A-18 mobile flight simulator at will operate at Dickey-Stephens Ball Park, 400 W. Broadway in North Little Rock. The flight simulator features the live action ride film adventure “F-18 Carrier Experience.” It gives riders the perspective of an aircraft carrier take-off and landing combined with low level flying.

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. U.S. Navy Band Mid-South from Millington, TN will perform in front of Dickey-Stephens Park, 400 W. Broadway in North Little Rock, prior to the Arkansas Travelers baseball game.

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. US Navy Sailors from Navy Operational Support Center Little Rock, the Navy Office of Community Outreach in Millington, TN and Navy Recruiting District Nashville will visit the Central Arkansas Main Library, Youth Services Department and read library books to the children who attend.

7:00 p.m.. Rear Admiral Fred Byus, Oceanographer and Navigator for the United States Navy, will throw out the first pitch at the Arkansas Travelers game at Dickey-Stephens Park, 400 W. Broadway in North Little Rock.

Wednesday, May 23, 2007
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Rear Admiral Fred Byus, Oceanographer and Navigator for the United States Navy, will be the guest speaker at the Sherwood Morning Rotary Club, St. Vincent Medical Center/North, 2215 Wildwood Ave., Sherwood, AR.

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. US Navy Sailors from Navy Operational Support Center Little Rock, the Navy Office of Community Outreach in Millington, TN and Navy Recruiting District Nashville will visit the Central Arkansas Main Library, Youth Services Department and read library books to the children who attend.

11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. U.S. Navy Band Mid-South from Millington, TN, will perform in the Rivermarket District in front of Boulevard Bread Company, 400 President Clinton Ave in Little Rock.

11:45 a.m. – 1:00p.m. Rear Admiral Fred Byus, Oceanographer and Navigator for the United States Navy, will be the guest speaker at the Lion’s Club meeting at the Lion’s World Services Bldg., 2811 Fair Park Blvd., Little Rock, AR.

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5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. U.S Navy F/A-18 mobile flight simulator will operate at Dickey-Stephens Park, 400 W. Broadway in North Little Rock. The flight simulator features the live action ride film adventure “F-18 Carrier Experience.” It gives riders the perspective of an aircraft carrier take-off and landing combined with low level flying.

7:00 p.m.. Commander Clinton Vollono, Executive Officer of Navy Recruiting District Nashville, will throw out the first pitch at the Arkansas Travelers game at Dickey-Stephens Park, 400 W. Broadway in North Little Rock.

7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Rear Admiral Fred Byus, Commander David Hebert, Commanding Officer of Navy Operational Support Center in North Little Rock, US Navy Sailors from Navy Operational Support Center North Little Rock, and Navy Recruiting District Nashville, will visit veterans at Eugene Towbin Central Arkansas Veterans Hospital, 2200 Fort Roots Drive, in North Little Rock. The U.S. Navy Band Mid-South from Millington, TN will perform for the veterans and staff.

Thursday, May 24, 2007
10:00 a.m. –2:00 p.m. Local area Sailors and members of Navy Recruiting District Nashville will participate in a community relations project helping Habitat for Humanity with a deconstruction project at Riviera Apartments, 3700 Cantrell Road in Little Rock.

11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. U.S. Navy Band Mid-South from Millington, TN, will perform at the Arkansas State Capitol in the 2nd floor rotunda in Little Rock.

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. U.S. Navy Band Mid-South from Millington, TN, will perform in front of Dickey-Stephens Park, 400 W. Broadway in North Little Rock, prior to the Arkansas Travelers baseball game.

7:00 p.m. Commander Voressa Booker, Commanding Officer of Navy Recruiting District Nashville, will throw out the first pitch at the Arkansas Travelers game at Dickey-Stephens Park, 400 W. Broadway, North Little Rock.

Friday, May 25, 2007
5:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. U.S Navy F/A-18 mobile flight simulator at Riverfest 2007. The flight simulator features the live action ride film adventure “F-18 Carrier Experience.” It gives riders the perspective of an aircraft carrier take-off and landing combined with low level flying.

7:00 p.m. Commander David Hebert, Commanding Officer of Navy Operational Support Center in North Little Rock, will throw out the first pitch at the Arkansas Travelers game at Dickey-Stephens Park, 400 W. Broadway, North Little Rock.

Saturday, May 28, 2007
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. U.S Navy F/A-18 mobile flight simulator at Riverfest 2007. The flight simulator features the live action ride film adventure “F-18 Carrier Experience.” It gives riders the perspective of an aircraft carrier take-off and landing combined with low level flying.

1:50 p.m. Chief (PSC) James Blackburn, Command Chief of Navy Operational Support Center North Little Rock, will throw out the first pitch at the Arkansas Travelers game at Dickey-Stephens Park, 400 W. Broadway, North Little Rock.

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. U.S. Navy Band Mid-South’s “Big Band” from Millington, TN, will perform at the USA Drug Kidzone Stage in Little Rock at Riverfest 2007.

Sunday, May 29, 2007
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. U.S. Navy Band Mid-South’s “Big Band” from Millington, TN will perform on the Acxiom/Miller Lite Amphitheater Stage at Riverfest 2007 in Little Rock.

12:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. U.S Navy F/A-18 mobile flight simulator at Riverfest 2007. The flight simulator features the live action ride film adventure “F-18 Carrier Experience.” It gives riders the perspective of an aircraft carrier take-off and landing combined with low level flying.

Monday, May 28, 2007
9:30 a.m. Fleet Reserve Association, Branch 282’s Memorial Day Services on the Broadway Bridge North Little Rock.

Navy Recruiting District Nashville, Tennessee, in partnership with the Navy Office of Community Outreach (NAVCO) in Millington, Tennessee and Little Rock, Arkansas, planned Navy Week 2007 around Riverfest 2007. The annual event is Arkansas's largest and most popular music, arts and food festival and draws thousands of interested spectators and participants to the Little Rock metro area.

Navy Week is part of the Navy Office of Community Outreach’s (NAVCO) strategy to increase the visibility of the Navy in cities where it typically has a limited presence. NAVCO was established in October 2004 by the Navy Chief of Information in Washington, D.C. to conduct and align national Navy image, awareness and branding efforts by coordinating and assisting existing Navy initiatives and outreach assets.

The U.S. Navy provides excellent opportunities for young men and women to serve their country in today's high-tech, Navy environment. There are many different career fields, ranging from medical to engineering to law enforcement, where you can serve in the enlisted ranks or in the officer corps, in the Active or Reserve component of the Navy. Find out more by calling 1-800-USA-NAVY or go to www.navy.com.

MEDIA ADVISORY: For more information about Little Rock Navy Week 2007 or for media interested in covering the week’s events, please contact NAVCO Little Rock action officer LT Reginald Jackson at (501)-952-9076 or 501-680-6275, or by e-mail at jacksonreg@earthlink.net. For more information on Rear Admiral Fred Byus, go to www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/navybio.asp?bioID=64. For more information on Navy Recruiting District Nashville, log on to www.cnrc.navy.mil/nashville/default.htm. For related news, visit the Navy Office of Community Outreach website at www.navy.mil/navco.

-USN-

Month of March
UALR's MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY
MONDAY, MARCH 12
12:00 NOON IN THE DSC


Veterans Day Flag Ceremony, November 11, 2005, 9:00am

University of Arkansas at Little Rock
    Location – Physical Plant Building Flag Pole, south end of campus
    Introductions – John Hendon, Phi Chi Sigma, Chapter One, Faculty Advisor
    Invocation – Curlee Robinson
    Presentation of New Flags by Chancellor Anderson and Provost Belcher
    Posting of the Colors – Cabot High School ROTC - MSgt Timothy Hicks, Instructor, C/SrA John Mann, C/SrA Emily Emerson, C/Amn Megan Farmer, C/Amn Alicia Mills, C/Amn Katie Hawkins
    (At full staff, “Pledge of Allegiance”)
    (At half-staff, “To The Colors” or “Star Spangled Banner” - Members of the UALR Pep Band)
    Presentation of Honorary Memberships to Chancellor Anderson and Provost Belcher by John Sparks
    Speaker – John Sparks, President, Phi Chi Sigma, Chapter One
    Moment of Silence in Memory of the Fallen
    “Taps” – Members of the UALR Pep Band
    Dismissal – John Hendon
    Refreshments DSC Room D – UALR Enrollment Planning/Veterans Office, Curlee Robinson

R & R Event: April, 11, 2005
in Lot 1:00-4:00pm
flyer for R&R




Veterans Day Flag Ceremonies, November 11, 2004
Official Veterans Day Poster The Flag Pole in front of the Physical Plant Building (south end of campus) was the location for our Veterans Day Flag Ceremonies. Chancellor Anderson and Provost Belcher presented new American and Arkansas flags to the Campus via the Arkansas 81st Junior ROTC from Jacksonville High School. Mr. Bill Pinson, from the Little Rock Symphony Orchestra, provided the appropriate bugle calls. Our speaker was Cmdr. Carl Schmidt, past commander of the USS Razorback* Base. Cmdr. Schmidt and his wife conducted the “Tolling of the Bell” ceremony, after which we adjourned for refreshments provided by member Curlee Robinson and the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid in the DSC. Photograph provided by Amy Theriac of the UALR Forum Picture of Mr. Bill Pinson with participants in background

*Razorback whale (mammal), an endangered species, as opposed to the 'Razorback' of the porcine family.




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