Celebration of Service for Veterans Day

Corporal Jamal C. Steward, Marine Corps Veteran and President of Creative Community Entertainment joins us to discuss the Celebration of Service Fundraiser on November 10th and 11th. 

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
There are a couple of things coming up as we
steam toward Veterans Day. Corporal Jamal C. Stewart back on
the liveline with US Marine Corps veteran and president of
Creative Community Entertainment. Thanks Corporal for your service and for
joining us again today.

Speaker 2 (00:16):
Thank you, and good morning.

Speaker 1 (00:18):
We talked a couple of weeks ago about a thing
that's coming up now on the seventh and eighth. That's
the Drone Show, So talk to us. We'll go chronologically
through this about an opportunity to see something pretty cool.

Speaker 2 (00:30):
Yeah. Absolutely, celebration the service fundraisers coming up next week
Friday and Saturday, November seventh and November eighth. It's going
to be taking place downtown Grand Rabids at five y
five Monroe Northwest. And this is actually going to be
a celebration like no other because it's a two hundred
and fiftieth Rine Corps birthday on the tenth, but we're

(00:53):
also going to celebrate both the Army and the Navy's
two hundred and fiftieth as well well. Outside that, we're
going to have music, entertainment, food trucks, veteran creative arts,
crafts and music. Also Veterans Services leading us to the
big finale both nights, a five hundred patriotic drone show

(01:14):
that's going to take flight over the Grand River.

Speaker 3 (01:17):
Very cool, Corporal, I'm so excited about that. I know
you did this this past summer with skiing. We've talked about,
but this really kicks off a multitude of events over
like a four or five day stretch. So from there
we go on Monday night to the Marine Corps Ball,
first ever event to Voss Events Center. And we've got
a ticket deadline that's coming up for that, right Corporal, Yes.

Speaker 2 (01:36):
Sir, November third is coming up Monday. We are still
selling tickets. We're right now just about at the two
hundred and ten mark and our goal is two hundred
and fifty. And I also want to give a shout
out to my co host, the Veterans Enrichment Task Force
or VETS here in Grand Rabbits. There are also a
big part of making this Marine Corps two hundred and
fiftieth Birthday celebration.

Speaker 1 (01:58):
And then the next day is Veterans and as we
all celebrate those that we know, past, present and future,
talk to us a little bit about a free Veterans dinner.

Speaker 2 (02:09):
Absolutely so, as you said November eleventh, it's going to
be from five thirty to eight thirty there at the
Chamber of Commerce. You can visit our website that you
can go ahead and sign up and it's a free again,
free elegant dinner for a veteran and their spouse and
we're going to have guest speakers to include Wooden Warrior

(02:31):
about how transition is possible, opportunities for new employment, and
how you can use project management because this is also
sponsored by PMI West Michigan. PMI, by the.

Speaker 1 (02:43):
Way, website is CCDASH Entertainment dot org. To find out
more information, we'll get it in the podcast section at
wood radio dot com. Marine Corps Veteran Corporate Jamal C.
Stewart always great stuff, Thanks brother, thank you.

Speaker 2 (02:56):
Hoorah