FLCC to Mark Veterans Day with Ceremony
Canandaigua, N.Y. - In honor of the students, faculty, staff and community members who have served in the military, Finger Lakes Community College will hold a Veterans Day Ceremony, Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 1 p.m.
The observance, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the FLCC gymnasium at the back of the main building, 3325 Marvin Sands Drive. Visitors should leave extra time for parking due to construction on campus and use parking lot D, behind the main building.
Keynote speakers will be Patrick Morrow and John Hicks.
Morrow served in Operation Enduring Freedom in the U.S. Army Military Police and is the president of the newly formed FLCC Veterans Club.
Hicks, who is a member of the FLCC Board of Trustees, served active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1954-1957, attaining the rank of sergeant, and in the U.S. Air Force Reserves from 1959-1968, where he achieved the rank of captain.
The event will also include the posting and retiring of the colors by Canandaigua’s American Legion Post 256 Honor Guard, singing of the National Anthem and “God Bless America” by FLCC students and a video tribute to veterans.
About FLCC: Finger Lakes Community College (www.flcc.edu) is a State University of New York two-year higher education institution. FLCC’s 250-acre park-like campus is located in the heart of the Finger Lakes in Canandaigua, N.Y. The College offers more than 45 degree and certificate programs, including environmental conservation, ornamental horticulture, and music recording technology, nursing, communications, graphic design and tourism management. FLCC’s current enrollment is 6,600 full- and part-time students.