Brightview Senior Living Community Avondell Celebrates Veteran’s Day with Special Ceremony
Bel Air, MD –November 5, 2008 – Avondell Retirement Community, owned by Brightview Senior Living, will be celebrating Veteran’s Day with a special schedule of events including the Marine Corp of Harford County at 10:30am, November 11, 2008. The local community is invited to join in participating in the following schedule at the community on 128 West Ring Factory Road in Bel Air.
Veteran’s Day Ceremony
10:30am
Opening Prayer – Chaplain Bill Yarborough
Presentation of Colors – Marine Corp League of Harford County – Detachment 1198
The Pledge of Allegiance
"Star Spangled Banner" – Mrs. Jane Brooks
"Veteran" a poem by Lynn Carey, read by Leonard Gilbert
"My Country Tis of Thee"
Avondell Flag Committee Introduction – Marshall
Introduction of Avondell’s 28 Military Veterans
"Let us Never Forget" – Read by Fred Maxcy
"God Bless America"
"Taps" – Ready by Henry Lenz
Retiring the Colors – Trumpeter Pete Arnold
Gun Salute
Avondell Senior Living Community gives residents a vibrant and enriching social environment where housekeeping, cooking, transportation, and maintenance are all provided by caring staff members. Avondell residents enjoy a movie theater, wellness center, hair salon, restaurant dining, pub, billiards room, library, and internet café along with local transportation. Avondell offers seniors independent living apartment homes and twenty-four assisted living apartments with a variety of floor plans. Brightview Assisted Living of Bel Air residents enjoy extensive activities and cultural events, a wellness center/therapy room, hair salon, restaurant dining, reading library along with local transportation.
Operating since 1997, Brightview Senior Living offers 16 senior living communities in 8 states including rental Independent Living, Assisted Living and Continuing Care Retirement Communities. “Vibrant People Creating Vibrant Communities.” Brightview Senior Living is a senior-focused division of The Shelter Group, a privately held company that develops, manages and owns residential real estate while specializing in multi-family and senior living communities. For more information on Brightview Senior Living or the Shelter Group please visit www.brightviewseniorliving.com or www.TheShelterGroup.com.
