Avondale’s Veterans Day Celebration to include 5K Fun Run, Ceremony and Warriors Breakfast

Celebrate Veterans Day, Saturday, November 11, 2017 at a multifaceted community celebration in Avondale in honor of those who have served our country. 

The City of Avondale and Estrella Mountain Community College (EMCC) in collaboration with the American Legion Crandall Palmer Post 61, VFW Pat Tillman Memorial Post 40, affiliate Lady Auxiliary groups, Luke Airforce Base, Blue Star Moms and other partners, will celebrate Veterans Day with this community celebration.  The event kicks off early at 8 a.m. at Estrella Mountain Community College in Avondale with a 5K ‘boot camp style’ Fun Run. Following will be an appreciation ceremony and Warriors Breakfast. 

The event Fun Run benefits the Center for Military & Veteran Success - West Valley. This event is a 5K challenge run with military boot camp-like obstacles throughout. Boot Camp Stations include timed sit-ups and push-ups, ammo can lifts, tire flipping and more. It is a FUN Run, so move at your own pace. Any and all obstacles can be bypassed if desired as the emphasis is on fun, fitness and camaraderie.

Also, the run will be followed by a celebration with plenty of patriotic displays provided by local veteran groups, formal ceremony with presentations representing all branches of military services, speaker representatives from Luke Airforce Base, and performances by Estrella Mountain Community College EMCC Jazz Band ensemble.

The community is invited to stay and enjoy a Warriors Breakfast, with eggs and pancakes and bacon provided by Shamrock Food Warehouse and prepared by EMCC Culinary Program students. Cost for breakfast is $5 per person, but free for veterans and their families with military identification, and included with fun run registration.

Participation in the 5K Fun Run is free for military and veterans ($11.11 with shirt purchase) or $25 for general early bird registration, online through October 31: www.estrellamountain.edu/vetfunrun . Event day registration is $35.  Discounts are available for Veterans. Register by October 26 to be guaranteed to get a free event shirt and swag bag full of cool giveaways.   This event is fun for all ages. The ceremony is hosted at EMCC, in the outdoor lawn area.  The public is invited to bring lawn chairs and blankets to sit on and enjoy.

What: Avondale Veterans Day Celebration & Fun Run

When: Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017

Where: Estrella Mountain Community College, 3000 N Dysart Road, Avondale, AZ 85392.

Event Agenda:  7:00 a.m. – Fun Run check in begins; 8:00 a.m. - Fitness Fun Run; 9:00 a.m. - Ceremony & Warriors Breakfast

Thanks to the following sponsors for making this event possible:  Liberty Utilities, Shamrock Foods Warehouse, Desert Diamond Casino, Cross Fit Fury, Whataburger, Innovative Screen Printing, McCreery Industries, Blue Star Moms, Fry's, Sportsman's Warehouse Avondale, Care1st, KKFR radio, and Chick-Fil-A.

For more information, please call Avondale Recreation at (623) 333-2400 or visit www.estrellamountain.edu/vetfunrun .