JUNE 1 2010 SWVBRC EXPANDS COMMUNITY HELP
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Join us on June 1, 2010 as we open the doors of our 4th location at Perris CA and dedicate the new SWVBRC to our fallen Warriors of Perris CA. Check-in 11 am to noon, ribbon cutting ceremony just before noon. Pictured are Albert Guzman, City past Mayor Al Landers and SWVBRC Founder Albert R. Renteria.
We invite you to take part of this effort. Visit SWVBRC Perris CA location to get an inside look of our before photos.
The Acting Undersecretary of the VA Memorial Affairs Steve L. Muro has confirmed to attend and speak at our event. "Each Memorial Day we commemorate those fellow citizens who served and died protecting us while in America's Armed Forces," said Steve Muro, VA Acting Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs. "We owe a debt of gratitude that can never be fully repaid to them, their families and loved ones." The new center is being dedicated to all Perris CA fallen Warriors.
Councilman Landers stated, “I am honored and humbled to welcome the Southwest Veterans’ Business Resource Center to the City of Perris. Our City has a long history of welcoming the men and women in uniform from the time March Air Force Base opened in 1918 to the present day when Perris is home to many veterans of all service branches. We owe our veterans so much. This resource center will help those brave Americans who have kept us safe and enable them to overcome the difficulties many face as they return to civilian life. I have a soft spot in my heart for veterans. My brother, Richard Landers, died while serving with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam in 1965. He was only 19, and his loss pains me to this day. It is not the minister who ensures us freedom of religion, the journalist who gives us a free press, the politician who grants us the right to free speech. It is the veteran. So if you love your freedom, thank a vet. God Bless You All.”
Check-in 11 am to noon, ribbon cutting ceremony just before noon.
AGENDA noon - 1pm
Color Guard – California Military Institute
Pledge of Allegiance
Prayer – Captain Quinn Hawley –Chaplain Corps, U.S. Navy Retired
Retire Colors
Opening Remarks, Chip Dykes, VP Business Development, SWVBRC – CWO3 U.S. Marine Corps Retired
Veteran Business Outreach Center, Sacramento, CA, Coreena Conley, Program Director
Mayor of Perris, Daryl Busch – Navy Veteran
Perris City Councilman, Councilman Al Landers
Acting Undersecretary of the VA Memorial Affairs, Steve L. Muro – Navy Veteran
Center Dedication, Councilwoman Joanne Evans – Marine Veteran
Whether you are near or far, you can join us by being part of our online community and inviting others to join as well. Your registration is your ticket! Hope to see more of your friends, families and all those you know to be part of our effort.
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Thank you so very much for all that you do!
