MERCI!
Lafayette's 2017 Lantern Parade and St. Martin's Day Celebration honoring Veterans was a HUGE success!
Thanks to so many people and organizations:
Parents and students of my Petits Fall Classes
Kirby Jambon
Danny Ladmirault @Cite des Arts
Wonderland Performing Arts
Milton ELementary Middle School
Kristin Fooshee
Lori Dyer
Lori Maraist
Sarah Caldwell
Gena Landry
Everyone who donated bottles
Carol McManus and Staff at the Children's Museum of Acadiana
Geoff Dyer, Sean Broussard, and Hunter at Downtown Alive!
File'
Wanderlust Production Company
Karen Fontenot, John Rougeau, and Daniel Bentley with The American Legion Post 69
Everyone who nominated a living Veteran
KADN NEWS 15
KATC TV 3
The Daily Advertiser
The Community Chronicles
And of course, every Veteran who has served our country! We honor you!
Kirby Jambon
Danny Ladmirault @Cite des Arts
Wonderland Performing Arts
Milton ELementary Middle School
Kristin Fooshee
Lori Dyer
Lori Maraist
Sarah Caldwell
Gena Landry
Everyone who donated bottles
Carol McManus and Staff at the Children's Museum of Acadiana
Geoff Dyer, Sean Broussard, and Hunter at Downtown Alive!
File'
Wanderlust Production Company
Karen Fontenot, John Rougeau, and Daniel Bentley with The American Legion Post 69
Everyone who nominated a living Veteran
KADN NEWS 15
KATC TV 3
The Daily Advertiser
The Community Chronicles
And of course, every Veteran who has served our country! We honor you!
St. Martin's Day in Lafayette!
This fall, Lafayette will celebrate St. Martins Day with a traditional lantern parade! Partnered with Downtown Alive! and a part of this year's new children's program, DTA Kids!, Theatre Acadie will host the children's area located between the Children's Museum of Acadiana and Parc International. We will have a lantern making activity for kids utilizing recycled materials. The kids will learn a traditional St. Martin's Day Lantern Walk Song (see below), and at 6 p.m sharp the children will march around Parc International led by the Veteran Grand Marshall of Lafayette's 2017 Lantern Parade (see below on how to nominate).
Guests from the AMERICAN LEGION will join us to make lanterns. We will have a donation station ready to accept donations to help this marvelous organization to continue to help veterans and people of Lafayette.
Guests from the AMERICAN LEGION will join us to make lanterns. We will have a donation station ready to accept donations to help this marvelous organization to continue to help veterans and people of Lafayette.
This website gives an example of how we will make the lanterns.
Supplies are limited and all are encouraged to make lanterns and bring them to the parade.
LIVING VETERAN GRAND MARSHAL
Theatre Acadie, Downtown Alive!, and The American Legion have formed a panel that will select a Living Veteran to be the Grand Marshal of the Lantern Parade.
Nominations are now closed. Thanks to all who nominated. The Grand Marshal will be awarded November 10th at Parc International.
The following is a list of our Grand Marshal nominees:
Ben Bowie
Hilliard James Thibodeaux
Hunter Crochet
James Miller
Joseph D'Angelo
Terry Wayne Franks Jr.
Dan Lemanczyk
George L. Herman Jr.
Matthew Ray Hooper Lanclos
Sidney Hardy
George F. Schneider
Nathan Vanya
Johnny Hang
Brad Sonnier
Frank Kent
Michael Stelly
Justin Roy
Thank you to all Veterans for your service and thank you to everyone who nominated a Veteran for this award!
Theatre Acadie, Downtown Alive!, and The American Legion have formed a panel that will select a Living Veteran to be the Grand Marshal of the Lantern Parade.
Nominations are now closed. Thanks to all who nominated. The Grand Marshal will be awarded November 10th at Parc International.
The following is a list of our Grand Marshal nominees:
Ben Bowie
Hilliard James Thibodeaux
Hunter Crochet
James Miller
Joseph D'Angelo
Terry Wayne Franks Jr.
Dan Lemanczyk
George L. Herman Jr.
Matthew Ray Hooper Lanclos
Sidney Hardy
George F. Schneider
Nathan Vanya
Johnny Hang
Brad Sonnier
Frank Kent
Michael Stelly
Justin Roy
Thank you to all Veterans for your service and thank you to everyone who nominated a Veteran for this award!
We are now accepting donations for the American Legion Post 69 here in Lafayette! Simply click the donate button below!
Post 69's Wishlist
See what you can fund!
1. Decades of Service, Decades of Song
FREE concert by the Lafayette Concert Band, The Skyliners and All Acadiana Middle School Band on Sunday, November 12, at 3 pm. This concert will honor all of our local veterans. This premier concert is free and open to the public.
Funds are needed now to pay for the venue expenses.
2. “American Legion Veterans Hardship Fund”
This fund is used to assist local veterans who are in immediate need of necessities such as food, shelter or medical care. We receive many calls for help from our veterans who are disaster survivors, recently laid off, or have an unexpected emergency. One hundred percent of these funds go directly to the veteran in need.
3. Sponsors for The Greatest Generation Diners Club:
Once a month, our WWII veterans assemble for a meal and comradeship at the Piccadilly Cafeteria, 838 Heyman Blvd. The average cost to feed all of the WW II veterans is around $200.00.
For more info:
The Greatest Generation”Diners Club
“The Greatest Generation” Diners Club was established in 2017 by American Legion Post 69, under the leadership of Commander
Daniel J Bentley.
This club was created to promote the socialization and well being of our Greatest Generation, who have sacrificed so much for us.
“The Greatest Generation” Diners Club will meet on very third Thursday, at the OIL CENTER Piccadilly, 838 Coolige Blvd for a meal and fellowship with comrades.
All WW II veterans and their families are invited to participate. Veteran or family member is responsible for cost.
For more information, please contact vetmom01@aol.com or
(337) 230-3513.
4. WW II Tribute Tour, spring 2018:
American Legion Post 69 has already hosted 2 WW II Tribute Tours. This consists of a trip to the National D Day Museum in New Orleans, via chartered bus for the local WW II veterans and their families/chaperones. The average cost of the bus, meal and reception is about $3000.00.
For more info:
WW II Tribute Tour 2014 KTDY recap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pFBxVLfqc2s
Bill Decker, the Daily Advertiser
http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/2014/11/22/acadiana-people-wwii-museum-brings-back-memories-local-vets/19412079/
Find out more info about them at their website HERE.
Post 69's Wishlist
See what you can fund!
1. Decades of Service, Decades of Song
FREE concert by the Lafayette Concert Band, The Skyliners and All Acadiana Middle School Band on Sunday, November 12, at 3 pm. This concert will honor all of our local veterans. This premier concert is free and open to the public.
Funds are needed now to pay for the venue expenses.
2. “American Legion Veterans Hardship Fund”
This fund is used to assist local veterans who are in immediate need of necessities such as food, shelter or medical care. We receive many calls for help from our veterans who are disaster survivors, recently laid off, or have an unexpected emergency. One hundred percent of these funds go directly to the veteran in need.
3. Sponsors for The Greatest Generation Diners Club:
Once a month, our WWII veterans assemble for a meal and comradeship at the Piccadilly Cafeteria, 838 Heyman Blvd. The average cost to feed all of the WW II veterans is around $200.00.
For more info:
The Greatest Generation”Diners Club
“The Greatest Generation” Diners Club was established in 2017 by American Legion Post 69, under the leadership of Commander
Daniel J Bentley.
This club was created to promote the socialization and well being of our Greatest Generation, who have sacrificed so much for us.
“The Greatest Generation” Diners Club will meet on very third Thursday, at the OIL CENTER Piccadilly, 838 Coolige Blvd for a meal and fellowship with comrades.
All WW II veterans and their families are invited to participate. Veteran or family member is responsible for cost.
For more information, please contact vetmom01@aol.com or
(337) 230-3513.
4. WW II Tribute Tour, spring 2018:
American Legion Post 69 has already hosted 2 WW II Tribute Tours. This consists of a trip to the National D Day Museum in New Orleans, via chartered bus for the local WW II veterans and their families/chaperones. The average cost of the bus, meal and reception is about $3000.00.
For more info:
WW II Tribute Tour 2014 KTDY recap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pFBxVLfqc2s
Bill Decker, the Daily Advertiser
http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/2014/11/22/acadiana-people-wwii-museum-brings-back-memories-local-vets/19412079/
Find out more info about them at their website HERE.
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The acapella group FILE' will be performing an Armed Forces Medley and the National Anthem for our event!
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