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The Women’s Auxiliary of American Legion Manoa Post 667 is having a pancake breakfast, 9 a.m. to noon, Sunday, Nov. 16 at the Post, 1112 Steel Road, Havertown, Pa. 19083.
Cost is just $5.
On the menu are buttered pancakes smothered in warm maple syrup, hot sausage, orange juice and coffee.
All proceeds support the Auxiliary and their mission to support veterans and community.
For information call 610-446-9986 or visit here.
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Today is Veterans Day.
The big event in Delaware County will be the 55th Annual Veterans Day Parade which will start in Media, the county seat, at 11 a.m.
Grand Marshal will be Andrew Schiavello of Springfield and the Honor Flight Philadelphia team.
Honor Flight Flight Philadelphia has been giving veterans all-expense paid trips to the memorials in Washington since 2011. The trips are followed by a banquet.
The Delaware County Patriots notes that WPHT 1210 AM Radio Host Dom Giordano will be broadcasting his show, which runs 9 a.m. to noon, live from the steps of the Media Court House.
The Patriots remind all to fly their flags today and to visit this moving tribute to our veterans from Ronald Reagan.
They have also provided this little bit of history:
Veterans Day as a federal holiday:
Originally called Armistice Day to commemorate the signing of the agreement that ended WWI at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918.
Armistice Day was changed to Veterans Day in 1954 which became a day to honor all the men and women who have served in the U.S. armed forces.
Pennsylvania House Bill 91, was signed into law as Act 194 of 2014 on Oct. 31 by Gov. Tom Corbett.
The new law gives public career and technical schools eligibility to participate in two nationally acclaimed tax credit programs, the state Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) programs, says State Rep. Jim Cox (R-129)
The EITC and OSTC programs allow eligible businesses that contribute to scholarship organizations affiliated with public or private schools to receive a tax credit equal to 75 percent of its contribution, up to a maximum of $750,000 per taxable year. The OSTC program targets students residing within the boundaries of low-achieving schools.
“Many of Pennsylvania’s 82 career and technical schools have limited options to receive scholarship donations,” said Cox. “This new law makes them eligible to take part in these popular tax credit programs that will improve the educational experience for students on a technical career path.”