Serino Announces Upcoming Veterans Appreciation Events

Serino Announces Upcoming Veterans Appreciation Events

Red, White & You! Picnic Oct. 19th
Pasta Dinners Oct. 27th and Nov. 3rd

Poughkeepsie… Dutchess County Executive Sue Serino and Office of Veterans Affairs Director Adam Roche invite local veterans to enjoy good food and camaraderie this fall at three appreciation events held across the county, including the popular Red, White and You! Picnic and two Veterans Pasta Dinners. All three events are free and open to local veterans and a guest.  Registration is required, as seating is limited. Veterans can register by emailing CountyExec@dutchessny.gov or calling the County Executive’s Office at 845-486-2000.

“It is always an honor to celebrate and thank our local veterans for the tremendous sacrifices they have made for our country and communities, and these events are a small way to show to show our full appreciation,” said Dutchess County Executive Sue Serino. “While the Red, White and You! Picnic and the Veterans Appreciation Pasta Dinners offer a great opportunity to foster friendships among fellow veterans, they also can connect them with the services and resources that are available through our Office of Veterans Affairs or Mental Health America Dutchess County Veterans Programs. I look forward to our local heroes joining us at any of these events this fall!”

The schedule of upcoming veterans’ appreciation events is as follows:

• Saturday, October 19th: Third Annual Red, White, and You! Veterans Appreciation Picnic, 11am-2pm, James Baird State Park in Pleasant Valley. Open to all veterans and one guest. Join us for an afternoon of delicious food from Tavern 23 and live music from local country band, The StringMasters.
• Sunday, October 27th: Veterans Appreciation Pasta Dinner, 4-6pm at American Legion Post 429, Mill Street, Rhinebeck.
• Sunday, November 3rd: Veterans Appreciation Pasta Dinner, 2pm OR 5pm seating, Knights of Columbus, Route 82, Hopewell Junction.

Veterans Services Director Adam Roche said, “The mission of the Dutchess County Office of Veterans Affairs is to serve, support and celebrate our local veterans in gratitude for all they have done to serve our nation. We are grateful to County Executive Sue Serino for her continued commitment to veterans and her support for expanding our great line-up of events. We look forward to every opportunity to show our appreciation for the brave men and women who put their lives on the line to protect our freedoms.”

For further information, please contact the Dutchess County Office of Veterans Affairs at 845-486-2060 or visit www.dutchessny.gov/Veterans.