Veterans Day 2012: Celebration through Service + Art

Description

On Veterans Day, November 11, the community is invited to celebrate the contributions of Bay Area Veterans and the military history of the Presidio with a day of celebration, art and service.

Veterans who are currently students at the San Francisco Academy of Art will highlight the promise of their generation by leading volunteers in the creation of several art panels. These canvases will honor military, national, and community service by depicting the importance of self-sacrifice and civic engagement. Following the event, paintings will be donated to local veteran service centers throughout the Bay Area for display.

Activities will take place at Fort Scott, the site of the recently-launched National Center for Service & Innovative Leadership (NCSIL). A new initiative of the Presidio Trust, the NCSIL will repurpose the historic Fort Scott campus into an institute dedicated to developing cross-sector leaders to achieve greater impact on our nation’s most pressing challenges.

Veterans, military families, and community members are invited to view the paintings as they are being created. Guests will also have the opportunity to engage in a variety of activities, including:

-A welcome program honoring World War II Nisei veterans from the National Japanese Historical Society (NJAHS)
-Community art projects
-Tours of the newly rehabilitated headquarters of the National Center for Service & Innovative Leadership
-Park stewardship activities

This event is being hosted by the Presidio Trust and NCIRE – the Veterans Health Research Institute.

RSVPs are appreciated and space for volunteer activities may be limited. To RSVP and sign-up for volunteer projects, register online or call (415) 561-5333.

More details: http://www.presidio.gov/Calendar/Pages/veterans-day-2012-celebration-through-service-and-art.aspx