ZT Motors presents ''Military Family Appreciation Day''
ZT Motors of Fort Walton Beach is honored to host Military Family Appreciation Day, a festival at the Fort Walton Beach Landing (139 Brooks Street, Fort Walton Beach) designed to honor the service and the sacrifices made by military families and veterans throughout our area. The event will be on Saturday, April 8, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and will include live bands and recorded music, a free children’s play area with inflatables, military services exhibitors, and free food and drinks from a variety of vendors, including Props Craft Brewery and Timber Creek Distillery. Throughout the day there will be drawings for prizes totaling over $5,000.
The day will also include an opportunity to meet and chat with many of the World War II heroes who are here for the World War II 75th Anniversary Remembrance Banquet at the Emerald Coast Convention Center. Bob Kane and Dr. Frank Goldstein, local historians, will make a presentation on the 75th Anniversary of the famous Doolittle Raid, with commentary by the last surviving Raider, Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole (USAF, Ret.). In addition there will be an opportunity to meet and chat with other visiting WWII heroes and to purchase related mementoes, prints, and books.
The event is presented by ZT Motors of Fort Walton Beach, with support from the Military Affairs Committee of the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce. Sponsoring organizations to date are Wind Creek Casino and Hotel, Atmore; Bank of England Mortgage; Kid’s Discovery Quality Learning Centers; Ramada Plaza Beach Resort; Sam’s Club; Eglin Federal Credit Union; Helen Back; the Northwest Florida Daily News; the City of Fort Walton Beach; and the Okaloosa County Tourism Development Department. Additional sponsorship opportunities are still available.
For more information, contact the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce at 850.244.8191.
