The Flomaton Lions Club will host a Veteran's Day 5K Run and Walk starting at 8 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Flomaton Community Center, located at 600 McCurdy Street. Registration for the run/walk starts at 6:30 a.m.
The event will last until about 3 p.m. and include a cornhole tournament, lunch, a flag retiring ceremony per- formed by the Boy Scouts, patriotic music and a live broadcast with radio station WPFL 105.1.
Veterans and their families
are invited to join the festivi- ties and runners and walkers can register early for $20 and the first 50 people who pre- registered will receive a T- shirt.
Registration forms can be found by visiting Veterans Day Celebration 5K Run/Walk on Facebook. Print out and fill out the form and mail it with a check payable to Flomaton Lion's Club to Flomaton Lions Club 5K, PO Box 194, Flomaton, Ala. 36441.
Registration the day of the race is $25 and the first 50 peo- ple to register will get a T- shirt.
The Flomaton Lions will dedicate a marble slab to
honor service members and their service at the Flomaton Welcome Center around 11 a.m.
“We want to hold an annu- al event that pays homage to our dedicated men and women in the forces,” said Lion President Wayne Key. “It's up to us to remind people of their service and sacrifice to give us the freedoms we have. We hope this event will continue as a way to honor and celebrate our veterans.”
Contact Matthew Dobson at 850-217-2603 for more infor- mation.