VFW Parade To Take Place Saturday Morning

The 'Walk All Our Soldiers Home' Parade will raise funds for the Darien VFW to open a post in the city.

VFW Parade To Take Place Saturday Morning

The 'Walk All Our Soldiers Home' Parade will raise funds for the Darien VFW to open a post in the city.

On Saturday, September 22, the Darien VFW will celebrate its first “Walk All Our Soldiers Home" parade to help raise funds to open a VFW post home in Darien. Veterans, boy scouts, students and members of area organizations will be participating in the parade, which also will include military vehicles. Students at Darien schools have taken part in the the fundraising by obtaining donations for pretend bricks for the new VFW post. Donations also will be accepted at the event and are tax deductible. The event will start with opening ceremonies at the Darien Community Park pavilion at 9 a.m., near the Veterans Memorial. Following the parade, families will be able to enjoy music, games and inflatables, and food and beverages from Papa Passero’s…

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UPDATE: Next Month's Veterans Parade Route Changed

The 'Walk All Our Soldiers Home' Parade will start at the Darien Community Park on Sept. 22.

There's been an update to the route originally planned for the first annual "Walk All Our Soldiers Home" parade. The parade originally was going to start at Mark Delay School, but now will start at Darien Community Park. "We had planned to start at Mark Delay, but the police felt it would not work out for parking so, we decided to start at Darien Community Park on 71st Street and Clarendon Hills Road," said Bill Marchetti, fundraising chairman for the Darien VFW. The VFW is looking for people who will join them in a walk-a-thon and fundraiser next month, which will raise funds to help members open a post home. "More than 200 veterans and soldiers reside in the Darien community, but these returning heroes do not have a place to call home. …

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Veterans Parade Scheduled for Next Month

The first 'Walk All Our Soldiers Home' Parade is scheduled to take place in Darien on Sept. 22.

*The story below has been updated. Please click here to read the updated version, Veterans Parade Route Changed. The Darien Veterans of Foreign Wars is looking for people who will join them in a walk-a-thon and fundraiser next month. The first annual "Walk our Veteran's Home" parade will raise funds to help the Darien VFW open a post home. "More than 200 veterans and soldiers reside in the Darien community, but these returning heroes do not have a place to call home. Help us provide a place for these men and women who have fought selflessly for our freedom," said parade organizers in a flyer that was created to advertise the event. The Darien City Council last Monday approved the closure of streets for the parade, which will start at the …

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