{"id":1586,"date":"2017-03-13T13:14:31","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T17:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/?p=1586"},"modified":"2024-02-13T08:32:34","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T13:32:34","slug":"invitation-vactb-grand-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/invitation-vactb-grand-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"Invitation to VACTB Grand Opening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Friends,<\/p>\n<p>As prominent members of the Tampa Bay area, we are very much honored to invite you to attend the Grand Opening of Veteran\u2019s Art Center Tampa Bay. As you may already be aware, The VACTB is Florida\u2019s first art center for Military, Veterans, First Responders and Families providing therapy, healing\/ wellness and education programming<\/p>\n<p>The grand opening will be held on Saturday March 25, 2017 from 11:00 am until 8:00 pm at the Veteran\u2019s Art Center located in <em>\u201c<\/em><em>Gas Light Square<\/em><em>\u201d<\/em>, 6798 Crosswinds Drive N., St. Petersburg, Florida.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Formal Ceremony will being at 3:00PM<\/strong>. The event features art exhibits, tours of the center, street performers, musical guests and special guest speakers throughout the day. The purpose of the event is not only to showcase art created by our local veterans and first responders but also raise awareness for the Center, what we do and how we help.<\/p>\n<p>The generous donations and sponsorships we have received has so far enabled us to meet our short term goals yet we must now concentrate on growing the Center to meet the increasing needs of the veterans and first responders in our area. Your support and help is the only thing that can make this event successful.<\/p>\n<p>Your presence would not only be a tremendous honor for us but would also help us to raise a broader awareness of Veterans Art Center Tampa Bay and the services we provide to the local community.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for considering our invitation. If you have any questions, you can reach me directly at 813.504.3092 or vactb@outlook.com<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to seeing you at our Grand Opening celebration.<\/p>\n<p>Respectfully yours,<\/p>\n<p>Scott \u201cMACK\u201d Macksam, Major (r) USA<\/p>\n<p>Founder, Executive Director<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2017\/03\/VACTB-Flier0001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1587\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2017\/03\/VACTB-Flier0001-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"391\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2017\/03\/VACTB-Flier0001-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2017\/03\/VACTB-Flier0001-768x1058.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2017\/03\/VACTB-Flier0001-744x1024.jpg 744w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Friends, As prominent members of the Tampa Bay area, we are very much honored to invite you to attend the Grand Opening of Veteran\u2019s Art Center Tampa Bay. 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