Mayors Past Events Page

Mayors' Veterans Appreciation Day

This event was held nine years from 2011 to 2019. COVID-19 shut us down for several years and will be restarted again in 2026. In September 2026 it will be expanded to include our First Responders and renamed Hoosier Heroes Appreciation Day (HHAD) at White River State Park in Downtown Indy.
VSC & MACV would like to thank all the Veterans and their Family members that came to our 9th Annual Mayors' Veterans Appreciation Day event on the 20th of July 2019. Despite of temperatures in the mid 90's we welcomed over 1,100 people and made it a great success.Our 10th Annual Mayors' event scheduled for 2020 has been rescheduled because of the COVID-19 and other reasons until 2025.
The Mayors' Event was suspended from 2020 to 2022 because of COVID-19
To Sponsor, or make an In-Kind Donation to this year's event, please contact: Don Hawkins at: Hawkins@VSC.ooo, or call (317) 632-0500
Front of Flyer
Car Show
Job Fair
Motorcycle Ride
Back of Flyer
Sponsors Letter
Mullti-Use Invoice/Receipt
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Event Press Release
Program & Agenda
Vendors List
Vendor's Letter
Vendor-Employer Instructions
Fairgrounds Layout

Past Mayors' Veterans Appreciation Day Events

  • Inaugural 6 August 2011 American Legion Mall 2nd Annual
  • 4 August 2012 American Legion Mall 3rd Annual
  • 13 July 2013 Eagle Creek
  • 4th Annual 17 May 2014 Garfield Park
  • 5th Annual 13 June 2015 Garfield Park
  • 6th Annual 15 October 2016 Garfield Park
  • 7th Annual 10 June 2017 Garfield Park
  • 8th Annual 9 June 2018 Garfield Park
  • 9th Annual 20 July 2019 Marion County Fairgrounds
  • Years 2020 thru 2025 were cancelled because of COVIA-19 and other reasons.
  • 10th Annual is postponed until 2025 under a new name and purpose, Hoosier Heroes Appreciation Day on the XXth of September 2026

For Medical, Physical Emergencies & Suicide Prevention:

  • Dial 988 from any phone and your call will be immediately routed to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Hit #1 if you are a Veteran.
  • The current Lifeline phone number (1-800-273-8255) is always available to people in emotional distress or suicidal crisis, even after 988 is launched nationally.,
  • If you or someone you are helping is hurt or in imminent danger, please get to a phone and dial 9-1-1 for immediate help.
  • If you or someone you know is feeling suicidal or facing a crisis, dial 2-1-1 in Indy or 1-(866) 211-9966 for immediate help.
  • If you are a victim of domestic violence, dial 1-(800) 332-7385 in Indy for help.
For Non-Emergencies:
  • If you are a Veteran, or a family member of a Veteran, in search of information on how to get goods or services you/they may need, you can dial 2-1-1 or contact one of the Service Providers or Veterans Organizations listed on our "Resources" page.
  • Cellphone users in Marion County may now dial 3-1-1 to reach the non-emergency line for IMPD and other Marion County dispatchers. The non-emergency phone number for callers using landlines is (317) 327-3811.
Please Note:
  • VSC is not a provider of any financial assistance or direct services other than Information and Referrals on where to get goods, services, programs, and benefits for Veterans, the Military, and their families.
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