We've begun soliciting for sponsors of this year's Nature Coast Veterans Day Golf Scramble to be held on Monday, November 9, 2026 (yes, we know that's a couple of days early). Just go to our Sponsorship page to review and select our enhanced options. You can download forms to pay by check or use your credit card to contribute online. You can even be an early bird and register to play if you're eager to protect your chance to play... and help our local veterans' groups. We plan to beat last year's $30000 in grants!!
Register a foursome by September 30th
Save $100!!!
GLVFA Sep 3rd Member Meeting
9/11 Remembrance
GLVFA Sep 3rd Member Meeting
9/11 Remembrance
John Grove, our Chaplain and retired U.S. Navy Captain, will provide encouraging remarks of remembrance about the tribulations of September 11, 2001.
Please bring some cash to the meeting to help our organization donate to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation in support of their efforts.
Learn more about their 25th anniversary Honoring 25 Years of Memory, Service, and Sacrifice by clicking on the button below:
September 11
25th Anniversary
September 11
25th Anniversary
For veterans, the upcoming September 11 anniversary is especially significant because 2026 marks the 25th anniversary of the attacks, a milestone that is generating larger commemorations and renewed attention to the long-term impact on service members, first responders, and military families.
Pentagon on 9/11/2001
Pentagon on 9/11/2001
As Americans pause to remember 9/11 — the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon and the crash of Flight 93 in Pennsylvania — haunting images of destruction, courage and sacrifice likely leap to mind. Many of us can remember exactly where we were and what we were doing when we learned of the attacks.
Pentagon Attack: Rarely seen photos can still offer a unique perspective of the moments of that day that have shaped who we have become as a nation and military in the aftermath of the terror attacks.
VA cemeteries to host National Day of Service and Remembrance
VA cemeteries to host National Day of Service and Remembrance
Forty-seven Veterans and dependents who died because of the terrorist attacks on 9/11 are buried or memorialized in VA national cemeteries, mostly at the Calverton and Long Island National Cemeteries in New York. More than 16,000 Global War on Terror Veterans have been interred in VA national cemeteries nationwide.
Dedication of GlenLakes Clubhouse Semiquincentennial Flagpole
"Salute to America 250"
At every step of the way stands the American flag. This flag has flown over a nation that began as an audacious experiment — thirteen colonies daring to claim liberty in a world ruled by empires. It has flown over battlefields where ordinary men and women did extraordinary things. It has flown over ships at sea, over dusty outposts, over farms and factories, over schools and courthouses, over the quiet front porches of families waiting for loved ones to come home. Some did not.
And now, it will fly here—on this new pole we dedicate today—reminding all who pass by that freedom is not an inheritance; it is a responsibility.”
We sincerely hope you were able to join us for our Memorial Day Ceremony at the Veterans Memorial located on GlenLakes Blvd., near the front entrance of GlenLakes on Monday, May 25, 2026, at 11:45 AM when the flag was returned to full staff by the Springstead High School Air Force JROTC Honor Guard. We were also honored that State Representative Jeff Holcomb spoke glowingly. As you can see above, it was very well attended.
Bob Henry solemnly extolled the 50 or so names of Veterans who have passed that were requested by GlenLakes residents using a dedicated email address notforgotten@glenlakesvets.org. The Veteran’s name, service affiliation, and rank, if known, were read out loud, followed by the ring of our new ceremonial bell. Reading the names of deceased veterans serves a deeper purpose. It restores an individual’s identity. A name spoken aloud is a life acknowledged. A person dies twice--once when their life ends and again when their name is spoken for the last time. We all have a moral commitment "to remember them."
GlenLakes Community
Shred-IT Event
Sponsored by GLVFA
April 10th, 2026
On Friday Apr 10th, 2026, 0900-1200, GLVFA hosted its second GlenLakes Community Shredding event. GLVFA members volunteered their time and energy to direct traffic, answer questions, accept donations, and most importantly, retrieved boxes (and boxes, and even more boxes....) from residents automobiles and golf carts to hand over to the Shred-IT truck operator to relieve our residents of literally tons of old paper documents.
Free BBQ Lunch Provided to Baldomero Lopez State Veterans' Nursing Home
Spring "R & R" Event
March 7th, 2026
Veteran Disability Services
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