22 UCW OCTOBER 19-25, 2016
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about the author:
Melody Foote
Director of Communica ons
Faye eville Area Conven on &
Visitors Bureau
Liberty Point Bulletin
GIFT SHOP
This Year's Heroes
Homecoming is a
Community-Wide Effort
The communi es of Cumberland
County have banded together to honor
the "Greatest Genera on" at the
fourth annual Heroes Homecoming on
November 3-6, 2016. The Faye eville
Area Conven on & Visitors Bureau has
partnered with local communi es and
organiza ons for a series of celebra ons
and tributes, educa onal ac vi es and
remembrances to honor the brave men
and woman who served our country
during World War II. Faye eville, Eastover,
Hope Mills and Spring Lake have each
dedicated special ceremonies to honor the
veterans living in their town.
Cumberland County Schools are at the
center of this year's celebra on. As most
World War II veterans are in their 90s,
this is one of the last opportuni es to
pass on the core values of the these brave
men and women to future genera ons.
Therefore students have commi ed to
keeping the legacy of WWII veterans alive
through a school-wide WWII educa on
week, crea ng remembrance banners
and other Heroes Homecoming ac vi es.
Addi onally, local 5th and 10th graders
will not only learn about the courage
of these local veterans but they will be
crea ng special tributes to honor them.
A full list of partners par cipa ng in
Heroes Homecoming IV includes: The
Faye eville Area Conven on & Visitors
Bureau, Town of Spring Lake, Town
of Eastover, Town of Hope Mills, The
Downtown Alliance, The Arts Council,
Museum of the Cape Fear, Airborne &
Special Opera ons Museum, Cumberland
County Veterans Council, Cross Creek
Mall, Cumberland County Library, Cape
Fear Regional Theatre and North Carolina
Veterans Park.
For a full schedule of events and more
informa on on Heroes Homecoming 4,
visit www.HeroesHomecoming.com or the
Heroes Homecoming Facebook page.
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Stop by the bureau's gi shop at 245
Person Street to find hoodies and sweat-
shirts that show off your community pride.
In addi on to clothing items, the shop is
stocked with lots of locally made and pro-
duced items and trinkets. In the shop you
can find locally made food products (such
as BBQ sauce, jams, salsa, pickles), pens,
keychains, postcards and more.
Stop by our main office during business
hours to shop the full selec on. A limited
selec on is also available at the Trans-
porta on Museum visitor center and the
Cross Creek Mall .
