{"id":24389,"date":"2026-09-23T09:24:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?post_type=press-release&p=24389"},"modified":"2026-09-23T09:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:24:34","slug":"orange-county-mayors-veterans-advisory-council-to-pay-tribute-to-gold-star-mothers-familys-day","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2026\/09\/orange-county-mayors-veterans-advisory-council-to-pay-tribute-to-gold-star-mothers-familys-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange County Mayor\u2019s Veterans Advisory Council to Pay Tribute to Gold Star Mother\u2019s & Family\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Ceremony set for Saturday, September 26, 2026, at Noon<\/em><\/p>\n

WHAT:
\n<\/strong>The Orange County Mayor’s Veterans Advisory Council will host the Annual Gold Star Mother\u2019s and Family\u2019s Day Ceremony. <\/strong>The ceremony will recognize Gold Star families who have lost a loved one during any war or hostilities in which the U.S. Armed Forces were engaged. This year\u2019s ceremony will honor nearly 60 fallen service members with a tribute video. Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings will present each Gold Star family with a proclamation.<\/p>\n

There will be two keynote speakers: Lorrie Fleming, President of American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., and mother of Sergeant Terry M. Tisk, U.S. Army; and Kenneth Conde Sr., Gold Star father of Sergeant Kenneth Conde Jr., U.S. Marine Corps.<\/p>\n

The last Sunday in September is designated as Gold Star Mother’s Day. Congress established the observance in 1936, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the first presidential proclamation that year, calling for the public to observe it as an expression of love, sorrow, and reverence for Gold Star Mother\u2019s. On September 23, 2011, President Barack Obama issued an official proclamation amending Gold Star Mother\u2019s Day to include the broader family and renaming it Gold Star Mother\u2019s and Family\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the Orange County Mayor’s Veterans Advisory Council and the resources available to veterans, visit www.ocfl.net\/veteransadvisorycouncil<\/a>.<\/p>\n

WHEN:
\n<\/strong>Saturday, September 26, 2026
\nProgram: 12 p.m. \u2013 1 p.m.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

WHERE:
\n<\/strong>Orange County Innovation Center
\n7149 W. Colonial Drive
\nOrlando, FL 32818\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ceremony set for Saturday, September 26, 2026, at Noon WHAT: The Orange County Mayor’s Veterans Advisory Council will host the Annual Gold Star Mother\u2019s and Family\u2019s Day Ceremony. The ceremony will recognize Gold Star families who have lost a loved one during any war or hostilities in which the U.S. Armed Forces were engaged. 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