8th Annual · Sunday, November 1, 2026
Honoring Our Heroes Luncheon.
A warm meal, a keynote program, and a room full of gratitude for veterans and active military. Free for veterans and one guest.
Event Details
The details.
- When
- Sunday, November 1, 2026Doors open at 12:00 noon
Program begins at 1:00 PM - Where
- Trinkle CenterHCC Plant City Campus
1206 N Park Rd, Plant City, FL - Attire
- Smart casualOr uniform/service attire if preferred.
- Parking
- Ample & freeRight outside the center, with golf-cart shuttles if needed.
Tickets
How to get your tickets.
All tickets are picked up in person, starting September 14. No tickets are available at the door.
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For veterans & active military
Two free tickets
One for you and one for a guest. The first 100 veterans at the event also receive a special goodie bag.
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For everyone else
$20 per ticket
Family, friends, and supporters are welcome. Guest tickets are sold at the same pickup locations.
Ticket locations
- Bruton Library 302 McLendon St, Plant City Map to Bruton Library
- YMCA 1507 YMCA Place, Plant City Map to the YMCA
- Walden Lake Car Wash 1414 S Alexander St, Plant City Map to Walden Lake Car Wash
- Choo Choo Lawn Equipment 3206 Sydney Rd, Plant City Map to Choo Choo Lawn Equipment
Tickets must be obtained in advance. None are available at the door.
Veterans' Drawing
Win a Bad Boy ZT Elite mower.
Veterans can enter a drawing to win a Bad Boy ZT Elite zero-turn mower, sponsored by Choo Choo Lawn Equipment. Only veterans may enter, and you must bring your military ID.
2026 Keynote Speaker
Judge Michael Scionti.
We're pleased to announce that Judge Michael Scionti will serve as the Keynote Speaker for our 8th Annual Honoring Our Heroes event on November 1, 2026.
Judge Scionti is a U.S. military veteran who deployed multiple times to Iraq and Afghanistan. For the past ten years, he has led Hillsborough County's Veterans Treatment Court, helping justice-involved veterans rebuild their lives through accountability, treatment, mentorship, and recovery.
Veterans Treatment Courts provide eligible veterans with an alternative to incarceration by addressing underlying mental health and substance use challenges connected to military service. The program brings together judges, attorneys, VA specialists, community organizations, and veteran peer mentors to support long-term recovery and successful reintegration.
Representatives from our organization recently attended a Veterans Treatment Court graduation ceremony, where several veterans successfully completed the program. Witnessing the graduates alongside the volunteer veteran mentors who guide them through recovery was a powerful reminder of the importance of service beyond the uniform.
We are honored to welcome Judge Scionti as our 2026 keynote speaker and look forward to hearing his perspective on leadership, service, recovery, and the veteran community.
It's all about the dash.
Two dates on every veteran's headstone, separated by one small mark. Inside that mark is the enlistment, the deployment, the homecoming, the long ordinary years that followed. Everything we do is for the dash.
Also from Honoring Our Heroes
Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans.
Date to be announced
A dedicated evening to welcome home those who served in Vietnam — the homecoming they deserved.
Norman McLeod American Legion Post 26
2207 W Baker St, Plant City, FL 33563
Held in the evening