November 5 - Monthly Veterans Coffee Social – 10 a.m. - Franklin Senior Center Café. Socials are held the first Wednesday of every month. Veterans are invited to join us for coffee and pastries, conversation and announcements.

November 10 - Marine Corps 250th Birthday 

November 11 - Veterans’ Day Luncheon – 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Elks Lodge #2136 at 1077 Pond Street.

Franklin USAF Veteran Ronald Seyffert will be the featured speaker. Reservations are required. The event will be videotaped and shown on Franklin TV. Check their program guide for dates and times. THANK YOU to the Elks membership for generously sponsoring the annual luncheon!

November 11 - Veterans’ Day - Is the anniversary of the signing of the armistice treaty which ended

WWI in 1918 and is a day to thank all military Veterans for their patriotism, service and sacrifices.

November 20 - Veterans’ Council Meeting – 7 p.m. at the Senior Center. All members of the Franklin community interested in Veterans’ activities are welcome to join us!

The next engraved brick installation on the Veterans Memorial Walkway is scheduled to coincide with Veterans’ Day. Brick orders are now being accepted for the May 2026 installation.

FREE HAIRCUTS FOR VETERANS EVERY WEDNESDAY IN NOVEMBER AT THE SENIOR CENTER! Thank you to hair stylist Debey for making this very generous offer to Franklin Veterans in honor of Veterans’ Day! Please call Mary at: (508) 520-4945 to make an appointment.

The Tune It Out guitar lessons program for Veterans meets on Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. at the Senior

Center. No charge. Guitar experience is not needed and we have guitars! Call the Veterans’ Services office for details.

Warrior Within Yoga classes for Veterans and First Responders are held on Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. at the Senior Center. No charge. Call our office to register.

Our office recently installed a new display in the Town Hall lobby which highlights Women in the U.S. Military, and features some local SHEROES. Check out the display the next time you’re visiting the Town Offices!

Holiday cards for deployed U.S. troops are available to sign in the Senior Center lobby. Please show your support and appreciation for our military service members and let them know they are not

alone during the holiday season!

Please visit our web page at: www.franklinma.gov/335/Veterans-Services