Great Lakes Mall to Host Tribute for Military This September

Great Lakes Mall will have a daylong tribute to honor members of the military, as well as their families, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 24 in the south plaza.

During the event, local nonprofit groups and organizations will be on hand to share ways the community can support and provide aid to military personnel, as well as veterans.

“We are so proud of all that our military do to protect our country,” said Renee Lanzara, the mall's director of marketing. “We want this celebration to emphasize how much we respect and care for the military members in our community.”

One of the ways in which the mall will celebrate the military is with a fashion show. At 1 p.m., military members and their families will model fall fashions.

In addition to the Military Tribute event, many retailers in the mall will feature monthlong deals for military families to take advantage of in September.

•  will collect donations to buy boxes of assorted greeting cards that will be sent to the troops
•  will offer photo package discounts for military families during September
• Build-A-Bear Workshop has special uniform bears during the month of September
•  will offer all parents or grandparents who present a military ID a free train ride with the purchase of a child's train ticket
•  will offer an extra 10 percent off storewide for all military service people
•  will offer a discounted ticket price to all military personnel with ID
• Glitter will offer two specials: $5 off purses for members of the military and a spend $15 get one item free discount for military families
•  will offer a 10 percent discount for all military personnel with ID
•  will offer one free meal to any military personnel who shows a military ID card on Sept. 5 and Sept. 24
•  will have five offers for military personnel who show an ID from Sept. 7 to 25.