Candlelight Vigil to Remember Loved Ones

The Air Force Enlisted Village will host a candlelight vigil on Thursday, December 6 at 6:00 P.M. held at the Garden of Hope located at Bob Hope Village, 92 Sunset Lane, Shalimar. The Angel of Hope Candlelight Vigil remembers residents and loved ones who have passed on during the year. The evening is a time of reflection with warm memories before the holiday season. The public is invited to attend.

AFEV’s Garden of Hope is lined with memorial brick pavers and is home to the Christmas Box Angel statue, also known as the Angel of Hope. The statue is a symbol for those who have lost a loved one and is detailed in the book The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans. The book was a New York Times best seller and tells the story of a woman who mourns the loss of her child at the base of an angel statue.

A reception will be held in the Bob Gates Welcome Center following the vigil. For more information, please call 850-651-3766 or email info@afev.us.

About the Air Force Enlisted Village
The Air Force Enlisted Village is a nonprofit organization outside Eglin AFB that provides a home for surviving spouses of former military heroes and to mothers of current active duty and retired military members. AFEV’s purpose is to give these women a safe, secure home and to treat them with the dignity and respect we reserve for our own moms.

The Air Force Enlisted Village is comprised of two active, independent living communities—Bob Hope Village in Shalimar, FL and Teresa Village in Fort Walton Beach, FL, and an assisted living/memory care community, Hawthorn House, located on the Bob Hope Village campus.

To learn more about the Air Force Enlisted Village, please visit www.afev.us.