May 9, 2018
Veterans Admitted Free to Edison & Ford Winter Estates on Memorial Day
FORT MYERS, Fla. (May 9, 2018) — To honor the men and women who have served our country, Edison & Ford Winter Estates is offering free admission to United States veterans and their immediate family members on Memorial Day, May 28. Free admission includes a self-guided audio tour of the historic homes, gardens, laboratory and museum.
Veterans also will receive a 10 percent discount on retail items purchased in the Museum Store, Ford Cottage Shoppe, Garden Shoppe and Edison Ford Shoppe at Bell Tower Shops.
To receive free admission, veterans must present a VA identification card or their DD214 papers. In addition, Edison Ford is a Blue Star Museums member and offers free admission to active duty military in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marines, National Guard and Reserve, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and NOAA Commissioned Corps when presenting a Geneva Convention Common Access card (CAC), a DD Form 1173 ID card (dependent ID), or a DD Form 1173-1 ID card.
The site is open from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. seven days a week. For more information, visit the website at www.edisonfordwinterestates.org or call 239-334-7419.
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