CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA (MPG) - The Ben Ali Shrine Band will perform a free, one-hour, open to the public concert at noon Monday, Nov. 11, at the Veterans Community Center, 6921 Sylvan Road in Citrus Heights.

Under the baton of Director Tonya Whennen, the band will play a variety of patriotic and popular favorites in observance of Veterans Day.

Donation envelopes in support of the extraordinary work done by doctors and staff of the Shriners Hospitals for Children -- Northern California, 2425 Stockton Blvd. in Sacramento, will be available on-site.  Donations are strictly voluntary.

Ben Ali's history dates back to 1922, highlighted by positive community outreach and support of the Shriners Hospitals for Children.  The Ben Ali Shrine Temple is located at 3262 Marysville Blvd. in Sacramento.

Shriners Hospitals for Children -- Northern California treats children with complex medical conditions, providing care to families throughout Northern California, the western United States and portions of Mexico and Canada. The free care provided by the local hospital -- and Shriners hospitals throughout the United States -- promotes healing that otherwise would represent an enormous economic burden to affected families.

Acquired in 2013 by founders Jim and Jeanne Rounsavell, the Veterans Community Center has become a community gathering place for veterans of all branches of the U.S. military.  The building offers “a place for all vets, past and present, to come and gather among their peers ... and relive their various experiences during military life and just life in general.”