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(September 23, 2019) – Public accounting firm Gilmore Jasion Mahler (GJM) is gearing up for its major fundraiser for Flag City Honor Flight on Friday, November 1 from 5:30-9 PM at Findlay’s Marathon Center for the Performing Arts. Sponsorships and tickets are now available for “Wanderlust 2019: A Night in Casablanca.” 2019 brings a new name and theme for the GJM event (formerly known as Carnevale), but the cause remains the same. Flag City Honor Flight is funded completely by donations and all proceeds from the evening will go directly to the nonprofit to help in its mission to fly area veterans to Washington, DC to visit the memorials built in their honor. Sponsors would join a number of businesses that have already come on board in support of the event, including major sponsors Ohio Logistics, Huntington Bank and American Interiors. The festive evening will offer a night of fun in a recreated Rick’s Café Americain, the nightspot made famous in the classic film “Casablanca” starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. 13abc news anchor Tony Geftos will once again emcee the event. The popular live auction returns with some "experience-based" packages including a signature trip to Costa Rica for a weeklong stay in a luxury hilltop villa overlooking the Pacific coastline. Tickets to the event are $70 each. Gilmore Jasion Mahler is also still accepting corporate and individual sponsors for the 2019 event. A number of sponsorship levels are available. Since the firm established the special event in 2016, Flag City Honor Flight has been able to expand and now offers two flights per year for veterans instead of one flight. The nonprofit’s executive director Deb Wickerham says there are many area veterans left to serve. “Calls continue to come in to us from families asking if they can get their loved one on a flight,” says Wickerham. “We want to be able to say yes to each of them and give these men and women one more tour of honor. Wanderlust 2019: A Night in Casablanca will help us do that.” “We are so proud to have been able to support Flag City Honor Flight with our event,” says GJM Managing Partner Kevin Gilmore. “I had the opportunity to go out to the airport with others from our firm to help welcome home the veterans from a recent flight. It was pretty incredible to see the look on their faces when they saw their hero’s welcome. The experience reinforced for me how important it is to support Flag City Honor Flight in its mission.” GJM supports the organization in other ways as well. The firm recently started offering a poster making station at Flag City Honor Flight welcome home celebrations. The firm’s interns help to partially decorate the signs as part of a community service project. The sign making activity at the welcome home celebration has proven very popular with families awaiting the arrival home of their loved ones. Family members and other supporters are able to personalize their welcome home messages to the veterans, making the celebration even more meaningful. Flag City Honor Flight’s next trip is September 24th. The first trip of 2019 was on June 11. You can learn more about Wanderlust: A Night in Casablanca, on the event webpage where you can also see pictures from past events, read about sponsorship levels and buy your tickets. Established in 1996, Gilmore Jasion Mahler, LTD (GJM) is the largest public accounting firm in the region, with offices in Maumee and Findlay. Locally owned, GJM offers comprehensive services including assurance, business advisory, tax, risk advisory, healthcare management and outsourced accounting. GJM’s professionals specialize in industries including construction & real estate, healthcare, manufacturing & distribution and utilities. Learn more about Gilmore Jasion Mahler at https://gjmltd.com/.