LAKEVILLE — The town of Lakeville is set to receive an official Purple Heart Town designation and will commemorate the landmark event with a ceremony on July 30.

A ceremony for Lakeville’s Purple Heart Town award will be held at the newly built gazebo behind Town Hall at 1 p.m. on July 30. Municipalities receive Purple Heart Town designations for showing a commitment to honoring members of the military who have been wounded or killed in combat.

Towns and cities are awarded Purple Heart Town designations by the Military Order of the Purple Heart, an organization that was founded in 1932 to support members of the military who have received the Purple Heart Medal.

All are welcome to the ceremony. The event is organized by the Lakeville Veterans Service Office and the Lakeville Select Board.