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Hometown Heroes
Written By: Jenny King | Issue: 2017/10 - October
Wreaths Across America began in 1992 and was started by Morrill Worcester, owner of Worcester Wreath Company in Harrington, Maine. Since its inception, this annual tribute to our veterans has grown to over 1,000 locations and this year, thanks to the local scouts, Highlands will be one of those sites.
Volunteers across the country participate in this annual wreath-laying ceremony each December as a way to remember the men and women who served our country. The mission of Wreaths Across America is to honor our military and their families and to teach children about our freedom and those who protect it.
Highlands Scout leader Phil Potts has announced local scouts’ participation this year. It’s the first time Wreaths Across America as been represented here and he is hoping to raise money to help with expenses and wreath purchases. On October 7 The Rotary Club of Highlands donated proceeds from its monthly Bingo game to the scouts but they can certainly use more.
The local wreath laying ceremony will be held at Highlands Memorial Park on December 16 at noon and is part of a national network of volunteers who have laid over 700,000 memorial wreaths around the country. The public is encouraged to attend. There is ample parking at the Highlands Community Building and shuttles will be leaving the parking lot at regular intervals between 11:00 and 11:45 A.M.
“Thinking about Christmas in October is the perfect opportunity to encourage others to get involved with the mission, by sharing the stories of their hometown heroes, and Highlands has many,” says Potts. “The scouts are eager to learn and need your help.”
If you’d like to find out more about how you might make the Highlands ceremony a success, contact Phil Potts at (828) 200-9753. For more information about the national effort and event, visit WreathsAcrossAmerica.org.
