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Wreaths Across America
Written By: Jenny King | Issue: 2018/10 - 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 1,400 locations, including Highlands.
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 threefold: to remember our fallen U.S. veterans, to honor our military and their families, and to teach children about our freedom and those who protect it.
The local wreath-laying ceremony will be held at Highlands Memorial Park on December 15 at noon and is part of a national network of volunteers who have laid over one million 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.
Sponsorship makes it possible for this ceremony to continue and proceeds from the Rotary Club of Highlands Bingo Night on Thursday, October 4, will help support this effort.
If you’re not available to attend Bingo, you can still help. For only $15 you can sponsor a wreath to honor a local veteran. Organizer Phil Potts says, “We will be honoring veterans buried in Buck Creek, Clear Creek, Goldmine, Highlands, Horse Cove, Miller, and Scaly Mountain cemeteries.” For each wreath sponsored, $5 will be donated to the memorial brick program of American Legion Post #370
If you would like to find out more about how you might make our local ceremony a success contact Phil Potts at (828) 200-9753 or email him at [email protected]. For more information about the national effort, visit WreathsAcrossAmerica.org.
