Sponsor a wreath and honor a veteran

Posted 11/9/22

Wreaths Across America (WAA) announced recently that St. Patrick’s and Halsey Cemetery in Long Eddy, NY will become an official location for the nonprofit’s “Remember, Honor, Teach” program. 

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Sponsor a wreath and honor a veteran

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Wreaths Across America (WAA) announced recently that St. Patrick’s and Halsey Cemetery in Long Eddy, NY will become an official location for the nonprofit’s “Remember, Honor, Teach” program. 

This is the first year that the cemetery will participate.

Wreaths Across America places wreaths on veterans’ graves as a gesture of thanks, a press release stated. It has become a “national movement of dedicated volunteers and communities coming together to not only remember the nation’s fallen and honor their service, but to teach the next generation about the sacrifices made for us to live freely.”

This year, more than 3,100 locations and two million volunteers will participate on Saturday, December 17. 

The cemetery hopes to raise enough funds to place 105 wreaths on veterans’ headstones, “to ensure that the individuals who served to protect the freedoms of our country never be forgotten, and to bring the community together in patriotic commemoration.”

Volunteers are also needed. “We are forever grateful for the thousands of supporters who dedicate their time and effort to fulfilling our mission all year long,” said Karen Worcester, executive director, Wreaths Across America. “These individuals and their communities know the value of remembering the fallen, honoring those who currently serve and teaching the next generation about the sacrifices made for our freedom every day.”

In Roscoe, NY, the Westfield Flats and Riverview Cemeteries will again see wreaths placed on the graves of veterans. The Roscoe ceremony will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, December 17 at the Westfield Flats Cemetery, 1955 Old Route 17 in Roscoe. 

To learn more, to volunteer or to sponsor a wreath in Long Eddy or Roscoe, visit www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/NYPAHC.

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