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Worthington DAR Wreaths Across America Ceremony at Flint Cemetery

  • Flint Cemetery 8187 Flint Road Columbus, OH, 43235 United States (map)

Worthingto A ost reath cros meric eremon lin emetery wit ues cot . olmes, ayor, it orthington hat: Worthington Chapter DAR applied for Flint Cemetery to become an official Wreaths Across America (WAA) location and host a wreath laying ceremony, joining more than 1,200 other locations across the country for National Wreaths Across America Day. Funds were raised through donations and sponsorships to place 112 wreaths on the headstones of the service members. This annual event seeks to further the WAA mission of Remember, Honor, Teach, ensuring that the memory of those who served our country endures. When: Saturday, e 6, 017, eremon egin 2:0 M Where: Flin emetery, 18 lin d., olumbus, 3235 *ollowin h eremon, wreath il ls ai ohn’ piscopal Cemeter o ame ilbourne, ounde orthingto n hree Revolutionar a eteran n ectio alnu rov emetery. *Honorar reath il lace o ranche h rme orces, OW an IA. Who: Scot olmes, ayor, it orthington; Bonni ichael, ounci resident, it orthington Reveren ober icks, ohn’ piscopa hurch Joyc rand, egent, orthingto AR Kat aLonde, irecto orthingto istorica ociety Worthingto merica egio os 39 Worthingto F os 398 Gir cou roo #’s-1337, 034, 187, 223, 608; Bo cou roo #365 Abou reath cros merica Wreaths Across America is a 501 (C) (3) nonprofit organization founded to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemeterybegun by Maine businessman Morris Worcester in 1992. The organization’s mission- Romberg, Honor, Teach - is carried out in part each year by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies in December at Arlington, as well at more than 1209 veterans’ cemeteries and other locations in all 50 states and beyond. WAA PR: Amber Carson (207)-513-6457, pr@wreathsacrossamerica.org.