Members of the following organizations have provided
support: Field-Allen Post and Unit (ALA) 148, Studio Flora personnel, Sebago
Gardens and VFW.
The above organizations will meet at the Arlington
Cemetery at 9 a.m. to attach bows to the wreaths
and then place them on over
300 veteran’s graves. At the same time, the cadre from the Windham High School
Jr. Cadet Corp will be busy placing 200 wreaths on the veterans’ graves at
Smith Cemetery on Route 202.
Over 900 wreaths will be placed on veteran’s graves in
all the Windham cemeteries.
The
Everlasting Gratitude Program was started in 2013 by local Florist, Libby
Jordan, of Studio Flora with a goal of placing an evergreen wreath on every
veteran’s grave in the cemeteries of Windham. Moving ahead to today, the
American Legion Field-Allen Post 148 of Windham is now administering the
program with support from Studio Flora.
The Windham based program mirrors the Wreaths across America
project that provides wreaths at veteran’s graves in national
cemeteries. Windham has over 24 local cemeteries with over 875 veteran’s
graves dating back to the Revolutionary War. In December these graves will
be honored with the wreaths adorned with a red, white and blue ribbon
manufactured by the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 148.
Plans are already underway to continue the Wreath Program
for 2020.
Again, the community is invited to help lay wreaths on
the graves of those who served this Country.
If you are unable to help lay wreaths, funds are always needed
to make the bows and purchase the wreaths. To make a financial donation, please
send a check to: American Legion Wreath Program P.O. Box 1776, Windham Maine
04062.
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