Philadelphia Winn DAR member Anne Lockhart instructs her grandson, Nick H. how to honor and remember a veteran by laying a wreath on his grave during the 2020 Wreaths Across America Ceremony.Also participating will be the Button Gwinnett Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution (SAR), the Elisha Winn Society, Children of the American Revolution (C.A.R.), Georgia State Society SAR Color Guard and Militia, and additional local community organizations.
The sponsored wreaths will be hand-crafted of all-American balsam, hand-tied with a red velvet bow and made in Columbia Falls, Maine. If you choose to sponsor a wreath ($15.00 each), you will be invited to place the wreath on the marker of a veterans’ grave during the ceremony. Consider joining a grateful nation in saying “Thank you for your service and sacrifice.” The deadline to sponsor a wreath is November 30th.
You may sponsor a wreath online at www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/ga0265p, or send a check, payable to Philadelphia Winn Chapter to: Kathy Schmidt, Chapter Treasurer, 886 Marbrook Dr., Lawrenceville, GA 30044.
The Philadelphia Winn Chapter DAR thanks all that support the Wreaths Across America mission of Remember, Honor, and Teach.
For any questions, please contact Ann Story at (404) 538-4521, email Annstory@ymail.com or Lynn Jacques at (678) 332-9852, email Lynnjacques55@gmail.com.
