Mark your calendars now to attend the annual Wreaths Across America wreath-laying ceremony on December 16, at Noon at the Highlands Recreation Park at 600 North 4th Street.
Following the ceremony at the Rec Park will be the laying of the wreaths at Highlands Memorial Park. Shuttles from the Recreation Park will be available.
This is our seventh local wreath-laying ceremony which is part of a national network of volunteers who honor our veterans by laying wreaths all across America on the graves of veterans who served our country. The theme this year is Serve and Succeed.
The mission of Wreaths Across America is to remember our fallen U. S. veterans, honor those who serve, and teach our children the value of freedom. Everyone is encouraged to participate to honor and remember our veterans.
Coordinator Phil Potts says “We will be honoring veterans buried in cemeteries in Buck Creek, Clear Creek, Goldmine, Highlands, Horse Cove, Miller, Scaly Mountain, and Macedonia in Satolah, Georgia. Friends of Highlands would love to hear from friends and family members of veterans to make sure that their list is complete, and no one is missed.”
Sponsoring a wreath costs $17, and organizers will need to know if you wish to lay the wreath yourself, or if you’d like to have them do it. You can sponsor a wreath by visiting their Facebook page, Wreaths Across America-Highlands, North Carolina, and following the link wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/167634/overview. The forms will also be available at Highlands United Methodist Church, Highlands Recreation Park, and Highlands Decorating Center.
For more information email Phil Potts at ppotts63@frontier.com, or call him at (828) 200-9753. Join Friends of Highlands to remember, honor, and teach.
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