Special message from Debbie Bennett – WAA Coordinator

A special message from Debbie Bennett, coordinator for Wreaths Across America at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery on December 17th.
It is now time to get your wreath orders in for Wreaths Across America as there is a November 28th date to submit all orders. (The Will County Farm Bureau order deadline is November 24th in order to get the paperwork to Debbie Bennett by the November 28th deadline).
We will be back to normal as far as the public ceremony at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery on December 17th at 11 am. We will then be placing the wreaths on the graves after the ceremony. There is no sign up needed for wreath placement volunteers.
We are in need of adult volunteers willing to for-go the ceremony and stay at sections around the cemetery from 8 am until about 2 pm to be wreath guards and to hand out wreaths and sponsorship forms after ceremony for the wreath laying. To sign up for that, please email Debbie Bennett at [email protected]
There will be a free luncheon at Stone City VFW, 124 Stone City Dr, Joliet for all volunteers. We will also be selling hand crafted ornaments at that location too. Proceeds from the ornaments will go towards next year’s wreaths.
Other donations that are needed are:
- 3 or 4 porta potties
- Cash donations towards the luncheon
- Food donations towards the luncheon
Hope to see you all at the Wreaths Across America ceremony of December 17th. Get your wreaths ordered today and help us towards our goal of putting a wreath on every veteran’s grave.