Independence Day--the Fourth of July--a day to remember our freedoms in this great country of ours. And to remember the sacrifices made for us. The Senior Center spent the day in Hurdland, Missouri as they celebrated 147th annual holiday. We had a float in their parade, with a gigantic wreath depicting the "Wreaths Across America", ladies throwing candy, giving out stickers and "dog-tags" and a patriotic Snoopy! We won "best of parade"!!!!!
We sat at a booth collecting donations for wreaths...and received enough for 14+ additional wreaths. We were thrilled with that amount, as it is a good start to our Christmas in July fundraising goal of 40 wreaths this month! For donations, we also gave out a free bottle of water, and Snoopy was available for photo ops with the kids. Thanks Snoopy (KF)! We know you got hot, but be thankful the weather wasn't nearly as hot as it could have been! :)
The blue poster shows how many wreaths we have already registered with WAA, and the cemeteries where they will be placed.
(local veterans posing in front of our Wreath after the parade...these were in the color guard.)
Hurdland had a wonderful program this year, and we thank them for allowing us to participate. We loved the color guard, provided by local VFW and American Legion posts, who also gave a 21-gun salute to start the festivities. Speaker for the day was Lt. Col (Retired) Keith Gudehus. Songs and prayers throughout the day praised our soldiers, both veterans and those "local boys and girls" who are now serving.
We also had a "tag-a-tree" on the table, and info for people to take in order to participate in this WAA project. A balsam fir tree may be "tagged" with dog tags, made from information given to WAA by the family. These tags are placed in the trees on the Worcester Wreath Company farm in Maine where the wreaths are made. Every three years these tagged trees are topped and those branches are used in making the wreaths for veterans' graves. A living memorial to your beloved veteran.
A wonderful day to Remember. Honor. Teach.
God Bless the USA!!!
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