2018 Wreaths across America in Middleborough initiativeOn Saturday, December 15, 2018 at noon, this charity participated, along with 1,639 other cemeteries across our planet, in 1 simultaneous Remembrance Ceremony.
Here in Middleborough, we placed Remembrance Wreaths at the graves of 224 Veterans located in 6 cemeteries: Cemetery at The Green, Wappanucket Cemetery, Rock Cemetery, Thomastown Cemetery, and Central Cemetery, and Titicut Parish Cemetery. The FoMC would like to thank everyone who answered our call for Volunteers to place the Wreaths throughout the cemeteries, including the Boy Scouts of Troop 20 who placed the Wreaths at Central Cemetery at 10am. We couldn't have had as successful a day as we had without your participation! The Wreaths stayed in place for 6 weeks. We retired them on February 2nd, 2019, our "Wreath Removal and Recycling Day". We gathered them and brought them to the Soule Homestead Educational Center where we all worked in warmth. The theme for Wreaths across America for 2018 was "Be their witness". The theme was inspired by the 2009 drama Taking Chance, which is based on the experiences of U.S. Marine Lt. Colonel Michael Strobl. |
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The WAA mission: Remember the fallen. Honor those who serve. Teach the next generation the value of freedom.
