Many hands and hearts come together each year to honor our Veterans over the holidays
Our first thanks always go out to all the volunteers and location leaders.
The Maine State Society of Washington D.C. has been involved with the Arlington Wreath project since its inception. Established in 1894 as a "home away from home" for displaced Mainers "to foster and promote interest in Maine, develop and maintain a sense of loyalty and devotion to Maine, and provide for and strengthen the social contacts of its members." Click the link above to learn more about the Society and its programs...
Civil Air Patrol has over 65,000 volunteer members nationwide who donate their time and resources to train for disaster relief, emergency services, cadet programs and aerospace education for the public. Civil Air Patrol officers and cadets have been involved with Worcester Wreath for several years in decorating and laying wreaths in Arlington National Cemetery. When Morrill and Karen Worcester decided to take this project nationwide, the Civil Air Patrol accepted the challenge. To learn more about the CAP, their membership and mission, click on the link above.
Blue Bird Ranch has donated the trucking transportation of wreaths from Harrington, Maine to Arlington National Cemetery since 1992. Drivers and their families have also participated in the ceremony and wreath-laying.
We would like to thank the following for their help with the Arlington Wreath Project and Wreaths Across America™
Our first thanks always go out to all the volunteers and location leaders over the years who have given of their time to decorate wreaths and participate in the wreath-laying ceremony. Without many hands and many hearts - the project would be too much for any one group.
We also have received support from many of civic groups:
American Legion and VFW members have volunteered their time from the start in 1992. Congregating the Sunday morning before the annual trek, Veterans and their families decorate the wreaths with hand tied bows. Veterans from both organizations also particpate in the wreath-laying ceremonies in Maine and in Washington D.C.
Larry Ross and his Red Hat Entourage made up of school children from the Magaret Chase Smith School in Skowhegan, Maine have also made the long trip down to Arlington for the annual event. Recognizable by their red winter hats, the class and chaperons raise money through-out the school year to participate.
Annin & Company is the oldest and largest manufacturer of flags in the United States. With the introduction of the Wreaths Acorss America campaign, Annin & Company will be donating both American and service specific flags for each ceremony wreath that will be used at the over 230 State and National cemeteries and monuments across the country.
Interstate Container and International Paper both support the Arlington Wreath Project and Wreaths Across America™ by donating the corrugated storage boxes that are used to ship the wreaths from their birthplace at Worcester Wreath in Harrington, Maine to their eventual homes adorning the grave markers of our Nation's fallen heroes.
United Parcel Service (UPS) will joined the Wreaths Across America™ campaign in 2006 by donating all shipping expenses to each of the over 230 State and National cemeteries and monuments across the Country. To learn more about UPS, click on the link above.
Donations from businesses large and small as individuals.
Special thanks to the trucking companies and drivers. Click here to see a list of volunteering trucking companies
This list is not yet complete. More volunteers coming soon...
