State House Ceremonies

Wreaths Across America's State House Ceremonies serve as a kickoff to a week-long series of events designed to raise awareness and appreciation for the sacrifices of our nation's veterans and their families. The ceremonies take place in most of the 50 states and Washington, D.C., and have a particular focus on family during the holidays.
Volunteers conduct the State House ceremonies each year in their respective state capitols on the Monday prior to National Wreaths Across America Day. Dignitaries and special guests are invited to speak in honor of our veterans and active military. The wreath-laying ceremonies are nonpolitical. All groups and members of the community are invited to attend.




Current point of contact for each state:
Alabama - Harry Sessamen
Alaska - To Be Determined
Arizona - To Be Determined
Arkansas - Kathy Balkman
California - To Be Determined
Colorado - Ralph Nations
Connecticut - Art Sladyk
Delaware - Colinda Marker
District of Columbia - Wayne Hanson & Joel Levesque
Florida - David Wilson
Georgia - Nancy Coleman
Hawaii - Charlotte Waldrum
Idaho - Tamara Earp
Illinois - Chaplain Steve Holden
Indiana - Rebecca Anspach
Iowa - Patrick Palmersheim
Kansas - Diana Pitts
Kentucky - Hayden Johnson
Louisiana - Georgia LaCour
Maine - Richard Barter
Maryland - Deborah McMeans
Massachusetts - To Be Determined
Michigan - Lt. Col. James Matthews
Minnesota - Carrie Niemann
Mississippi - Dr. Tim Lea
Missouri - Don Gerspach
Montana - Jane Lee Hamman
Nebraska - Deane Finnegan
Nevada - To Be Determined
New Hampshire - To Be Determined
New Jersey - To Be Determined
New Mexico - Eleanor B Ortiz
New York - To Be Determined
North Carolina - To Be Determined
North Dakota - To Be Determined
Ohio - Brittnay McCall
Oklahoma - Connie Tate
Oregon - Tyler Francke
Pennsylvania - Pamela Oddo
Rhode Island - Laurie Robinson
South Carolina - Carol Davis
South Dakota - Jasper Diegel
Tennessee - Annette Robeck
Texas - Charlotte Waldrum
Utah - Dennis Howland
Vermont - To Be Determined
Virginia - To Be Determined
Washington - William Adams
West Virginia - Shaun Jedju
Wisconsin - To Be Determined
Wyoming - Bobbie Swanlund
If you do not see a point of contact for your state listed and are interested in hosting a State House Ceremony, please contact Julie Bright at 207-618-5078 or jbright@wreathsacrossamerica.org.