Alliance-area cemeteries prep for veterans wreath events
Several Alliance-area cemeteries will be part of the annual Wreaths Across America program in 2022.
The Jane Bain Chapter of National Daughters of the American Revolution will play host to an event Dec. 17 that will include a ceremony honoring military veterans buried in Alliance City Cemetery, and volunteers laying wreaths on their graves.
Osnaburg Historical Society and Marlboro Township Historical Society also have announced their participation in the program, at Mapleton and Osnaburg cemeteries, and Marlboro Cemetery, respectively.
More:Photo gallery from 2021 Alliance event
More than 3,100 cemeteries in the United States will be part of the nationwide Wreaths Across America program. Each year, the organization estimates volunteers place 1.7 million wreaths.
The program started as a gesture of thanks that has grown into a national movement of volunteers and communities coming together to not only remember the nation’s fallen and honor their service, but to teach the next generation about the sacrifices made for us to live freely.
This year’s event is estimated to include more than two million volunteers.
More:Wreaths in Alliance cemetery honor veterans' efforts
The organizations that serve as sponsors for the local programs seek sponsors for the wreaths at their individual locations.
In Alliance, 250 wreaths are needed. For Osnaburg, there are 225 total wreaths in the two cemeteries. For Marlboro Cemetery, sponsors for 343 wreaths are being sought.
Wreaths cost $15 apiece to sponsor. The organizations also are seeking sponsorships for their programs.
Each of the individual sites has a fundraising site at WreathsAcrossAmerica.org. In the search bar, visitors can narrow their search by typing in the individual cemetery names, or it can be narrowed by state.
The national organization’s website also contains a variety of information on veterans outreach and its efforts to honor those who have served.
Those wishing to attend the programs can find information on the websites for each site. Alliance’s and Marlboro’s programs will take place at noon Dec. 17. In Osnaburg, volunteers will begin laying the wreaths at noon at Mapleton, and they’ll lay the markers afterward at Osnaburg Cemetery.
This article originally appeared on The Alliance Review: Alliance-area cemeteries prep for veterans wreath events
