RememberAVet.Net Wreath Project – November Update
Christmas and bough placement time is around the corner and the organization has some important information regarding this year’s placement event:
Call to Action: Help them haul the holiday boughs to Dixon! As is the case every year, their mission is to have 100% coverage of the cemetery each December with the holiday boughs. To make this logistical feat possible, they need to fund three transport trucks at $3,500 each. As an official Help Us Haul Sponsor, you or your business will drive this beautiful tradition forward, ensuring our veterans receive the honor they earned. Please reach out to them if you are interested in sponsoring a truck this December.
Early Pick up/Placement: They are still accepting donations to ensure the entire cemetery will be covered again this year. They do need to finalize the official order by the end of November, and they accept donations year-round. Checks may be made payable to RememberAVet.net and mailed to PO Box 773, Winters, CA 95694 OR you can go online:
December Volunteer Needs: Unloading trucks – Friday, December 18th, volunteers will be needed after 3:00 PM to unload the cartons of boughs from trucks as they drive through the cemetery. Please send a text to 707.249.5853 for more instructions if you have a group that can help with this.
Bough Placement: Saturday, December 19th, volunteers of all ages are invited to help with bough placement all throughout the cemetery, starting at 7:30 AM, and continuing until completed. Follow parking instructions as provided by SVNC staff and park nearest the section you would like to help with.
**Volunteers with pick up trucks or trailers will also be needed on December 19th to haul cardboard to on-site collection bins for disposal; this will be ongoing during the placement time and after, if needed.
January Volunteer Needs: Saturday, January 9th – Volunteers of all ages are invited to help with bough and wreath disposal, starting at 7:00 AM. Again, park nearest the section you’d like to help with and go to work! No sign-up necessary….great for fulfilling service hours! Boughs will need to be moved curbside and loaded into pick ups and trailers and hauled to on-site collection bins for disposal. They need volunteers to help move the boughs and those with pick ups and trailers to do hauling to an on-site designated area.
Reminder, all of the events will go on rain or shine!
Many thanks to everyone for helping to support the Wreath Project by contributing and for helping to spread the word about this special community event!