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BELGRADE — Hammond Lumber Company will initiate a company-wide effort to support Wreaths Across America in its mission to “Remember the Fallen, Honor Those Who Serve, and Teach Our Children the Value of Freedom” this holiday season.
Wreaths Across America, based in Columbia Falls, is a national nonprofit organization founded in 2007 by Maine businessman Morrill Worcester.
Each December, on National Wreaths Across America Day, this three-pronged mission is carried out by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as at more than 1,400 additional locations in all 50 states, at sea and abroad. In 2017, 1.56 million wreaths were laid at 1,433 participating cemeteries.
On Friday, Nov. 9, in conjunction with Veterans’ Day, Hammond Lumber Company will begin a six-week fundraising effort by participating in RED Friday, which stands for “Remember Everyone Deployed.” Employees will be wearing co-branded RED t-shirts or sweatshirts each Friday through Dec. 14.
Family members, friends and customers can also join us and receive one RED apparel item by making a $25 donation. All funds will be used to purchase wreaths for distribution at the Veterans’ Cemeteries in Augusta on National Wreaths Across America Day, scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 15th. Wreaths can be sponsored “in honor of” a living veteran or “in memory of” a fallen hero.
On Saturday, Dec. 8, the Hammond Lumber Company chip trailer will travel to Wreaths Across America’s home office in Columbia Falls to collect the wreaths and participate in the first leg of the Wreaths Across America convoy to Arlington. After making stops along the route, the day will end with a rally at the Augusta Civic Center. The Hammond chip trailer will then return to Belgrade where the wreaths will be stored until they are distributed on National Wreaths Across America day, Dec. 15.
