Laramie VFW Post 2221, Wreaths Across America Indian Taco fundraising dinner

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Laramie VFW Post 2221 is hosting a Wreaths Across America Indian Taco fundraising dinner, Friday, September 28, from 5 pm – 7 pm. The dinner is co-hosted by Wreaths Across America fundraising partners, Jacques Laramie Chapter of the Daughters of the America Revolution (DAR) and Laramie Valley Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol (CAP). Funds raised will be used to buy wreaths to place on veteran graves at Greenhill Cemetery this holiday season. Tickets are $10 each, and the dinner will also feature a Silent Auction. Locally, a ceremony will be held at the cemetery, Saturday, December 15 at 11:00 am, followed by the placement of wreaths. There are nearly 1700 veteran graves at the cemetery, and we would like to decorate as many as possible. Wreaths Across American began in 1992, when Worcester Wreath was left with a surplus of wreaths at the end of the holiday season. Arrangements were made for the wreaths to be placed at Arlington National Cemetery. From this beginning, the project has grown and now more than 1,000,000 wreaths are placed at more than 1200 locations nationwide. To learn more about Wreaths Across America and their motto of Remember, Honor Teach, go to www.wreathsacrossamerica.org. The website offers an opportunity to volunteer locally with wreath placement and purchase wreaths online, by selecting Greenhill Cemetery and the fundraising partner you wish to support. For more information on local efforts, email waa-dar@charter.net.