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Wreaths Across America Needs Your Support For Military Cemeteries

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Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Realty 179530

Wreaths Across America desperately needs support this month in order to ensure that a Christmas remembrance wreath is placed at each veteran's gravesite in Arlington National Cemetery and at over 1,100 other military gravesites around the country, at sea and abroad. The organization lays almost 250,000 wreaths at gravesites. It still needs contributions for tens of thousands of wreaths before December 14th for Arlington Cemetery.

 

For those who haven't heard about this wonderful organization, which began in 1992 with a trailer load of wreaths, decorated by volunteers and laid at the graves of fallen soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery , its mission is to:

REMEMBER the fallen; 
HONOR those who serve; 
TEACH our children the value of freedom.

 

Learn more about the Wreaths Across America organization here.

 

December 17th is Wreaths Across America Day... and you can help by sponsoring a wreath. It's only $15 to honor a fallen hero. Click on the picture below to send your contribution to sponsor a wreath. You can sponsor a wreath for Arlington Cemetary or for a local cemetary.

 

Sponsor a wreath for Wreaths Across America Day

 

We are not here to "decorate graves. We're here to remember not their deaths, but their lives.... 

                                         ...Karen Worcester, Executive Director of Wreaths Across America

 

In the Charlotte, North Carolina area, Wreaths Across America a commemorative events will be held in The Town of Waxhaw on December 17th at noon.

 

Wreaths Across America Day December 17, 2016                                                                 photo courtesty of NationalCalendarDay.com

 

This information about Wreaths Across America is brought to you courtesy of Nina Hollander and Carolinas Realty Partners with RE/MAX Executive, your Charlotte metro area real estate consultants.

 

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Robert Vegas Bob Swetz
Las Vegas, NV

Hello Nina and this is very amazing ...

Dec 04, 2016 08:01 PM
James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

Good morning Nina.  With December 7th just two days away what a timely post.  Thanks for the information

Dec 05, 2016 03:01 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

James Dray ~ good morning, James. I actually had wanted to post this sooner, but all sorts of other things kept getting in the way.

Dec 05, 2016 03:40 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Robert Vegas Bob Swetz ~ hi Bob... I can only hope enough people see this post and feel moved to contribute $15 towards a wreath for an American hero who gave his or her life for us.

Dec 05, 2016 03:40 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

William Feela ~ hi Bill... we have a local group here also that organizes the wreaths...but I think we actually need more of them.

Dec 05, 2016 03:41 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

George Souto ~ good morning, George... I saw that interview, as well, and that's what gave me the idea to post something to help them along.

Dec 05, 2016 03:42 AM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

Such a worthy cause!  My Mom always makes sure that her Father's gravesite is well maintained with flowers and such.

Dec 05, 2016 04:47 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Brian England ~ hi Brian... of course, the "problem" is that those buried in Arlington Cemetery often are from families who live hundreds and thousands of miles away and can't do much.

Dec 05, 2016 05:05 AM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Good morning Nina. Thank you for the information about this worthy cause.

Dec 05, 2016 05:07 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Gita Bantwal ~ hopefully, this will spur some more people to contribute towards this wonderful cause. Have a good day, Gita.

Dec 05, 2016 05:18 AM
Beth Atalay
Cam Realty and Property Management - Clermont, FL
Cam Realty of Clermont FL

Good morning Nina Hollander, what a great organization to support. I hope many will see this post, thank you for sharing!

Dec 05, 2016 06:12 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Beth Atalay ~ good morning, Beth... well, I'm hoping many see and that many contribute $15! Have a super day, my friend.

Dec 05, 2016 06:14 AM
Beth Atalay

Nina Hollander, perhaps this post will get featured to get more exposure!

Dec 05, 2016 06:39 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker

Beth Atalay ~ not typically the type of post that AR features, but we'll see.

Dec 05, 2016 01:15 PM
Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Hi Nina - I had not heard of this day but now that I have I am motivated.  A great way to remember.

Dec 05, 2016 12:47 PM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Grant Schneider ~ hi Grant, it's a day that extends into the holiday season with all the graves covered with wreaths.

Dec 05, 2016 01:14 PM
Doug Dawes
Keller Williams Evolution - 447 Boston Street, Suite #5, Topsfield, MA - Topsfield, MA
Your Personal Realtor®

Hi Nina Hollander 

WAA is a tremendous organization. Each year the convoy, led by the Patriot Guard, stops at the Topsfield Fair Grounds in Topsfield, MA. In our town of Georgetown, we will place over 200 wreaths on Veteran graves. 

Dec 06, 2016 04:37 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Doug Dawes ~ hi Doug... you are so right... this is a tremendous organization and I'm so happy it morphed from decorating Arlington National Cemetary into an international cause to decorate the graves of our fallen heroes.

Dec 06, 2016 04:39 AM
Doug Dawes
Keller Williams Evolution - 447 Boston Street, Suite #5, Topsfield, MA - Topsfield, MA
Your Personal Realtor®

Nina Hollander 

When a wreath is placed we say the name of the veteran and salute. 

Dec 06, 2016 04:48 AM
Sheri Sperry - MCNE®
Coldwell Banker Realty - Sedona, AZ
(928) 274-7355 ~ YOUR Solutions REALTOR®

Hi Nina Hollander - just saw this.  My son works at Riverside National Cemetery in Southern California. He says there are 250,000 graves there and only about 2 to 3,000 have wreaths.  So this is a big deal.

 I just realized that he served in the 2nd Marines out of North Carolina. So he was in your neck of the woods!

They are very sparse. I was going to do a story but got way behind on blogging. I am so glad you did. I wish I would have seen this sooner. 

Jan 03, 2017 02:01 PM
Sheri Sperry - MCNE®
Coldwell Banker Realty - Sedona, AZ
(928) 274-7355 ~ YOUR Solutions REALTOR®

One more pic.  My son says that every memorial monument in the park gets a wreath as well as a couple of thousand graves.  He took many pics to show me. 

Jan 03, 2017 02:02 PM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Sheri Sperry - MCNE® ~ hi Sheri... they managed to get wreaths for all the graves at Arlington National, but I knew that quite a few of the regional cemeteries did not have enough. It's relalyu a shame. That memorial monument looks really lovely and peaceful.

Jan 03, 2017 02:32 PM