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Wreaths Across America Is Short 25,000 Wreaths For Arlington Cemetery

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December 16th is Wreaths Across America Day... and as of today Wreaths Across America are still some 25,000 wreaths short to ensure that a Christmas remembrance wreath is placed at each veteran's gravesite in Arlington National Cemetery and at over 1,200 other military gravesites around the country, at sea and abroad. Each year, the organization lays hundreds of thousands of wreaths at military gravesites. You contribute $15 towards a wreath for our fallen soldiers laid to rest in Arlington Cemetery until December 16th. Please consider making a donation to honor those who paid the ultimate price for our freedoms.

 

For those who haven't heard about this wonderful organization, which began in 25 years ago 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.

 

 

Please 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

 

 

 

WHERE TO PARTICIPATE IN A WREATH LAYING CEREMONY IN THE CHARLOTTE AREA

 

In the Charlotte, North Carolina area, a commemorative event for Wreaths Across America Day will be held in The Town of Waxhaw on December 16th at noon.

 

 

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

 

 

This information about Wreaths Across America is brought to you by Nina Hollander and Carolinas Realty Partners with Colwell Banker Residential Brokerage, your Charlotte metro area real estate consultants.

 

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Amanda S. Davidson
Amanda Davidson Real Estate Group Brokered By Real - Alexandria, VA
Alexandria Virginia Homes For Sale

Nina, I'm really glad you blogged about the shortage. I saw an article about it yesterday and donated a couple more. Such a small amount of money that will mean so much. Sure hope the shortage is overcome. Kudos to you for spreading the word.

Dec 08, 2017 05:52 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Amanda S. Davidson ~ hi Amanda, thanks. I get the word out each year. Last year at this time they were 30,000 short, so at 25,000 they are doing better.

Dec 08, 2017 05:55 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Nina, great post, and for only $15 a fallen soldier will be celebrated.   

Dec 08, 2017 06:27 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thank you very much, Nina, for sharing information about this very special program.

Dec 08, 2017 06:40 AM
Richard Bazinet /MBA, CRS, ABR
West USA Realty - Scottsdale, AZ
Phoenix Scottsdale. Sellers, Buyers & Relocations

Oh, that's very important Nina. Thank you for pointing it out. I will do my contribution and promote it as well.

Dec 08, 2017 07:44 AM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

It's always important to remember those that have fallen in battle fighting for our freedom.

Dec 08, 2017 10:34 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Richard Bazinet /MBA, CRS, ABR ~ cool beans, Richard. The more of us who promote, the more quickly they'll overcome the deficit.

Dec 08, 2017 10:43 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Brian England ~ hi Brian... and this is such an easy and inexpensive way of remembering our heroes.

Dec 08, 2017 10:44 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Roy Kelley ~ hi Roy... I do this every year... for me it just seems like such an important cause to support.

Dec 08, 2017 10:45 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Joan Cox ~ hi Joan... $15 is such a small amount in the total scheme of things... no reason most anyone couldn't contribute.

Dec 08, 2017 10:45 AM
Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Good morning Nina - this is certainly a step everyone can take.  It is the least we can do.

Dec 08, 2017 10:55 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Grant Schneider ~ hi Grant... I think if every member of AR donated a wreath, we could fill all of Arlington Cemetery on our own.

Dec 08, 2017 10:56 AM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hi Nina -- a good cause...and an especially nice message to spread....

Dec 08, 2017 11:37 AM
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

Thanks for the link. $15 is a small price to pay for remembrance.

Dec 08, 2017 01:30 PM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Joe Pryor ~ hi Joe... $15 is a small price to pay. Hopefully, Americans will come through in the end.

Dec 08, 2017 02:05 PM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Michael Jacobs ~ thanks, Michael... military cemeteries are holy ground to me... and this is the season to remember that.

Dec 08, 2017 02:07 PM
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Thanks for sharing the information about these military wreaths.  Getting the word out about the shortage will surely bring more in.

Dec 08, 2017 09:46 PM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Bob Crane ~ hi Bob... such a lovely cause. Each year about a week prior to the day, they are always short of contributions and then somehow at the last minute it always seems to come together... hope it will this year, as well... and I'm doing my little part to make it happen.

Dec 09, 2017 04:52 AM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Hi Nina

I remember you writing about this in the past. Such a wonderful cause. Ill be donating again this year. Thanks for the reminder!

Jeff

Dec 10, 2017 03:18 PM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Jeff Dowler ~ good morning, Jeff. Each year about one week before the Wreaths Across America Day, they always seem to be a bit short... I like to think that my annual call to action helps bring them over the top.

Dec 11, 2017 03:41 AM