Area organizations are asking the community for help to provide 2,500 wreaths this holiday season for veterans’ graves in Atlantic County.
So far, the organization has sold only half of the needed number of wreaths.
The deadline to buy a wreath is Nov. 30.
Wreaths will be placed at veterans’ graves following a ceremony at noon on Saturday, Dec. 13, at Holy Cross Cemetery in Mays Landing.
“We need your help,” said Peter Eschbach of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 220 the local Wreaths Across America organizer. “We don’t know them all, but we owe them all.”
Anyone or any group can sponsor a wreath to honor a veteran.
Each wreath is sponsored at a cost of $17.
A $5 portion of that amount is donated to one of several charities, including the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry.
To buy a wreath, call Peter Eschbach at 609-335-3637 or email him at Peter. Eschbach@outlook.com or follow Facebook at Wreaths Across America – Atlantic County.
