Proclamation - City Council - 11/15/2016 - Wreaths across America December 17, 2016Stan Ridgeway City of Eagle Council Members:
Mayor P.O. Box 1520 Jeff Kunz
Eagle, Idaho 83616 Stan Bastian
Naomi Preston
208-939-6813 Craig Soelberg
Wreaths Across America Day
Saturday, December 17th, 2016
WHEREAS, Wreaths Across America, a non-profit organization, began in 2007 as an extension of the Arlington
National Cemetery Wreath Project, which was started in 1992 when evergreen memorial wreaths donated by the
Worcester Wreath Company of Harrington, Maine were placed on the headstones of our Nation's fallen heroes
during the holidays; and
WHEREAS, last year it was estimated close to a million volunteers helped to place over 901,000 memorial
wreaths at over 1,100 locations in all 50 States on behalf of Wreaths Across America, including Arlington
National Cemetery and here in Idaho.
WHEREAS, Eagle Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and countless volunteers
here in Idaho are partnering with Wreaths Across America with a mission to REMEMBER the fallen, HONOR
those who serve and TEACH our children the value of freedom; and
WHEREAS, family members, friends and volunteers will help to place memorial wreaths on the over 3,400
gravesites of veterans laid to rest at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise, Idaho on Saturday, December
17th at 10:00 a.m. in a stirring tribute to the courage and sacrifice of those who have guarded and preserved our
nation's freedom throughout history; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Stan Ridgeway, Mayor of Eagle, Idaho, do hereby proclaim December 17, 2016, as
Wreaths Across America Day
in Eagle, Idaho.
DATED this 15`s day of November, 2016.
Stan Ridgeway, Ma r of Eagle