Hope we will be able to put a wreath on every Veterans Grave at Wilmington National Cemetery for December 16th, 2023. This is the perfect time to honor our Veterans. Hope you will think so too. If you order online be sure to e-mail Phyllis your receipt at par4wilson@gmail.com. She can check wreath orders electronically. 1812 Daughters can order a check made out to Commissioner Charles Gause Chapter 1812 for any wreaths you want to order and mail it to our treasurer, Cindy Sellers. She will order wreaths by writing 1 or 2 checks two weeks before the closing date of November 28th at midnight. The checks must be received by Feb. 28th. Our chapter has purchased 22 wreaths so far this year. We have 1,826 wreaths purchased as of October 30, 2023. We need 3,300 more wreaths to reach our goal of 5,126 wreaths to put a wreath on the grave of every Veteran. Thanks for all your support. We really need the chapter to participate and purchase wreaths. I would like to see members at least order 1 wreath now. Then in December between December 15 and January 16th I would like the members to order wreaths online because they are having a 2 for 1 sale for Wreaths Across America. For every wreath you buy you get 2. If you want to order by check you need to do so individually. You can e-mail me at par4wilson@gmail.com and I can send you a form for WAA with detailed instructions. I plan to ask my neighbors to participate in this. They usually do this in November, but I am waiting for the 2 for 1. If any of you want to have friends order wreaths online please e-mail them the website for our blog site. Encourage members to order by credit card because we get immediate feedback on their orders. The checks that are written during this time have to be dated December 15 - January 16th. Then mailed right away. I don’t want to burden our treasurer with the 2 for 1 sale, especially since it is around the holidays. I can help you with any questions you have. If someone wants to ask neighbors to help and you want to collect their forms and send them in you need to fill out a tally sheet. So, before doing that e-mail me.
Thanks.
Phyllis Wilson
co-ordinator for WAA
