WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA

The Andover Sportsmen’s Club is honored to be a new sponsor for Wreaths Across America through the North Andover VFW. The Club has sponsored 120 wreaths that will be placed on veterans' graves on December 13th.

For more information about donating a wreath or volunteering for the event, please go to Wreaths Across America. The deadline to donate or register is December 1st.

Members can register in advance, or are welcome to come on the 13th of December to participate. Please park in the parking lot next to the North Andover Youth Center, 33 Johnson Street. Senior Center minibuses will be shuttling people to the cemetery starting at 10 AM and will continue until everyone is back at the end of the event.

Wreaths are $17 each and the VFW Post gets $5 back for each wreath sold. A small portion is used to buy start up wreaths for next year. The bulk of the money goes to a special account in the Veterans Service Office which was established to use donations as a discretionary fund to help veterans in need immediately - a veteran whose car breaks down and money is needed for repairs, needs food on a short-term basis, or help with rent, heat, or other needs. They work very closely with two Veteran Service Officers in North Andover.

We encourage you to participate in this community event that gives back to the veterans who have sacrificed so much for us and our country.

Please reach out to ASC member Bill Dolan, chiefnafd@comcast.net, with any questions.

Thank you!